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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Dragons!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle\, and the craft will be paper dragons! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-dragons/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Biggest Lie
DESCRIPTION:New from Bloomsbury Publishing\, The Biggest Lie presents a newly explored introduction to fascism in America in the 20th century from College of Charleston history professor Joseph P. Kelly in conversation with author and friend of CLS\, Erik Calonius. With a timely perspective on the Civil War-era\, this well-researched and eye-opening work navigates themes of oppression and a narrative history traces the roots of United States fascism not to the twentieth century but back to the first decades of the republic. \nPurchase Tickets HERE!  \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout the Book \n\n\nWhen American fascists suddenly goose­stepped down Main Street in the 1930s\, fascism was seen by the rest of the country as a terrifying and radical new European import. It was not. It didn’t come from abroad. Nor was it new or radical. The seed of American fascism was planted by elite southern planters who insisted that slavery need not be addressed in the Constitution because it would soon die out on its own. In The Biggest Lie\, Joseph Kelly chronicles fascism’s deep roots in the antebellum South; its codification under Jim Crow; and\, then\, after the Spanish American War\, its ascendency in the form of Anglo-Saxon nationalism\, proposing that the nation belongs to a master-race-the original lie of American fascism. In this dark hour of American history\, Kelly’s gripping story reminds us that the monied elite have always excelled at deploying disinformation to bias and inflame the masses\, and that there have always been courageous patriots helping us to fight our way out of darkness toward the light. \n\n\nAbout Joseph Kelly \nJoseph Kelly is a professor of literature and history at the College of Charleston. He is the author of two other books on American democracy: Marooned and America’s Longest Siege. He also wrote Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon\, and he edits the popular Seagull Reader anthologies of stories\, poems\, plays\, and essays. He lives in Charleston\, South Carolina. \nAbout Erik Calonius \nErik Calonius is a former reporter\, editor\, and London-based foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. He served as Miami Bureau Chief for Newsweek. The Wanderer is his first book. He lives in Charleston\, SC\, with his wife and son.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/the-biggest-lie/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T110000
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SUMMARY:Tiny Tales In The Rabbit Hole
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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\, to read in the Rabbit Hole and participate in movement and tummy time. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/tiny-tales-in-the-rabbit-hole-66/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Dragons!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle\, and the craft will be paper dragons! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-dragons-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empire of Ashes // James Scott's Latest
DESCRIPTION:Look forward to the return of Pulitzer Prize finalist\, New York Times bestseller\, and Scholar in Residence at the Citadel\, James Scott\, for the pub-week launch of his new release\, Empire of Ashes\, joined on stage by Brian Jones\, Dean of the Citadel. As an acclaimed Pacific War Historian for a number of books\, including Black Snow\, Rampage\, and The War Below\, as well as Targeted: Beirut\, which he co-authored with Jack Carr\, his perspective on the harrowing story of America’s bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the struggle to end World War II is highly anticipated. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \nAbout the Book \nOver three days in August 1945\, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120\,000 men\, women\, and children; doomed tens of thousands more to agonizing death in the weeks and months ahead; and annihilated two cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Empire of Ashes explores the final brutal months of the war in the Pacific\, featuring the voices of never-before-heard victims of the atomic bombs. Through interviews with survivors and accounts gleaned from Japanese sources\, New York Times best-selling author James M. Scott combines the attacks’ heart-wrenching details with their causes and consequences\, from debates within the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos\, Oakridge\, and Hanford to the fallout that would alter decades of life in Japan. From “an exceptional writer with a keen eye for dazzling detail and gripping\, suspenseful storytelling” (Henry Richard Maar III\, Journal of Military History)\, Empire of Ashes illuminates the moral dilemma at the center of America’s decision to inflict total war upon Japan with startling immediacy. \nAbout James M. Scott \nA Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, James M. Scott is the author of Target Tokyo\, Black Snow\, Rampage\, The War Below\, and The Attack on the Liberty. In addition\, Scott is a sought-after public speaker who leads battlefield tours and lectures at institutions around the world. He lives with his wife and two children in Charleston\, South Carolina\, where he is the Scholar in Residence at The Citadel. Visit him at JamesMScott.com. \nAbout Brian Jones \nBrian Madison Jones serves as the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of History at The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina. Since joining The Citadel in 2020\, he has been the driving force behind the School’s strategic vision\, overseeing a vibrant community of over 700 undergraduates and 300 graduate students. His journey to the Lowcountry followed a distinguished twelve-year tenure at Johnson C. Smith University\, where he served as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and earned the prestigious title of James B. Duke Distinguished faculty member. \nBrian’s expertise in the American presidency and the nuclear age is grounded in a PhD from Kansas State University\, an MA from UNC Greensboro\, and a cum laude BA from Appalachian State University. He is the author of Abolishing the Taboo: Dwight D. Eisenhower and American Nuclear Doctrine and has contributed to definitive volumes on the Cold War. Beyond the classroom\, he has shaped public history as a consultant for A&E’s “Biography” and the documentary “Rescue in the Philippines.” A respected voice in his field\, he regularly reviews for The Journal of American History and has earned research grants from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and the Universities of Michigan and Arizona. \n Originally a native of Charlotte\, North Carolina\, Brian now calls Mount Pleasant\, South Carolina\, home. He enjoys life on the coast with his wife\, their two daughters\, and an Airedale Terrier of legendary spirit\, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (Ellie).
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/empire-of-ashes-james-scotts-latest/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T103000
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SUMMARY:Myths of American Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution\, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable growth in opportunity and prosperity. We are honored to welcome Senator Phil Gramm\, economist\, retired congressman\, and one of America’s premier public policy advocates\, to share his latest book\, Triumph of Economic Freedom\, and expound upon seven pivotal moments in our country’s economic history that have largely defined the role of government and how the 21st-century world works. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \n\n\nAbout the Book \nSince the dawn of the Industrial Revolution\, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable growth in opportunity and prosperity. And yet\, at key points in American history\, economic disruption has led to a greater role for government\, ostensibly to protect against capitalism’s excesses. Today\, the government regulates\, mandates\, subsidizes\, and controls a growing share of the American economy. In this book\, Phil Gramm\, one of America’s premier public policy advocates\, and noted economist Donald J. Boudreaux look at the seven events and issues in American history that define\, for most Americans\, the role of government and how the 21st-century world works. To many Americans\, these 5 periods of American history-the Industrial Revolution\, Progressive Era\, Great Depression\, decline of America’s postwar preeminence in world trade\, and the Great Recession—along with the existing levels of income inequality and poverty\, represent strong evidence for expanding government in American life. Gramm and Boudreaux argue that the evidence points to a contrary verdict: government interference and failed policies pose the most significant threat to economic freedom. Setting up each topic with a “just the facts” approach that defies partisanship\, Gramm and Boudreaux provide a compelling and highly readable\, powerful reassessment that will challenge open-minded readers to rethink the conventional wisdom and the policies that spring from it. \nAbout the Author \n\n\nSenator Gramm joined Lone Star Funds as Vice Chairman in December 2012. He served as Vice Chairman of UBS Investment Bank from December 2002 to December 2011. At UBS\, he provided senior leadership in such landmark IPOs as Visa\, the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO)\, the China Merchants Bank\, and LG Phillips in Korea. He was instrumental in the follow-on equity offering for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China\, the privatization of Telstra in Australia\, and the sale of 20% of Akbank in Turkey to Citibank. Senator Gramm served six years in the US House and eighteen years in the US Senate. His legislative record includes landmark bills like the Gramm-Latta Budget\, which reduced federal spending\, rebuilt national defense\, and mandated the Reagan tax cut\, and the Gramm-Rudman Act\, which placed the first binding constraints on federal spending. As Chairman of the Banking Committee\, Senator Gramm steered through legislation modernizing banking\, insurance\, and securities law\, which had been languishing in Congress for 60 years. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act allowed banks\, securities firms\, and insurance companies to affiliate as part of a Financial Services Holding Company. Gramm is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Phil Gramm holds a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in economics\, the subject he taught at Texas A&M University for 12 years. He has published numerous articles and books\, including The Myth of American Inequality\, published in 2022. He is married to Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm\, former Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under Presidents Reagan and Bush. They have two sons and five grandchildren.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/myths-of-american-capitalism/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:August New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION: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 Shakespeare Library\, concluding with a tour of our bindery and information about our conservation efforts. Feel free to ask questions throughout our time together. \nThe tour starts at 5 pm and generally ends around 6 pm. The tour schedule includes:\n5:00 – 5:10 pm Welcome\n5:10 – 5:20 pm Introduction of staff and an overview of the Main Reading Room and Exhibits\n5:20 – 5:40 pm Tour of key areas of the Library\, including the Melvin P. Seiden Gallery\, the Kellogg Family Map Room\, the Ruth and Bill Baker Conference Room\, the Igoe Shakespeare Library\, and the Stephen F. Gates Vaults\n5:40 – 6:00 pm  Tour of Dorothy’s Book Bindery and the Jerrold and Ann Mitchell Conservation Lab; Q&A \nReserve your spot HERE. We look forward to seeing you! \n*Please note: if this session fills to capacity\, RSVP for September’s New Member Orientation! 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/august-new-member-orientation-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T113000
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SUMMARY:Chapter Chats
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a new member perk\, Chapter Chats\, happening every second Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am! Whether you’re in the middle of a 5-star book\, stuck in a slump\, or just want to check out what others are reading\, gather in the Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Lounge to talk all things literature. This is a member-led offering for the CLS community to enjoy chatting about your most recent reads. \n*Please note: this is an offering for Charleston Library Society members; no RSVP is required.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/chapter-chats/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - At the Beach
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Sandcastle by Einat Tsarfati\, and the craft will be brown paper sandcastle collages! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-at-the-beach/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T110000
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SUMMARY:Tiny Tales In The Rabbit Hole
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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\, to read in the Rabbit Hole and participate in movement and tummy time. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/tiny-tales-in-the-rabbit-hole-67/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T163000
DTSTAMP:20260720T185203Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - At the Beach
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Sandcastle by Einat Tsarfati\, and the craft will be brown paper sandcastle collages! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-at-the-beach-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T190000
DTSTAMP:20260716T192102Z
CREATED:20260527T183829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T192102Z
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SUMMARY:'Obstinate Daughters' Debut
DESCRIPTION:From the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls of Atomic City and The Last Castle comes a sweeping chronicle challenging the traditional mythology of the nation’s beginnings and championing the unsung women behind the American Revolution.  While history has traditionally celebrated the “Founding Fathers\,“ it often omits the women who kept the colonies running and liberty alive. Appropriately timed for this year’s 250th\, Denise Kiernan’s Obstinate Daughters rewrites the story through the courageous\, resourceful women from the battlefields to the printing press who fought\, spied\, published\, preached\, farmed\, and organized – unsung heroines who turned the tide.  Kiernan will be joined in conversation by fellow NYT Bestselling Author Wiley Cash. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \n\n\nAbout the Book \nHistory has always celebrated the “Founding Fathers“—the sly but victorious tactics of Washington\, the daring exploits of Lafayette\, the grand ideas of Jefferson. Yet we rarely hear of the women who kept the colonies running and liberty alive. Obstinate Daughters finally rewrites the story of America’s birth by revealing the courageous\, resourceful women whose actions shaped a nation. From the battlefields to the printing press\, from the plantations to the pulpit\, these women fought\, spied\, published\, preached\, farmed\, and organized. From the front lines to the home front\, from the colonies to the frontier\, these unsung heroines turned the tide. \nIn Obstinate Daughters\, readers will meet women who armed themselves and took matters into their own hands to defend their town. A Cherokee leader who warned patriot settlements of looming attacks\, risking the lives of her own people in the process. A British spy at the center of a plot to assassinate George Washington. Enslaved women who risked their lives while fighting a parallel battle for their own freedom\, embodying the very ideals the revolution claimed to uphold. The only woman to have her name on the Declaration of Independence. And many more. As she has done so many times before\, Kiernan masterfully weaves these individual stories together into a single\, compelling narrative and carves a place in history for these impactful females. With journalistic rigor and narrative flair\, Kiernan reminds us that the past is always open to challenge and that every untold story can inspire a new generation. \nAbout the Author \n\n\nDenise Kiernan is an author\, journalist\, and producer who has worked as a writer for more than 20 years. Her last two books—The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City—were both instant New York Times bestsellers in both hardcover and paperback. The Last Castle was a Wall Street Journal bestseller\, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award\, and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. The Girls of Atomic City was aLos Angeles Times and NPR bestseller\, named one of Amazon’s “Top 100 Best Books of 2013\,” and has been published in multiple languages. Kiernan has been a featured guest on many radio and television shows\, including NPR’s “Weekend Edition\,” PBS NewsHour\, MSNBC’s Morning Joe\, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. \nAbout Wiley Cash \nWiley Cash is the New York Times bestselling author of four novels from William Morrow/HarperCollins. He’s been a fellow at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony\, and he teaches fiction writing and literature at the University of North Carolina-Asheville\, where he serves as the Executive Director of the Literary Arts. He lives in North Carolina with his wife\, photographer Mallory Cash\, and their daughters. \nPublished in September 2021\, Cash’s novel When Ghosts Come Home was a national bestseller and an Indie Next Pick. In 2017\, Cash’s novel The Last Ballad was an American Library Association Book of the Year and a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017. The novel received the Southern Book Prize\, the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction\, the Weatherford Award\, and the Bloodroot Mountain Prize. His second novel\, This Dark Road to Mercy\, was a national bestseller and received the Crime Writers Association’s Novel of the Year in the United Kingdom. Cash’s debut novel\, A Land More Kind Than Home\, won the Thomas Wolfe Book Prize\, the Maine Reader’s Choice Award\, the Southern Book Prize\, the Crook’s Corner Book Prize\, the Appalachian Writers Association’s Book of the Year\, the Crime Writers Association’s Debut of the Year in the UK.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/obstinate-daughters-debut/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T163000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190047Z
CREATED:20260720T190047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190047Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Come Sail Away!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Toy Boat by Randall de Sève\, and the craft will be sponge sailboats! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-come-sail-away/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T110000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190815Z
CREATED:20260720T190815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190815Z
UID:10002507-1787135400-1787137200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Tiny Tales In The Rabbit Hole
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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\, to read in the Rabbit Hole and participate in movement and tummy time. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/tiny-tales-in-the-rabbit-hole-68/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T123000
DTSTAMP:20260722T142249Z
CREATED:20260527T184313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T142249Z
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club // 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce
DESCRIPTION: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 or are thinking about picking it up. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nFor a copy of the book\, check out our catalog here\, or shop local at Buxton Books. \nAbout Book Club \nOffered a few times a year\, the CLS Book Club aims to explore a diverse range of topics\, authors\, and perspectives in its book selections. For August\, Book Club’s own Clare Meyer and Susan Porter will revisit a 2012 bestseller\, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce – reminding us that books\, like friends\, are always worth a long and repeat visit. \nAbout the Book \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Harold Fry\, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife\, Maureen\, who seems irritated by almost everything he does. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning\, a letter arrives\, addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl\, from a woman he hasn’t heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. But before Harold mails off a quick reply\, a chance encounter convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. In his yachting shoes and light coat\, Harold Fry embarks on an urgent quest. Determined to walk six hundred miles to the hospice\, Harold believes that as long as he walks\, Queenie will live. A novel of charm\, humor\, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts\, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise—and utterly irresistible—storyteller.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry-by-rachel-joyce/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T180000
DTSTAMP:20260727T195153Z
CREATED:20260216T213312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T195153Z
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SUMMARY:August Member Mingle
DESCRIPTION: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 join us from 5 to 6 PM in the Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Lounge to meet like-minded peers and others who share the love of all things CLS. \nIf you’ve been a member of the Library Society for a while you may be familiar with our New Member Orientations on Mondays (previously called New Member Mingle).  \nThis event has reached capacity\, but see other Member Mingles HERE.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/august-member-mingle-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T163000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190101Z
CREATED:20260720T190101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190101Z
UID:10002502-1787239800-1787243400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Come Sail Away!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Toy Boat by Randall de Sève\, and the craft will be sponge sailboats! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-come-sail-away-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T190000
DTSTAMP:20260727T195219Z
CREATED:20260707T164156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T195219Z
UID:10002389-1787248800-1787252400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:What Dreams May Come
DESCRIPTION:Renowned saxophonist Caroline Leigh Halleck and piano talent Greg Hankins return with a curated set that includes some of their own arrangements\, in addition to several works from Caleb Burhan\, the renowned composer of ‘ What Dreams May Come’. The unique duo will blur lines across musical genres\, weaving contemporary and classical concert music with jazz\, pop\, and folk – two talented artists in close conversation\, yet dreaming out loud. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \nAbout Caroline Leigh Halleck \nCaroline is an American saxophonist\, teacher and festival organizer based in Bologna\, Italy. She has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe\, appearing in major festivals including Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi\, Ravenna Festival\, and Bologna Festival. Caroline holds first prizes in numerous competitions as a soloist\, including the University of Georgia’s Concerto Competition\, and in chamber music\, notably Italy’s Premio delle Arti. She was 2023 Changes resident with Swedish composer Ellen Arkbro\, and was named a winner of Bologna Festival’s Call for Artists in 2025. An active chamber musician\, Caroline gave the European premiere of David Maslanka’s Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble. She performs regularly in multiple ensembles including the all-women Gershwin Quintet. Caroline teaches saxophone at multiple institutions in Italy and serves as the co-artistic director of Ulysses Festival. She holds degrees from the University of Georgia (2017)\, the Conservatorio di Musica “F.A. Bonporti” di Trento (2020)\, and is the first saxophonist to graduate in Chamber Music from the Fondazione Accademia Internazionale di Imola “Incontri col Maestro” (2023) where she studied with Connie Frigo\, Marco Albonetti\, and Marco Zuccarini. Caroline is a JLV Sound Paris Ambassador.     \nAbout Greg Hankins \nPianist Greg Hankins is based in Athens\, GA\, where he collaborates with faculty\, students\, and guest artists at the University of Georgia. His recital partners have included members of major symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic\, Philadelphia Orchestra\, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra\, San Francisco Symphony\, Cleveland Symphony\, Boston Symphony\, and many more. He has accompanied the masterclasses of artists such as Emmanuel Pahud and Renée Fleming. From 2012 to 2021\, he served on the faculty of the New York State Summer School for the Arts School of Choral Studies. Recent engagements include appearances at festivals including New Muse Concerts and Piccolo Spoleto USA in Charleston\, SC; Timucua in Orlando\, FL; and Festival Capo di Leuca in Puglia\, Italy. Greg holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Georgia (MM) and James Madison University (BM). His major teachers include Richard Zimdars and Eric Ruple.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/what-dreams-may-come/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T163000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190436Z
CREATED:20260720T190436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190436Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Fruits!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett\, and the craft will be paper plate fruit slices! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-fruits/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000
DTSTAMP:20260708T142920Z
CREATED:20260708T142920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T142920Z
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SUMMARY:Divided Loyalty // Herb Frazier & Joe McGill Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Historic preservationist Joseph McGill Jr. and journalist Herb Frazier\, renowned in Charleston for their incredible insights and documentation of various areas of our history have newly compiled stories of Native Americans and free and enslaved people of African descent during the Revolutionary War in South Carolina in a special report\, “Native Americans\, Black Patriots and Black Loyalists in the Revolutionary War in South Carolina\,” made possible by the SC250 Commission. Join us with Evening Post Books for a special discussion and preview of this report that has been expanded to a book set to publish later in October – Divided Loyalty: Uneven Paths to Freedom in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War – outlining varying perspectives of how individuals ‘chose sides’.. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \n\n\nAbout Herb Frazier \nHerb Frazier is a Charleston\, South Carolina-based writer. He’s a senior editor for the Charleston City Paper and the former marketing director at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston. Before he joined Magnolia\, Herb edited and reported for five daily newspapers in the South\, including his hometown paper\, The Post and Courier. Herb’s international reporting includes West Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall\, humanitarian post-war relief efforts in Bosnia and Rwanda during its post-genocide recovery\, social and political issues in Japan and South Korea and Cuba’s cultural ties with Florida and Lowcountry South Carolina. He also reported on the military conflict in Sierra Leone. Herb has written about the historical and cultural ties between West Africa and the Gullah Geechee people of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Herb represented South Carolina on the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission\, created by the U.S. Congress in 2006. He also served as secretary of the Jazz Artists of Charleston\, which supports the Charleston Jazz Orchestra. Currently\, Herb is a member of the Historic Charleston Foundation Board of Trustees. He is the author of Behind God’s Back: Gullah Memories. He is a co-author of We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel with Marjory Wentworth and Dr. Bernard Powers Jr. Herb also co-edited a collection of poems and essays titled Ukweli: (pronounced – you ̶ quail – lee) Searching for Healing Truth\, South Carolina Writers and Poets Explore American Racism with the late Horace Mungin. Herb’s latest book\, Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery\, is a collaboration with Joseph McGill Jr.\, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project. Herb’s forthcoming books are Crossing the Sea on a Sacred Song\, which tells the story of an African funeral song that links a Georgia family with a woman in Sierra Leone. He and McGill are the co-authors of Divided Loyalty: Uneven Paths to Freedom in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.  \nAbout Joseph McGill Jr \nJoseph McGill\, Jr. is a public historian\, preservationist\, author\, and educator with over three decades of experience in heritage interpretation\, museum leadership\, and community-based public humanities. He is the Founder and Executive Director of The Slave Dwelling Project (SDP)\, a nationally and internationally recognized nonprofit organization based in Charleston\, South Carolina\, dedicated to preserving\, interpreting\, and elevating the history of the enslaved. Since founding the organization in 2010\, Mr. McGill has conducted more than 250 overnight stays in former slave dwellings across 25 U.S. states and Canada\, transforming these historic spaces into platforms for storytelling\, education\, and racial reconciliation. Through programs such as Campfire Conversations\, Inalienable Rights: Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved\, and Sleeping with the Ancestors\, The Slave Dwelling Project has become a model for truth-telling and descendant engagement at historic sites nationwide. Mr. McGill’s nationally acclaimed book\, Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery (Hachette\, 2023)\, coauthored with journalist Herb Frazier\, chronicles his personal and professional journey to preserve the dwellings of the enslaved and amplify their stories. The book has been featured by The New York Times\, Smithsonian Magazine\, Booklist\, and The Washington Post\, praised for transforming preservation work into a powerful form of restorative public history. Before founding The Slave Dwelling Project\, Mr. McGill served as a Field Officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (2009–2016)\, where he supported sites across the country in advancing inclusive preservation practices and interpretation of African American history. A U.S. Air Force veteran and a native of Kingstree\, South Carolina\, Mr. McGill earned his Bachelor of Arts in Professional English from South Carolina State University. His interpretive work has extended to partnerships with institutions such as the International African American Museum\, James Madison’s Montpelier\, Belle Grove Plantation\, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Beyond his professional life\, Joseph McGill’s family anchors his mission. He is married to Vilarin Mozee McGill and is the proud father of Charity Barriere Muhammad and Jocelyn Mozee McGill. His deep sense of duty to truth-telling\, preservation\, and intergenerational education continues to guide his work to ensure that the stories of the enslaved—America’s Ancestors—are preserved\, honored\, and taught with dignity and reverence. \n\n\nAbout SC250 \nSC250 Charleston is intended to serve as an umbrella for Charleston-area community organizations\, governmental entities\, and business enterprises interested in conceiving\, building and sponsoring initiatives that commemorate the American Revolution and the leading roles played by Charleston’s people and places. This program is sponsored (in part) by the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission. SC250 was established by the SC Legislature to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary-Era and highlight the state’s significant role in securing America’s freedom by engaging and inspiring South Carolinians and visitors through heritage tourism\, rural economic impact initiatives\, and educational programs. Contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of SC250\, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by SC250.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/divided-loyalty-herb-frazier-joe-mcgill-jr/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T110000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190834Z
CREATED:20260720T190834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190834Z
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SUMMARY:Tiny Tales In The Rabbit Hole
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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\, to read in the Rabbit Hole and participate in movement and tummy time. \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/tiny-tales-in-the-rabbit-hole-69/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T163000
DTSTAMP:20260720T190450Z
CREATED:20260720T190450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T190450Z
UID:10002504-1787844600-1787848200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Fruits!
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin 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 Hole and make an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Justine will read Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett\, and the craft will be paper plate fruit slices! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nReserve your spot HERE. \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-fruits-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260727T195311Z
CREATED:20260527T185056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T195311Z
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SUMMARY:'WOOD' You Know?
DESCRIPTION:Dive into the surprisingly understudied history of SC’s forests and their impact on the state’s economy through this compendium edited by Jessica Elfenbein and Mark Kinzer that brings together essays from emerging and established scholars. Wood Basket of the World examines how lumbering\, wood-product manufacturing\, and forest conservation transformed the state’s sandhills and coastal plain from the late nineteenth century to the present\, shaping social\, economic\, and environmental landscapes today. \nPurchase Tickets HERE! \nPlease note\, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues\, please call our Front Desk at 843-723-9912. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase one or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. \n\n\nAbout the Book \nTracing South Carolina’s hidden history of lumber\, labor\, and forest conservation across two centuries. South Carolina’s forests have long shaped the state’s economy\, landscapes\, and labor practices\, but their history has remained surprisingly understudied. Wood Basket of the World brings together essays that explore how lumbering\, wood-product manufacturing\, and forest conservation transformed the state’s sandhills and coastal plain from the late nineteenth century to the present. Featuring contributions from both emerging and established scholars\, the essays in the volume examine how South Carolina became central to the global timber economy while also serving as a testing ground for labor organizing\, environmental reform\, and conservation movements. Engaging environmental\, economic\, and social history\, this collection offers new insight into the industries\, people\, and policies that have shaped South Carolina’s wooded landscapes—and the national conversations they continue to inform. \nAbout the Authors  \nJessica Elfenbein \nKnowing that history has the power to be a productive tool in community building moved Professor Elfenbein to become an historian and has informed and enriched her work in the fields of American urban and public history. Elfenbein’s career has been a combination of teaching\, scholarship\, and administration. Her current research has moved into environmental and business history through the multi-faceted Wood Basket of the World project. Previously\, she directed “Baltimore ’68: Riots and Rebirth”\, which won highest program honors from the National Council on Public History and the American Association of State and Local Historians.\n\nElfenbein has spent much of her career as an academic leader. From 2019-2025\, she served as Chair of USC’s History Department where she had the honor of championing the fascinating work of the University’s incredible faculty and students. Elfenbein also served as Senior Associate Dean of USC’s Graduate School from 2012-2016\, an Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow for the Southeastern Conference in 2015-16\, and an American Council on Education Fellow in 2009-10.\nMark Kinzer \nMark Kinzer recently retired from the National Park Service\, where he worked as a planner and wilderness program manager for over twenty years. In 2022\, he received the Park Service’s national Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Award. Prior to his career with the Park Service\, he was a lawyer in private practice in Atlanta. He is the author of Nature’s Return: An Environmental History of Congaree National Park.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/wood-you-know/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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