Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
Within weeks of its release, CLS is thrilled to host the former Home Editor of Vogue Magazine and Design Editor at Large of Elle Decor, Mieke ten Have, for the Charleston launch of her new and debut compendium: Interiors, Styled by Mieke ten Have. Reputed for decades in the shelter category as one of (or […]
CLS Book Club is FREE, in-person, and open to the public—and also member-researched and led through thoughtfully curated discussion. Whether you’ve finished the book, are thinking about starting it, or couldn’t make it past the halfway point, please join us. RSVP is required via the form below so that we can plan for seating. Please […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
After emerging from a lively conversation in our Fellows Lounge, CLS Wine Club has been welcomed on repeat – this Fall marking 2 years since its first. During the Fall installment, reds are the category, this time Burgundy, with insights from our founding aficionados, Jerry Mitchell and Tim Cantopher, to guide the selections and overall […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our part time Children's Librarian. She will be […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
As the second oldest membership library in the United States dating to 1748, it is quite special to have recently celebrated 275 years of continuous operations, and even more special to have the opportunity to highlight another this year. Founded in 1749, KKBE (Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim --- Holy Congregation House of God) is among […]
Join us for a hands-on workshop on treasure box making with James Davis, Director of Conservation, where you'll learn to create personalized boxes using techniques employed for archival book boxes. This workshop is perfect for crafting unique gifts, or keeping treasures of your own. Using straightforward materials such as paper boards, covering cloth, decorative papers, […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our part time Children's Librarian. She will be […]
Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month, we host our newest members of the CLS family for a fun and informative tour of the facility, including key information on utilizing Library resources, an exploration of some of the treasures from the CLS archives, a visit to the Igoe […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
When the adventure began, the bag on his back had a binder with maps, 103 room reservations and over 40 tee times. By the end of the trip he had hit 4,531 shots, lost 129 balls, visited 196 pubs and had the makings of a New York Times bestseller which, it did become, and still […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
Located on the eastern side of Mersey Estuary, adjacent to the Irish Sea, and a mere 178 miles from London, Liverpool, England was established in 1207 but quickly developed into the second city of the British Empire after King John needed a port from which to send his troops to Ireland. The city attracts visitors […]
The contemporary story of one of the wealthiest and most misunderstood families in the world, unearthed by leading editor, journalist and Vanity Fair writer-at-large James Reginato, makes a special appearance this Fall to discuss his 2022 book Growing Up Getty: The Story of America's Most Unconventional Dynasty. In a compelling conversation with George McNeely (historian, lecturer, […]
Join the Charleston Symphony for an elevated Chamber Music experience this season! Enjoy an intimate evening of ensemble music at the beloved Charleston Library Society that will showcase the brilliant talent of your CSO musicians. Performances will offer an exciting range of chamber music literature, robust programming, and a newly added wine reception at intermission. […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our part time Children's Librarian. She will be […]
Join the Charleston Symphony for an elevated Chamber Music experience this season! Enjoy an intimate evening of ensemble music at the beloved Charleston Library Society that will showcase the brilliant talent of your CSO musicians. Performances will offer an exciting range of chamber music literature, robust programming, and a newly added wine reception at intermission. […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
Charleston resident Jonathan Jasper Wright, an attorney originally from Pennsylvania, was sworn into his seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1870 – as the country's first African American Supreme Court Justice. His tenure coincided with the rise and fall of the Reconstruction in the South, a time of temporarily granted legal and political […]
Along with Buxton Books, we are thrilled to welcome beloved author Roxana Robinson for exclusive appearance on her latest release, Leaving, a novel that explores the vows we make to one another, the tensile relationships between parents and their children, and what we owe to others and ourselves. Renowned for numerous works of literary fiction […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Tori, our Associate Librarian. She will be reading in […]
Back for an encore at the Charleston Library Society, the Cabaret Couple (Theresa Quinn and Randall Kramer) will present an evening of virtuosic four hands piano and song, including favorites of American classical, pop, rhythm and blues and musical theatre selections. Click here to preview this incredible duo. Tickets*: Purchase HERE through Charleston City Paper […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna, our part time Children's Librarian. She will be […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long, kid-friendly program, children and their parents/caregivers will join Lisa, our Director of Collections. She will be reading […]
The Library Society is honored to welcome Penelope Coker Hall and Eliza Wilson Ingle for the Charleston launch of A Curious Heart, their evocative account of the life of Elizabeth Boatwright Coker, an award-winning author who challenged the status quo of the female role in the early 20th century. With sensitivity and insight, the authors […]
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