Along with the College of Charleston we are thrilled to celebrate the arts and culture through a shared appreciation and history of the work of William Shakespeare. Join us for a reception format and enjoy refreshments and light hors d'oeuvres while the College of Charleston Theatre performers will creatively (and perhaps spontaneously!) interject various soliloquies, sonnets […]

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 […]

Proven time and again, investing in women yields positive and productive results for whole communities. In anticipation of International Women's Day, hear from movers and shakers focused on elevating women's initiatives, including celebrated designer and philanthropist, Charlotte Moss, drawing from her experience working on women’s causes, and Marrakech cultural icon, Meryanne Loum-Martin, contributing from her […]

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 collaboration with the Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden, and The Gibbes Museum of Art, the Charleston Library Society is so pleased to host one of our two-part Symposium Series to highlight the rare and key works of botanical illustration that can be found within our archives along with the interesting overlaps among like-minded institutions. […]

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 […]

Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family with a fun and informative tour of […]

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 […]

Along with Buxton Books we are highly anticipating a return of AJ Finn to the Charleston Library Society for the launch of his latest release, End of Story. For fans […]

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 Library Society is thrilled for the second collaboration with the ETV Endowment of South Carolina and SCETV to screen Sisterhood SC Suffragist: The Grimke Sisters (56 min). Appropriate for […]

Charleston Symphony presents its signature Chamber Music ensemble at the Library Society. For two evenings we will host an intimate grouping to showcase the brilliant talent of our CSO musicians. […]

Charleston Symphony presents its signature Chamber Music ensemble at the Library Society. For two evenings we will host an intimate grouping to showcase the brilliant talent of our CSO musicians. […]

Please join us for our "Eggs in the Stacks" Easter Egg Hunt! A Storytime & Children's Librarian will start this fun event with a special Springtime reading, followed by age-appropriate […]