Help us virtually welcome award-winning podcaster Zibby Owens of Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books on a journey filled with food, exercise, sex, books, and more! Owens will be in conversation […]
Spring has sprung and the CLS Book Club is back! Join us for a lively book discussion on George Saunders’ newest bestselling work, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain on […]
This event has SOLD OUT! But, don’t fret! We will be hosting a Zoom presentation on June 3rd that you can RSVP for by clicking here! Join CLS, Buxton Books, and the Dante Alighieri Society of Charleston as we celebrate the release of Italians in the Lowcountry. “Sunny Italy’s Charleston Colony. The evening will include a […]
Join us as we virtually welcome Julia Cooke & Catherine Grace Katz as they converse about Cooke’s new book of narrative history, Come Fly The World: The Jet Age Story of the Women of Pan Am, on the remarkable unseen role women flight attendants of the 60s and 70s played on the world stage. The book […]
Please join author Christina Butler for a virtual book talk on Italians in the Lowcountry: Sunny Italy’s Charleston Colony. The illustrated discussion will include glimpses from chapters in the book, addressing Italians in the Lowcountry from the colonial era, through the antebellum period and Reconstruction, and into the twentieth century and beyond. In addition, the conversation will […]
Join the Charleston Library Society as we virtually welcome Alex Michaelides to celebrate the release of his second novel, “The Maidens” Tickets to this Zoom conversation are $35 and include a signed copy of THE MAIDENS shipped to you! To purchase tickets, click here. The Charleston Library Society virtually welcomes best-selling author Alex Michaelides to celebrate the release of […]
CLS & Buxton Books virtually welcome best-selling authors Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss the release of their new historical fiction, The Personal Librarian. This novel tells the remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass […]
The Charleston Library Society and Buxton Books are thrilled to virtually host best-selling author Martin Walker to celebrate The Coldest Case, the latest release in his hit detective series, Bruno, Chief of Police. Walker will be zooming in from France to tell us all about this thrilling new addition to the beloved series. This Zoom is free and open […]
The Charleston Library Society will host E. Vernon F. Glenn to talk about his most recent colorful and suspenseful novel, You Have Your Way. This exciting Zoom lecture is free and open to the public but requires an RSVP. To RSVP, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. NOTICE: Zoom event links and passwords are […]
The Charleston Library Society is thrilled to host local writer Gervais Hagerty to celebrate her debut novel, IN POLITE COMPANY. The story takes a captivating look inside the private lives of Charleston aristocracy, where a former debutante learns that sometimes good behavior leads to bad decisions. New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe will make a special […]
Enjoy a break in your daily routine & join us for a mid-day Zoom lecture! The Library Society is thrilled to virtually host author Harriet Welty Rochefort, ‘zooming in’ all the way from France, to discuss her recent novel, “Final Transgression”. This Zoom lecture is free & open to the public but requires an RSVP. […]
Foodways are some of the most complex & fascinating cultural aspects of the South. If you want to learn more about Southern gastronomy, specifically South Carolina’s traditions, please join the […]
Behind every successful man, there is a strong woman. The story of Lady Bird Johnson, wife of LBJ, proves this phrase to be quite true. Please virtually join CLS in […]
The Library Society welcomes author Laura Morelli for a virtual discussion on her newest novel, The Stolen Lady. From the acclaimed author of The Night Portrait comes a stunning historical novel about two […]
Everyone should have the opportunity to access and appreciate live theatre. Think opera isn’t for you? You might be delightfully surprised! Join CLS for an evening of beautiful (& approachable!) opera with HALO, Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera.
