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  • June 2026

  • Sun 14

    Shakespeare on the Steps

    June 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Summer 2026
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Now in its fourth year, and just after Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto, CLS is honored to partner with CofC’s Department of Theatre and Dance to present Shakespeare on the Steps. Don’t miss this special Shakespearean performance that transforms the front steps at 164 King into a stage for plein-air, abbreviated performances of the Bard’s great works […]

  • Tue 16

    Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Father’s Day

    June 16 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Story Time in The Rabbit Hole
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    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 […]

  • Mon 22

    CAMP in the STACKS 2026: Detectives in the Stacks

    June 22 @ 9:00 am - June 26 @ 12:00 pm Camp in the Stacks 2026
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Week 2: JUNE 22nd - JUNE 26th Join CLS for Camp in the Stacks, Summer 2026! During the second week of Camp in the Stacks, there's a mystery at the Library Society that needs solving. Join us for all sorts of educational and engaging puzzling, decoding, and scavenger-hunting! Please fill out the waiver form linked […]

  • July 2026

  • Sat 4

    South Carolina 250 // A Celebration for the Ages

    July 4 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm SC250 Series
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Two hundred and fifty years in the making — it remains hard to believe that the earliest members of the Library Society were here to witness this grand accomplishment. We are heading into the pinnacle month for SC250 Charleston and the signature events that their team has been hard at work planning for the better part of the last three years. As one […]

  • August 2026

  • Wed 19

    CLS Book Club // ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ by Rachel Joyce

    August 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Fall 2026
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    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. Reserve your spot HERE. Please note, we’ve updated our ticketing system—purchases now go through Neon Events for a smoother registration experience. For any issues, please call […]

  • September 2026

  • Thu 3

    A Special Story Time with Matt Diffee

    September 3 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Summer 2025
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 23RD, 2026. What does the dog say? Zip zap wickety wack! We look forward to hosting award-winning cartoonist and The New Yorker contributor, Matt Diffee, for a special, silly story time to debut his new children’s book. Stemming from classic animal sound books, and already slated as best for the category under […]

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