Event Series The Holidays at CLS

Sugar in the Stacks // Holiday Cookie Building & Crafts for Kids with Sugar Bakery

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Drop in any time between 10:30AM - 12PM with your littles to decorate cookies, make holiday crafts, sit on Santa's lap, and find the perfect festive book from Buxton Books in our Main Reading Room on Saturday, December 7th. This event is FREE and open ONLY to CLS members and their minis due to high […]

Free

December New Member’s Mingle

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Snow

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Snow

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Winter Festivities

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

January New Member’s Mingle

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

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Event Series Winter 2025

CLS Book Club // “Playground” by Richard Powers

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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. About […]

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Event Series Workshops

Workshop // Paper Marbling in the Bindery

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Join Charleston Library Society's Director of Conservation James Davis for an introduction to the ancient art of decorative paper marbling: a method of aqueous surface design using ink and paint colors, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. During this creative session, you will explore the fascinating craft that […]

Get Tickets $150.00 – $175.00 4 tickets left

Life Long Learning // The Individuals Behind the Shaping of North American Natural History: Six Week Course

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

With the continued success of its relaunch early last year, look forward to Life-long Learning returning seasonally in a daytime format.  As the rules for identification of species became more defined and scientific methods more advanced, our natural history has become easier to study, understand, and appreciate. We owe this process of discovery to a […]

Get Tickets $185.00 – $235.00 40 tickets left

A Special Appearance from The Colour of Music

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

CLS invites you to share in a rare opportunity of the exploration between the literary and musical ties of The Colour of Music - Dr. Henry Tisdale, most recent retired president of Claflin University, will launch his newest publication in our Main Reading Room, focusing on how music changed the track of Claflin University, and […]

February New Member’s Mingle

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

RSVP Now Free 16 spots left

The Enduring Influence of Classicism

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Drayton Hall, an authentic colonial period dwelling in Charleston, is the earliest and finest example of Palladian architecture in the United States – how the main house and surrounding buildings were designed, built, used and adjusted over time tells a unique take about the people who lived and worked there. In partnership with Drayton Hall […]

Get Tickets $10.00 – $15.00 226 tickets left