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SUMMARY:Learnings from Bryant Park: A Conversation with Andrew Manshel and David Rawle
DESCRIPTION:Andrew M. Manshel’s first-hand account of the transformation of New York’s Bryant Park contains relevant lessons for parks and public spaces in every community—including (and especially!) Charleston. As such\, we are THRILLED to welcome Mr. Manshel to share his insights with us during an evening of discussion and learning on Thursday\, May 11. \nA conversation led by David Rawle\, the catalyst for Charleston’s Theodora Park\, hailed as “a model for the future\,” this event is a can’t-miss occasion for everyone from garden/park organizations to civic-minded groups to urban planners to activists and individuals invested in the sustainable growth of our city. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for guests.  \nBox office closes at 3pm-day of\, but please call if interested in getting one at the door. \nClick here\, or call 843-579-9922\, to secure your seat(s) today. \nAbout Andrew M. Manshel:\nMr. Manshel currently serves as Senior Advisor to Hollis Public Affairs\, providing a full range of services to the private sector in dealing with all levels of government. He was Assistant Commissioner for Franchise Administration at the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications\, managing the equitable delivery of telecommunications services in public space. For 11 years he served as Executive Vice President of Greater Jamaica Development Corporation and President of its Jamaica Capital Corporation and Jamaica First Parking affiliates\, working to improve public space and the quality of life in a vibrant\, but disinvested\, African-American\, Caribbean\, Central American and South Asian neighborhood. \nMr. Manshel is the author of Learning from Bryant Park: Revitalizing Cities\, Towns and Public Spaces\, published in 2020 by Rutgers University Press. For 10 years Mr. Manshel was Associate Director and Counsel at the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (conceptualizing and successfully implementing many of its most noted programs including its performances\, the film series and the construction and leasing of the Bryant Park Grill) and General Counsel and Director of Public Amenities to the Grand Central and 34th Street Partnerships (where he structured the first tax exempt BID bond issues\, developed and leased the Pershing Square Café\, negotiated site control for Herald and Greeley Squares\, and created the horticulture\, street vendor\, newsrack and public toilet programs).  \nPrior to that he was a partner in the Real Estate Department of law firm Kalkines Arky Zall & Bernstein LLP (now Manatt Phelps & Phillips).  He also served as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Barnard College. Mr. Manshel often assists organizations in revitalizing\, planning and managing public spaces\, works to strengthen not-for-profits’ governance and finances and blogs about downtown and public space revitalization. He holds Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees (with distinction) from New York University and a BA in Government (with honors) from Oberlin College.  \nMr. Manshel plays the renaissance lute and the theorbo.  \nAbout David Rawle:\nDavid Rawle is the retired founder of a Charleston-based marketing and communications firm representing national and international companies.  He contributed significantly to the creation and success of several major Charleston institutions\, including Kiawah Island\, Daniel Island\, Spoleto Festival USA\, and the South Carolina Aquarium.  David was the catalyst to creating Theodora Park\, an acclaimed ‘pocket park’ in downtown Charleston\, called “a beautifully tranquil public garden” by the New York Times and “a model for the future” by the Post and Courier.  CLS members and friends may recall David’s standing-room-only presentation of his book\, “What Matters.” \n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/learnings-from-bryant-park-a-conversation-with-andrew-manshel-and-david-rawle/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop // Introduction to BookBinding
DESCRIPTION:Join our resident bookbinder and conservator\, James Davis\, to learn the art of hand bookbinding and walk away with your very own journal. Starting with paper\, board\, and thread\, students will be instructed on the techniques and practices of constructing a well made blank book from scratch. Each journal will feature hand stitching and decorative marbled paper covers. Discussions will focus on the history of bookbinding and conservation techniques for preserving books within our libraries and museums. \nAll materials will be provided and no prior bookbinding experience is necessary. Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy or bring an apron if you have one. \nTickets are $275 for CLS members and $325 for guests.\nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/workshop-introduction-to-bookbinding-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Mother's Day
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, click here. \nPlease join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS this summer. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Mama\, Do You Love Me by Barbara M. Joosse and the craft will be paper flowers! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-mothers-day/
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Magical Things
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and the craft will be magic wands! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-magical-things/
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SUMMARY:Fellows Exclusive: CLS Wine Club Launch
DESCRIPTION:On May 16th from 5:00–7:00PM\, we will host our first-ever Wine Club. \nThis fun idea bloomed down in the Fellows Lounge this winter during one of our lively Fellow Happy Hours. Our gracious hosts—each hailing from storied outings and clubs centered around the complexities of wine—have agreed to share wit and wisdom twice a year. Special thanks to Jerry Mitchell\, who we have named the “Wine Intellect\,” and Tim Cantopher\, who shares knowledge as “Taste Master.” \nIn addition\, we have partnered with the renowned experts at Zero George for this special evening of tasting and access to unique vineyards and small-production varietals. \nSeating is limited in an effort to host a conversation style wine tasting where the experts will walk us through four specifically chosen bottles and dissect the nuance associated with each. \nPart of participating in the wine club is the opportunity to purchase wines that would otherwise not be available at retail. Because these wines are available in such limited quantities to start with\, we must secure them ahead of time\, therefore your ticket will include one of each bottle to take home (Avg $35/bottle)\, as part of the overall ticket price. Each ticket includes your attendance to the event in addition to the four bottles. \nProceeds from the evening will benefit the Charleston Library Society’s ongoing programing efforts. \nThere are two ticket options available: \n*Single $285 // $145 ticket price + $140 wine price (4 bottles to take home) \n*Couple $430 // $290 ticket price + $140 wine price (4 bottles to take home) \nCurrent Fellows may purchase tickets here.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/fellows-exclusive-new-wine-club-launching-may-16/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Magical Things
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love and the craft will be magic wands! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-magical-things-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T190000
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SUMMARY:Karen White Channels the Spirit of New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:Join Buxton Books and CLS for a special evening with Karen White\, an author with an uncanny sense of place. She conveys the spirit of a setting\, and its inhabitants\, through vivid detail and nuance. In her latest book\, The House on Prytania\, she takes things one step further\, conjuring literal spirits to deepen her characters’ (and our) connection to their location—in this case\, a recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. It’s a tale full of twists and turns\, and we’re thrilled to host this launch event in partnership with Buxton Books. \nTickets are $47.50 each\, and include one (1) book. To purchase\, please click here. \nAbout the Book\nA woman is haunted by ghosts of her past—both literally and figuratively—in this second novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White. \nNola Trenholm may not be psychic herself\, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present\, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something\, or someone\, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign. \nBut with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan\, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister\, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau\, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping\, asks Nola for a favor that threatens to derail her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backward. He asks her to welcome Michael Hebert back into her life\, even though Michael is the reason for Nola’s bruised heart. Beau is convinced that Michael’s powerful family was behind Sunny’s disappearance and that Michael is the key to getting information the police won’t be able to ignore—if Nola is willing to risk everything for which she’s worked so hard. \nTorn between helping Beau and protecting herself\, Nola doesn’t realize until it’s almost too late why the ghosts are haunting her house—a startling revelation that will throw her and Beau together to fight a common enemy. Assuming Nola can get Beau to listen to what the spirits are trying to tell him\, because ignoring them could prove to be a fatal mistake… \nAbout the Author\nKaren White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels\, including the Tradd Street series\, The Last Night in London\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, A Long Time Gone\, and The Time Between. She is the coauthor of The Lost Summers of Newport\, All the Ways We Said Goodbye\, The Glass Ocean\, and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband and a spoiled Havanese dog near Atlanta\, Georgia.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/karen-white-channels-the-spirit-of-new-orleans/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Ribbit Ribbit
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, click here. \nPlease join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS this summer. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Hop\, Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh and the craft will be a frog! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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/saturday-story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-ribbit-ribbit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Cars and Trucks
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Mucky Truck by Ammi-Joan Paquette and the craft will be race cars! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-cars-and-trucks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: India in Fashion with Caroline Rennolds Milbank
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Rizzoli’s recent release\, India in Fashion—a stunning survey and visual feast of a book on which she was a collaborator and contributor—the fashion historian Caroline Rennolds Milbank will join us for a special discussion on the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the country’s most recognizable symbols: the sari. \nAs a longstanding\, independent\, and authoritative expert based in Charleston and New York\, Caroline will walk us through a special slideshow presentation\, “The Sari of India: How it has Inspired High Fashion in Paris and the United States.” \nDon’t miss what is guaranteed to be an evening of inspiration and learning. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for guests. \nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-579-9922 from 10AM–4PM\, Monday thru Friday. \nAbout the Author: \nCaroline Rennolds Milbank has written extensively on fashion history in her books Fashion: A Timeline in Photographs 1850-TODAY\,  Resort Fashion\, 2015\, Rizzoli;  The Couture Accessory\, 2002\, and  New York Fashion: The Evolution of American Style\, 1989\, Harry N. Abrams\, Inc. and Couture: The Great Designers\, 1985\, Stewart\, Tabori & Chang.  She has contributed essays to museum catalogues and books including: India in Fashion: The Impact of Indian Dress and Textiles on the Fashionable Imagination\, Hamish Bowles\, editor\, Rizzoli; Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer\, Cooper Hewitt\, Rizzoli\, 2020\, Mod New York: Fashion Takes a Trip\, Museum of the City of New York\, 2018; Poiret\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, 2007\, Chanel The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Yale University Press\, 2005\, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion\, Charles Scribner’s Sons\, 2005; Over the Top: Helena Rubinstein: Extraordinary Style: Beauty\, Art\, Fashion and Design\, Pointed Leaf Press\, 2003; Giorgio Armani\, Guggenheim Museum\, 2000; Icons of Fashion. The 20th Century\, Prestel\, 1999;  Our Town: Images and Stories from the Museum of the City of New York\, 1997; The Encyclopedia of New York City 1995. \nMilbank has lectured most at the Society Library\, New York City\, Kimbell Art Museum\, Fort Worth; the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Richmond; the Houston Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston; and Lyndhurst Mansion\, Tarrytown and Cooper Hewitt Museum\, New York. Topics include: Charles Frederick Worth; The Origins of American Fashion; The Jazz Age; From Winterhalter to Worth: Fashion and Art; The Clients of Balenciaga\, Resort Fashion and A Grand Tour of the 1880s. \nMilbank co-curated the exhibition The Couture Accessory at the Fashion Institute of Technology\, 2004\, and also curated the costume components of the exhibitions: Noble Dreams\, Wicked Pleasures: American Orientalism\, 1870-1930\, Clark Art Institute\, Williamstown\, Massachusetts\, 2000; John Singer Sargent: Portraits of the Wertheimer Family\, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\, Richmond\, 2000; Art and the Empire City: New York  1825-1861\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, 2000; Elegance\, Glamour and Style: Fashion and its Photography\, The Bruce Museum\, Greenwich\, Connecticut\, 1998.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-india-in-fashion-with-caroline-milbank/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T120000
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SUMMARY:CLS BOOK CLUB featuring Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 24\, from 10:30AM–12:00PM\, for a discussion of Barbara Kingsolver’s newest novel\, Demon Copperhead. Fans of this prolific author won’t want to miss this exploration of her 2022 stunner\, a Dickensian tale set in Southern Appalachia.  \nThe CLS Book Club has become a space for conversations about wide ranging topics. A FREE\, in-person event open to the public\, it’s a thrilling opportunity to engage in ideas and topics raised in some of the most interesting releases to hit bookshelves lately—regardless of whether you’ve finished the book\, are thinking about starting it\, or couldn’t make it past the half-way point. All that is required is an RSVP. \nTo RSVP\,  please fill out the form at the bottom of the page. \nAbout the Author and Book:  \nDemon Copperhead\, Barbara Kingsolver’s modern recasting of the Dickens classic David Copperfield\, is an innovative story of a young boy’s struggles and persistence as he grows up in southern Appalachia. Demon Copperhead was one of two class-conscious novels to win The Pulitzer Prize for fiction on Monday\, May 8 (along with Hernan Diaz’s narrative of class and wealth set in the 1920’s\, Trust). This is the first time the Pulitzers have awarded two fiction books in the category’s 105-year history. Officials have declined to name a fiction winner several times\, mostly recently in 2012. \nDemon Copperhead was chosen by Oprah Winfrey last fall for her book club and named by The Washington Post as a top release of 2022. Kingsolver has long woven social issues into her novels\, which also include The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible\, and helped establish the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. \nA longtime resident of Appalachia who currently lives on a farm in southwestern Virginia\, Kingsolver set her novel “close by\,” and recently said that she regards the Pulitzer as an affirmation not just of her novel\, but of a misunderstood and overlooked part of the country. “I wrote this book for my people because we are so invisible to the rest of the world and so persistently misrepresented\,” Kingsolver said. “I couldn’t be happier (about the Pulitzer) for this reason.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-demon-copperhead/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Cars and Trucks
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Mucky Truck by Ammi-Joan Paquette and the craft will be race cars! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-cars-and-trucks-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Forbes Books CEO Adam Witty on Entrepreneurship and Building Authority
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation on entrepreneurship and building authority with Adam Witty\, CEO of Forbes Books and co-author of The Authority Advantage. Witty is a local business entrepreneur who adopted our beloved Charleston as his home nearly 20 years ago and has since been deeply committed to growing and celebrating all that the community has to offer. As an expert on building business through personal brand authority\, Witty and his team have helped over 2\,000 global business leaders elevate their thought leadership through publishing and media services. \nThe event takes place on May 24th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm with doors opening at 5:30pm. Each attendee will receive a complimentary copy of The Authority Advantage with their ticket\, giving you access to his anticipated book just days after its launch. \nIn addition to the main event\, we are offering a more intimate option for connecting with Adam Witty. A VIP ticket option is available that includes a reception before the event — including a glass of wine and a book bundle including two of Adam’s books\, The Authority Advantage and Authority Marketing. The VIP cocktail hour will run from 5:30 – 6:00pm. Space is limited for the VIP tickets so get them quickly! \nPrice $30 (book included) \nAbout Adam Witty: \nAdam Witty is the Founder and CEO of Forbes Books\, partner and exclusive book publishing brand of Forbes Media. What began in the spare bedroom of his home is now one of the most respected independent business book publishers in the world with 2\,000+ authors in 44 U.S. states and 14 countries. Adam was named to the prestigious Inc. 30 Under 30 list of America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs in 2011. Advantage has been named to the Inc. 500/5000 list for six of the past eight years. He is the author of eight books and has appeared in the USA Today\, Investor’s Business Daily\, Wall Street Journal\, and on ABC and FOX. \nAbout Forbesq as xx Books:\nIn 2016\, Forbes partnered with Advantage Media to launch Forbes Books. Today\, Forbes Books is positioned as the company’s flagship imprint\, reserved exclusively for leaders who truly are “The Best in Business.” \nAt Forbes Books\, we believe branding is not a luxury\, it’s a necessity. We help business leaders elevate their name recognition and display their industry knowledge through a variety of publishing packages and media services. Our Authority Media Services are purpose-built around four key outcomes necessary to achieve Authority Status: discovery\, reputation\, engagement\, and loyalty. Our media strategists help you build a results-driven program that leverages the right mix of our PR\, content\, podcasting\, and digital audience engagement and website creation services. \nAbout The Authority Advantage: \n“I was honored to write the foreword for Adam and Rusty’s previous book\, Authority Marketing. They’ve done it again with The Authority Advantage. This book is required reading for any leader who wants to make a lasting mark in his or her field.”\n—Steve Forbes\, Editor-In-Chief\, Forbes \nThe Authority Advantage challenges assumptions from leaders about personal branding and thought leadership\, showing them how to build authentic visibility focused on impact. This book is key to identifying and overcoming the roadblocks to building trust in an increasingly skeptical environment. Within these pages\, you’ll discover how to grow your authority-status and how it can give you a competitive advantage and help you stand out from the crowd. \nAbout Buxton Books:\nOpened in 2016\, Buxton Books is an independent\, New York Times and ABA reporting bookstore located on King Street\, the main thoroughfare in historic\, downtown Charleston\, South Carolina. Buxton Books is an events motivated bookstore\, with a track record of successful\, book included events. We specialize in dynamic\, creative events ranging from bespoke walking tours to culinary events. With a knowledgeable staff\, highly curated book selection\, and robust event schedule\, we value and uphold the traditions of our neighborhood bookstore while also welcoming the visiting reading community. Buxton Books specializes in creative collaborations throughout our community with venues\, non-profits\, and many other organizations.\n\na While we remain an independent bookstore\, we have highly collaborative partnerships with various institutions around Charleston and can host anything from 50 people in the bookstore to close to 2\,000 at The Gaillard Center. Charleston – and those that visit the city – is a community of readers and writers that are fully ready to embrace our goal of making Charleston a staple city on the literary circuit.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-forbes-books-ceo-adam-witty-on-entrepreneurship-and-building-authority/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – The Beach
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Surf’s Up by Kwame Alexander and the craft will be to make a beach! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-beach/
LOCATION:SC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230427T161629Z
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UID:10001446-1685547000-1685550600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – The Beach
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Surf’s Up by Kwame Alexander and the craft will be to make a beach! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday 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-beach-2/
LOCATION:SC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230606T150619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T150619Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time in the Rabbit Hole — Ribbit Ribbit Frog
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\, a longtime presence in our Children’s Library who is returning for Story Time help and summer camps this season\, for a reading and on-theme craft session. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Hop\, Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh\, and lead the littles in crafting their very own standing frogs! \nStory Time repeats every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-ribbit-ribbit-frog-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T163000
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CREATED:20230606T150518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T150518Z
UID:10001239-1686151800-1686155400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time in the Rabbit Hole — Ribbit Ribbit Frog
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\, a longtime presence in our Children’s Library who is returning for Story Time help and summer camps this season\, for a reading and on-theme craft session. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Hop\, Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh\, and lead the littles in crafting their very own standing frogs! \nStory Time repeats every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-ribbit-ribbit-frog/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230103T165316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T145737Z
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SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS: Wild by Nature
DESCRIPTION:JUNE 12th – JUNE 16th \n\nDuring this week\, campers will experience their inner mad scientist as they explore like a naturalist and run experiments all week! \n\n $200 for Members // $225 for Non Members // $25 additional for the Lunch Bunch option\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \n  \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $25. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-wild-by-nature/
LOCATION:SC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20220114T023543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T165624Z
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SUMMARY:June New Members Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we look forward to hosting our newest members of the CLS family. Starting our night off with a complimentary glass of wine\, the evening will include an orientation of the Library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/june-new-members-mingle/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230531T184739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T184739Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Father’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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read My Dad is Amazing by Sabrina Moyle and the craft will be best Dad medals! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-fathers-day/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230613T190000
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CREATED:20230510T175809Z
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Sleeping with the Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Joseph M. McGill\, Jr.\, started his Slave Dwelling Project in 2010 to draw attention to the oft-obscured and distorted experiences of formerly enslaved people. Since then\, he has hosted overnight stays in what were once slave quarters on properties throughout the South\, North\, and West. \nDuring this upcoming discussion\, Mr. McGill will discuss his recent book on the subject\, Sleeping with the Ancestors\, along with his co-author\, the journalist Herb Frazier. \nJoin us on June 13\, at 6:00PM Tickets are $10 for members\, $15 for guests.  \nTo RSVP\, click here or call 843-579-9922\, to secure your seat.  \nAbout the Book: \nIn this enlightening personal account\, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sleep overnight in former slave dwellings that still stand across the country—revealing the fascinating history behind these sites and shedding light on larger issues of race in America. \nJoseph McGill Jr.\, a historic preservationist and Civil War reenactor\, founded the Slave Dwelling Project in 2010 based on an idea that was sparked and first developed in 1999. Since founding the project\, McGill has been touring the country\, spending the night in former slave dwellings—throughout the South\, but also the North and the West\, where people are often surprised to learn that such structures exist. Events and gatherings are arranged around these overnight stays\, and it provides a unique way to understand the often otherwise obscured and distorted history of slavery. The project has inspired difficult conversations about race in communities from South Carolina to Alabama to Texas to Minnesota to New York\, and all over the United States. \nSleeping with the Ancestors focuses on all of the key sites McGill has visited in his ongoing project and digs deeper into the actual history of each location\, using McGill’s own experience and conversations with the community to enhance those original stories. Altogether\, McGill and coauthor Herb Frazier give readers an important unexpected emersion into the history of slavery\, and especially the obscured and ignored aspects of that history.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/speaker-series-sleeping-with-the-ancestors/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T163000
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CREATED:20230531T184849Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Father’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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read My Dad is Amazing by Sabrina Moyle and the craft will be best Dad medals! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-fathers-day-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T163000
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CREATED:20230531T185045Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Feelings and Emotions
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival and the craft will be paper plate emojis! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-feelings-and-emotions/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T163000
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CREATED:20230531T185240Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Feelings and Emotions
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival and the craft will be paper plate emojis! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-feelings-and-emotions-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230523T140348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T190725Z
UID:10001454-1687456800-1687460400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: A Renaissance Mystery Decoded
DESCRIPTION:A brutal murder\, a nefarious plot\, a coded letter. After five hundred years\, the most notorious mystery of the Renaissance is finally solved.  \nOn June 22\, at 6:00 PM\, we are thrilled to host the esteemed scholar and author\, Marcello Simonetta\, to discuss how he unraveled a centuries-old conspiracy to reveal the man and machinations behind the drama. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for guests. Click here\, or call 843.579.9922\, to reserve your seats today. \nBox office hours close at 3PM on the day of the event\, but you may also purchase tickets at the door if/while they are available. \nSpecial thanks to our friends at the Dante Alighieri Society for their collaboration on this incredible program. \nAbout the Book \nThe Italian Renaissance is remembered as much for intrigue as it is for art\, with papal politics and infighting among Italy’s many city-states providing the grist for Machiavelli’s classic work on take-no-prisoners politics\, The Prince. The attempted assassination of the Medici brothers in the Duomo in Florence in 1478 is one of the best-known examples of the machinations endemic to the age. While the assailants were the Medici’s rivals\, the Pazzi family\, questions have always lingered about who really orchestrated the attack. \nMore than five hundred years later\, while working in a private archive in Italy\, the Renaissance scholar Marcello Simonetta stumbled upon a coded letter written by Federico da Montefeltro\, the Duke of Urbino\, to Pope Sixtus IV. Using a codebook written by his own ancestor to crack the letter’s secrets\, Mr. Simonetta unearthed proof of an all-out power grab by papal authorities for control of Florence. Montefeltro\, long believed to be a close friend of Lorenzo de Medici\, was in fact conspiring with the Pope to unseat the Medici and put the more malleable Pazzi in their place. \n\nIn The Montefeltro Conspiracy\, Simonetta unravels this plot\, showing not only how the plot came together but how its failure—only one of the Medici brothers\, Giuliano\, was killed; Lorenzo survived—changed the course of Italian and papal history for generations. In the course of his gripping narrative\, we encounter the period’s most colorful characters\, relive its tumultuous politics\, and discover that two famous paintings\, including one in the Sistine Chapel\, contain the Medici’s astounding revenge. \nAbout the Author \nMarcello Simonetta earned his laurea at Sapienza in Rome and his Ph.D. at Yale University. He has authored several books\, including his Medici trilogy: The Montefeltro Conspiracy (Doubleday\, New York: 2007\, translated in ten languages); Volpi e Leoni\, I Medici\, Machiavelli e la rovina d’Italia (Bompiani\, Milan: 2014\, translated in 4 languages); and Caterina de’ Medici. Storia segreta di una faida famigliare (Rizzoli\, Milan: 2018\, translated in four languages). Mr. Simonetta is currently a Senior Scholar at The Medici Archive Project in Florence\, and also teaches at New York University and Syracuse–Florence.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-renaissance-mystery-revealed/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Outer Space
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Penguinaut! by Marcie Colleen and the craft will be rocket ships! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-outer-space/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230628T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230531T185931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T185931Z
UID:10001238-1687966200-1687969800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Outer Space
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 can join Zora\, our incredible Childrens’ Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Zora will read Penguinaut! by Marcie Colleen and the craft will be rocket ships! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-outer-space-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230629T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T125719
CREATED:20230329T144241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T153515Z
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive: A Celebration of First Ladies
DESCRIPTION:Join CLS and Buxton Books on Thursday\, June 29\, for a publication week author talk with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray on their new book\, The First Ladies!  \nAfter the success of their first title together\, The Personal Librarian\, we could not be more excited for this new release. \nThe evening will begin at 6:00 pm as the duo discusses the writing of the book\, the often unrecognized contributions of women throughout history\, and the partnership between Eleanor Roosevelt and one of the most notable historical figures to come out of South Carolina – namely Mary McLeod Bethune. After the event\, Marie and Victoria will hang around to answer your questions and sign and personalize books! \nTickets are available for 1 Person\, 1 Book or as a 2 People\, 1 Book package. Both ticket options include a signed hardcover copy of The First Ladies.  \nFind out more and purchase tickets here! \nAbout The First Ladies: \nA novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world\, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. \nThe daughter of formerly enslaved parents\, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator\, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity\, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women’s rights and the power of education\, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets\, hopes and dreams—and holding each other’s hands through personal and professional strife. \nWhen Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president\, the two women begin to collaborate more closely\, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR\, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband’s secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness\, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary\, it only fuels the women’s desire to fight together for justice and equality. \nThis is the story of two different\, yet equally formidable\, passionate\, and committed women\, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement. \nAbout Marie Benedict: \nMarie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years’ experience as a litigator at two of the country’s premier law firms\, who found her calling unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. Her mission is to excavate from the past the most important\, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues. She embarked on a new\, thematically connected series of historical novels with The Other Einstein\, which tells the tale of Albert Einstein’s first wife\, a physicist herself\, and the role she might have played in his theories. The next novel in this series is the USA Today bestselling Carnegie’s Maid — which released in January of 2018 — and the book that followed is the New York Times bestseller and Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick The Only Woman in the Room\, the story of the brilliant inventor Hedy Lamarr\, which published in January of 2019. In January of 2020\, Lady Clementine\, the story of the incredible Clementine Churchill\, was released\, and became an international bestseller. Her next novel\, the Instant NYTimes and USAToday bestselling The Mystery of Mrs. Christie\, was published on December 29\, 2020\, and her first co-written book with the talented Victoria Christopher Murray\, the instant NYTimes bestseller and Good Morning America Book Club Pick The Personal Liberian\, was released on June 29\, 2021. Her latest novel\, Her Hidden Genius\, about the brilliant British scientist Rosalind Franklin who discovered the structure of DNA but whose research was used without her permission by Crick and Watson to win the Nobel Prize. And\, in January of 2023\, she will release The Mitford Affair\, which explores the role that history’s most notorious sisters — the beautiful\, brilliant\, eccentric Mitfords — played in the rise of World War II\, both for and against the Nazis. Writing as Heather Terrell\, Marie also published the historical novels The Chrysalis\, The Map Thief\, and Brigid of Kildare. Marie’s novels have been translated into twenty-nine languages. \nAbout Victoria Christopher Murray: \nA native of Queens\, Victoria earned a B.A. in Communication Disorders from Hampton University and an MBA from New York University.  Victoria spent ten years in Corporate America before launching her entrepreneurial venture\, a Financial Services Agency for Aegon\, USA where she managed the number one division for nine consecutive years. \nDubbed a Christian Fiction writer because no one else was writing about religious topics\, Victoria trailblazed the literary scene penning more than 30 novels\, co-writing with other authors\, and ghostwriting for top talent across the country. \nVictoria lives in Washington\, D.C. She is a jogger\, doting grandmother\, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. \nThis is a ticketed event. To purchase your tickets\, please click here!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-celebration-of-first-ladies/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:July New Members Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we look forward to hosting our newest members of the CLS family. Starting our night off with a complimentary glass of wine\, the evening will include an orientation of the Library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/july-new-members-mingle-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Night Time Animals
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 can join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read At the Stroke of Goodnight by Clay Rice and the craft will be paper plate animals! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–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-night-time-animals/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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