Jonathan Odell is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, speaker and memoirist. His work appears in anthologies, national periodicals, newspapers, and a soon to be published volume of essays about growing up in Mississippi. He has also done extensive work in organizations in the area of racial inclusion. Jonathan now makes his home in Minnesota, but stays long […]

Na Fidleiri Celtic music comes alive as fiddlers between the ages of 10 and 18 join forces with pennywhistle, bodhran and guitar to perform a repertoire especially arranged for their talents. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. For ticket, please click here or call (843) 723-9912.

Please join us for a lecture and book signing by Bill Thompson. To RSVP, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysoclety.org The University of South Carolina Press is pleased to announce the publication of Bill Thompson’s new book, Art & Craft: Thirty Years on the Literary Beat, the hand-picked fruit of his three decades covering writers and writing as […]

The Minus Times by Hunter Kennedy Begun as an open letter to strangers and fellow misfits, The Minus Times grew to become a hand-typed literary magazine that showcased the next generation of American fiction. Contributors include Sam Lipsyte, David Berman, Patrick DeWitt, and Wells Tower, with illustrations by David Eggers and Brad Neely as well as interviews with […]

To raise funds for our important music programs, on March 6th, 2015, the Library Society will offer a lovely “salon” experience in the intimate and acoustically-fabulous Main Reading Room.  Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Winifred and John Constable, owners of a vintage 1686 Stradivarius violin known as the “ex Nachez” for one of its […]

Speaker Series: Andres Duany March 9, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm WE ARE AT CAPACITY FOR THIS EVENT- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE EMAIL MSTOKENBERRY@CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG Andrés Duany is an American architect, urban planner and founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism.  He is consulting for the City of Charleston […]

To RSVP for this class, please call (843) 723-9912 or email mstokenberry@charlestonlibrarysociety.org, there is no charge for this event. Canada’s War of Independence, 1914-1918 The United States of America was born in a successful, if slightly reluctant, revolutionary war. The complete transition from colonial status to independence was a crucible of fire that lasted less […]

Textiles as Text Susan Hull Walker, who founded ibu in 2013, studied World Religions at Harvard Divinity School and served for eighteen years as a minister in Maine, San Francisco, and Charleston, SC.  Returning to school to study Fiber Arts, she learned to weave and speak in the language of cloth. It opened her eyes […]

For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1342353. Caroline von Nathusius Cold War Child: an Englishwoman in Eastern Germany

The strength and beauty of Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and Wagner’s beloved opera works will be presented in an accessible, enjoyable fashion by local virtuosos.  Familiar duets and arias assume a special tone in a salon setting similar to those that were used during the composers’ careers. For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912 or click here. $20 […]

Join Civil War expert Brian Hicks as Sea of Darkness recounts the most historically accurate narrative of the sinking and eventual recovery ever written. Hicks has been given unprecedented access to all the main characters involved in the discovery, raising, and restoration of the Hunley. Complete with a foreword and additional commentary by Clive Cussler, Sea of Darkness offers new, […]

For tickets to this event, please call (843) 723-9912 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1342355 Hillary Evans Hypnosis—Its History and Heroes For fifteen years Hillary Evans was a pioneer in New York’s digital media world, creating strategic advertising campaigns for Fortune 500 clients in the media and entertainment industries. After successfully creating groundbreaking campaigns for clients such as Pepsi, […]

Bassoonist Sandra Nikolajevs will be joined by renowned pianist Andrew Armstrong to bring Chamber Music Charleston back for an evening that will feature Saint-Saens’ Sonata for Bassoon and Piano and the original solo piano version of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. For tickets, please call (843) 723-9912, or click here. $20 members, $30 nonmembers

2015 Founders Award honoring David McCullough Welcome Remarks by The Hon. Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and J. Michael Luttig, General Counsel, The Boeing Corporation 6:00pm at Memminger Auditorium David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history,” “a matchless writer.” He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, twice […]

Mr. McCullough’s book, The Wright Brothers, will not be available until May, 2015.  However, he has graciously agreed to provide signed book plates for those who purchase the book through the Library Society.  Please call (843) 723-9912 or click here if you would like to purchase a copy of the book with a signed book plate . The […]