With great success from last year's Life Long Learning Course on the Music of Vietnam Era, Dana Beach and Teddy Gilbreth return for another six-part series exploring the distinctive music of South & North Carolina, from its diverse array of originating influences to the wide-ranging diaspora of its impact. The unique cross-section of community, class, […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
If you've joined us in the past for Shakespeare on the Steps or our Shakespeare pop-up performances, this evening celebrating the life and works of William Shakespeare with the beloved Charleston Opera Theater is not to be missed. Merely five days after the playwright's birthday, join us in the Main Reading Room for yet another […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time and Tiny Tales, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our new addition to the Rabbit Hole! During this half- hour, baby-centered program, children ages 0-2 and their parents/caregivers will join Justine, our Children's Programming […]
As the newest CLS tradition, created through members in our Fellows Lounge, CLS Wine Club continues with great acclaim. For our Spring session, we will focus on white varietals deserving some attention (specifics varietal yet to be finalized), along with academic and nuanced insights from our founding aficionados Jerry Mitchell and Tim Cantopher. Their learned […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
RESCHEDULED EVENT FROM OCTOBER 2024 The recent hit Oppenheimer made us all that much more familiar with the great concern that Germany would be the first to create "The Bomb". But on the night of February 27/28, 1943, in one of the most daring acts of sabotage of WWII, a handful of commandos managed to […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
Living in the Lowcountry, we are familiar with the coastal aesthetic and the designers who've made themselves at home perfecting it. As one of the most beloved tastemakers, Amanda Lindroth delivers another captivating compendium of her signature work, Island Dreaming, a gorgeous collection of her colorful, coastal, and fittingly dreamy designs. With a soaring career […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time and Tiny Tales, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our new addition to the Rabbit Hole! During this half- hour, baby-centered program, children ages 0-2 and their parents/caregivers will join Justine, our Children's Programming […]
Described by scholar W.E.B. DuBois as the "leading portrait painter of the race," Charleston native and prolific artist Edwin "Teddy" Augustus Harleston paved the way for artists of color in the South. Joined by his wife and photographer, Elise, the two not only planted the foundations for a Harlem Renaissance-esque artistic movement in the South, […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
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 Member Orientation! 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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
Debuting her first-ever historical fiction publication, New York Times bestseller Mary Alice Monroe joins the Library Society and partner Buxton Books for her pub-day premiere of Where the Rivers Merge. We are honored to be the first to share her highly anticipated new work of historical fiction. At once dramatic and heartfelt, Where the Rivers […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time and Tiny Tales, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our new addition to the Rabbit Hole! During this half- hour, baby-centered program, children ages 0-2 and their parents/caregivers will join Justine, our Children's Programming […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
From JFK Jr. and Andy Warhol, to Miles Davis and Bill Clinton, renowned photographer Brownie Harris has dazzled us all for decades with his incredible capability to capture humanity through photography. Join us for an exclusive deep dive into his work behind the camera from Brownie himself, showcasing his new release Brownie Harris Retrospective 1970-2020, […]
Join our resident bookbinder and conservator, James Davis, to learn the art of hand bookbinding and walk away with your very own journal. Starting with paper, board, and thread, students will be instructed on the techniques and practices of constructing a well made blank book from scratch. Each journal will feature hand stitching and decorative marbled […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
As authoritarianism spreads, threats to journalists are growing around the globe – and here at home. As media consumers, we only get a glimpse of these encounters through the powerful articles they write. War correspondent and decorated journalist Andy Alexander joins us in partnership with The World Affairs Council of Charleston to share the ongoing […]
We are thrilled to invite you to our latest addition to the social calendar – Member Mingle also known as Cocktail Hour, Happy Hour or 5 o'clock somewhere – a meet and greet opportunity without any programmatic component. Held on the third Wednesday evening of each month and open to all members, we hope you'll […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
Since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War II has grabbed headlines across the world. A senior writer at Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Business Week, Stephanie Baker, joins us in the Main Reading Room just a few weeks after the paperback publication of her latest release, […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
*this concert is from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM. If you received our printed mailer, the time was incorrect on the handout. Apologies for any confusion! A special Piccolo Spoleto and CLS treat: an evening sure to be rapturous in every aspect, the Charleston Library Society's friends from the College of Charleston and the Charleston […]
Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time and Tiny Tales, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society, please click here. Join us for our new addition to the Rabbit Hole! During this half- hour, baby-centered program, children ages 0-2 and their parents/caregivers will join Justine, our Children's Programming […]
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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the […]
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