The great-grandson of a visionary and leader comes home and performs with the Mayor! For tickets, please click here or call (843) 723-9912.  Tuffus Zimbabwe is bringing a rich musical tradition back to the Lowcountry, where it all began under the leadership of his great-grandfather, Rev. Daniel Joseph Jenkins, founder of Jenkins Orphanage, and the world famous […]

CLS Summer Camp June 13-17 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM $100 members $120 nonmembers This summer the Library Society will offer a Summer Camp for young learners and lovers of books who will enjoy this week long camp with opportunities to work on the book arts. Campers are encouraged to bring their summer reading […]

Charleston Library Society Summer Series The Charleston Library Society wants to provide our members with fun opportunities to relax and maybe even enjoy a drink or two.  We have created a series offering one or more events a month that will showcase the Library Society in a different light.  There is nothing staid or stodgy […]

Summer Series Kick-Off BBQ: Friday, June 17th 6-9PM $50 members, $60 nonmembers For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. Welcome to Libraritaville! The Library Society is going to the tropics with its first-ever outdoor event. The Summer Series Kick-Off BBQ will be hosted in our parking lot behind the main building. Live music, open […]

Speaker Series: WE ARE CHARLESTON RSVP to (843) 723-9912 or mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org The arresting book, We Are Charleston, opens with the image of assailant Dylann Roof’shandgun he used to kill nine people at Mother Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, but also with the truth of people uniting in love and support in their efforts to relieve […]

Roald Dahl Family Night: Thursday, June 30th 5-7PM $15 adults, $10 child (13 and under) For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. With the new BFG movie coming out the first week of July, we have decided to celebrate the works of Roald Dahl with a Family Movie Night. We’ll screen James and the Giant Peach, provide […]

Speaker Series: Michele Moore To RSVP, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Michele Moore is the author of the historical novel The Cigar Factory as well as author and director of its performance reading, “The Sounds of the Cigar Factory,” a 2016 Piccolo Spoleto selection to be performed on May 29 at the Footlight Players […]

On July 14th at 6PM the Charleston Library Society will host author Billy Baldwin and restaurant owner Robert Barber as they discuss the release of the book about Bowen’s Island Restaurant. Bowen’s Island Restaurant is the delightfully quirky seafood staple of the Lowcountry.  Located just 12 miles outside of Charleston, the eatery has transformed from […]

Beer and Bingo Night: Thursday, August 11th 7-9PM $30 members, $35 nonmembers For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. There are two things that everyone can agree to love: beer and bingo. The Library Society will host the fun evening while providing a variety of beer and snacks. This is a call for a […]

Micah McLaurin Thursday, August 18th 7:00PM $20 members / $30 nonmembers For tickets, call 843-723-9912 or click here. Charleston’s own Micah McLaurin will perform an evening of beautiful classical piano. McLaurin has distinguished himself at many international competitions and performed with numerous renowned orchestras throughout the U.S. Micah was the youngest pianist chosen worldwide to participate in the […]

BJ Barham’s solo album ROCKINGHAM is debuting on August 19th.  We are thrilled to have his tour stop by the Library Society for a concert! Come celebrate a special evening at an amazingly beautiful venue, The Charleston Library Society, with An Evening with BJ Barham of American Aquarium. $15 – ADV | $20 – DOS […]

Yuriy Bekker’s CD Release Recital and Party August 31, 2016 7:00pm CSO Concertmaster and Principal Pops Conductor Yuriy Bekker will be joined by renowned pianist Andrew Armstrong in a recital celebrating their recently released CD, “Twentieth Century Duos”. They will play the recordings on the CD, which are some of the most beautiful and rarely-performed […]

Come celebrate Chamber Music Charleston’s 10th Anniversary. Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) returns to the Charleston Library Society on Thursday, September 8, 2016 for a program of music for flute, cello and piano.   Flutist Regina Helcher Yost, cellist Timothy O’Malley and pianist Irina Pevzner perform Dvorak’s Humoresque, Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in g minor and Martinu’s Trio […]

Painting the Southern Coast: The Art of West Fraser is a stunning collection of the works of West Fraser, one of the nation’s most respected painters of representational art. A mastery of his medium and the scope of work ensure his place in Southern art history. A true son of the lowcountry, Fraser has dedicated much […]

RSVP to mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org or call (843) 723-9912 WHEN IN FRENCH: Love in a Second Language– A staff writer at the New Yorker since 2008, Collins has profiled April Bloomfield and the reinvention of the gastropub, Michelle Obama at the height of the 2008 election, the graffiti artist Banksy, and Gérard Depardieu. In her first book, Collins turns […]