August New Members Mingle

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Please join us for our New Member's Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family. The evening will include an orientation of the library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. RSVP required to attend.

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Caterpillars and Butterflies

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Caterpillars and Butterflies

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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

Free
Event Series Lifelong Learning Symposium

Summer Symposium // The Book: A History of Innovation & Impact with Global Expert James Raven

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Professor James Raven is a global authority on 'the Book,' with a Capital 'B.' From the materials and physical structures of the form, to how books have influenced people and places at contrasting times in history, to rare titles and the libraries that house them, he is an encyclopedic expert on the printed text.  During […]

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Big Cats

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Big Cats

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She […]

Free

Book Tour Exclusive: Patti McCracken’s Arsenic-laced True Crime Tale

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

​Arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring. Patti McCracken's masterful true crime thriller, The Angel Makers (HarperCollins, March 2023), is a narrative tour de force rooted in meticulous research and detail-driven storytelling (no surprise there, given the author's journalism bona fides).  Join us on August 24, at 6:00pm, to celebrate this exciting […]

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Animal Adventures

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa, our Children's Library Coordinator. She will be reading […]

Free

Pub Week Exclusive: The History and Legacy of Horsepower in Charleston

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Discover the fascinating history and legacy of working equines in Charleston during this exclusive Pub Week program featuring the author, scholar, and preservationist Christina Rae Butler. Featuring thorough research, absorbing storytelling, and captivating photographs, Charleston Horse Power takes readers back to an equine-dominated city of the past, in which horses and mules pervaded all aspects […]

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Animal Adventures

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa, our Children's Library Coordinator. She will be reading […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Don’t Yuck My Yum

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa, our Children's Library Coordinator. She will be reading […]

Free

Inside the Life of a Legendary Pirate’s Wife

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Before he was executed in 1701, Captain William Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to prowl the seas. But few know that he had an accomplice back home: his wife, Sarah, a woman whose life is a lesson in survival, resilience, and resourcefulness. There may not be a legendary woman behind every legendary pirate […]

Storytelling Series // Omnivorous Collectors and the Networks of Natural History

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

More than a dose of AM stimulation, this morning program offers a rare glimpse behind a trifecta of cultural curtains: the first, the thrilling research and discovery practices involved in stewarding our archival treasures; the second, insights and the kind of un-Googleable anecdotes that only experts (and primary source institutions!) can provide; and finally, how […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Don’t Yuck My Yum

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa, our Children's Library Coordinator. She will be reading […]

Free

The Public and Private Life of Bunny Mellon

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

"I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise is like an exquisite string of pearls: the perfect balance of elegance, style, design, and beauty. This book is inspiring, spirited, and totally absorbing." ―Diane von Furstenberg The story of Bunny Mellon, the great landscape and interior designer, is a revelatory exploration of the aesthetic and aspirational impacts of […]