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SUMMARY:August New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Member Orientation! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Feel free to ask questions throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5 pm and generally ends around 6 pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nReserve your spot HERE. We look forward to seeing you! \n*Please note: if this session fills to capacity\, RSVP for September’s New Member Orientation! 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/august-new-member-orientation-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club // 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce
DESCRIPTION:CLS Book Club is FREE\, in-person\, and open to the public—and also member-researched and led through thoughtfully curated discussion. Whether you’ve finished the book or are thinking about picking it up. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nFor a copy of the book\, check out our catalog here\, or shop local at Buxton Books. \nAbout Book Club \nOffered a few times a year\, the CLS Book Club aims to explore a diverse range of topics\, authors\, and perspectives in its book selections. For August\, Book Club’s own Clare Meyer and Susan Porter will revisit a 2012 bestseller\, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce – reminding us that books\, like friends\, are always worth a long and repeat visit. \nAbout the Book \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Harold Fry\, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife\, Maureen\, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning\, a letter arrives\, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl\, from a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply\, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat\, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice\, Harold believes that as long as he walks\, Queenie will live. A novel of charm\, humor\, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts\, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise—and utterly irresistible—storyteller.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry-by-rachel-joyce/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Special Story Time with Matt Diffee
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 23RD\, 2026. \nWhat does the dog say? Zip zap wickety wack! We look forward to hosting award-winning cartoonist and The New Yorker contributor\, Matt Diffee\, for a special\, silly story time to debut his new children’s book. Stemming from classic animal sound books\, and already slated as best for the category under WSJ and NYT reviews\, this laugh-out-loud\, soon-to-be classic puts a new spin on the old “cow says moo.” Bring the littles (all ages welcome) for an unexpected and delightfully absurd\, but widely appealing program. \nPurchase Tickets Here! \nChildren’s Admission to this Program is Free!  \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books. \nAbout the Book \nNew Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffee makes his children’s book debut with this laugh-out-loud twist on the classic animal sound book. The cow says “moo.” The horse says “neigh.” Everyone can agree on these. But when the sheep says “baa\,” the goat cuts in. The goat also says “baa.” Now what? No one wants to share their sound! The sheep has an idea—he’ll just say something no one’s ever said before: “zip zap wickety wack bing bang walla balla flip flap yackety yack.” But an otherworldly visitor shows up to lay claim to this sound\, too—and the alien doesn’t want to share his identity either. When the alien proposes a radical new way forward\, the sheep and the goat find a compromise—and it may sound familiar to adult readers . . . Matthew Diffee’s hilarious wit will be an immediate hit with young readers in his first picture book. Sure to inspire boisterous read-alouds and threaded with a sneaky message about sharing\, Zip Zap Wickety Wack will inspire new nonsense and new values in homes\, classrooms\, and farmyards around the world. \nAbout the Author \n\n\nMatthew Diffee has been contributing cartoons to The New Yorker since 1999. His work has also appeared in Time\, The Huffington Post\, The Believer\, and Texas Monthly. He is the editor of three volumes of The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw and Never Will See in The New Yorker\, and has also worked as a freelance illustrator. Diffee is a recipient of the Silver Reuben Award for gag cartooning and was recently named Chairman of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. He grew up in Texas and now lives in Los Angeles.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-special-story-time-with-matt-diffee/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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