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  • March 2020

  • Thu 12
    March 12, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Music at the Library: Zephyr

    Music at the Library: Zephyr The talents of Zephyr, a Charleston based Celtic music band, will be on stage in time for St. Pattys Day. Karin McQuade, Susan Conant, and John Holenko effortlessly combine their musical talents to making your feet tap and your Celtic hearts soar. This concert is graciously sponsored by The Martello […]

  • April 2020

  • Wed 29
    April 29, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    CLS Zoom Book Club: Underland by Robert Macfarlane

    CLS Zoom Book Club: Underland by Robert Macfarlane For this meeting, we will be reading Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane.  Diana Hambleton and Laura Mina will lead the group with some fantastic guests.  This book is rich and layered.   Though we will be reading it completely and discussing all of it, please feel free […]

  • Thu 30
    April 30, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Zoom Lecture Series: Josh Singer & Adam Parker

    The Library Society presents – from the comfort and safety of your own homes – an opportunity to hear from Academy Award winning screenwriter Josh Singer in conversation with Post and Courier’s Adam Parker! This event is free and open to the public, but requires an RSVP. To RSVP, click here. Although Josh Singer graduated with honors in mathematics and economics […]

  • May 2020

  • Thu 21
    May 21, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Zoom Speaker Series: Jerry Mitchell – Wine & Wine Books

    Join us as Jerry Mitchell, CLS Board President, presents a lecture perfect for an at home happy hour! A book collector for more than half a century, Jerry will explain how wine books have come to form a genre that almost defies cataloging, ranging from the useful tasting notes of a professional and the biographical […]

  • Thu 28
    May 28, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: David Cox, Robert Cox, & Maud Cox

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • June 2020

  • Thu 4
    June 4, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    CLS Family Trivia Night

    Lisa Hayes, our Special Collections Librarian, had the brilliant idea to host a Family Trivia Night on Zoom. So, with the help of Dutch, the two will host a fun family-friendly event next Thursday, June 4th at 4:30pm. They’ve set it up to include categories like: Animals, Science, Harry Potter, Charleston History, and more. So there’s something for every […]

    Free
  • Thu 25
    June 25, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Charlotte Jenkins, Jonathan Green, and William P. Baldwin

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • July 2020

  • Thu 9
    July 9, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Jeff Upshaw & Bob Deans

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Thu 16
    July 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Buxton Books Presents: Panic in the Palmetto State with Grady Hendrix

    New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, has set two of his most popular horror novels in Mt. Pleasant’s Old Village: My Best Friend’s Exorcism and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Join the Library Society & Buxton Books via Zoom on Thursday, July 16th at 6 PM as Grady talks with us about the secret history of South […]

  • Thu 23
    July 23, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: John Lane & Phil Wilkinson

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Tue 28
    July 28, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Speaker Series: Ted Bell

    Join the us & Buxton Books as we celebrate the launch of Ted Bell’s DRAGONFIRE, featuring Lord Alexander Hawke, the sixth-richest man in England, gentleman spy, and one of the thriller genre’s most well-liked heroes. Previous books in the series have been lauded by other giants in the field such as Clive Cussler, Nelson Demille, and […]

    Free
  • Thu 30
    July 30, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Speaker Series: Suzanne Nossel

    The Library Society welcomes CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel to discuss her new book, Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech For All in a digital ZOOM format event. A vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today, Dare To Speak provides a pathway for promoting free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture.While this […]

    Free
  • August 2020

  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: John Warley

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Horace Mungin & Marjory Wentworth

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • September 2020

  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Speaker Series: Rob Simbeck & Margaret Renkl

    Join the Charleston Library Society & Buxton Books as we host authors Rob Simbeck & Margaret Renkl as they discuss their recent books, The Southern Wildlife Watcher: Notes of a Naturalist and Late Migrations: Natural History of Love and Loss. The writers will have a lively, and poignant conversation covering topics from their books as well as the environment. Tickets are $5 […]

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