2015 Founders Award honoring David McCullough Welcome Remarks by The Hon. Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and J. Michael Luttig, General Counsel, The Boeing Corporation 6:00pm at Memminger Auditorium David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history,” “a matchless writer.” He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, twice […]
Mr. McCullough’s book, The Wright Brothers, will not be available until May, 2015. However, he has graciously agreed to provide signed book plates for those who purchase the book through the Library Society. Please call (843) 723-9912 or click here if you would like to purchase a copy of the book with a signed book plate . The […]
For tickets to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1342358 Dave Morgan Yes, Television Can Be a Positive Influence on Society! In recent years, Charlestonians have grown accustomed to watching their streets transform into television and movie sets. What many don’t know is that Dave Morgan, Founder, President and CEO of Mount Pleasant-based Litton […]
For tickets to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1342363 John Reynolds The Fight for Freedom In the summer of 1965, an eighteen-year old boy, filled with frustration and anger at the injustices of the segregated society in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, volunteered to help Civil Rights workers sent to Alabama by the […]
Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday once again, the magic of the Renaissance Ensembles’ voices will be enhanced by literary commentary by Shakespearean scholar, Betsy Cahill. For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. $20 members, $30 nonmembers.
The Catesby Trust’s new book The Curious Mr. Catesby: a “truly ingenious” naturalist explores new worlds is available now. Get more information at www.catesbytrust.org. The book is being introduced at a series of events in the US and the UK. Programs will be held in April and May, in Washington DC, New York, Cincinnati, Richmond, Kiawah Island, Charleston, […]
Arts & Influences Seminar: A Passionate Journey- Collectors, Dealers and The Collection of Art taught by Barbara Horlbeck, M.A. April 27 & 28 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM Members $175, Nonmembers $200 To Register: artsandinfluences@gmail.com or call (410) 458-3488 Collectors of art have long played a discrete but powerful role in building the world’s great […]
The Charleston Library Society will host a “Grimke Sisters” exhibit featuring books and archival materials relevant to the abolitionist sisters. The exhibit will be available for viewing during regular library hours. Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1973) and Angelina Emily Grimke (1805-1879), known as the Grimke sisters, were 19th century Southern American writers, orators, educators, and Quakers […]
To donate to the Library Society for giving day, please click here https://lowcountrygivingday.org/#npo/charleston-library-society Lowcountry Giving Day 2014 raised a total of $4,003,591.62 from 7,166 individuals for 93 participating nonprofits, the highest amount collected in 24 hours of giving in similar challenges among all 50 states. Will you help us #LiftTheLowcountry a second time? Hosted by […]
American Debut Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling book WATERLOO Talk followed by book-signing and reception Members: $10 Non-Members $15 For tickets, please click here or call (843) 723-9912 Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell ‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is celebrated for his ability […]
The Charleston Library Society invites you to join us for a lecture and book signing with Firoozeh Dumas. To RSVP to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org New York Times Bestselling Author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and Laughing Without an Accent Firoozeh Dumas was born in Abadan, Iran […]
May 23, 24, 30 and June 6 Spoleto: Conversations with Martha Teichner To RSVP to these events, please click here. Held in the beautiful Main Reading Room of the Charleston Library Society, CBS correspondent Martha Teichner will lead intimate conversations with festival artists about the creative process and their experiences at Spoleto Festival USA. Saturday, May […]
Join Pat Conroy and a number of his Story River Authors including Maggie Schein, John Lane and Bernie Schein. For tickets, please click here or call (843) 723-9912 $10 members, $15 nonmembers Maggie Schein- Lost Cantos of the Orobourous Caves A collection of fables in the literary tradition of Italo Calvino (if he were a Taoist seeker), Lost […]
The Rag Race How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire · Adam D. Mendelsohn To RSVP, please email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call (843) 723-9912 · “The Rag Race traces the involvement of Jewish immigrants in the shmatte business, and draws connections between that involvement and the economic ascent of Jews in America.” […]
Speaker Series: Peg Eastman- St. Philip’s Church of Charleston, An Early History of the Oldest Parish in South Carolina To RSVP- please email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call (843) 723-9912 St. Philip’s Church was commissioned shortly after the Carolina colony was founded in 1670. Because the Church of England was the established Church, St. Philip’s tried to […]
