In 1962, Rachel Carson the acclaimed author of prize-winning books on the sea, touched off a national debate on the proper use of pesticides with the publication of Silent Spring. Her message was extremely controversial. In 2018, her conviction that human behavior can impact the whole biota adversely, and her challenge to scientific, corporate and government responsibility […]
The Library Society is beyond lucky to host the author A.J. Finn as he tours promoting his best-selling debut novel The Woman in the Window. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Intricate, atmospheric, and utterly spellbinding, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW is one of the most […]
The Charleston Library Society welcomes Stephen Kurkjian, critically-acclaimed author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, as he speaks about his recent art heist thriller, Master Thieves. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, please call 843-723-9912 or click here. The story of the biggest theft in art history– Master Thieves It is a case defined […]
David Rawle makes you think. And he inspires you to listen. From a life well lived, well traveled, well read, David has distilled to complex and the complicated question of “What Matters” into a thought-provoking and delightful talk with observations that are at once personal and universal. You will recognize and relate to what he […]
The Charleston Jewish Community Center Without Walls (JCC WOW) is hosting, “Pauline Sokol Nakios, Pivots” as part of its 2018 season roster of programs in coordination with the new Lexus Charleston Fashion Week off-site community events throughout the city. Designer and well-known former Charlestonian, Pauline Sokol Nakios will discuss the “pivots” in her life: balancing […]
Join us as we host Pulitzer Prize finalist, Larrie D. Ferreiro as he discusses his most recent book, Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It. This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History – Winner of the Journal of […]
Charleston Library Society presents Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Colson Whitehead at the Charleston Music Hall! The Library Society is excited to host award-winning and best-selling author Colson Whitehead as he celebrates the paperback tour of The Underground Railroad. Colson Whitehead is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad, which […]
Mostly Baroque- A Dramatic Evening of Music The Baroque period is making its return to the halls of the Library Society. Join us for this special performance featuring Volodymyr Vynytsky, Natalia Khoma and Yuriy Bekker as they present music from the great classical masters of the Baroque period. Dramatic lighting, grandeur musical pieces, and a […]
Barbara L. Bellows’ most recent book, Two Charlestonians at War: The Civil War Odysseys of a Lowcountry Aristocrat and a Black Abolitionist, has been described as “a Faulknerian saga of two South Carolina men” and also recommended by Dr. Walter Edgar as “required reading for anyone interested in the history of the American South.” In her […]
Every month come try your hand at a new maker activity at the Charleston Library Society! Drop in between 10AM and 2PM to learn a new skill. Kits will be available in the Rabbit Hole for families to use at the Library for the following month. This month we focus on felting! Needle felting is […]
Come visit us the weekend of April 7th 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
Join us for the next installment of Lifelong Learning! The mysteries of Hamlet have intrigued playgoers for over 400 years and inspired innumerable adaptations in 70 languages. This class will consider those enigmas of reason and action, love and power by looking at one act of the five-act drama each successive Tuesday night for five weeks beginning […]
Hidden Connections: Slavery and the British Country House Reception following lecture; $30 members; $40 non-members To register: Please visit www.royal-oak.org/lectures or call 212-480-2889, ext. 201. Please use the Charleston Library Society’s code 18SCHLIB to receive the discounted co-sponsor price. Dr. Madge Dresser recently retired as Associate Professor in History at the University of the West of England and remains a Visiting […]
Join us for the 2017-2018 Music at the Library Finale with CMC. This program will feature Ravel, Rota, and Mozart with music for Flute, Violin, Cello, and Piano. $20 members/$30 nonmembers. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Program Ravel Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Rota Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano Mozart/Hummel Piano Concerto in […]
Join us on Monday, April 23rd for the Stand Forever, Yielding Never official book launch. Author John Warley will be presenting a brief author talk and autographing books, which will be for sale at the event. This event is free to the public. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org On March 20, 1843, twenty young men from […]
