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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Spring
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura and the craft will be butterfly friends! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/spring/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Storytelling House Tour with Robert Sackville-West
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to host Lord Robert Sackville-West\, the 14th-generation proprietor of Knole\, a fabled country house that combines a unique familial narrative with an equally enchanting literary pedigree.  \nA former archbishop’s palace located in Knole Park\, Sevenoaks\, United Kingdom\, Knole is known for its legendary “calendar house” layout\, which features 365 rooms\, 52 staircases\, 12 entrances\, and seven courtyards. Robert will walk us through everything Knole has to offer\, from the state rooms—with outstanding tapestries and the finest collection of 17th-century Royal Stuart furniture in the world—to the private apartments filled with portraits by Van Dyck\, Gainsborough\, Sir Peter Lely\, and Reynolds. He will also share stories from his time restoring the residence\, as well as tales from 400 years of family history. The end result promises to be a a vivid and transportive mental portrait of a truly iconic house.  \nDon’t miss this rare opportunity to experience one of great estates through the eyes of the person who knows it best. \nTickets are $40. \nTo purchase tickets\, please click here or call 843-723-9912. \nAbout the Author:\nRobert Sackville-West\, 7th Baron Sackville\, studied history at Oxford University and went on to work in publishing. He now chairs Knole Estates\, the property and investment company that\, in parallel with the National Trust\, runs the Sackville family’s interests at Knole. \nThe Sackvilles have inhabited the titular estate and one of Britain’s greatest houses\, for more than 400 years. In his book\, Knole: A Private View into One of Britain’s Great Houses (Rizzoli 2022)\, Sackville-West captures the beauty of the historic property alongside the stories of his ancestors who inhabited his family home. From the grave Elizabethan statesman to the good-for-nothing gadabout at the seedy court of James I\, the dashing cavalier\, the Restoration rake\, and the 3rd Duke of the ancien régime–these ancestors have been described by Vita Sackville-West (born at Knole) as “a race too prodigal\, too amorous\, too weak\, too indolent\, and too melancholy.”
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-storytelling-house-tour-with-robert-sackville-west/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T113000
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club — The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
DESCRIPTION:If there was any leader of the Revolution\, Thomas Jefferson once asserted\, “Samuel Adams was the man.” For his part\, John Adams thought his cousin “the most sagacious politician” of all. Intrigued? Excellent! \nJoin us for the next gathering of The CLS Book Club\, during which we will discuss this very figure via our latest pick\, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. Written by Pulitzer Prize–winner Stacy Schiff\, this revelatory biography of arguably the most essential Founding Father centers on the inner character of the man whose influence his peers couldn’t help but acknowledge\, as well as the ideals that drove Adams to stand behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution. \nWith high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics\, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history\, and Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory\, introducing us to the shrewd\, eloquent\, and intensely disciplined man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution. A singular figure at a singular moment\, Adams packaged and amplified the Boston Massacre. He helped to mastermind the Boston Tea Party. He employed every tool in an innovative arsenal to rally a town\, a colony\, and eventually a band of colonies behind him\, creating the cause that created a country. For his efforts he became the most wanted man in America: When Paul Revere rode to Lexington in 1775\, it was to warn Samuel Adams that he was about to be arrested for treason. \nIn The Revolutionary\, Schiff brings her masterful skills to Adams’s improbable life\, illuminating his transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless\, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies. Arresting\, original\, and deliriously dramatic\, this is a long-overdue chapter in the history of our nation. \nA New York Times bestseller\, The Revolutionary has received widespread acclaim from publications such as the New Yorker\, Wall Street Journal\, Boston Globe\, Los Angeles Times\, and Air Mail\, among others. In addition\, former President Barack Obama and Oprah have both listed it as one of their favorite books of 2022.  \nThis event is free\, but an RSVP is required. To register\, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.  \nTo purchase your copy of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams from our friends at Buxton Books\, click here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-the-revolutionary-samuel-adams/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Spring
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura and the craft will be butterfly friends! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/spring-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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SUMMARY:An Expert's Guidebook for Confidence & Success
DESCRIPTION:Lydia Fenet\, a Christie’s auction house ambassador and the author of The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You\, is a global thought leader who “knows how to get the attention of a room immediately\,” according to Martha Stewart. Having experienced her smart and engaging talks firsthand during appearances here at CLS\, we are thrilled to welcome Lydia back to the Main Reading Room on March 23 to introduce her newest book\, Claim Your Confidence: Unlock Your Superpower and Create the Life You Want\, during its initial publication week.  \nClaim Your Confidence is a powerhouse guide to overcoming fear and gaining the skills necessary to become the most confident version of ourselves. Building on her own real-life experiences—including falling down a flight of snowy subway steps before an important meeting\, and breaking a heel in the middle of the street on the way to an auction—Lydia’s book shows how to persist when all we want to do is give up\, how to gain enough courage to leave our comfort zones\, and how to harness the overwhelming power of positivity. Case studies from Trish McEvoy\, Rachelle Hruska\, and Zibby Owens\, among others\, also offer insights and advice. \nTicketing prices are as follows: \nSingle Ticket (includes one (1) book): $40 for Members\, $45 for Guests. \nTwo Tickets (includes one (1) book): $50 for Members\, $55 for Guests. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-723-9912. \nAbout the Author: \nLydia Fenet is a global thought leader who has led auctions for more than six hundred organizations and raised more than a billion dollars for nonprofits globally. Lydia takes auctions all over the world as a Christie’s ambassador\, and also took the Collectible Car world by storm in 2022 as the Principal Auctioneer for Broad Arrow Auctions.  \nLydia is a regular guest on the Today Show\, and has been featured in the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, Forbes\, Crain’s\, Vogue\, Harper’s Bazaar\, Vanity Fair\, and Town & Country; Gotham magazine designated her one of New York’s most influential women. In addition to sharing her experiences through media appearances\, Lydia continues to grow her brand as an author\, a speaker\, and\, most recently\, an executive producer on the upcoming Netflix series\, Sold.   \nLydia’s widely acclaimed first book\, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You\, was published by Simon & Schuster and purchased by Netflix in February 2022. Her second book\, Claim Your Confidence\, will be published this Spring along with a podcast of the same name\, which Lydia is currently working on in collaboration with Newsstand Studios in Rockefeller Plaza. \nLydia is represented by CAA and travels internationally as a keynote speaker helping people unlock their sales potential and empowering women in the workplace.  \nAbout the Books: \nClaim Your Confidence is Lydia’s guide to overcoming your fear and gaining the skills you need to become the most confident version of yourself. Building on her own real-life experiences\, including falling down the snowy subway steps before an important meeting and breaking a heel in the middle of the street on the way to an auction\, Lydia’s book will show you how to persist when all you want to do is give up\, gain enough courage to leave your comfort zone\, and harness the overwhelming power of positivity. Case studies from Trish McEvoy\, Rachelle Hruska\, and Zibby Owens\, among others\, also offer insights and advice to encourage everyone to own their confidence. \nThe Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You is a bestseller that equips women with everything they need to know to successfully sell themselves in all facets of their lives\, whether it be seeking a new career or promotion\, selling a company\, or improving their public speaking\, networking\, and negotiation skills. Each chapter is complemented by case studies\, insights\, and exclusive advice from some of the most powerful and successful women in business\, fashion\, journalism\, and the arts\, including Martha Stewart\, Deborah Roberts\, Barbara Corcoran\, Nina Garcia\, and others. A Netflix show based on The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You is currently in development. The show will be produced by Chernin Entertainment\, with Kiernan Shipka of Mad Men fame attached to star.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lydia-fenet-is-back/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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SUMMARY:"Eggs In The Stacks" 2023! The Hunt is ON!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our “Eggs in the Stacks” Easter Egg Hunt! Zora Mayo\, Storytime & Children’s Librarian\, will start this fun event with a special Springtime reading\, followed by age-appropriate Egg Hunts in the Main Reading Room & Rabbit Hole. Join us for yummy treats\, special prizes\, and a lot of fun. We think it will be an EGGcellent way to spend a Saturday morning! \nThis event is FREE and open ONLY to CLS members and their littles\, aged 6-years-old and under (please bring your own basket). \nRSVP is required\, and please include total number of attendees (including children!). This can be done by completing the form below or calling 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/eggs-in-the-stacks-easter-egg-hunt-2023/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
CREATED:20230308T180759Z
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SUMMARY:Come One\, Come All! CLS Open House Week
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of our 275th year\, we invite visitors\, guests\, and passers-by to stop in and experience the South’s oldest cultural institution first-hand during CLS Open House Week. A special Anniversary Exhibit will be on display for the occasion\, plus nibbles and bites to share on offer. And\, on Wednesday\, we’ll host an exclusive morning program documenting one historian’s journey to rescue a troop of Revolutionary heroes from obscurity by sharing the story of their unique lives and accomplishments. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nOpen House hours run from 11:00am–4:00pm daily\, from March 27 until March 31.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/come-one-come-all-cls-open-house-week/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
CREATED:20220411T200701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T142722Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Farm Animals
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson and the craft will be farm pets! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/farm-animals/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T190000
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SUMMARY:Inside Mepkin Abbey\, with Robert Macdonald & Adam Parker
DESCRIPTION:Join Robert Macdonald and Adam Parker as they discuss Between the Marsh and the Skies: The Mepkin Abbey Story\, Macdonald’s captivating\, meticulously researched\, and beautifully illustrated history of Mepkin Abbey. A Lowcountry treasure whose influence spans South Carolina and beyond\, the Trappist monastery has been a place of work\, worship\, and spiritual renewal for nearly a century. \nTickets are $10 for Members\, $15 for Guests. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843.723.9912. \nAbout the Book:\nBetween the Marsh and the Skies: The Mepkin Abbey Story (April 2022\, Evening Post Books) is an illustrated history of Mepkin Abbey. Robert R. Macdonald has written a captivating narrative of the Trappist monastery located outside of Charleston\, South Carolina\, which will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in 2024. The work is drawn primarily from the Mepkin Abbey Archives\, oral history interviews\, and newspaper accounts that chronicle the Abbey’s human and spiritual journey that transformed Clare Boothe Luce and Henry R. Luce’s winter retreat into a place of prayer and work that became a significant part of South Carolina’s religious and cultural landscape. The story describes the Abbey’s challenges\, struggles\, and triumphs and the men and women whose dedication and labor continue to make Mepkin Abbey a place of beauty and spiritual renewal.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/inside-mepkin-abbey-with-robert-macdonald-adam-parker/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
CREATED:20230302T214048Z
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SUMMARY:Lushington: Lost & Found
DESCRIPTION:A man. A multifaith militia. A military battle. A miniature. A moment in time\, resurrected from obscurity. \nToday\, the name Richard Lushington draws little\, if any\, attention among the general public’s awareness of Charleston history. In fact\, it is unlikely that many of the men who served under Colonel Lushington’s command during the Revolutionary War\, and who lived and worked alongside him on the same stretch of King Street in the years before fighting broke out\, appear in books about that period\, either. And yet their heroic efforts at the Battle of Port Royal Sound in 1779 led to a pivotal and defining victory against the British. So why\, and how\, did they disappear into obscurity when once they had made history in real time? This is the kind of omission the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust (SCBPT) works hard to correct — and the mystery they tasked historian George McDaniel with unraveling. \n“Our goal is to reimagine preservation in a way that allows the story of ‘ordinary’ people to be told and their world to rise from underneath the extant buildings of today\,” McDaniel says. In the case of Lushington and his militia\, ‘ordinary’ turned out to be something extraordinary\, indeed. During this program\, McDaniel will discuss Lushington’s Quaker roots\, how he came to lead a regiment heavily comprised of Jewish volunteers\, the considerable achievements they made together\, and why something so monumental faded so far from modern memory. He’ll also retrace his steps in searching for clues\, finding answers\, and restoring the historical narrative—and how one miniature portrait of Lushington made its way back to CLS along the way. \nFree and Open to the Public. RSVP appreciated. \n  \n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lushington-lost-found/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Farm Animals
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson and the craft will be farm pets! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/farm-animals-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230401T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Silly Stories
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, click here. \nPlease join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS this summer. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Nonsense Show By Eric Carle and the craft will be a pipe cleaner and bead snake! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/silly-stories/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T173944Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Passover & Easter
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel and Babka Bunny Spreads Kindness by Jennifer Bier and the craft will be Easter eggs! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/passover-easter/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T192639
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SUMMARY:Henrietta McBurney and The Great Catesby: Illuminating Natural History
DESCRIPTION:Illuminating Natural History is not only the name of renowned art historian and curator Henrietta McBurney’s latest book; it’s also one of her driving missions. Fortunately\, for a night\, she’ll take us all along for the ride. Come explore the life and art of the 18th-century naturalist Mark Catesby\, and his pioneering work depicting the flora and fauna of North America\, in vibrant detail with us on Tuesday\, April 4\, at 6pm. \nTickets are $10 for Members\, $15 for Guests.\nTo purchase tickets\, please click here.  \nAbout the Book \nIlluminating Natural History explores the life and work of the celebrated eighteenth-century English naturalist\, explorer\, artist\, and author Mark Catesby (1683–1749). During Catesby’s lifetime\, science was poised to shift from a world of amateur virtuosi to one of professional experts. Working against a backdrop of global travel that incorporated collecting and direct observation of nature\, Catesby spent two prolonged periods in the New World – in Virginia (1712–19) and South Carolina and the Bahamas (1722–6). In his majestic two-volume  Natural History of Carolina\, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1731–43)\, esteemed by his contemporary John Bartram as ‘an ornament for the finest library in the world\,’ he reflected the excitement\, drama and beauty of the natural world. Interweaving elements of art history\, history of science\, natural history illustration\, painting materials\, book history\, paper studies\, garden history and colonial history\, this meticulously researched volume brings together a wealth of unpublished images as well as newly discovered letters by Catesby\, which\, with their first-hand accounts of his collecting and encounters in the wild\, bring the story of this extraordinary pioneer naturalist vividly to life. \nAbout the Author \nHenrietta McBurney\, MVO\, FLS\, FSA\, is an art historian and curator. She worked as Curator of Prints and Drawings in the Royal Library\, Windsor Castle between 1983 and 2002\, and subsequently as Keeper of Fine and Decorative Art at Eton College. Based in Cambridge\, UK\, she now works freelance for Cambridge colleges\, lectures\, and co-teaches courses for the Oak Spring Library Foundation\, VA\, and for the London Rare Books School\, University of London.  \nHenrietta has been interested in the life and art of naturalist artist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) since she looked after his drawings in the Royal Library at Windsor. Her most recent book\, Illuminating Natural History. The Art and Science of Mark Catesby (Paul Mellon Centre/Yale University\, 2021)\, won the ‘Award for Excellence in Biography’ from the Council for Botanical and Horticultural Literature in 2022 \, and the Historians of British Art\, 1600-1800’s book prize this year. It has also been short listed for the Natural History Book Prize (John Thackray medal) of the Society for the History of Natural History. 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/illuminating-natural-history/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Passover & Easter
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel and Babka Bunny Spreads Kindness by Jennifer Bier and the craft will be Easter eggs! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/passover-easter-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Music
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Dark Was the Night by Gary Golio and the craft will be paper plate shakers! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Coffee with an Author: Brittany Butler
DESCRIPTION:Brittany Butler didn’t have to look far for inspiration for her new spy novel\, The Syndicate Spy\, which is scheduled for release on March 21. As a former CIA agent\, she had plenty of first-hand experience to draw from when crafting this sharp-edged\, provocative novel about the murky waters of international intelligence agencies. What’s more\, she doesn’t limit her behind-the-scenes point of view to the pages of her book—she’ll also share insights into the world of subterfuge with us over coffee on Wednesday\, April 12\, at 10:30am. \nJoin us to hear more about the book—reportedly the first in a planned series—as well as her real world experience as a woman in the CIA.  \nThis event is free and open to the public\, with RSVP. \nAbout the Book:\nThe future: Earth’s oil reserves are depleted. Nations race against terrorists for control over alternative energy sources\, and the Syndicate—a conglomerate of allied intelligence agencies—must put an end to the global energy war. Syndicate spy\, Juliet Arroway\, and her best friend\, Mariam\, a Saudi princess\, are tasked to hunt down energy terrorists. When the Syndicate begins to suspect that Mariam’s family is somehow involved\, tensions build and the carnage multiplies. Juliet’s long-time boyfriend\, Jean-Marc\, is targeted and killed. In her quest to seek revenge and end the war\, Juliet is paired with Graham—a dashing\, yet arrogant FBI agent with whom she ultimately falls madly in love—to infiltrate Mariam’s family to prevent further attacks. When peace means a stunning betrayal\, Juliet must decide if her mission is worth risking her own life as well as the lives of those she loves. \nAbout the Author: \nBut after 9/11\, her career goals were shaped by the fear that followed. Determined to do her part\, she joined the US intelligence community straight out of college and worked on counterterrorism operations in the Middle East. But what she quickly learned was that as soon as one cadre of extremist leaders was taken out\, a more lethal one waited to take its place. And over the years\, as she witnessed the tremendous personal sacrifice and lives lost\, she started to question whether this was a war we could win\, and even if we could\, at what cost? \nBecoming a mother further humbled that perspective. And after ten years of working on counterterrorism operations in the Middle East\, she decided that the greatest impact she could have would be at home with her three sons. While cleaning up destroyed LEGO ships and breaking up light saber battles came with its own unique set of challenges\, she kept coming back to the war that had been part of her life for so long. \nIn 2016\, she volunteered for a human rights organization that promoted women’s rights in the Middle East\, and finally obtained the answer she had sought for so many years. There\, she met courageous Arab women who put their lives on the line to promote peace\, inclusion\, and modernization. They taught her that she could have the greatest impact by empowering those resilient women whose voices had been silenced by the extremist narrative. Through their marginalized perspective\, she came to understand that this was not a war that could be simply won with more drones or bombs\, it was a war of ideas. Today\, Brittany volunteers within her local community to help Afghan refugees resettle and thrive. \nAnd so\, the idea behind  The Syndicate Spy was conceived\, inspired by brave female spies and courageous Arab women\, still working together today to take a stand against marginalization. Theirs is a story that is seldom heard and yet has a profound impact on how our world will be shaped in the coming years.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/coffee-with-an-author-brittany-butler/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Music
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Dark Was the Night by Gary Golio and the craft will be paper plate shakers! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/music-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230413T190000
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CREATED:20220308T143423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T175036Z
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SUMMARY:Monticello Through the Lens of Thomas Jefferson's Personal Library
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Jefferson housed one of the most incredible personal libraries in the early Republic\, and often wrote about the important role education must play in building a free and democratic society. His personal library at Monticello would go on to be the seed that bloomed into the new Library of Congress. \nThe Jefferson Research Library is part of Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies\, and is where the Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian\, Endrina Tay\, spends her days. During this program\, which coincides with what would have been the Founding Father’s 280th Birthday\, Ms. Tay will discuss Jefferson’s passion for literature\, as well as her ongoing research into his collections. \nJoin us on April 13\, 2023\, at 6PM\, for this can’t-miss program. \nThis event is free and open to the public with RSVP. To register\, call 843-723-9912 or fill out the form below. \nAbout Endrina Tay: \nEndrina Tay is the Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian at the Jefferson Library at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nSince 2004\, her research has focused on Thomas Jefferson’s libraries and on reconstructing and understanding Jefferson’s reading universe. In 2008\, she discovered (with Jeremy Dibbell) a previously unidentified Jefferson booklist that documented for the first time the library George Wythe bequeathed to Jefferson in 1806 while Jefferson was president of the United States. In 2011\, together with Ann Lucas Birle\, she located over 80 previously unknown extant volumes from Thomas Jefferson’s library at Washington University in St. Louis. \nHer publications include “Enlightened Networks: Thomas Jefferson’s System For Working From Home\,” in The Spirit of Inquiry in the Age of Jefferson (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Press\, 2022); and “Forming the Body of a Library Upon the “Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind:” Books for the University of Virginia\,” in The Founding of Thomas Jefferson’s University\, ed. John Ragosta\, Andrew O’Shaughnessy and Peter Onuf (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press\, 2019).
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-glimpse-into-the-life-of-a-monticello-librarian-with-endrina-tay/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Flowers
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, click here. \nPlease join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS this summer. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle and the craft will be a paper handprint bouquet! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/flowers/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Earth 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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Our Earth by Anne Rockwell and the craft will be planting a seed! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/earth-day-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T190000
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SUMMARY:Sally Bedell Smith on the Marriage that Saved the Monarchy
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming Sally Bedell Smith to discuss her recently published royal biography\, George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage that Saved the Monarchy. With permission from Queen Elizabeth II\, Smith combed through the Royal Archives to bring the late-regent’s parents\, George VI and Elizabeth\, and their love story to life on the page.  \nTickets are $40.  \nTo purchase tickets\, please click here or call 212-480-2889 ext. 200. \nAbout the Author: \nSally Bedell Smith is the author of bestselling biographies of Queen Elizabeth II; William S. Paley; Pamela Harriman; Diana\, Princess of Wales; John and Jacqueline Kennedy; and Bill and Hillary Clinton. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996\, she previously worked at Time and The New York Times\, where she was a cultural news reporter. In 2012\, Smith was the recipient of the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. She is the mother of three children and lives in Washington\, D.C.\, with her husband\, Stephen G. Smith. \nAbout the Book:\nThis deeply researched and revealing book shows how a loving and devoted marriage helped the King and Queen meet the challenges of World War II\, lead a nation\, solidify the public’s faith in the monarchy\, and raise their daughters\, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. \nWith single-minded determination\, the future King George VI of Britain (known as Bertie) courted the Scottish Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon for more than two years\, and proposed three times\, before she finally accepted his hand. Little did they know that their relationship and family would be catapulted on to the global stage after the abdication of King Edward VIII. Shy\, sensitive\, and afflicted with a stutter\, George VI had never imagined that he would become King. However\, with his outgoing and confident wife’s support and love\, the King became an exceptional leader. He navigated the country through World War II\, established a strong relationship with Winston Churchill\, and inspired the British people with his courage and compassion during the blitz. Biographer Sally Bedell Smith was granted unprecedented access by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to her parents’ letters and diaries\, as well those of close friends and family. In her talk Sally will bring their love story to life and provide an inside view into the hopes\, struggles\, and triumphs of the royal couple. She will reveal how their marriage helped the new King and Queen meet the challenges and dangers Britain faced during World War II and led the nation back from the brink of destruction. She will also show how the King and Queen solidified the public’s faith in the monarchy and trained their daughter Princess Elizabeth from an early age to be a highly successful monarch who would reign for an unprecedented 70 years.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/the-marriage-that-saved-the-monarchy/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Earth 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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Our Earth by Anne Rockwell and the craft will be planting a seed! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/earth-day-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T203000
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CREATED:20230201T153700Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Founders Award: Honoring David M. Rubenstein
DESCRIPTION:The Founders Award was established by the Trustees of the Charleston Library Society to recognize a person who exemplifies the values of the 19 young men who collaborated in 1748 to found what remains one of America’s earliest and enduring cultural and intellectual centers. This award also prizes leadership and philanthropy undertaken in pursuit of those values\, and reflects a demonstrated desire to appreciate our past and understand its relationship to the future. \nThis year\, we are thrilled to honor our 2023 award recipient\, David M. Rubenstein\, who not only embodies our 1748 Founding Members’ goal of promoting knowledge and shared learning\, but who is also a visionary leader with a deep and proven commitment to civic engagement and lifelong scholarship. \nJoin us on April 20\, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm\, as we celebrate David M. Rubenstein. There will be toasts\, tributes\, and a lively conversation led by CNN Senior Political Analyst and Anchor John Avlon. \nThis evening will be made possible through the generous support of our Sponsors* \nPresenting Sponsors: \nBeemok Hospitality \nKen and Anne Tidwell \nEvent Sponsors: \nAnne and Will Cleveland \nComerica Bank & Trust \nMr. and Mrs. John M. Dunnan \nFarther Ventures \nFirst Capital Bank \nSean W. Holleran and Lucas J. Murley \nMartha Rivers Ingram \nTickets are $75 for Members\, $100 for Guests. To purchase\, click here. \nFor more information on sponsorship opportunities\, click here\, or call 843.723.9912. \nAbout David Rubenstein: \nDavid Rubenstein is a former government official\, a lawyer\, and a co-founder / co-chairman of The Carlyle Group\, a global private equity investment company based in Washington\, D.C. He currently serves as chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, the National Gallery of Art\, the Council on Foreign Relations\, and The Economic Club of Washington\, D.C.\, and is a former chairman of the Duke University Board of Trustees and the Smithsonian Institution. In 2022\, he became chair of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees. \n\nIn addition to his business success and acumen\, Mr. Rubenstein is also an extraordinarily generous and thoughtful philanthropist. In December 2007\, he purchased the last privately owned copy of the Magna Carta to loan to the National Archives in Washington\, D.C. In 2011\, he gave $13.5 million to the National Archives for a new gallery and visitors center\, and the next year donated $7.5 million towards the repair of the Washington Monument. The list of beneficiaries of his generosity goes on. \nMost remarkably he was an early signer of the Giving Pledge\, the campaign started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to encourage wealthy individuals to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. \nAbout Charleston Library Society Founders:  \nIn 1748\, 19 young men who had embraced Enlightenment ideals but did not have enough wealth to assemble their own private libraries decided to pool their resources to create a membership library. (For perspective\, Thomas Jefferson was only five years old at this time.) To accomplish their goals\, the members decided to avail themselves of the latest publications from Great Britain\, and they contracted with London booksellers to purchase and build a respectable inventory. The Library Society quickly became “the center of intellectual life of the city.” It served as an intellectual and civic forum\, a promoter of both formal and informal meetings and discussion. George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette were early members\, as were four signers of the Declaration of Independence. \n\nThe members hosted social and political events as well as scientific\, natural history\, and astronomical observations and experiments. There was constant discussion about founding a college and enhancing the cultural aspects of the city\, which was accomplished in 1770. Three years later\, the Library Society founded the first museum in America on January 12\, 1773\, using the British Museum as a model. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney served as the institution’s first curator\, pulling from the Library’s core collection of materials assembled over the previous 51 years. The Society held regular dinners\, welcomed people with a desire to improve their minds\, and passionately developed the Library’s collection by purchasing books of history\, science and technology\, classical and modern literature\, as well as manuscripts on other topics. \n\nThe Library Society is recognized as the second-oldest circulating library in America and the oldest cultural institution in the South. In January 2023\, the Society began its celebration of its 275th anniversary.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/2023-founders-award-honoring-david-rubenstein/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, click here. \nPlease join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS this summer. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall and the craft will be Earth! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/earth-day/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Meal Time
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read How do Dinosaurs Eat their Food by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague and the craft will be decorating cups! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/meal-time/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T190000
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SUMMARY:A Garden Well Placed – Landscape & Garden Design with Lady Tollemache
DESCRIPTION:Join us and the Horticultural Society for an evening with the award-winning landscape and garden designer Lady Tollemache. The British native will walk us through her Spring 2022 release\, A Garden Well Placed\, and the love story between her and the gardens she oversees as Lady of Helmingham Hall. \nTickets are $125 and include a copy of the book. \nTo purchase tickets\, please click here or call 843-579-9922. \nAbout the Author:\nLady Tollemache started her gardening life when she first moved to Helmingham Hall in 1975.  She spent the next 20 years learning how to garden which ultimately prepared her for starting her own garden design company. While she admittedly has not taken a class in landscape architecture or even started a course in garden design\, what she lacks in professional knowledge she gains a sense of a no boundaries approach to her garden designs. \nAbout the Book:\nA Garden Well Placed leads us down the garden path of the Helmingham Hall estate\, through the walled gardens of the English countryside of Suffolk to the Chelsea Garden Show. This book chronicles her career as a garden designer where she works her magic on gardens large\, small\, formal and informal. Lady Tollemache has a flair for putting herself in the “place” of her gardens and landscapes which always results in sophisticated\, multi-dimensional and considerate designs. \n  \n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-garden-well-placed-landscape-garden-design-with-xa-tollemache/
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Meal Time
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read How do Dinosaurs Eat their Food by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague and the craft will be decorating cups! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am – we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/meal-time-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Work from Charleston's First Poet Laureate
DESCRIPTION:Marcus Amaker\, Charleston’s first-ever Poet Laureate\, will return to CLS for an exclusive reading from his new book\, Hold What Makes You Whole—a 200-page\, full-color compilation of 70 poems released on April 4. After the reading\, the author will discuss the inspiration and process behind this recent collection\, followed by a book signing during which copies will be available for purchase and personalization. \nOpening for Marcus is Alexandra Peters\, a rising star poet in her own right. Together\, this lineup makes for an evening of unparalleled\, can’t-miss creativity and culture. \nTickets are $10 for members and $15 for guests. \nTo purchase before they sell out\, click here or call 843.723.9912. \nAbout Marcus Amaker\nMarcus Amaker (he/him) takes daily naps and is a husband\, a dad\, a son\, a musician\, an opera librettist\, and a Star Wars obsessive. He served as the first Poet Laureate of Charleston\, South Carolina\, from 2016—22. In 2021\, he became an Academy of American Poets fellow. He’s also a prolific performer\, the award-winning graphic designer of a roots music journal (No Depression)\, a musician\, an opera librettist\, the creator of a poetry festival\, a teaching artist\, and an advocate for youth poets. \nHis work has been recognized by The Washington Post\, The Kennedy Center\, American Poets Magazine\, Chicago Opera Theater\, The Portland Opera\, Button Poetry\, NPR\, The Chicago Tribune\, Edutopia\, Town & Country\, PBS NewsHour\, South Carolina Public Radio\, Charleston Magazine\, Charleston City Paper\, Post & Courier\, and more. In 2019\, he received a Governor’s Arts award in South Carolina and was named the artist-in-residence of the Gaillard Center\, a world-renowned performance and education venue. \nHis poetry was used by the Washington National Opera for its Presidential Inauguration Day Concert in 2021\, and has been studied in classrooms around the country. \nIn addition to more than 35 electronic music albums\, Marcus has recorded three albums with Grammy Award–winning drummer and producer Quentin E. Baxter. His poem “The Rain” is on two Grammy-nominated recordings. \nMarcus also created a publishing company to release poetry books and host events for poets in his community. June 3\, 2021\, was named “Marcus Amaker Day” by John Tecklenburg\, mayor of Charleston. \nHe lives in North Charleston\, SC\, with his wife\, their daughter\, and a cat named after Wu-Tang Clan. Marcus is currently writing an opera with Gillian Rae Perry as part of Chicago Opera Theater’s Vanguard Initiative. His tenth book\, Hold What Makes You Whole\, was released on April 4. \nAbout Alexandra Peters\nA self-taught poet with roots in both Miami\, Florida\, and Charleston\, Alexandra displayed a passion for poetry at a very young age—a spark ignited after she read Dr. Seuss books and discovered words can rhyme. As she grew\, poetry became one of her favorite creative outlets to express and work through her feelings\, thoughts\, and viewpoints on herself\, life\, history\, and current events. This passion led her to become part of the University of Central Florida‘s first spoken Word club in 2013: Project S.P.I.T. (Student Poetry Initiating Thought). She went on to become Vice President in 2017. Since graduating\, she has found comfort and opportunities to grow in Charleston‘s poetry community\, most notably placing third in the inaugural Free Verse Poetry Festival Slam and being a feature poet in one of the 2022 events: Collective Truths. When she isn’t writing\, she enjoys collecting vinyl records\, playing her saxophone\, writing songs\, and supporting live\, local bands.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/new-work-from-charlestons-first-poet-laureate/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lite Lunch: Zibby Owens & Friends Author Panel
DESCRIPTION:Buxton Books and CLS are excited to welcome back media powerhouse Zibby Owens for a Lite Lunch—and this time she’s bringing friends! \nJoin us on Friday\, April 28\, at Noon for a special author panel\, featuring a stellar lineup that includes Zibby\, Megan Tady (Super Bloom)\, Joanna Rakoff (My Salinger Year)\, and Amanda Eyre Ward (The Jetsetters). \nTickets are $48.50 each. Ticket price includes entry into The Charleston Library Society for an author talk with Amanda Eyre Ward\, Joanna Rakoff\, Megan Tady\, and Zibby Owens; a signed copy of Megan Tady’s new book\, Super Bloom; and a boxed lunch! \nTo purchase tickets\, please click here. \nAbout the Authors \nMegan Tady is a writer and editor running the company Word-Lift. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post and Ms. Magazine\, and she was a finalist for the 2021 Penguin Random House Student Fiction Award. Super Bloom\, her sparkling and heartwarming debut novel\, will be published on May 2nd by Zibby Books. \nAmanda Eyre Ward is the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters (a Reese’s Book Club pick!) and The Lifeguards. Her novels have been featured in People Magazine\, The New York Times\, and more. Amanda’s work has been optioned for film and television and translated into fifteen languages.  \nJoanna Rakoff is the author of the international bestselling memoir My Salinger Year and the bestselling novel A Fortunate Age\, winner of the Goldberg Prize for Fiction and the Elle Readers’ Prize. Rakoff’s books have been translated into twenty languages\, and the film adaptation of My Salinger Year opened in theaters worldwide in 2021 and is now streaming. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, O: The Oprah Magazine\, Vogue\, Elle\, Porter\, and elsewhere\, and her new memoir\, The Fifth Passenger\, is forthcoming from Little\, Brown in 2024. \nZibby Owens is an author\, award-winning podcaster\, entrepreneur\, and CEO. Owens founded Zibby Media\, a privately-held media company\, in 2018\, with her award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. The company has since grown to include the publishing house Zibby Books\, the magazine Zibby Mag\, the podcast network Zibby Audio\, the education platform Zibby Classes\, and community events like retreats\, a book club\, and a writing community. She was celebrated as “New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine. Owens is a regular contributor to “Good Morning America” and other broadcast outlets. She is the author of the memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love\, Loss\, and Literature\, the children’s book\, Princess Charming\, and the editor of two anthologies. Owens is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. She lives in New York with her husband\, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions\, and her four children. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lite-lunch-zibby-owens-friends-author-panel/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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