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  • June 2020

  • Thu 25
    June 25, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Charlotte Jenkins, Jonathan Green, and William P. Baldwin

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

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  • July 2020

  • Thu 9
    July 9, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Jeff Upshaw & Bob Deans

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Thu 16
    July 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Buxton Books Presents: Panic in the Palmetto State with Grady Hendrix

    New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, has set two of his most popular horror novels in Mt. Pleasant’s Old Village: My Best Friend’s Exorcism and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Join the Library Society & Buxton Books via Zoom on Thursday, July 16th at 6 PM as Grady talks with us about the secret history of South […]

  • Thu 23
    July 23, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: John Lane & Phil Wilkinson

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Tue 28
    July 28, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Speaker Series: Ted Bell

    Join the us & Buxton Books as we celebrate the launch of Ted Bell’s DRAGONFIRE, featuring Lord Alexander Hawke, the sixth-richest man in England, gentleman spy, and one of the thriller genre’s most well-liked heroes. Previous books in the series have been lauded by other giants in the field such as Clive Cussler, Nelson Demille, and […]

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  • Thu 30
    July 30, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    Speaker Series: Suzanne Nossel

    The Library Society welcomes CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel to discuss her new book, Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech For All in a digital ZOOM format event. A vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today, Dare To Speak provides a pathway for promoting free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture.While this […]

    Free
  • August 2020

  • Thu 6
    August 6, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: John Warley

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • Thu 20
    August 20, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

    A Summer with Southern Authors: Horace Mungin & Marjory Wentworth

    The Charleston Library Society happily announces the launch of a community partnership with Evening Post Books & Buxton Books.  Beginning this summer, we will offer substantive, informative and entertaining “virtual” programs until the Library Society can resume onsite gatherings. Convening every other Thursday at 4:30PM, the series will present a diverse group of Southern Authors […]

    Free
  • September 2020

  • Tue 1
    September 1, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Speaker Series: Rob Simbeck & Margaret Renkl

    Join the Charleston Library Society & Buxton Books as we host authors Rob Simbeck & Margaret Renkl as they discuss their recent books, The Southern Wildlife Watcher: Notes of a Naturalist and Late Migrations: Natural History of Love and Loss. The writers will have a lively, and poignant conversation covering topics from their books as well as the environment. Tickets are $5 […]

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  • Wed 2
    September 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Beethoven Fest with Yuriy Bekker – Part 1

    Beethoven Fest, Sonatas for Violin and Piano To commence Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration, CSO Concertmaster, Yuriy Bekker, will be joined by pianist, Chee-Hang See, in 2 performances of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano. These masterpieces are staples in the repertoire for both violinists and pianists. The duo will perform five of his ten sonatas […]

  • Thu 3
    September 3, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Beethoven Fest with Yuriy Bekker – Part 2

    Beethoven Fest, Sonatas for Violin and Piano To commence Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration, CSO Concertmaster, Yuriy Bekker, will be joined by pianist, Chee-Hang See, in 2 performances of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin and Piano. These masterpieces are staples in the repertoire for both violinists and pianists. The duo will perform five of his ten sonatas […]

  • Thu 17
    September 17, 2020 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm

    Speaker Series: Dinyar Patel

    Joining us from Mumbai, Dinyar Patel will discuss his new book, Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism in a Zoom format lecture. Patel’s book is the definitive biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nineteenth-century activist who founded the Indian National Congress, was the first British MP of Indian origin, and the inspired man behind the likes of Gandhi and Nehru. This […]

    Free
  • Tue 29
    September 29, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Speaker Series: Carl Safina & Mary Alice Monroe

    Join the Charleston Library Society & Buxton Books as we host authors Carl Safina and Mary Alice Monroe as they discuss Safina’s most recent book, Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace. These two powerfully, strong writers will have a lively conversation covering topics from the environment & ecosystems to writing […]

    Free
  • October 2020

  • Thu 15
    October 15, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Inside the New York Times Book Review With Pamela Paul & Dwight Garner

    Zoom in on Thursday, October 15th, at 6 pm for a much-anticipated conversation between the Editor of the New York Times Book Review, Pamela Paul, and long-standing Times book critic—previous Review editor—Dwight Garner. Not only is the Times Book Review beloved by our members, the Book Review podcast has become a new perennial favorite as well! Although Pamela Paul’s notable […]

    Free
  • Thu 22
    October 22, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Speaker Series: David O. Stewart

    The Library Society is happy to welcome the return of history & historical fiction writer, David O. Stewart for a topical & unique Zoom lecture. Stewart will focus on his historical mystery novels in this digital format event. In particular he will discuss the The Paris Deception which centers itself and its protagonists around the 1919 Paris […]

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