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  • December 2025

  • Mon 1
    October 27 @ 10:30 am - December 8 @ 12:00 pm Life Long Learning Courses

    Life Long Learning: Historic Preservation in Context // Six-week Course

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

    Charleston is often touted as the birthplace of historic preservation, but what exactly does this mean, and are there varying degrees? Historic houses here and across the country must constantly […]

    $185.00 – $235.00
  • Tue 2
    December 2 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Story Time in The Rabbit Hole

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Jan Brett’s Birthday!

    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
  • Tue 2
    December 2 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fall 2025

    For the Love of Libraries… and Postcards!

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

    It is a pleasure to host former Trustee and Board Chair of the Charleston Library Society, Jerry Mitchell, for a lighthearted and informative gallop through the varieties of library architecture […]

    $10.00 – $15.00
  • Thu 4
    December 4 @ 2:00 pm - December 5 @ 3:00 pm The Holidays at CLS

    Holiday Shopping Bazaar in the Stacks

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

    Join the Charleston Library Society for our annual Holiday Shopping Bazaar in the Stacks: a market pop-up in our Main Reading Room featuring local makers, bakers, collectors, and artists. Date […]

  • Mon 8
    December 8 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Summer 2025

    December New Member Orientation

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

    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 […]

    Currently full Free
  • Thu 11
    December 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Holiday Strings with CSO

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

    Join us for Holiday Strings at the Library Society – one of our most cherished Chamber Music traditions. Enjoy an intimate evening to lift your spirits as we enter the […]

  • Fri 12
    December 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

    Holiday Strings with CSO

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

    Join us for Holiday Strings at the Library Society – one of our most cherished Chamber Music traditions. Enjoy an intimate evening to lift your spirits as we enter the […]

  • Fri 12
    December 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Holiday Strings with CSO

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

    Join us for Holiday Strings at the Library Society – one of our most cherished Chamber Music traditions. Enjoy an intimate evening to lift your spirits as we enter the […]

  • Sun 14
    December 14 @ 12:00 pm - December 18 @ 4:00 pm

    Annual Book Sale

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

    Back by popular demand, we are pleased to announce the return of our beloved and now expanded Book Sale! For one week only, browse a wide selection featuring fiction, non-fiction, […]

  • Wed 17
    December 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Winter 2025

    Joel Roberts Poinsett // A Curator’s Visit

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

    Join Jonathan Green and Kim Cliett Long for a casual walkthrough of their expertly curated artistic reflection on the Poinsettia, aptly named in honor of Joel Roberts Poinsett, a Charleston-born […]

    RSVP Now Free
  • January 2026

  • Mon 12
    January 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Winter 2026

    January New Member Orientation

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

    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 […]

    RSVP Now Free 20 spots left
  • February 2026

  • Wed 11
    February 11, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lite Lunch

    Lite Lunch // ‘A Colony of a Colony’

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

    Discover the historical ties between the flourishing city of Charleston and the English colony of Barbados in A Colony of a Colony: Barbadians Settle Charles Town, South Carolina. Authors Margaret […]

    Get Tickets $25.00 – $35.00 243 tickets left
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