Come enjoy this special afternoon Speaker Series lecture by Candice Shy Hooper about her book, Lincoln’s Generals’ Wives: Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War – For Better and for Worse To […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm-1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers ( To purchase season pass, call 843-723-9912) Editor’s Note: What is a community […]

Wide Angle Lunches- Season XII: Making Community 12:30pm – 1:30pm Individual Tickets: $20 members, $25 nonmembers Season Pass: $75 members, $95 nonmembers (To purchase season passes, please call 843-723-9912) Editor’s Note: What is […]

We are delighted to host Eva Dillon to discuss her new, Kirkus starred review memoir, Spies in the Family. This event is free for CLS members and $5 for nonmembers. To RSVP […]

Historian Andrew Carroll’s Million Letters Campaign Comes to Charleston Library Society To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org.  On June 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Chapman University Historian Andrew Carroll […]

Join us as Arthur Ravenel, Jr. speaks about his new release, Pastor Stat. Pastor Stat chronicles the journey of Vedder Oberstat, a Huguenot pastor en route to Charleston ready to take his […]

Saturday, June 24th from 5pm to 7pm: The work of human hands:  Shaping our landscape past, present and future.  Friends of Coastal South Carolina hosts a thought provoking evening with Patrick […]

he Charleston Library Society is excited to host three symposiums for the Lowcountry Freedom Reigns Festival. For more information, please visit http://freedomreignsfestival.com/  Discussions of Challenges in a Highly Publicized Trial for […]

We are excited to host James Rosebush for insightful and dynamic lecture on his book, True Reagan.  What Was Ronald Reagan Really Like? Peeling back layers of Reagan to explore his […]

Join us for an evening of art and intrigue as Wolf Burchard discusses his new book  The Sovereign Artist – Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV! To RSVP, […]

The Return of Porto Seguro 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers Back by popular demand, especially after Hurricane Mathew prevented their performance last season, Porto Seguro will kick off the […]

MUSC Health Series at the Charleston Library Society Fall series topic: Coopetition in the Health Care Industry: How do competitors work together to improve patient care? Dr. Mark Scheurer, M.D., […]

Join us as we partner with Croghan’s Jewel Box to host jewelry maker, Temple St. Clair, as she discusses her journey and her most recent book The Golden Menagerie. To RSVP, […]

Come visit us the weekend of October 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 […]

Chamber Music Charleston- Rock and Rondo Redux IV Thursday, October 12th 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers This yearly Chamber Music Charleston event is always entertaining and hugely popular, featuring […]