BERNSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Fri, 19 Oct | 7PM $25 specialty price – To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here In partnership with Duke University, we invite you to celebrate the music of the American composer Leonard Bernstein to honor his 100th birthday. The Eclipse Ensemble made up of teachers from the Charleston Academy of Music […]
Come celebrate the launch of Carolyne Roehm’s newest book, Design & Style: A Constant Thread with an elegant High Tea, Charleston style. Featuring a brief discussion of her book, Carolyne and her guests will […]
Shakespeare’s Tyrants in Richard III and Macbeth Discover and read Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies dramatizing ambition and those who stop at nothing for personal gain, Macbeth and Richard III. This class will look at these dramas […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
A Silicon Harbor Conversation with Kenly Walker Uphaus and Stanfield Gray The Library Society is “getting technical.” Senior Manager of Corporate Communications for LinkedIn, Kenly Walker Uphaus will discuss how she drives the broader narratives surrounding the LinkedIn brand, product strategy, and company vision and mission. She will be in conversation with Charleston local and […]
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 extraordinary talent, Zoya Rozhok. Rozhok is a brilliant singer, soloist in the National Opera of Ukraine, professor at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine […]
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 […]
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 practical techniques of image composition and discover easy shortcuts to edit like a pro. It will be interactive and informative – come with lots of […]
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 Joel Fan, who uses his talents to cross musical boundaries. During the last 2 seasons, Fan performed with the New York Philharmonic, Odessa Philharmonic, and […]
Drayton Hall partners with the Charleston Library Society on Thursday, November 29th at 6 pm to host Whiskey in America – Lecture and Tasting with Luke J. Pecoraro, Ph.D., Director of Archaeology, George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Dr. Pecoraro received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Boston University’s department of Archaeology. He will present on “Whiskey in America – […]
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 ages are invited to enjoy this evening to start the holiday season. To RSVP, please call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
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 abyss it creates. The Road to Trump chronicles the most pressing issues the United States faced over the last five years in an effort to illuminate […]
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 to Library members and guests. Step into our Main Reading Room and be transported to a magical European marketplace where you can find one-of-a-kind gifts […]
