From the author of Comeback Love, Peter Golden returns with a sweeping, panoramic tale of twentieth-century America, chronicling the decades-long love affair between a Jewish immigrant and the granddaughter of a slave. Wherever There is Light: A Novel is captivating and infused with historical detail; this is the epic tale of three generations, two different but intertwined families, […]

In collaboration with the Waring Library Society, CLS will host a NOT by the Book seminar with guest speaker, Dr. Theresa Gonzales. Dr. Gonzales will lecture on John Shaw Billings – the Enigmatic Bibliophile of the Army Medical Department. John Shaw Billings was a career army medical officer who served on active duty during the […]

Deb Ebenstein Mani Pedi STAT Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at age 16, Deb Ebenstein underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment during the years of prom, pimples, and SATs.  At 28 she tackled a rare blood condition that led to months of hospitalization, surgery, and more treatment.  And then, at 33, she was diagnosed with breast […]

Director Emeritus of the Museum of the City of New York and Vice Chair Emeritus of the South Carolina Aquarium, Bob Macdonald will give a lecture celebrating the life of Charleston’s own, Ted Stern. With an inspired introduction by our admired and long-time Charleston mayor Joseph P. Riley, The Remembering of the Remarkable Ted Stern: Charleston’s […]

Our own Charleston Symphony Orchestra musicians join us again to get us in the spirit of the Christmas and Chanukah holidays.  This year we will be entertained by a string ensemble for this always memorable evening concert. For tickets, please call (843) 723-7528 or visit www.charlestonsymphony.org

To purchase tickets, click here or call (843) 723-9912. The format for this event will be an interview/discussion with Jon Meacham and John Huey, former Editor-in-Chief at Time, Inc, who got his start as a reporter at The Atlanta Constitution before heading to The Wall Street Journal and then Time Inc.  It will be a lively, entertaining opportunity to see and hear […]

Jerrold Mitchell, partner at the investment firm of Saltonstall & Co., emeritus trustee of the Boston Athenaeum, and a book collector for more than half a century, will explain how wine books have come to form a genre that almost defies cataloging. Ranging from the useful tasting notes of a professional and the biographical confessions […]

Come listen to Brian Hicks speak about the release of his new book The Mayor: Joe Riley and the Rise of Charleston. Brian Hicks is The Post and Courier’s metro columnist and the author or co-author of six books. A native of Tennessee, he has covered Southern politics for more than 20 years, including turns […]

The CLS Book Club returns for the first time in the New Year. This Book Club selection will be H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. The presentation will have a special guest speaker, Birds of Prey. They will have live hawks to show and discuss. * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize * Named […]

January 19th at 5:00 PM, please join of us for the 268th Annual Meeting of the Charleston Library Society with guest speaker, Curtis Ravenel, Global Head of Sustainable Business and Finance for Bloomberg.  Because of limited seating, please RSVP to (843) 723-9912 or rsvp@charlestonlibrarysociety.org. Click here to read the Minutes from the 2015 Annual Meeting. The […]

Annual Gala with guest speaker Darla Moore- Antiquarian Foundations of Capitalism For details, call (843) 723-9912

Cornelia Pelzer Elwood and D. Scott McLeod, PhD, will discuss their book Take Charge of Treatment for Your Child with Asperger’s (ASD), and how to create a personalized guide to success for home, school, and the community. Take Charge of Treatment for Your Child with Asperger’s (ASD) combines personal examples, professional guidance, and practical tools to help parents […]

A Brazilian combo, Porto Seguro, with guest vocalist, Ann Caldwell present a tour of Brazilian music, culture and Carnival traditions at the Charleston Library Society.  Join the fun on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:30 for Mardi Gras — the last night of Carnival week — and experience the colorful diversity of the Brazilian celebration. Ann Caldwell and Porto Seguro […]

Join us for Aidan Donnelley Rowley’s discussion of her highly anticipated novel, The Ramblers.  A gorgeous and absorbing novel, The Ramblers follows of a trio of confused souls struggling to find themselves and the way forward in their lives, set against the spectacular backdrop of contemporary New York City. During the course of one fateful Thanksgiving week, a […]

Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. For tickets, please call (843)723-9912 or click here. Throughout his career, Geoffrey Cowan has been an important force across a spectrum of communication and public policy arenas – as a lawyer, academic administrator, government official, best-selling author, distinguished professor, non-profit executive, and Emmy Award-winning producer. He is the author […]