JULY 29th - August 2nd Theme: Around the World During this week, campers will experience a different culture from around the world each day.  $250 for Members // $275 for […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our Children's Librarian. She will be reading in […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our Children's Librarian. She will be reading in […]

Please join us for our New Members Mingle! 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 […]

In the first of two Civil War-focused programs this Fall, the CLS and Buxton Books are honored to welcome WSJ journalist and historian Robert W. Merry for his sixth book and latest debut. Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever, Decade of Disunion illustrates the separation of the […]

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, are thinking about starting it, or couldn’t make it past the halfway point, please join us. RSVP is required via the form below so that we can plan for seating. Please […]

Just days after publication, the Library Society and Buxton Books are proud to host New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes. A not-to-miss evening, Mayes will take the audience through her latest publication, A Great Marriage.  She will be joined in conversation by Patti Callahan Henry, fellow New York Times […]

RESCHEDULED EVENT FROM MARCH 2024 The Library Society and Buxton Books are pleased to host renowned historian, Elizabeth Varon, of the Civil War era, for her latest release – the story of American history's most remarkable political about-face. Elizabeth Varon’s Longstreet is a bold new biography of the Confederate general whose support of constitutional rights for […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She […]

Please join us for our New Members Mingle! 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 […]

As the first publication on its subject matter, and with extensive primary research and archaeological evidence, the impressive history of Castle Pinckney, one of Charleston's iconic but less often discussed landmarks, is now documented in print. With much of the research coming from resources here at the Library Society, we could not be more pleased […]

Last spring, we explored the less-referenced Spanish link in early American history with author Kevin Kokomoor. As a follow-up, and on his suggestion, we look forward to hosting Evan Nooe, Assistant Professor of History and historian for the Native American Studies Center at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, on his 2022 McMillan Prize reinterpretation […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She […]

Along with Buxton Books, we welcome USC Emeritus and acclaimed historian Don H. Doyle for the second of two Civil War-focused programs this fall. Following the success of The Cause […]

Join Charleston Library Society's Director of Conservation James Davis and Conservation Intern Sam Barnhart for an introduction to the ancient art of decorative paper marbling: a method of aqueous surface […]