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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive // The Santee Canal: SC's First Commercial Highway
DESCRIPTION:The Santee Canal: the first inland navigation route from the Upcountry of the South Carolina Piedmont to the port of Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean\, finished in the early 19th century. The Charleston Library Society and Buxton Books are honored to host Dr. Richard Porcher\, one of three authors of The Santee Canal: South Carolina’s First Commercial Highway\, for a book tour exclusive presentation and discussion on his comprehensive story of SC’s historical accomplishment. Dr. Porcher\, a former Citadel professor and researcher of 33 years\, will be introduced by co-author and former Citadel colleague Elizabeth Connor\, M.Ed\, who in 2019 took a sabbatical to conduct background and field research for the publication with Dr. Porcher. Led by Dana Beach\, Founder & Director Emeritus-South Carolina Coastal Conservation League\, the discussion will dive into the research on the canal and divulge never-before-published historical plans\, maps\, and photographs from the book. \nTickets*: PURCHASE HERE \n$10 – Members or $15 – General Admission  \nAbout the Book: \nA history of one of America’s earliest canals and its impact on the people of the South Carolina Lowcountry \nCompleted in 1800\, the Santee Canal connected the Cooper\, Santee\, Congaree\, and Wateree rivers: the engineered waterway transformed the lives of many in the state and affected economic development in the Southeast region of the newly formed United States. In The Santee Canal\, authors Elizabeth Connor\, Dr. Richard Dwight Porcher Jr.\, and William Robert Judd provide an authoritative and richly illustrated history of one of America’s first canals. \nThe Santee Canal connected distant settlements\, reversed the economic fortunes of planters who altered the relationships between enslaved and enslavers\, and represented an important engineering achievement of the early canal-building era in the United States. This remarkable economic\, social\, and political story is brought to life by the stories of the many individuals who had a hand in building the canal. From the landowners through whose property it cut\, to the enslaved laborers who carved its path\, to the enigmatic chief engineer Johann Christian Senf—the individual and local perspectives on this grand undertaking ground this history in the life and times of late 18th-century South Carolina. \nConnor\, Porcher\, and Judd tell a comprehensive story of the canal’s origins and history. Imagery from historical and personal archives\, field research\, and technical drawings enhance the text\, allowing readers to appreciate the development\, evolution\, and effect of the Santee Canal on the land and the people of South Carolina. \nAbout Dr. Richard Porcher: \nRichard Dwight Porcher Jr.\, a native of Pinopolis in Berkeley County\, South Carolina\, currently resides in Mt. Pleasant. He graduated from Berkeley High School in 1957 and earned a BS in biology from the College of Charleston in 1962. Porcher received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1974\, where he studied field botany under the noted botanist Dr. Wade T. Batson. In 1970\, he began a thirty-three-year tenure as a biology professor at The Citadel. \nIn 1995\, he published Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry and Lower Pee Dee (USC Press). He is the senior author of Wildflowers of South Carolina\, published in October 2001 with Doug Rayner (USC Press). Porcher\, now Professor Emeritus at The Citadel since retiring in 2003\, previously served as Adjunct Full Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University. There\, he established the Wade T. Batson Endowment in Field Botany to support students studying the state’s flora and plant ecology. \nPorcher is currently photographing the wildflowers and plants of South Carolina\, with 1\,600 different species already documented. These photographs have been placed in the public domain. \nPorcher’s most recent publication is tonight’s subject matter\, The Santee Canal\, which he produced in collaboration with an assembled a team of historians and archaeologists. Porcher’s accolades include the 2006 Charleston Horticultural Society’s 1830 Award\, the 2008 South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award\, the 2015 Citadel School of Science and Mathematics Faculty Award\, The Order of the Palmetto in 2019\, and the Tom Dodd\, Jr. Award of Excellence by the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in 2023. \nAbout Prof. Elizabeth Connor\, M.Ed.: \nElizabeth Connor\, MLS\, MEd is Professor Emerita of General Education at The Citadel\, the Military College of South Carolina. Prior to joining The Citadel\, Ms. Connor worked as an academic medical librarian in Maryland\, Saudi Arabia\, Connecticut\, South Carolina and the Commonwealth of Dominica. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles\, chapters and books on a variety of library subjects including evidence-based practice\, building design\, reference services\, instructional services and Web 2.0 technologies.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/book-tour-exclusive-the-santee-canal-scs-first-commercial-highway/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare on the Steps // "In Love and Death" with Piccolo Spoleto
DESCRIPTION:CLS is honored to partner with CofC’s Department of Theatre and Dance to present its 17th season of Stelle di Domani\, their annual Piccolo Spoleto offering.  \nDon’t miss this special Shakespearian experience that returns for its second year! Join us on Sunday\, June 9th\, as we transform our front steps into a stage for a plein air\, abbreviated performance of “In Love and Death”. This noteworthy production represents a continuing collaboration between Charleston Library Society’s Special Collections and Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Theatre and Dance Department. \nBring your own chair and all of your friends to experience live theatre during your Second Sunday stroll. We expect a large and lively standing crowd to turn out for this one-of-a-kind event— and hope you’ll join us\, too! \nShakespeare on the Steps is a walk-up-and-watch performance that is free and open to the public! Tickets for sale on this page are a suggested donation price with proceeds going to the CofC Department of Theatre and Dance. \nTickets for Donation to CofC Department of Theatre and Dance*: Purchase HERE \nPlease Note: Reserved seating is limited for participant families and guests only\, all others are encouraged to BYO chair and enjoy the show.  Approximate 45-minute duration.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/shakespeare-on-the-steps-in-love-and-death-with-piccolo-spoleto/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS 2024: Week 1\, Wild About Nature
DESCRIPTION:JUNE 10th – JUNE 14th \nTheme: Wild About Nature \nDuring our first week of Camp in the Stacks\, the children will enjoy activities\, both inside and out\, related to the beautiful world that surrounds us. We will include a nature walk and scavenger hunt in the garden\, along with our on-topic readings and fun crafts that we think your camper will dig! \n\n $250 for Members // $275 for Non-Members// $50 additional for the Lunch Bunch option\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $50. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-2024-week-1-wild-about-nature/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Ice Cream and Popsicles
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Nice Dream Truck by Beth Ferry and the craft will be puffy paint ice cream! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-ice-cream-and-popsicle-sticks/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T180000
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive // Paperback Pub Day Debut of "Lady Tan's Circle of Women"
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the pub date of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women in paperback\, the latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See\, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women. \n“See envelops her story in the accepted practices of the time: arranged marriages\, the buying and selling of concubines\, the pressure to provide male heirs\, and the crippling and sometimes deadly practice of female foot binding. Despite the inordinate limits placed on women\, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories\, even though not all women were graced with lives of fulfillment.”\n—The Washington Post \nThe Library Society and Buxton Books are honored to welcome Lisa See to dive into her newest historical novel. \nTickets*: Purchase HERE \n$30 – Members or $35 – General Admission // 1 Ticket and 1 signed copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women \n$40 – Limited Option  // 2 Tickets and 1 signed copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women* \n*There will be a limited number of first come two-for-one tickets available to CLS Members\, these tickets include two attendees and one signed copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.  \nNOTE: If you are unable to attend the program\, and wish to secure a signed copy (or copies!)\, please pre-order through the following link: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women or call Buxton Books at (843) 723-1670 \nThis is a collaborative event with Buxton Books\, guest information such as email and name will be shared between both parties for promotional purposes only. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nAccording to Confucius\, “an educated woman is a worthless woman\,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family\, yet haunted by death\, separations\, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China\, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine\, the Four Examinations—looking\, listening\, touching\, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient. \nFrom a young age\, Yunxian learns about women’s illnesses\, many of which relate to childbearing\, alongside a young midwife-in-training\, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose—despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it—and they vow to be forever friends\, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. No mud\, no lotus\, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. \nBut when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage\, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife—embroider bound-foot slippers\, recite poetry\, give birth to sons\, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound\, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. \nHow might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A captivating story of women helping each other\, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today. \nABOUT LISA SEE \nLisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women\, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan\, Peony in Love\, Shanghai Girls\, China Dolls\, and Dreams of Joy\, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of On Gold Mountain\, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker’s Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/book-tour-exclusive-lisa-see-lady-tans-circle-of-women/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Ice Cream and Popsicles
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Nice Dream Truck by Beth Ferry and the craft will be puffy paint ice cream! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-ice-cream-and-popsicle-sticks-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T180000
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SUMMARY:June New Member's Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! While normally we host our newest members of the CLS family every second Monday of the month\, this month we are deviating from our usual schedule with the third Monday of June. Join us for a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/june-new-members-mingle-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Unicorns and Pegasus'
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Perfectly Pegasus by Jessie Sima and the craft will be a unicorn or pegasus jumping over a rainbow! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-unicorns-and-pegasus/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
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SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS 2024: Week 2\, Scientist in the Library - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:JUNE 24th – JUNE 28th \nTheme: Scientist in the Library \nDuring this week\, campers will experience their inner mad scientist as they explore like a naturalist and run experiments all week! \n\n $250 for Members // $275 for Non-Members// $50 additional for the Lunch Bunch option\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE.  TICKETS SOLD OUT \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $50 . CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-2024-week-2-scientist-in-the-library/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Hats and Caps
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Very Good Hats by Emma Straub and the craft will be a spring crown or hat! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-3/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T113000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club // "Table for Two" by Amor Towles
DESCRIPTION:CLS Book Club is FREE\, in-person\, and open to the public—whether you’ve finished the book\, are thinking about starting it\, or couldn’t make it past the halfway point. All that is required is an RSVP via the form below.  \nPlease note the author will not be in attendance.  \nAbout the Program: \nOffered a few times a year\, the CLS Book Club seeks to explore a wide range of topics\, authors and diversity within its book selections. Under this objective\, the Book Club also offers space for conversation\, perspectives and discourse. \nAn exploration of the book will be presented by the ambitious duo\, Susan Porter and Diana Hambleton\, after which the floor will open to discussion. \nAbout the Book: \n\n\nIn Table for Two\, Amor Towles shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories\, most of which take place around the year 2000\, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. In Towles’s novel Rules of Civility\, the indomitable Evelyn Ross leaves New York City in September 1938 with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago\, where her parents are waiting\, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from seven points of view\, “Eve in Hollywood” describes how Eve crafts a new future for herself—and others—in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets\, bungalows\, and dive bars of Los Angeles.Written with his signature wit\, humor\, and sophistication\, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles’s canon of stylish and transporting fiction. \n\n\nFor a copy of the book\, check out our catalog here\, or shop local at Buxton Books.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-table-for-two-by-amor-towles/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Hats and Caps
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Very Good Hats by Emma Straub and the craft will be a spring crown or hat! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-4/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240606T153936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T152631Z
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SUMMARY:Carolina Day Parade 2024
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join our devoted flag bearer\, Mr. Greg Kitchens\, as he represents CLS during the annual Carolina Day Parade procession from Washington Square to White Point Gardens. As one of the oldest institutions represented in this yearly celebration of the patriots across the state who played a role in helping America gain its independence\, we are honored to have a place near the front of the line. Hope to see you there! \nParade participants will gather at Washington Square\, located behind City Hall at 80 Broad Street\, at 11:00 AM. The parade ends at White Point Gardens. \nRSVP is requested—simply fill out the form below—but not required. For the full Carolina Day schedule\, check out the Palmetto Society’s website here.  \nWhat is Carolina Day? \nCarolina Day is the annual commemoration the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28\, 1776. \nOn June 28\, 1776\, a small band of South Carolina Patriots defeated the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. Troops\, led by Colonel William Moultrie\, were station at an incomplete palmetto log and sand fort near Breach Inlet. Soldiers defeated a British naval force of nine warships led by Commodore Sir Peter Parker as they attempted to invade Charlestown by way of the Harbor. After a nine-hour battle the ships were forced to abandon their efforts to occupy Charlestown. \nThe Liberty Flag was designed by Colonel William Moultrie and waved by Sergeant William Jasper to rally the troops during the battle. This scene was famously painted by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel\, a German-American artist.  The Liberty Flag became the basis for the Flag of South Carolina which bears an image of the same palmetto trees that were used to build Fort Moultrie. \nThe anniversary of the victory was celebrated locally starting in 1777\, when it was then known as Palmetto Day. The anniversary became know as Carolina Day in 1875. Fort Moultrie still holds a celebration each year to commemorate the victory over the British troops.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/carolina-day-parade-2024/
LOCATION:SC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240702T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240702T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T131441Z
UID:10001766-1719934200-1719937800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Underwater Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Chirri and Chirra: Under the Sea by Kara Doi and the craft will be paper scallop shells! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-underwater-adventures/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240625T172045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T172045Z
UID:10001764-1720458000-1720461600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:July New Member's Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you! \n*Please note: if this session fills to capacity\, RSVP for August’s New Member Mingle!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/july-new-members-mingle-3/
LOCATION:SC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240709T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240709T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T131502Z
UID:10001767-1720539000-1720542600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Safari Animals
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Watch Out for the Lion by Brooke Hartman and the craft will be a 3D paper lion! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-safarianimals/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240227T194034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T151504Z
UID:10001666-1721034000-1721390400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS 2024: Week 3\, Adventures and Treasures
DESCRIPTION:JULY 15th – JULY 19th \nTheme: Adventures and Treasures \nDuring this week\, campers will have a chance to embark on an adventure to explore the library and find secrets hidden within its collection. \n\n $250 for Members // $275 for Non-Members// $50 additional for the Lunch Bunch option\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $50. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-2024-week-3-adventures-and-treasures/
LOCATION:SC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T131528Z
UID:10001768-1721143800-1721147400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Great Artists and Museums
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and the craft will be a Monet inspired water lily! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-artists-and-museums/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T131626Z
UID:10001769-1721230200-1721233800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Great Artists and Museums
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and the craft will be a Monet inspired water lily! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-great-artists-and-museums/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240723T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240723T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T130331Z
UID:10001770-1721748600-1721752200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - World Traveler
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown and the craft will be paper fans! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-world-traveler/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T130446Z
UID:10001771-1721835000-1721838600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - World Traveler
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown and the craft will be paper fans! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-world-traveler-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240227T193617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T151524Z
UID:10001667-1722243600-1722600000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:CAMP in the STACKS 2024: Week 4\, Around the World
DESCRIPTION:JULY 29th – August 2nd \nTheme: Around the World \nDuring this week\, campers will experience a different culture from around the world each day. \n\n $250 for Members // $275 for Non-Members// $50 additional for the Lunch Bunch option\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $50. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-2024-week-4-around-the-world/
LOCATION:SC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240701T130844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T203817Z
UID:10001772-1722353400-1722357000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Classic Fairytales
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Three Pigs by David Wiesner and the craft will be whimsical paper mushroom houses! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-classic-fairytales/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240701T130917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T203850Z
UID:10001773-1722439800-1722443400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Classic Fairytales
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Three Pigs by David Wiesner and the craft will be whimsical paper mushroom houses! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-classic-fairytales-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240725T165015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T151549Z
UID:10001778-1722958200-1722961800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Fruit
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori\, our Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Tori will read The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli and the craft will be paper plate watermelons! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-fruit/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240807T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240807T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240725T165049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T151651Z
UID:10001779-1723044600-1723048200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Fruit
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori\, our Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Tori will read The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli and the craft will be paper plate watermelons! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-fruit-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240812T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240812T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T131758Z
UID:10001765-1723482000-1723485600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:August New Member's Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility\, including key information on utilizing Library resources\, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives\, a visit to the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Questions are welcome throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5pm\, and generally ends around 6pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you! \n*Please note: if this session fills to capacity\, RSVP for September’s New Member Mingle!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/august-new-members-mingle-3/
LOCATION:SC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240725T165229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T151713Z
UID:10001780-1723563000-1723566600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Beach
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori\, our Children’s Librarian. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Tori will read Sandcastle by Einat Tsarfati and the craft will be paper sandcastles! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-beach/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104204
CREATED:20240628T131735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T190508Z
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SUMMARY:Early Democracy and the Path to the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:In the first of two Civil War-focused programs this Fall\, the CLS and Buxton Books are honored to welcome WSJ journalist and historian Robert W. Merry for his sixth book and latest debut. Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever\, Decade of Disunion illustrates the separation of the country during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s\, or rather\, the long prelude to the Civil War – specifically\, how Massachusetts and South Carolina led the way\, and the American struggle through the aims\, fears\, and maneuvers of the subsequent prominent figures at the center of the drama\, with particular attention to the key players from these two states. \n\n“With characteristic wisdom and grace\, Robert W. Merry takes us back to critical hours in the history of American democracy\, shedding new light on ancient questions that are\, alas\, urgent once more. To revisit how we fell apart in the nineteenth century can help us see the crises of the twenty-first more clearly.” – Jon Meacham \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to reserve one or more signed copies\, please purchase here. \nThis is a collaborative event with Buxton Books\, guest information such as email and name will be shared between both parties for promotional purposes only. \nAbout the Book \nThe Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States\, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new territories seemed unsuitable for the type of agriculture that depended on slave labor\, but they lay south of the line where slavery was permitted by the 1820 Missouri Compromise. The subject of expanding slavery to the new territories became a flash point between North and South. \nFirst came the 1850 Compromise legislation\, which strengthened the fugitive slave law and outraged the North. Then in 1854\, Congress repealed the Missouri Compromise altogether\, unleashing a violent conflict in “Bleeding Kansas” over whether that territory would become free or slave. The 1857 Dred Scott decision—abrogating any rights of African Americans\, enslaved or free—further outraged the North. And John Brown’s ill-planned 1859 attack at the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry stirred anger and fear throughout the South. \nThrough a decade\, South Carolina\, whose economy depended heavily on slave labor\, struggled over whether to secede in a stand-alone act of defiance or to do so only in conjunction with other states. Meanwhile\, Massachusetts became the country’s antislavery epicenter but debated whether the Constitution was worth saving in the effort to abolish bondage. Both states widened the divide between North and South until disunion became inevitable. Then\, in December 1860\, in the wake of the Lincoln election\, South Carolina finally seceded\, leading the South out of the Union. \nBeginning with the deaths of the great second-generation figures of American history—Calhoun\, Webster\, and Clay—Decade of Disunion is a sobering reminder that democracy is not self-sustaining—it must be constantly and carefully defended. \nAbout Robert Merry \nRobert W. Merry is the author of five previous books\, including President McKinley: Architect of the American Century and A Country of Vast Designs\, James K. Polk\, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent. He spent a decade covering Washington for The Wall Street Journal and served as an executive at Congressional Quarterly Inc. for twenty-two years\, including twelve years as CEO. He lives with his wife\, Susan\, in Langley\, Washington\, and Washington\, DC.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/early-democracy-and-the-path-to-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club // "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride
DESCRIPTION:CLS Book Club is FREE\, in-person\, and open to the public—and also member-researched and led through thoughtfully curated discussion. Whether you’ve finished the book\, are thinking about starting it\, or couldn’t make it past the halfway point\, please join us. \nRSVP is required via the form below so that we can plan for seating. \nPlease note that the authors of our selections ARE NOT in attendance.  \n~~ This is a rescheduled date\, previously Aug. 7\, if you have already RSPV’d\, your place is held ~~ \nAbout Book Club: \nOffered a few times a year\, the CLS Book Club seeks to explore a wide range of topics\, authors and diversity within its book selections. Under this objective\, Book Club also offers space for conversation\, perspectives and discourse. For The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store\, the ambitious duo\, Sugar Slaubaugh and Mary Gus Smith will present and explore the book’s overarching narrative\, after which the floor will open for questions and discussion. \nAbout the Book: \n\n\nIn 1972\, when workers in Pottstown\, Pennsylvania\, were digging the foundations for a new development\, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill\, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him\, it was Chona and Nate Timblin\, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill\, who worked together to keep the boy safe. As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen\, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white\, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it\, McBride shows us that even in dark times\, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us. Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store\, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. \n\n\nFor a copy of the book\, check out our catalog here\, or shop local at Buxton Books.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-the-heaven-and-earth-grocery-store-by-james-mcbride/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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