Join the Library Society and Buxton Books in welcoming back J. Drew Lanham, South Carolinian, American author, poet, and wildlife biologist, to the Main Reading Room for a book tour exclusive event celebrating Joy is in the Justice We Give Ourselves. Recognized in February 2022 by the Post and Courier newspaper as one of twelve […]
In celebration of Zibby Owens' new novel, Blank, the Library Society is pleased to welcome Zibby Owens in discussion with Victoria Benton Frank, author of My Magnolia Summer, and Stacy Willingham, author of Only if You’re Lucky for an in-depth discussion on "Writers on Writing" and each author's unique perspective and approach to their works. Blank, by […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join 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 incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa, our Children's Library Coordinator. She will be reading […]
Join us for the pub week debut of The Final Victory by Roger Jones: a novel that fuses the riveting action of The Boys in the Boat with the emotional heft of The Fault in Our Stars, twenty cancer patients compete in a grueling race only to discover that real victory is achieved within. Jones, a Dragon […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time […]
Join the Library Society for a film screen of The Rough South of Larry Brown, a 2002 documentary on the life and works of an Oxford, Mississippi Fireman-turned-writer (Brown), examined in a unique format that incorporates narrative film adaptations of three of his short stories: Samaritans, Wild Thing, and Boy & Dog. Gary Hawkins, director and […]
The Library Society and Buxton Books are thrilled to host Ruth Reichl for one of the curated stops on the book tour for her latest release, The Paris Novel - […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time […]
Join the Library Society to welcome back Porto Seguro, a six-person band playing Brazilian samba, bossa nova, and choro genres: mellow music with a soulful vibe, like a great cup […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time […]
The Charleston Library Society and Buxton Books, along with community partners Lowcountry Land Trust and the SC Historical Society, are honored to host renowned author and historian Dr. Edda Fields-Black […]
The Library Society is honored to welcome back renowned American historian, author, and journalist Hampton Sides for a book tour exclusive on his most recent historical narrative The Wide Wide […]
Join our resident bookbinder and conservator, James Davis, to learn the art of hand bookbinding and take home with your very own journal. Starting with paper, board, and thread, students […]
