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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Farm Animals
DESCRIPTION:In accordance with City of Charleston winter weather advisories\, the Library Society will be closed from 3pm Tuesday\, January 21st through Saturday\, January 25th. Therefore\, there will be no Story Time Tuesday\, Wednesday or Saturday. We apologize for the inconvenience! \nDue to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Delilah by John Bemelmans Marciano\, and the craft will be paper plate chicken and eggs! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-farm-animals/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Bedtime
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein and the craft will be bedtime checklists! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-bedtime-5/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lite Lunch // Notes from an Admiral's Aide
DESCRIPTION:Lessons from a great leader are always taken to heart by their mentees\, and a select few life-changing lessons are never forgotten – and sometimes shared through compelling and inspiring publications thirty years later. As a Southern boy accustomed to the warmth of the Lowcountry and the tropical tendencies of the Florida Panhandle years later at aviator flight school\, the Bishop England grad was forced to adjust to the much colder temperatures in Maine when he landed the prestigious Admiral’s aide position\, a role so closely entangled with the Admiral that the aide must know and schedule all aspects of the leader’s life. Mark C. Fava\, a retired naval flight officer who once commanded three units as captain and accomplished aviation lawyer.  In his discussion with South Carolina Magistrate Judge Molly Cherry\, Fava will deliver insightful bits for driving leadership qualities forward that he learned from his time with the Admiral\, and share his fun read for all military veterans who cherished their time in uniform. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout the Book \nAs the aide for a navy admiral more than thirty years ago\, Mark C. Fava learned valuable lessons that were formative in his development as a successful and thoughtful leader. Now a vice president at the world’s largest aerospace company and a career aviation lawyer\, Mark is sharing his wisdom in this entertaining and insightful behind-the-scenes look at the successes and failures of a young naval flight officer working every day for the Admiral and how the Admiral reacted as a great leader. \nMark’s stories will inspire you to unlock your leadership potential by applying lessons that will drive your leadership journey forward. An insightful guide for mid-career managers\, early career lawyers\, and junior military officers who aspire to be promoted. The lessons Mark shares have timeless value. They are just as meaningful today as they were over thirty years ago and have been the keys to Mark’s promotions in both the military and the legal profession throughout his career. \nLearning by observing both good and bad leaders is a solid strategy for professional development. The knowledge and insights you gain become part of your leadership fabric\, and the observations shape you into the impactful leader you aspire to be. Putting the knowledge you gain from this book into practice will make you stand out among your peers as a high performer. You will gain an understanding of how executives think and what they appreciate. You will be humble\, organized\, and thoughtful—and you will be identified as an emerging leader. \nAbout the Author \nMark C. Fava is a career aviation lawyer and retired naval flight officer. He is a prolific writer and entertaining speaker. Mark retired from the US Navy as a captain having commanded three units\, including an aviation squadron. He has been a law firm partner and a corporate executive lawyer. He has written numerous articles\, including “What I Learned from the Judge” in the SC Lawyer and “Steering Through a Crisis: Lawyers as Leaders” in The Washington Lawyer. As a law school adjunct professor\, he has also taught aviation law and legal writing. \nMark was the chief operations attorney at Delta Air Lines on 9/11 and spent years in the navy’s P-3 Orion chasing Soviet submarines. He has practiced law for more than thirty years and is currently a vice president at the world’s largest aerospace company. \nHe lives in his hometown of Charleston\, South Carolina\, with his wife and three daughters. When not working\, reading\, or writing\, Mark enjoys life in the low country and appreciates a cold glass of sweet tea in the summer and a good oyster roast in the fall. \nAbout Molly Cherry \nMolly Cherry is a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of South Carolina.  She received a BA degree in Government and Spanish\, magna cum laude\, from Wofford College and her Juris Doctor degree\, cum laude\, from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Before taking the bench\, she was in private law practice in Charleston with the firm of Nexsen Pruet\, LLC\, from 1996 to 2020\, where she was a partner for over 16 years. Judge Cherry is a supporter of the Trident Literacy Association\, having served as chairman of its board\, and is a member of First (Scots) Presbyterian Church\, where she served as a deacon\, elder and Sunday school teacher. \nThe ticket price below includes a boxed lunch for you to enjoy during the program. 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lite-lunch-notes-from-an-admirals-aide/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Bedtime
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Lisa\, our Director of Collections. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Lisa will read Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein and the craft will be bedtime checklists! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-bedtime-6/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Year of the Snake
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read I Don’t Like Snakes by Nicola Davies\, and the craft will be bouncy paper plate snakes! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-year-of-the-snake/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Life Long Learning // The Individuals Behind the Shaping of North American Natural History: Six Week Course
DESCRIPTION:With the continued success of its relaunch early last year\, look forward to Life-long Learning returning seasonally in a daytime format. \nAs the rules for identification of species became more defined and scientific methods more advanced\, our natural history has become easier to study\, understand\, and appreciate. We owe this process of discovery to a finite group of people personally vested in their environments across centuries. Join Layton Register for a deeper look at the influence of Mark Catesby\, Hans Sloane\, Carl Linnaeus\, John Bartram\, William Bartram\, Alexander Wilson\, Thomas Jefferson\, George Cuvier\, John Bachman\, John James Audubon\, and Charles Darwin. \nDATES: February 3rd\, 10th\, 17th\, 24th – March 3rd & 10th. \nCourse Time: 10:30am-12:00pm\, Mondays \nTickets:  Sold only as a six-week course (Seating is limited to 30) \nAbout Layton Register: \nLayton Register was born in Lexington\, Kentucky. He grew up on a farm outside of town that his mother and father operated for breeding and raising Thoroughbred racehorses. After graduating from Washington and Lee University\, Register spent most of his working career involved with Thoroughbred breeding and racing and in property management as well as coaching tennis. Register moved from Kentucky to Charleston five years ago and has been working as a certified tour guide for Walk and Talk Charleston\, as well as a volunteer for the Charleston Parks Conservancy and the Charleston Library Society. As an avid birdwatcher\, his dedicated interest in the world of birds inevitably led Register to the life and work of John James Audubon\, inspiring an imminent book titled Birdwatching (and Counting Birds) With John James Audubon: Where Have All the Birds Gone?
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/life-long-learning-the-individuals-behind-the-shaping-of-north-american-natural-history-six-week-course/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Lunar New Year
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read Crictor by Tomi Ungerer and the craft will be lucky red envelopes! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-lunar-new-year/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Lunar New Year
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read Crictor by Tomi Ungerer and the craft will be lucky red envelopes! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-lunar-new-year-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cuba's Creative Class
DESCRIPTION:We can go\, we can’t go. The ping pong of access to Cuba has always been a game of chance\, and if you’ve had the opportunity to go\, navigating once there an unknown. Known as the “Pearl of the Antilles\,” Cuba remains a Caribbean island nation with the creative vitality that comes from an extraordinary legacy of African\, Indigenous\, Spanish\, and French influences over four centuries. Its charming cities are plentiful in artistic and architectural heritage\, where artisans\, thought leaders and creative entrepreneurs are working diligently to preserve and sustain Havana’s cultural legacy. Join Hermes Mallea\, architect and member of a Cuban-American family\, for a first-hand account of the cultural ebullience of Cuba that comes from his passion for exposing the incredible entrepreneurialism at play despite the economic challenges.  An architect by trade\, but also author of three books: Great Houses of Havana; Escape: The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour; and Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now\, Mallea will dive into a verbal tour of Cuba and the importance of its preservation. \nIf you are unable to attend the event but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout Hermes Mallea \nArchitect Hermes Mallea is the author of “Great Houses of Havana\, A Century of Cuban Style”\, (The Monacelli Press\, 2011) which is currently in its third printing and of ESCAPE\, The Heyday of Caribbean Glamour”. “(Rizzoli 2014)\,  Mallea’s latest book\, “Havana Living Today/ Cuban Homestyle Now” (Rizzoli) celebrates homeowners’ individual flair and resourcefulness\, taking the reader inside a world that foreign visitors and most Cubans have never seen. Mallea has presented his books at venues across the United States and is a lecturer annually for visitors to Havana. He has presented papers on historic Cuban family life at Havana’s annual Jornadas Tecnicas de Arquitectura Vernacula in 2010 and in 2009 and the 2013 International Art Deco Congress in Havana. In 2011\, Mallea curated and installed “Luz de Memoria”\, an exhibition of a century of family photographs at Havana’s Museum of Natural History. In July 2018\, Mallea installed an update of this exhibition in one of his family’s former homes in Gibara\, Cuba as part of their annual film festival. \nMallea received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Miami\, attended the Master’s Program in Historic Preservation at Columbia University. Mallea formed the award-winning interiors and architecture practice\, M(Group)\, in 1983 with interior designer Carey Maloney. In 2021 he was honored with the Preservation League of New York State’s Pillar award recognizing his work in historic preservation in Cuba and the United States. Mallea is a board member of the Cintas Foundation which awards fellowships to Cuban artists working on and off the island. He is a founding board member of Havana Heritage Foundation which is sponsoring the creation of a new library of design books created to honor the memory of Eusebio Leal. More than 4\,000 donated books have been shipped as of summer 2022. Mallea is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Finca Vigia Foundation which supports the preservation of Ernest Hemingway’s Havana home and his legacy in Cuba. Mallea is serving as a creative consultant bringing authentic Cuban style to two restaurants soon to open in London. He serves on the International Council of the Preservation Society of Newport County. \nPrior to the program\, We invite our Fellows Members to enjoy a Happy Hour from 5:00 – 6:00pm\, downstairs in the Dr. Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Club Lounge.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cubas-creative-class/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Paper Marbling in the Bindery
DESCRIPTION:Join Charleston Library Society’s Director of Conservation James Davis for an introduction to the ancient art of decorative paper marbling: a method of aqueous surface design using ink and paint colors\, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. During this creative session\, you will explore the fascinating craft that transforms prepared papers with fluid patterns and vibrant colors. The workshop will introduce the history of paper marbling which dates back to the 10th century\, and provide insights into materials\, tools\, and techniques to create your own unique papers. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a beginner\, this class offers something for everyone who wishes to experiment with creative paper techniques using various color combinations and designs. Join us to discover the joy of creating your unique marbled papers! \n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/workshoppapermarbling/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Special Appearance from The Colour of Music
DESCRIPTION:CLS invites you to share in a rare opportunity of the exploration between the literary and musical ties of The Colour of Music – Dr. Henry Tisdale\, most recent retired president of Claflin University\, will launch his newest publication in our Main Reading Room\, focusing on how music changed the track of Claflin University\, and the overall experience of black Collegians. Through the use of key strategies noted in his book\, Tisdale changed the course of the small liberal arts college\, and in turn changed the impact the institution has on students and faculty to this day. Join us to celebrate his work at Claflin and the cultural importance of the Black classical music festival.  \nPurchase tickets HERE. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \nIn Beyond the Western Wall\, Tisdale provides a detailed guide as to how to apply the transformational visioning process as a key institutional change strategy. Hence\, it is a true guide to understanding visionary leadership\, and how to bring about transformational change. Chapter by chapter\, he digs deeply into the launching of a presidency\, academic excellence by design\, Student Success\, Innovations\, Fundraising\, and Succession Planning. Throughout the book\, the author emphasizes the importance of knowing how to launch an effective and sustainable presidency\, how to deploy transformational vision as a key change strategy\, how to lead effective dynamic strategic planning\, team building\, and teamwork\, and he also accentuates the importance of the partnership between the president and the board of trustees. It begins by knowing how to engage in a substantive discussion about roles and responsibilities and continuously having the board revisit their partnership with the president and their roles as institutional leaders\, fundraisers\, fiduciaries\, and strategic planners. In fact\, he shows throughout the book how the president can work effectively to establish and sustain a valuable partnership with the board always being clear on roles and responsibilities. By including examples and speeches throughout the work\, he demonstrates the vital role of presidents leading from the front in communicating\, visioning\, strategic planning\, and setting the tone for campus civility. He also goes to great lengths to discuss the president’s role in team building which begins with assessing the current strengths and always keeping the team informed as to the status of the team building progress while showing appreciation for what has been done. Also\, in the book he emphasizes his experience as a tenured faculty and a faculty champion as it relates to expectations\, recognition\, and rewards. His attention to and focus on student success is extraordinary and results in phenomenal success in retention and graduation rates. Ultimately\, Beyond the Western Wall is as much a case study of the author’s work as it is a how-to-do-it manual for transformational change. It takes the reader from the launching of a presidency to succession planning for his predecessor. Throughout the book\, the author has developed a powerful guide for higher education leaders and others who want to use transformational visioning to reposition an organization for sustained success.  \nAbout the Author \n\nNationally recognized as a transformative leader in higher education\, Henry N. Tisdale became the eighth president at Claflin University in 1994\, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He received a master’s degree from Temple University in the teaching of mathematics and another master’s in mathematics from Dartmouth College. He further became the first African American to receive a doctorate in mathematics from Dartmouth. Under his distinguished tenure\, Claflin University was consistently ranked in the Top Ten among HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) by reputable publications\, gained unparallel state\, regional and other national distinctions for academic excellence\, fiscal stability\, increased enrollment\, remarkable retention and graduation rates and enhancements of both its physical infrastructure and research capacity\, solidifying his prominence as an exceptional leader.  Included among his numerous distinguished awards and honors before retirement in July 2019 are the CASE (Council of Advancement and Support of Education) Chief Executive Award\, and the Order of the Palmetto\, the highest civilian award presented by the governor of South Carolina. He remains active in retirement\, serving as a member of the Dartmouth College Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Advisory Board\, the South Carolian Governor’s School of Science and Mathematics Board\, the Lowcountry Food Bank Foundation Board\, the Dominion Energy Environmental Justice Advisory Council\, and the Williamsburg County Public School Foundation Board.\n\n \nAbout the Moderator; Gia McKenzie\n\nGia McKenzie\, a native of Charleston\, South Carolina\, earned her BA from Hampton University and her MS from New York University. In the 1990s and early 2000s\, she worked as a writer and editor for various magazines in the New York area\, covering travel\, technology\, media\, and business. After relocating back to Charleston\, Gia spent five years as a TV News Producer at WCIV-TV\, ABC News 4. In 2014\, Gia pivoted to the tech industry\, initially on media and marketing teams before moving into sales and account management. She is currently an Account Manager at Alliant Insurance Services headquartered in New York City. Gia has been involved with the Colour of Music Festival since its inception\, serving as Media-at-Large. She’s also a PR and communications consultant for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor National Heritage Area. In 2024 after years of making her friends and family laugh\, she had her stand-up comedy debut at the Villain Theatre in Miami. \n\nAbout the Colour of Music Festival \nThe Colour of Music Festival\, Inc. presents a diverse classical repertoire of baroque\, classical and 20th-century music at the highest of musical standards to diverse audiences nationally. The festival has presented in Atlanta\, Charleston and Columbia\, Nashville\, Houston\, Pittsburgh\, Richmond\, and Washington\, D.C. Few classical music enthusiasts are aware of the tremendous contributions of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges\, an African-French composer whose opera and classical masterpieces equaled or far exceeded those of his 18th-century contemporaries. Although his compositions are highly recognized overseas\, they have gathered little notice in the United States. Today there are thousands of celebrated and prodigiously talented classical principals\, composers and performers of African descent throughout the world. Yet\, their opportunities to grace concert stages of major American orchestras are rare to non-existent. The Colour of Music Festival’s mission is reversing this trend. Since 2013\, the Colour of Music Festival offers a musical kaleidoscope highlighting the impact and historical significance of Black classical composers and performers on American and world culture. The Colour of Music Festival began with performances at various venues throughout historic Charleston\, South Carolina and has grown to debut in cities across the country with artists from across the globe. Assembling acclaimed Black chamber ensemble players and artists to form the Colour of Music Orchestra\, the Festival showcases some of the top Black classical musicians in the United States\, trained at some of the most prestigious music schools\, conservatories and universities in the world.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-special-appearance-from-the-colour-of-music/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Cowboys and Cowgirls
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Rodeo Red by Maripat Perkins\, and the craft will be wooden stick figures of cowboys and cowgirls! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-cowboys-and-cowgirls/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20241202T165939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T161852Z
UID:10001864-1739206800-1739210400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:February New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Orientation! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you! \n*Please note: if this session fills to capacity\, RSVP for March’s New Member Orientation!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/february-new-members-mingle-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T202716Z
UID:10001994-1739287800-1739291400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Valentine's Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read In My Heart\, A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek and the craft will be “what’s in my heart” boxes! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-valentines-day-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20241125T191134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T160140Z
UID:10001851-1739296800-1739300400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:The Enduring Influence of Classicism
DESCRIPTION:Drayton Hall\, an authentic colonial period dwelling in Charleston\, is the earliest and finest example of Palladian architecture in the United States – how the main house and surrounding buildings were designed\, built\, used and adjusted over time tells a unique take about the people who lived and worked there. In partnership with Drayton Hall and in the spirit of celebrating the roots of classical design and architecture in Charleston\, join nationally recognized\, next-generation practitioners to hear how the principles of classicism remain a great influence on their work through houses\, interiors\, and even exhibitions. Moderated by Haskell Harris\, founding style director of Garden & Gun magazine\, the talented group of panelists will include interior designer Elizabeth Lawrence\, Partner\, Williams Lawrence\, New York City; architect Steven Spandle\, Principal\, Steven W. Spandle Architect LLC\, Hoboken\, New Jersey; and Dr. Carter C. Hudgins\, President and CEO of the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust\, Charleston\, South Carolina. \nAbout Haskell Harris \nHaskel Harris is the founding style director at the national luxury lifestyle print magazine Garden & Gun\, now known as G&G.  She joined the magazine in 2008 and has helped infuse it with stories about homes\, gardens\, and products that are not only beautiful but have great stories behind them. In her recently published book The House Romantic\, (Abrams\, 2024)\, she expands on that theme\, visiting jubilant\, gorgeous\, story-filled houses in the art and interiors world that she calls “kindred spirits.”  Each chapter also includes a “Story Behind the Stuff” jaunt to the studio of an artist or a purveyor—of antique quilts\, glassware\, linens\, and more. Over the course of her twenty-year career in the shelter and lifestyle magazine world\, Harris has contributed to dozens of publications\, including Cottage Living\, House Beautiful\, Southern Accents\, and Better Homes & Gardens.  \nAbout Carter C. Hudgins \nCarter C. Hudgins\, is the president and CEO of the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust\, a 501c3 responsible for the operation and administration of Drayton Hall\, a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Charleston\, S.C.\, and one of the finest examples of American architecture to survive from the colonial period. Dr. Hudgins has worked in the fields of archaeology\, history and historic preservation for more than 25 years. Prior to coming to Drayton Hall\, he worked as a senior staff archaeologist for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Jamestown Rediscovery Project. He has completed archaeological field work throughout southeastern North America and the Caribbean\, in addition to instructing undergraduate and graduate students. After graduating with a B.A. in history from Hampden-Sydney College\, Hudgins received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history and material culture from Royal Holloway\, University of London.  He has lectured and published on the history\, archaeology\, and material culture of early America and post-medieval England with a particular focus on the seventieth and eighteenth centuries. Hudgins is an advisory board member of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA)\, a board member Porter Gaud Alumni Association\, an advisory member of the Charleston World Heritage Coalition\, an advisory member of the American College of the Building Arts\, an advisory member of The Mayor’s Walled City Task Force in Charleston S.C.\, and a project member of the First Colony Foundation. \nAbout Steven Spandle \nSteven Spandle is the founding principal of Steven W. Spandle Architect\, which specializes in residential design with projects throughout the United States. The firm has undertaken a diverse array of commissions—ranging from single-family homes to Manhattan penthouses as well as historic restorations and museum renovations. A practitioner of classical design with a love of history and the decorative arts\, Steven is a former member of the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts and is the architect of the Tennis Pavilion – a classical structure and the first addition to the White House grounds in decades. He most recently completed a Manhattan penthouse renovation with the iconic designer Bunny Williams and her New York team at Williams Lawrence. A native of Georgia\, Steven’s life-long fascination with architecture\, art\, and design began with childhood visits to museums and historic houses\, including Drayton Hall. These places and the history within profoundly shaped his professional pursuits as an architect and influenced his understanding of design.  \nAbout Elizabeth Lawrence \nElizabeth Lawrence has spent her career working alongside Bunny Williams\, designing projects across the country\, from Manhattan to Palm Beach to Los Angeles. Since being named Bunny’s only Partner in 2017\, which led to the renaming of the firm as Williams Lawrence in 2023\, she and Bunny have run the Bunny Williams umbrella of brands together. Originally from Wilmington\, Delaware\, Elizabeth attended the University of Richmond and then the New York School of Interior Design. She was honored by The New York School of Interior Design at their annual gala in 2020 and her work has been widely published in The New York Times\, Architectural Digest\, Elle Decor\, Veranda\, Galerie\, House Beautiful\, and many others. A few of her current projects include a new country estate\, a glamorous New York City townhouse\, a Palm Beach getaway and a young family’s apartment overlooking Central Park. Elizabeth and her family live in New York City and Elizabeth often shares snapshots of her work\, travels\, tablespaces\, great design finds\, and other adventures on her personal Instagram. Follow her @elizabeth_m_lawrence and see more of the firm’s work @williams_lawrence_interiors and williamslawrence.com.  \nAbout Drayton Hall \nDrayton Hall is Charleston’s finest plantation. The plantations of Charleston which are open to the public are all located about ten miles outside the city area of Charleston\, SC. Drayton Hall is the oldest and only preserved and accurate plantation house that can be visited and toured in Charleston. \nUnlike other plantations in Charleston\, Drayton Hall is the only authentic colonial period home that you can tour. The other plantation homes in Charleston were either burned and no longer have houses or the houses were built in the 20th century. Drayton Hall survived both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War and is the only plantation tour in Charleston of a house that survived both wars and legitimately dates to the 18th century. Drayton Hall has remarkable museum galleries and exhibits on both the pre-Civil War and post-Civil War time periods and the role Drayton Hall played in the history of Charleston. \nAbout The Charleston Show \nThe Charleston Show now in its fourth year presents a Collection of Antiques Contemporary Design\, Fine Art & Jewelry. \nThe Thursday evening Preview Party on March 20th benefits the Drayton Hall Preservation Trust. This gala opening event provides an opportunity to support the collections and preservation of the historic estate as well as a chance for a first look at the antique show’s offerings. Open to the public Friday March 21st through Sunday 23rd\, the Charleston Show brings together 30 exhibitors from the United States\, England and Europe showcasing the best period to mid-century furniture\, traditional and contemporary art and ceramics\, jewelry\, folk art\, oriental rugs\, silver\, prints and maps\, garden and architectural antiques. \nPlease note that registrants’ contact information is collected for all partnering organizations. 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/classical-influences-on-modern-design-with-drayton-hall/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T202852Z
UID:10001995-1739374200-1739377800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Valentine's Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read In My Heart\, A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek and the craft will be “what’s in my heart” boxes! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-valentines-day-4/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250121T174904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T202933Z
UID:10001990-1739613600-1739617200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Love
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Cozy in Love by Jan Brett\, and the craft will be ladybug heart cards! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-cowboys-and-cowgirls-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T170143Z
UID:10001996-1739892600-1739896200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Baretta and the craft will be mini secret garden jars! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-black-history-month/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T170235Z
UID:10001997-1739979000-1739982600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Baretta and the craft will be mini secret garden jars! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-black-history-month-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T180000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250117T183754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T162301Z
UID:10001975-1739984400-1739988000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:February Member Mingle
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member Mingle also known as Cocktail Hour\, Happy Hour or 5 o’clock somewhere – a meet and greet opportunity without any programmatic component. Held on the third Wednesday evening of each month and open to all members\, we hope you’ll join us from 5 to 6 PM in the Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Lounge to meet like-minded peers and others who share the love of all things CLS. \nIf you’ve been a member of the Library Society for a while you may be familiar with our New Member Orientations on Mondays (previously called New Member Mingle).  \nThis event is free to CLS Members\, please fill out the form to RSVP below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/february-members-mingle/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250121T175044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T170310Z
UID:10001991-1740218400-1740222000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Birds
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Telephone by Mac Barnett\, and the craft will be baby birds in a nest! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-birds-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T202239Z
UID:10001998-1740497400-1740501000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Egypt
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read The Little Hippo by Géraldine Elschner and the craft will be hieroglyph name cartouches! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-egypt/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20241126T204941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T161732Z
UID:10001846-1740506400-1740510000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:History at the Heart of Landscape Design
DESCRIPTION:All land\, whether urban or rural\, wild or toxic\, holds a deep cultural and ecological history. It is this layered history of a site that must be critically researched and then transformed to endure for future generations. It is because of this mentality that Nelson Byrd Woltz (NBW) is one of the most in-demand and respected landscape architecture firms in the US. In their second monograph\, The Land is Full\, NBW digs into this philosophy across twelve projects that illustrate the power of design in creating vital public realms at the heart of communities. It just so happens that they are intimately involved in our community\, too\, through the work of the Angel Oak Preserve\, a 10-year community effort to unify an existing 9-acre city park with the surrounding 35 acres once threatened by insensitive development. In partnership with Middleton Place and Lowcountry Land Trust\, we are so pleased to highlight the great work of this firm and the launch of The Land is Full by hosting Thomas Woltz\, Senior Principal of NVW Landscape Architects\, to share how he has expanded NBW to also include scientists and historians as integral contributors to the design of projects that range from restoration ecology in large urban parks to post-industrial sites and educational campuses. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout the Book \nThe Land Is Full features projects that engage exceptionally sensitive sites\, including those that hold the vital histories of enslaved peoples\, the rich cultures of indigenous peoples\, and natural habitats that have been threatened by infrastructure and construction. One highlighted project in the northeast is a burial ground adjacent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard that has been reclaimed as a contemplative meadow filled with native plants\, pollinators\, and birds. Another in southern Texas is the revitalization of Memorial Park in Houston\, a 1500-acre landscape that interweaves city infrastructure with a vibrant ecology. Thousands of miles to the northwest\, the Aga Khan Garden in Alberta\, Canada\, stands as a regenerative horticultural sanctuary and the northern most Islamic garden on Earth\, interpreting centuries of Islamic landscape history in a 21st century public garden. \nThe work of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects\, and indeed the very profession of landscape architecture\, is set in a broad context through authoritative essays by noted scholars\, ecologists\, and cultural historians. It articulates the critical role the profession of landscape architecture plays in reshaping public space to meet the challenges of ecological and social resilience. An incisive introductory essay by Thomas Woltz\, Senior Principal and owner of NBW\, dives deeper into the practice’s research-driven design process\, its approach to preservation\, and its covenant with land. \nAbout the Author \nThomas L. Woltz\, Senior Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW)\, works at the intersection of culture and ecology for the sustainability of the public realm. Through this collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach\, NBW’s designs reveal lost or erased histories in the landscape. The work of NBW now stretches across thirty states and twelve countries. Thomas was educated at the University of Virginia and holds Master’s degrees in landscape architecture and architecture as well as an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. In 2011\, Thomas was invested into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows\, among the highest honors achieved in the profession and was named the Design Innovator of the Year by the Wall Street Journal Magazine. He has also received the American Horticultural Society Landscape Design Award and was recognized as one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land. Woltz currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. \nThis program is in partnership with Lowcountry Land Trust and Middleton Place Foundation.  \nAbout Lowcountry Land Trust \nLowcountry Land Trust\, founded in 1986\, partners with landowners and local stakeholders to permanently protect and nurture the land throughout coastal South Carolina. They have grown from a small community effort to an institution that protects more than 150\,000 acres of coastal land and water. Lowcountry Land Trust’s mission is to protect land and water forever\, nurture relationships between people and place\, and connect conservation to community. \nAbout Middleton Place Foundation  \nA National Historic Landmark\, home to the oldest landscaped gardens in America\, and an enduring\, vibrant\, and essential part of the Charleston and American experience\, Middleton Place is owned and operated by the Middleton Place Foundation. The Foundation\, a 501(c)(3) educational trust established in 1974\, uses historic preservation\, documented research\, and interpretation as a force for education\, understanding\, and positive change. \nPrior to the program\, We invite our Fellows Members to enjoy a Happy Hour from 5:00 – 6:00pm\, downstairs in the Dr. Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Club Lounge.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/land-covenants-kept-or-history-at-the-heart-of-landscape-design/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250124T194649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T202256Z
UID:10001999-1740583800-1740587400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Egypt
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Susanna\, our Children’s Services Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Susanna will read The Little Hippo by Géraldine Elschner and the craft will be hieroglyph name cartouches! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-egypt-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T110000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
CREATED:20250221T195832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T202317Z
UID:10002022-1740823200-1740826800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - National Reading Month
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read I Will Not Read This Book by Cece Meng\, and the craft will be watercolor bookmarks! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-national-reading-month/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Read Across America
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join a member of our team to read in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, we will read A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and the craft will be homemade bookmarks! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-read-across-america-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Read Across America
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join a member of our team to read in the Rabbit Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, we will read A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and the craft will be homemade bookmarks! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-read-across-america-4/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T113000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
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SUMMARY:A Food Story Author on Her Delicious Anthology
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 5TH \nJames Beard Foundation award winner (five times over\, no less) Shane Mitchell may dislike grits\, but her family has deep roots in the South. Braving the wilds that most of us call home\, indoor and out\, Mitchell has used her time as a food journalist to cultivate an exploratory and tasty collection of the histories of foods we know and love. Joined by writer Stephanie Burt\, take a journey through Mitchell’s latest – The Crop Cycle; eleven crops\, their histories\, and truths about the fruits and vegetables that have become staples in the South. Along with Bitter Southerner and Buxton Books\, this exposé on your favorite Southern dishes is not-to-be-missed.  \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout the Book \nOver the last nine years\, Shane Mitchell has braved snakes\, fire ants\, floods\, rallies\, marches\, protests\, pageants\, and near heat stroke to write the essays contained in this book. From grits to tomatoes to peaches to okra to rice to onions and beyond\, she’s tracked down the history of southern fruits\, vegetables\, and grains in the oddest of odysseys. The Crop Cycle is the culmination of her long journey and quest to better understand the South’s tangled love affair with food  – 11 crops and their stories\, presented in the order they were published. And of course\, we’ve saved something delightful for dessert – a very special story at the end that has never been published. \nAbout the Author \nShane Mitchell writes narrative nonfiction and cultural criticism. She is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation awards\, including two M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing prizes\, for her stories on consequential crops and problematic food histories. While she lives in northern New York\, both sides of her family are deeply rooted in the rural South. Her father’s ancestors were Huguenot refugees who arrived in South Carolina in the late seventeenth century\, while her mother’s relatives settled in western Tennessee soon after. Some of them may have distilled moonshine\, but no one is saying for sure. Shane challenges systemic Southern cultural bias without reservation\, but also finds joy in the eccentric rituals of the region. She still hates grits. \nAbout Stephanie Burt \nA native North Carolinian\, Stephanie grew up in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, on good Southern cooking and lots of books. She received both her BA and MA in English from UNC Charlotte and was a former instructor of English and American Studies there as well. Her writing has taken her from the haunted halls of old mountain mansions to the white beaches of the West Coast of Florida\, but these days\, all things culinary fill her plate. She is a full-time freelance writer for a variety of publications and loves that a pen and paper let her behind the scenes and in the kitchen.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-food-story-author-on-her-delicious-anthology/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Rainbows
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our part time Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls\, and the craft will be rainbow collage art! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-rainbows/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T163000
DTSTAMP:20260520T110611
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - The Many Ways We Learn
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join a member of our team to read in the Rabbit Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, we will read The Smart Cookie by Jory John and the craft will be felt cookie decorating! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-the-many-ways-we-learn/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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