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 […]
Join the Library Society and the Coastal Conservation League as they celebrate the release of A WHOLLY ADMIRABLE THING: Defending Nature and Community on the South Carolina Coast by Virginia and Dana Beach. This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org A few weeks before Hurricane Hugo made landfall in […]
The holidays are a time to enjoy the classics mixed with the traditional. Join us as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra gets us in the spirit of the season. While the holiday tunes are being played patrons will enjoy the beautiful sights of our 10th Annual Christmas Book Tree. Tickets for this holiday spectacular are available […]
Thurs. Jan 10 | 7:00PM Music at the Library: Beatles, Bach & Beer $25 members, $35 guests It seems like only Yesterday…Beatles and Bach returns for an evening of British Rock and Baroque hits! Don’t miss this special homecoming chamber concert with your favorite UNED!TED Rock and Bach Stars. To purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click […]
271ST ANNUAL MEETING FEATURING VICTORIA JOHNSON Join us for the 271st Annual Meeting of the Charleston Library Society. This year’s guest speaker will be author and educator Victoria Johnson, who will discusse her recent book, American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic. The biography tells the story of Hamilton […]
There is a lot they know that they haven’t told us. Drayton Hall is pulling their curators out of the galleries, house, and archaeology lab, handing them a drink and letting it fly on what they know, what they don’t know, and what they’re still arguing about. Historic facts, theories, conjecture and wine flow as […]
Bestselling author Marie Benedict will enthrall guests with discussion her new historical fiction, The Only Woman in the Room. The novel shares the story of Hedy Lamarr, a glamourous Oscar-nominated 1940s film star, who was also an avid inventor and the figure behind advances in communication technologies that led to Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Tickets are $5 for members […]
Celebrate Carnival season with a concert of Brazilian music by the Charleston-based quartet and Library Society audience favorite, Porto Seguro. Lighthearted, rhythmic, and mellow like a great cup coffee, the bands blend is quintessentially Brazilian with an American twist. Susan Conant, flutes; John Holenko, mandolin; Tom Noren, seven string guitar and Jonathan Kennedy, bass cover […]
2019 GALA WITH JUDGE RICHARD GERGEL & JOHN HUEY $350 per person – For tickets, call 843-723-9912 We are thrilled to return to our Main Reading Room for a lovely Gala seated dinner on January 25th. Guests will be enlightened by Judge Richard Gergel and John Huey’s discussion of Gergel’s book, Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of […]
CLS BOOK CLUB – TWO FOR ONE. TWO SELECTIONS. TWICE THE FUN. CLS Book Club returns with a new twist. Patrons can choose to read either Kate Atkinson’s Transcription or Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight, or both! We will discuss both novels and find their commonalities. Free with RSVP . To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org TRANSCRIPTION – In 1940, eighteen-year […]
Meet and hear from one of the worlds most renowned interior designers, Nina Campbell, as she discusses her unique style & career. Each attendee receives a copy of the recent book, Nina Campbell Interior Decoration: Elegance and Ease by Giles Kime. From royal households, to prestigious addresses in London and New York, to pied-a-terres in […]
The Educated Citizen and Democracy This talk contains dangerous ideas. Some may be useful in understanding past elections and bracing for coming ones. But at its heart, it is about misconceptions about education, and about what constitutes the core suite of knowledge and analytical skills needed to be able to fully exercise our rights and […]
