The trendsetters of the last 20 years may, in fact, take direction from those before (or even before). Join fashion historian Caroline Rennolds Milbank and former interiors designer Diana Hambleton for an engaging Life Long Learning course to delve into the true originals of each category, and the lasting influence of each on what remains […]
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 Rabbit […]
Visiting from the UK, author and renowned speaker Hugo Vickers brings us Malice in Wonderland, an investigation into the whirlwind life of the photographer, diarist, painter, interiors and costume designer that was Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton. Cecil Beaton invited Hugo Vickers to be his authorized biographer only days before his unexpected passing. Undeterred, Vickers […]
A topic both fascinating and polarizing, the story of the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, is in the limelight once again. Join acclaimed Royal biographer Hugo Vickers for a relaunch of Behind Closed Doors, the true story of the Duchess of Windsor. Ahead of the film due out later this year starring Isabella Rossellini and […]
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 Coordinator, […]
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 Rabbit […]
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 Rabbit […]
Along with the World Affairs Council of Charleston, we are pleased to host acting historian for the Department of State, John Powers to share about his impressive 34-year career working with government records and the ins and outs of safeguarding national security information. From the declassification of Richard Nixon’s and LBJ’s secret tapes to the […]
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 Coordinator, […]
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 Rabbit […]
Join us in partnership with the South Carolina Historical Society as we approach our country's 250th anniversary — we have explored many different angles of the Revolution – those specific to South Carolina, further narrowed to the Lowcountry, the thirteen colonies as a whole, and much, much more. But what of the Loyalists? Those who […]
Join the Library Society's conservation team to dive further into the aspects of hand bookbinding. Starting with a raw framework, students will be instructed on the techniques and practices working with leather for the cover and the process of detailing it with traditional gold foil. Discussions will focus on the history of the trade of […]
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 Shannon, our part-time Children's Librarian. She will be reading in […]
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 Rabbit […]
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 Coordinator, […]
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 Rabbit […]
Join us for the first of this year's Bond Street Series, focused on the importance of cultural institutions in fostering creative conversation and enhancing opportunities for democratic engagement. Founder of Bond Street REIT, Michael Reynolds, will host a rare conversation with Special Guest Deepak Srivastava, President of Gladstone Institutes in California, and one of the […]
In collaboration with our friends at the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, we are honored to welcome two octets and two musical worlds! Revel in the beauty of Igor Stravinsky’s Woodwind Octet and Franz Schubert’s String Octet for an unparalleled chamber music experience by the CSO's core members and welcome back to the Main Reading Room CSO […]
In collaboration with our friends at the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, we are honored to welcome two octets and two musical worlds! Revel in the beauty of Igor Stravinsky’s Woodwind Octet and Franz Schubert’s String Octet for an unparalleled chamber music experience by the CSO's core members and welcome back to the Main Reading Room CSO […]
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 Shannon, our part-time Children's Librarian. She will be reading in […]
In collaboration with our friends at the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, we are honored to welcome two octets and two musical worlds! Revel in the beauty of Igor Stravinsky’s Woodwind Octet and Franz Schubert’s String Octet for an unparalleled chamber music experience by the CSO's core members and welcome back to the Main Reading Room CSO […]
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 Rabbit […]
From the shores of the Philippines at the start of World War II came two men who knew only one thing – leave no man behind, regardless of the cost. Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright star in The Fate of the Generals, author and historian Jonathan Horn's latest book of bravery and unwavering strength […]
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 Coordinator, […]
As the season warms, CLS Wine Club, created through members in our Fellows Lounge, continues with great acclaim. with the academic and nuanced insights from our founding and beloved aficionados Jerry Mitchell and Tim Cantopher. Their learned preferences and curiosities from storied outings and clubs centered around the complexities of wine, coupled with our partner, […]
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 Rabbit […]
Jewelry that stands the test of time. Join us to learn about the legacies of two master jewelers, Duke Fulco di Verdura and Suzanne Belperron, each of whom trace their start during 1920s Paris scene and continue to inspire today. Separately known for stand-out icons such as signature cuffs worn by Coco Chanel, through to […]
Members are invited for an exclusive deep dive into the Igoe Shakespeare Collection, a special gift left to the Charleston Library Society by Skipper and Ann Igoe. As a special Saturday opportunity, CLS members may drop in between 10:00 a.m. and 12 p.m. to visit the Library's Igoe Shakespeare Library, glean insights from scholars, and […]
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 Shannon, our part-time Children's 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 Justine, our Children's Programming Coordinator, to read in the Rabbit […]
A highway centuries older than the ones we travel today, there exists a largely undocumented 300-mile network of colonial-era canals connecting our Lowcountry rivers for travel, trade, and survival. We are incredibly honored to host Virginia McGee Richards for the launch of The Inner Passage, the result of a fifteen-year project to honor a deep […]
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 Coordinator, […]
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 Rabbit […]
As a Brigadier General in the French Army, Major General in the American Revolutionary Army and a French-American liaison during a time of incredible upheaval, German-native Johann de Kalb led an amazing life, but his legacy is lesser known than Revolutionary counterparts such as the Marquis de Lafayette, to whom he may have been a […]
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 Shannon, our part-time Children's Librarian. She will be reading in […]