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SUMMARY:Shakespeare on the Steps
DESCRIPTION:Now in its fourth year\, and just after Charleston’s Piccolo Spoleto\, CLS is honored to partner with CofC’s Department of Theatre and Dance to present Shakespeare on the Steps. Don’t miss this special Shakespearean performance that transforms the front steps at 164 King into a stage for plein-air\, abbreviated performances of the Bard’s great works – always timed with Second Sunday so that the streets are closed\, bring your friends (and your own chair) for a one-of-a-kind live theatre experience. We expect a large and lively standing crowd to turn out for this one-of-a-kind event— and hope you’ll join us\, too! \nShakespeare on the Steps is a walk-up-and-watch performance that is free and open to the public!  \nPlease Note: Reserved seating is limited for participant families and guests only; all others are encouraged to BYO chair and enjoy the show—approximate 45-minute duration.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/shakespeare-on-the-steps-for-piccolo/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Father's Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour-long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Justine\, our Children’s Programming Coordinator\, to read in the Rabbit Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Dad by Christian Robinson\, and the craft will be coasters! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \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.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-fathers-day-5/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS 2026: Detectives in the Stacks
DESCRIPTION:Week 2: JUNE 22nd – JUNE 26th \n\nJoin CLS for Camp in the Stacks\, Summer 2026! During the second week of Camp in the Stacks\, there’s a mystery at the Library Society that needs solving. Join us for all sorts of educational and engaging puzzling\, decoding\, and scavenger-hunting! \nPlease fill out the waiver form linked here after you’ve purchased your ticket below. Spots will not be held for your children until waivers are complete.  \nNOTE: All Campers must be potty trained and accustomed to a classroom environment. \nPurchase tickets 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. \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nCamp times and days are Monday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase.\nAges 4-8 years old are invited to attend.\nAt drop-off and pick-up\, your child will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet our camp staff. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, a few “loading” parking spots are available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $50. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting! We have a refrigerator if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audiobook and/or have time for choice play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-2026-detectives-in-the-stacks/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Carolina Day Parade 2026
DESCRIPTION:While this day marks a special tradition each and every year\, this year of America’s 250 makes it that much more meaningful in honoring Carolina Day and Charleston’s important role in the Revolution. Join our loyal flag bearer\, Mr. Greg Kitchens\, in his long-standing role as the official CLS representative for the Palmetto Society’s procession from Washington Square to White Point Garden. As one of the oldest institutions represented in this yearly tribute to the patriots across the state who played a role in helping America gain its independence\, we are honored to have a place near the front of the line. Look for the green and gold flag\, and enjoy the celebration – all ages welcome! \nTo learn more about the multitude of other activities\, presentations\, and celebrations of the SC250 in Charleston\, visit HERE. \nParade participants will gather at Washington Square\, located behind City Hall at 80 Broad Street\, at 11:00 AM. The parade ends at White Point Gardens. \nRSVP is requested—simply fill out the form HERE—but not required. For the full Carolina Day schedule\, check out the Palmetto Society’s website here.  \nWhat is Carolina Day? \nCarolina Day is the annual commemoration of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28\, 1776. On June 28\, 1776\, a small band of South Carolina Patriots defeated the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. Troops\, led by Colonel William Moultrie\, were stationed at an incomplete palmetto log and sand fort near Breach Inlet. Soldiers defeated a British naval force of nine warships led by Commodore Sir Peter Parker as they attempted to invade Charlestown by way of the Harbor. After a nine-hour battle\, the ships were forced to abandon their efforts to occupy Charlestown. The Liberty Flag was designed by Colonel William Moultrie and waved by Sergeant William Jasper to rally the troops during the battle. This scene was famously painted by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel\, a German-American artist.  The Liberty Flag became the basis for the Flag of South Carolina\, which bears an image of the same palmetto trees that were used to build Fort Moultrie. The anniversary of the victory was celebrated locally starting in 1777\, when it was then known as Palmetto Day. The anniversary became known as Carolina Day in 1875. Fort Moultrie still holds a celebration each year to commemorate the victory over the British troops.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/carolina-day-parade-2026/
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SUMMARY:South Carolina 250 // A Celebration for the Ages
DESCRIPTION:Two hundred and fifty years in the making — it remains hard to believe that the earliest members of the Library Society were here to witness this grand accomplishment. We are heading into the pinnacle month for SC250 Charleston and the signature events that their team has been hard at work planning for the better part of the last three years. As one of the early partners for SC250 and SC250 Charleston\, we are proud to have been part of a number of key programs over the last twelve months that kicked off with Carolina Day just a year ago. To honor this momentous anniversary\, there will be an assortment of engagements around town\, beginning in June and continuing through the actual anniversary on July 4th.  \nFor more information and event dates\, visit the SC250 website HERE.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/south-carolina-250-a-celebration-for-the-ages/
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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