Come join historian, Dr. John Suval as he reveals how white squatters in the American West transformed from remote frontier scourges to central actors in the crisis engulfing the United States in the lead-up to the Civil War. In his new book, Dangerous Ground: Squatters, Statesmen, and the Antebellum Rupture of American Democracy, Suval shares […]

When a handful of pro surfers, brand managers, and packaging experts struck up a conversation about the plastic pollution crisis plaguing our oceans, lakes, and rivers, they ended up on a mission to transform the entire packaging industry. Come join us for a Lite Lunch about A New Earth Project on October 26th, as we […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

Join the Charleston Library Society as we host award-winning American novelist and Founder of the storytelling organization, The Moth, George Dawes Green, and celebrate his recent best-seller, The Kingdoms of Savannah. Green's writing style in his new southern gothic, chilling novel, will thrill audiences during the most eerie time of the year. Tickets for this […]

Join our resident bookbinder and conservator, James Davis, to learn the art of hand bookbinding and walk away with your very own journal. Starting with paper, board, and thread, students will be instructed on the techniques and practices of constructing a well made blank book from scratch. Each journal will feature hand stitching and decorative marbled […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

The Library Society is excited to host award-winning Southern author Walter Bennett on November 1st to honor the release of his second southern fiction, The Last First Kiss. Celebrating great Southern authors is something the Library Society has always done and this event will be no different. Come enjoy this program with the Alabama Author’s […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

Come join us at the Charleston Library Society on November 2nd at 6pm for one remarkably shot film with a remarkably powerful message! Peggy Callahan, Producer & Co-Director, will be here to share the story behind Mission: JOY - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times and all the inner goodness that spun out of these 90 mins on screen. The boldness of this title is not an overstatement. […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

With his new title Perfect Pitch, Tim Bouverie is back at CLS - only this time in conversation with Edward Hart! Together they will help us navigate the vast and varied […]

HALO (Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera) is thrilled to collaborate with the Charleston Library Society to present award-winning artist, Alyson Cambridge, in a one-night only performance: LEADING LADY: Heroines […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story […]