Wide Angle Lunch: Steve Stegelin

SKETCHY POLITICS: THE LIFE OF AN EDITORIAL CARTOONIST IN THE TRUMP ERA As editorial cartoonist at the local alt.weekly Charleston City Paper, Steve Stegelin has spent the past 14+ years skewering current events near and far with his cynical social commentary. Steve will share his insight on the creative process in general and the role of […]

Irish Georgian Society Presents: James P. MacGuire

The Irish Georgian Society and the Charleston Library Society presents James P. MacGuire, Author of Real Lace Revisited: Inside the Hidden World of America’s Irish Aristocracy. To RSVP to this event, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org The Irish Georgian Society is proud to present an evening with James P. MacGuire, author of Real Lace Revisited: Inside the Hidden World […]

Music at the Library: Halloween Harmony with the Charlestones

HALLOWEEN HARMONY WITH THE CHARLESTONES Tues, 30 Oct | 7PM $20 members, $30 guests, Kids are FREE. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. The Charlestones, a Charleston-based a capella group, will delight patrons with a evening of spooky renditions just in time for Halloween. The quartet has over 100 years of professional singing experience between them, […]

Music at the Library: V&K Plus

V&K PLUS Tues, 6 Nov | 7PM $20 members, $30 guests. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Library Society favorites, Volodymyr Vynnytsky and Natalia Khoma return this season with an […]

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival

Welcome to the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival, a partnership between the Charleston Library Society in historic Charleston, South Carolina, and the celebrated Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex, England. These two […]

Life-Long Learning: iPhone Photography with Lisa Field

Local photographer, Lisa Field, currently known for her captivating landscape images on Instagram (@lfphotos), will be here to show us how to create beautiful photographs using just our iPhones.  Learn […]

Music at the Library: A Special Evening with Joel Fan

A SPECIAL EVENING WITH JOEL FAN- Part of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Odyssey $35 members, $45 guests. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here.  Experience the exhilarating art of American pianist […]

Family Movie Night: Miracle on 34th Street

Be part of our holiday season kick-off! We will be screening the 1947 holiday classic, Miracle on 34th Street and light our annual Christmas “Book Tree” in the Main Reading Room. All […]

Charleston Mercury Presents: Shay McNeal

The Charleston Mercury presents author Shay McNeal as she speaks about her recent book, The Road to Trump. To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org A country divided will fall into the […]

CLS Holiday Bazaar

Join us on the evening of December 4th for a unique shopping experience created by your Charleston Library Society. Our first ever Holiday Bazaar will showcase Charleston-based vendors to sell their wares […]

Music at the Library: CSO Holiday Strings

The holidays are a time to enjoy the classics mixed with the traditional. Join us as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra gets us in the spirit of the season. While the […]

Music at the Library: Beatles, Bach & Beer

Thurs. Jan 10 | 7:00PM Music at the Library: Beatles, Bach & Beer $25 members, $35 guests It seems like only Yesterday…Beatles and Bach returns for an evening of British […]