"Both a joyful chronicle of a life well lived and a box-seat view on some of the best, brightest, and most idiosyncratic creative minds of the 20th century." —Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly Join the Charleston Library Society to welcome the Tony award-winning composer and lyricist from one of the most prolific musical theatre dynasties of […]

The Library Society and Buxton Books are thrilled to host Kerri K. Greenidge, Tufts University professor and author of The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family. Come join us on November 18th at 6pm here at CLS for this contemporary perspective of a prominent South Carolinian family, the Grimkes, and a historical narrative […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS […]

Please come join Buxton Books and CLS as we invite in Margaret Burnham, civil rights lawyer, to discuss with us her new book By Hands Now Known. Tickets are $10 for CLS members and $15 for guests. Free for students by calling the number listed below and showing a valid ID at check in. To […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

Join the Library Society in celebrating the most recent publication of a devoted longtime member, Margaret (Peg) Middleton Rivers Eastman, and her co-author, Robert P. Stockton – Broad Street and Beyond: Charleston’s Historic Nexus of Power. These incredible authors and historians are prominent examples of how love of place can be expressed through the written word. […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

"The obsession with the making of money rarely leads to the actual making of money. The obsession with achieving excellence and with doing the best job possible, doing something no one else can do as well is usually what leads to making a fortune." - David M. Rubenstein On December 1, 2022 at 6pm, David […]

Drop in from 10:30am - 12pm with your kids to build cookies, make crafts, sit on SANTA'S lap, and find the perfect holiday book from Buxton Books in our Main Reading room on Saturday, December 3rd. We look forward for your RSVP and can't wait to see your children enjoying eating their SUGAR in the […]

Mark your calendars for the Charleston Library Society's 2022 Holiday Shopping Bazaar in the Stacks on Tuesday, Dec 6th from 4-8pm and Wednesday, December 7th from 10-2pm. Come enjoy our two part holiday shopping bazaar with our LOCAL vendors: Norton + Hodges // Luxury Accessories Inspired by Africa Margerite + Motte // Lowcountry Oyster Shell […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Joyce, our Children's Librarian, in the Rabbit Hole […]

This intimate and listening room style concert brings together the talented Atlanta-based musical duo, Takénobu, to Charleston’s intellectual and cultural living room. Composed of cellist and composer Nick Ogawa, and violinist and vocalist Kathryn Koch, Takénobu will help turn the Library Society’s Main Reading Room into a space of positivity and relaxation through music. Celebrating […]

Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, click here. Please join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna, who led our CAMPS in the STACKS […]