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  • May 2022

  • Tue 24
    May 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Speaker Series: Betsy Prioleau

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join us in welcoming author, Besty Prioleau to discuss her recent biography, Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age.  Tickets for this event are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, click here. To purchase your copy of Diamonds and Deadlines from Buxton […]

  • Wed 25
    May 25, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    CLS Book Club – Special Guest Presents “Lessons From The Edge: A Memoir by Maria Yovanovitch”

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join CLS Book Club for a discussion of the inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Maria Yovanovitch, Lessons From The Edge, led by Jon Gundersen, retired U.S. diplomat to Ukraine.  This timely analysis will be the perfect springboard for a discussion about the climate of world affairs from a domestic […]

    Free
  • Wed 25
    May 25, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – On the Farm

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • June 2022

  • Wed 1
    June 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Laugh Out Loud

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • Mon 6
    June 6, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Glorious Garbage

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • Wed 8
    June 8, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    Coffee with an Author – Judy Goldman

    Re-introducing our beloved program, "Coffee with an Author"! A midmorning opportunity, in collaboration with Buxton Books, for direct conversation and a short reading with a new author every session.  We are reigniting this series from when it initially started in 2019, and look forward to getting back to these intimate conversations that will be held […]

    Free
  • Wed 8
    June 8, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Glorious Garbage

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • Thu 9
    June 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Experience the Magic of Brookgreen Gardens with CEO Page Kiniry

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Come celebrate the release of Brookgreen Gardens: Ever Changing. Simply Amazing with the Charleston Library Society and Brookgreen Gardens President and CEO, Page Kiniry. The botanical garden in Georgetown, South Carolina is a 9,127-acre National Historic Landmark and America's first public sculpture garden. To RSVP to this free event, call 843-723-9912 or fill out the form […]

    Free
  • Mon 13
    June 13, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Something Big and Something Little

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • Mon 13
    June 13, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    June New Members’ Mingle

    Please join us for our New Member's Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family. The evening will include an orientation of the library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. RSVP required to attend.

    Free
  • Tue 14
    June 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Andrew Caldwell Shares His Newest Release, “The Presidents School: A New Way Forward”

    Join us in welcoming well-seasoned traveler and wildly talented author, Andrew Caldwell, as he shares his newest book, The Presidents School: A New Way Forward. This event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required. To RSVP, click fill out the form below or call 843-723-9912. About the Book: America’s first […]

    Free
  • Wed 15
    June 15, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Something Big and Something Little

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
  • Wed 15
    June 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Politics, History, and the Role of the American South with Frye Gaillard

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    We are thrilled to partner with Buxton Books to host an evening of history and politics with Frye Gaillard, who will be discussing his collaboration with Cynthia Tucker, The Southernization of America: a Story of Democracy in the Balance. Gaillard will explore the role of the South and how it's woven into the fabric of American politics […]

    Free
  • Thu 16
    June 16, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    Coffee with an Author – Lindy Carter

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join us for an opportunity to sip coffee with Lindy Carter, learn about her newest book, The Rice Birds, and hear a short reading. Lindy will share her inspiration for the book, events she adapted, and interesting historical facts she uncovered during her research. We are reigniting this series from when it initially started in 2019, […]

    Free
  • Mon 20
    June 20, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – A Day at the Beach

    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please 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 Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

    Free
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