Book Tour Exclusive // Ruth Reichl debuts “The Paris Novel”

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 - an adventure of food, art, and fashion through a dazzling, heartfelt novel. It wasn’t just Paris, but Paris past. 1983 to be exact. A Paris […]

Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Chickens

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Mother’s Day

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Music Series // Brazilian Bossa at the Library with Porto Seguro

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 of coffee - and the band’s blend is Brazilian with upbeat American energy. Jazz vocalist, Alva Anderson, has been Port Seguro's headlining performer since 2020. […]

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Mother’s Day

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

~ In Conversation with Dr. Fields-Black on “COMBEE” and Harriet Tubman’s Daring Raid

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 in conversation to discuss her most recent publication, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. In her book, Dr. […]

Book Tour Exclusive // Hampton Sides ~ “The Wide Wide Sea”

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 Sea. Best-known for his gripping non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration, Sides is the author of the […]

Workshop // Introduction to Bookbinding: Folding, Sewing, Casing, and Covering

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 will be instructed on the techniques and practices of constructing a well-made blank book from scratch. Each journal will feature hand stitching and decorative marbled […]

Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Mother’s Day

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

May New Member’s Mingle

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 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 […]

Free

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Color

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

Lite Lunch // Dana Mattioli ~ The Everything War

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary. Dana Mattioli has been a reporter for The Wall Street Journal since 2006, has written investigative pieces […]

Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Color

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free

The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft: Globemaking

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

Peter Bellerby is the founder of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, the world's only truly bespoke maker of globes. His team of skilled craftspeople make exquisite terrestrial, celestial, and planetary globes for customers around the world. The story began after his attempt to find a special globe for his father's 80th birthday - failing to find […]

Saturday Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Fruits and Veggies

Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

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 […]

Free