Speaker Series: Peg Eastman- St. Philip’s Church of Charleston, An Early History of the Oldest Parish in South Carolina To RSVP- please email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call (843) 723-9912 St. Philip’s Church was commissioned shortly after the Carolina colony was founded in 1670.  Because the Church of England was the established Church, St. Philip’s tried to […]

Come enjoy an evening of food, drinks, and games. 8:00pm to 11:00pm Black Tie Encouraged Purchase your Tickets Here

The Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street, will host two concerts by violin virtuoso Maestro Matteo Fedeli, A Stradivari for the People, Saturday, June 20th and Monday, June 22nd to benefit The Gaillard Performance Hall Foundation. In the intimate and beautiful setting of the Charleston Library Society, Fedeli will play the precious violin of Antonio Stradivari 1715 “Ex […]

Joseph Anthony (Fud) Livingston (April 10, 1906- March 25, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer.  He co-wrote the jazz and pop standard “I’m Thru With Love”, and played with several bands, including Glenn Miller.  Join us as John Tecklenburg takes us on a journey through the colorful life of “Uncle Fud”, combining […]

Dr. Stambler was born in Washington. Educated at Yale, Carnegie Tech Drama School, and Syracuse. He taught creative writing, literature, cultural history at the North Carolina School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Hong Kong Baptist, and the University of the Arts – Philadelphia where he served as Dean of Liberal Arts […]

To RSVP to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Carol Wall, living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, is at a crossroads in her life. Her children are grown; she has successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents are getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s […]

For tickets, please click here or call (843) 723-9912 The 2015 Mozart In The South Festival opens with a special performance at the Charleston Library Society.  Musicians of CMC trade in their formalwear for jeans and leather as they rock out to the music of Michael Jackson and The Beatles with some Mozart thrown in for good […]

Etruscan, Roman and Early Byzantine Art $200 members, $250 nonmembers To RSVP- please email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org, call (843) 723-9912 or CLICK HERE.

The War on Terror:  Where Are We Now, and How Did We Get Here? America’s Relationship with the Middle East & the Historical Background of the War on Terror Penn Hagood September 15 – November 10 Tuesdays:  6:00 – 7:15 If you want to know more about what you read in the newspaper or see […]

An Arts and Influences Seminar “Emotion, Drama and Illusion: Those Baroque Masters” Europe in the 17th century saw the explosion of a new style of art that was dramatic, theatrical, emotional and grand.  Enhanced by the powerful patronage of the Catholic Church, the consolidation of absolute monarchies throughout Europe which brought a great deal of […]

To RSVP to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org In collaboration with Middleton Place, renowned horticultural writer, Andrea Wulf will speak about the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature today. To RSVP- call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org […]

To RSVP to this event please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode Island […]

The Charleston Library Society’s Book Club is making its return! We welcome all members and nonmembers, free of charge, to come and discuss a book of the Library Staff’s choosing. We will be able to host the riveting discussions thanks to the help of our dedicated volunteers. The first novel selected for CLS Book Club […]

Please join us for a fun, entertaining event hosted by the Library Society: “Martinis and a Movie.” In preparation for the November 5 release of the newest James Bond installment, Spectre (2015), the Library Society will feature the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, Dr. No (1962).  The evening will include select cocktails, inspired by Sean Connery’s inaugural […]

These two 9-week long seminars run from September 15 through November 10 and have proven to be a hit with members and nonmembers alike. Both classes take place once a week at their respective times on Tuesday. The two seminars are as follows… Dr. Steve Gavel: (Cancelled this week) Etruscan, Roman and Early Byzantine Art (12:00 PM-1:30 […]