We are delighted to host Eva Dillon to discuss her new, Kirkus starred review memoir, Spies in the Family. This event is free for CLS members and $5 for nonmembers. To RSVP or purchase tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Spies in the Family is a true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officer. […]

Historian Andrew Carroll’s Million Letters Campaign Comes to Charleston Library Society To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org.  On June 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Chapman University Historian Andrew Carroll will bring his Million Letters Campaign to the Charleston Library Society. On a multi-state tour throughout the country, Carroll seeks to collect and preserve at […]

Join us as Arthur Ravenel, Jr. speaks about his new release, Pastor Stat. Pastor Stat chronicles the journey of Vedder Oberstat, a Huguenot pastor en route to Charleston ready to take his place at the pulpit—but nobody said it was going to be easy. Set at the start of the Civil War, the colorful cast of characters […]

Saturday, June 24th from 5pm to 7pm: The work of human hands:  Shaping our landscape past, present and future.  Friends of Coastal South Carolina hosts a thought provoking evening with Patrick McMillan.  Renowned naturalists and host of the award winning PBS series, Expeditions, Patrick McMillan brings a unique perspective to the challenges of conservation in our […]

he Charleston Library Society is excited to host three symposiums for the Lowcountry Freedom Reigns Festival. For more information, please visit http://freedomreignsfestival.com/  Discussions of Challenges in a Highly Publicized Trial for a Fair Jury Trial Friday, September 8th: 9:30am-12:30pm Join Honorable Costa Pleicones, Chief Justice, SC Supreme Court (Retired) to discuss the challenges in a highly publicized […]

We are excited to host James Rosebush for insightful and dynamic lecture on his book, True Reagan.  What Was Ronald Reagan Really Like? Peeling back layers of Reagan to explore his outsized values and character, Rosebush relies on what Reagan revealed to him personally, and observations while working and traveling the world with him. True Reagan shows readers […]

Join us for an evening of art and intrigue as Wolf Burchard discusses his new book  The Sovereign Artist – Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV! To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Wolf Burchard is an art and architectural historian, and specialist on 17th and 18th century royal patronage. He is the National […]

The Return of Porto Seguro 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers Back by popular demand, especially after Hurricane Mathew prevented their performance last season, Porto Seguro will kick off the Music at the Library Series with the rhythms of Brazil! Porto Seguro is a local band that specializes in samba and Brazilian bahia music. While […]

MUSC Health Series at the Charleston Library Society Fall series topic: Coopetition in the Health Care Industry: How do competitors work together to improve patient care? Dr. Mark Scheurer, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of MUSC Children’s Health  MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital: How one facility can help meet statewide children’s healthcare needs To RSVP, call […]

Join us as we partner with Croghan’s Jewel Box to host jewelry maker, Temple St. Clair, as she discusses her journey and her most recent book The Golden Menagerie. To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org TEMPLE ST CLAIR found her passion for creative expression in gold and precious gemstones 30 years ago. St. Clair founded her company […]

Come visit us the weekend of October 7th for the CLS Book Sale! Browse a wide selection featuring best-selling fiction, noteworthy non-fiction, beautiful coffee table books, and rare finds. You never know what you’ll go home with! Schedule: Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm Sunday: 12:00pm-3:00pm

Chamber Music Charleston- Rock and Rondo Redux IV Thursday, October 12th 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers This yearly Chamber Music Charleston event is always entertaining and hugely popular, featuring some of the most talented musicians from the Charleston area. When musicians trade in their formalwear for jeans and leather you know it will be […]

Raise the Roof Fundraiser with Mayor Tecklenburg The old expression Raise the Roof will carry a double meaning on October 16 when Mayor John Tecklenburg generously hosts a fundraiser to help raise money for the major repairs to the roof of Charleston’s iconic Library Society at 164 King Street.  Join us as the Mayor shares […]

Join us for the return of CLS Book Club! The next book club selection will be Charleston: A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Quentin Bell and Virginia Nicholson. With the Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival quickly approaching this book will give readers a perfect insight on the history of the Bloomsbury House and its legacy. All are welcome […]

Winston Churchill and the Civil War: Why an Iconic Statesman Was Fascinated by America’s Greatest Conflict and What He Thought About It To RSVP, call 843-723-9912 or email dreutter@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Winston Churchill was one of the greatest statesmen of modern times, famous for his leadership of Britain in the Second World War and for forging its victorious […]