Join us as the Library Society welcomes Webb Hubbell as he discusses his recent release A Game of Inches. To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Does trouble follow Jack or does he come looking for it? In Webb Hubbell’s third legal thriller, A Game of Inches (Beaufort Books, June 2016), DC attorney Jack Patterson […]

Rock and Rondo Redux returns – this time with the winds taking over! CMC musicians Regina Helcher Yost (flute), Kari Kistler (oboe), Charles Messersmith (clarinet), Sandra Nikolajevs (bassoon), Debra Sherrill Ward (horn) and Irina Pevzner (piano) perform an eclectic program including Barber’s “Summer Music” and Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” along with some Beatles and Francaix […]

Come visit us the weekend of April 8th for the CLS Book Sale! Browse a wide selection featuring best-selling fiction, noteworthy non-fiction, beautiful coffee table books, and rare finds. You never know what you’ll go home with! Schedule: Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm Sunday: 12:00pm-3:00pm

James Madison, the Constitution, and America’s Ongoing Revolution A conversation with Montpelier Foundation President and CEO Kat Imhoff about how James Madison framed our country’s conversations about rights and freedom Hardly a week passes when the U.S. Constitution is not driving headlines, and yet, many Americans still don’t know the story of how our nation’s […]

The Library Society is excited to host John Avlon, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Beast & CNN Political Analyst, to discuss his Kirkus-starred book Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations.  To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org George Washington’s Farewell Address was a prophetic letter from a “parting friend” to his fellow citizens about […]

CLS Book Club is ready for spring! CLS Book Club’s success depends on the dedication of our wonderful volunteers and patrons. So, please RSVP if you are planning on attending. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org This meeting’s selection is the 2016 National Book Award Winner, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. A magnificent tour de force […]

Join the Charleston Library Society for a Special Family Concert! Saturday, April 22nd 2:00PM Mark Mason, a folk singer-songwriter from Summerville, SC, will perform songs from his album Charleston- Musical Portrait in a concert that is fun for all ages. To RSVP to this free event, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Published songwriter and folksinger/performer artist […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm – 1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers (To purchase Season Pass, call 843-723-9912)  Editor’s Note— What is a community without creativity? The arts are thriving in Charleston, but it would be folly to assume that they will continue to flourish […]

Join us for a conversation with Tessa Tennant; an evening filled with stimulating conversations about a wide variety of topics. For her entire career Tessa Tennant has worked to ‘green’ the financial services industry.  She co-founded the United Kingdom’s first green investment fund, the Jupiter Ecology Fund in 1988 and is on the board of […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm – 1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers (To purchase Season Pass, call 843-723-9912)  Editor’s Note— What is a community without creativity? The arts are thriving in Charleston, but it would be folly to assume that they will continue to flourish […]

The Royal Oak Foundation presents Sally Bedell Smith ~ Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life To purchase tickets click here or call 800-913-6565, x. 201 If you a member of the Charleston Library Society, use the co-sponsor code to get the discounted member price. The code is 17SCHLIB Sally Bedell Smith is the author of bestselling […]

Come enjoy this special afternoon Speaker Series lecture by Candice Shy Hooper about her book, Lincoln’s Generals’ Wives: Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War – For Better and for Worse To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org The story of the American Civil War is not complete without examining the extraordinary lives of Jessie Frémont, […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm-1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers ( To purchase season pass, call 843-723-9912) Editor’s Note: What is a community without creativity? The arts are thriving in Charleston, but it would be folly to assume that they will continue to flourish in these uncertain political […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm – 1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers (To purchase season passes, please call 843-723-9912) Editor’s Note: What is a community without creativity? The arts are thriving in Charleston, but it would be folly to assume that they will continue to flourish in these […]

We are delighted to host Eva Dillon to discuss her new, Kirkus starred review memoir, Spies in the Family. This event is free for CLS members and $5 for nonmembers. To RSVP or purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Spies in the Family is a true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer. […]