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 […]
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ginkgo, But Were Afraid to Ask Dr. Peter Del Tredici Senior Research Scientist, Arnold Arboretum Join Dr. Peter Del Tredici of Harvard University for an in-depth look at one of the most ancient and fascinating trees on the planet. Peter has been studying the natural history and evolution […]
The Art and Tools of the Apothecary C. Wayne Weart, Pharm D. Professor Emeritus, College of Pharmacy and Department of Family Medicine, MUSC The presentation will look back over the last 150 plus years of the pharmacy profession with an emphasis on Charleston, SC, and Apothecary’s Hall, one of the oldest pharmacies in the US. […]
Volodymyr Vynnytsky Piano Recital The talented Vynnytsky rejoins us for a second season concert. Come chase away those February blahs as the team warms the hall and your hearts with magnificent music. This concert is always a crowd pleaser. For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. TICKETS
We offer you an hour of space in the center of your day. An hour to forget what’s going on at home, in the office, in your head, and re-focus. An energizing lunch, an expert’s insight into a new theme, a fresh perspective on a familiar topic. Emerge from the peaceful surrounds of the Charleston […]
Keeping Up With Generation iPhone $10 members, $15 nonmembers- For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. How Fortune and its readers are adapting to the rise of the millennials. In 2015, millennials – loosely defined as adults born after 1980 – became the largest generation in the American labor force. The demographic dominance of this highly […]
The Art of the Sell Mix up your lunch break — Christie’s International Director of Strategic Partnerships, Senior Vice President, Lydia Fennet will kick off our Spring 2016 Wide Angle Lunch Series. She will discuss the incredibly dynamic world of art selling and buying when dealing with celebrities of great magnitude. Lunch will be provided. $20 members, […]
