With an introduction by Executive Director Emeritus of SC Coastal Conservation League Dana Beach, Ceara Donnelley will present a reading, discussion, and Q&A from her late father’s newly published book Frog […]

The Library Society and the Royal Society of St. George, Carolinian Chapter will host John Scott Cowan and John Shannon for a mid-day film and discussion seminar. Before and after […]

Please join the conversation between restaurant critic, now restaurateur, Brys Stephens (The New Southern Table) and author and photographer Charlotte Caldwell, as Brys delves into her fifth and newest book, The […]

Join the authors of the new title The Huguenot Church in Charleston as they discuss the church’s history including the immigrants who helped create the congregation. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]