Charleston Library Society

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 […]

Aptly timed for the arrival of spring and weekend tee times, the Library Society is thrilled to host a name not unfamiliar in America's favorite leisure sport. Since 1982, Callaway Golf Company has been fueling the greens and tee boxes alike, producing top-quality golf equipment made to last. Ely Callaway Jr. is to thank, having […]

RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 23RD One hundred and sixty years ago, U.S. General William T. Sherman launched his famous March to the Sea, a 250-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah that crushed the Confederacy and helped end the Civil War. But it was much more than a military campaign focused on the soldiers. Protege of David […]

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 […]

The 14th Earl of Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, held the role of Prime Minister to Queen Victoria for three terms in addition to his positions as the longest-serving leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. However, his prolific journey through statesmanship actually began on our side of the Atlantic, in the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Just ahead of the 10 year anniversary, we are incredibly honored to host New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack, for the pub-day release of Mother Emanuel, a comprehensive history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and the profound story of courage and grace that came amidst the tragedy […]

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. About […]

Dubbed the queen of Southern suspense, Charleston's own Stacy Willingham joins us to celebrate the publication day of Forget Me Not — the fourth psychological suspense novel from New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author Stacy Willingham. A novice of the Main Reading Room, we are thrilled to welcome Stacy back to discuss […]