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  • Fri 4

    Speaker Series: Emmanuel Ducamp – From Western Europe to Imperial Russia: A Fair & Fruitful Transmission in Garden Design

    February 4, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Please join us in welcoming Emmanuel Ducamp, lauded art historian, attorney, and author, for a discussion on garden design from Western Europe to Imperial Russia. Ducamp will discuss how Western sources were copied in Russia, often to find themselves adapted and reinterpreted according to local customs, climate necessities, or distinctive taste, forming altogether a new tradition which has been preserved to this day.

  • Tue 15

    Speaker Series: Xavier Salomon

    February 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    The Library Society hosts Xavier F. Salomon to discuss his experience as the Frick Collection’s Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator. For this program, Salomon will focus on artist Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757), who was the most celebrated woman artist in eighteenth-century Europe.

  • Thu 17

    Lifelong Learning Series: Truth in Journalism

    February 17, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Lifelong Learning Series: Truth in Journalism
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    CLS is elated to re-start our Lifelong Learning Series with three incredible media powerhouses – John Huey, Former Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc., Robert Anderson, revered producer at “60 Minutes”, and Catherine Olian, “60 Minutes”, NBC, and CBS producer. The wonderful trio will be joining us for a two-day program where they will discuss their extensive experience in the media, press, broadcasting, and how these sectors shape our current social and political climate.

  • Fri 25

    Lite Lunch with Melissa Biggs Bradley

    February 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    Join us for our first installment of our Lite Lunch Series! For this premiere event, we are delighted to welcome Melissa Biggs Bradley, renowned travel entrepreneur and founder of Indagare, […]

  • March 2022

  • Thu 3

    Amb. Walker International Relations & Diplomacy Series: Lt. General Ben Hodges & Col. Ivo Schneider on NATO

    March 3, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    CLS is honored to welcome Lt. General Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe, and KzS. Colonel Ivo Schneider of the German Navy for the second installment […]

  • Mon 14

    March New Member’s Mingle

    March 14, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Please join us for our New Member's Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family. The evening will include an orientation of the library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. RSVP required to attend.

    Free
  • Tue 15

    Middleton Place Foundation Book Launch with Virginia Beach – American Landmark

    March 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Join us in welcoming beloved author Virginia Beach for a book launch celebration of her newest piece of work, American Landmark: Charles Duell and the Rebirth of Middleton Place, hosted […]

    Free
  • Thu 17

    The Role of Architecture in Social Justice Movements with Architect Michael Murphy and Interlocutor, “60 Minutes” producer, Braden Bergan

    March 17, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Please join us for an enthralling program with Michael Murphy, Founding Principal and Executive Director of MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society) Design Group, with interlocutor Braden Bergan, producer of […]

  • Mon 21

    The Yale Alley Cats, the Talented A Capella Group, Return to CLS

    March 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    The Library Society is delighted to welcome back the Yale Alley Cats, the incredibly talented, world-renowned, all-male a cappella singing group from Yale University, making music around the world since […]

    Free
  • Tue 22

    The Founding Farmer – The Rural Life of George Washington & His Relationship To The System of Slavery, told by Author Bruce Ragsdale

    March 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Calling all history buffs! The Library Society is thrilled to host author Bruce Ragsdale for an evening lecture on his new book, "Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery". A fresh, original look at George Washington as an innovative land manager whose singular passion for farming would unexpectedly lead him to reject slavery.

  • Thu 24

    A Historical Fiction Tackles Social Issues & Hate Crimes In Yesterday’s South to Present – Author Michael Almond Discusses His New Novel, The Tannery

    March 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    The Library Society is thrilled to host author Michael A. Almond for a discussion of his highly anticipated debut novel, The Tannery, a story that combines violent crime, Southern history, […]

  • Sun 27

    The ZD Experience Presents: Mayor John Tecklenburg & Friends

    March 27, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    The ZD Experience present the P.U.R.E. Concert Series (Peace, Unity, & Revival through Entertainment) feat. Mayor John Tecklenburg and Friends The ZD Experience & The Charleston Library Society present the […]

  • Tue 29

    Thomas Jefferson’s Incredible Post-Presidency Legacy, The University of Virginia – Discussed by Andrew O’Shaugnessy

    March 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    CLS is thrilled to host Andrew O'Shaughnessy for a lecture on his newest book. The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University covers the birth and […]

  • Wed 30

    CLS Book Club: Matrix

    March 30, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Jump into spring with the new CLS Book Club pick - Matrix by Lauren Groff. Join fellow bookworms in the Main Reading Room to discuss this incredible historical fiction novel and […]

    Free
  • Thu 31

    The Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street, Sallie Krawcheck – Presented by the Greystar Leadership & Business Series

    March 31, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    In conjunction with our strong Greystar sponsor, CLS is very inspired to be hosting the most powerful woman on Wall Street! Charleston native Sallie Krawcheck is the CEO and Co-Founder […]

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