The First Football Match in Charleston, Christmas Eve 1892

The First Football Match in Charleston, Christmas Eve 1892

December 15, 2023

The first exhibition game of American-style “scientific” football in the Lowcountry of South Carolina kicked-off in December 1892, when two teams of eleven college boys scrimmaged at Charleston’s Base Ball Park on Christmas Eve. Only a few locals ...

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Join CCPL's Winter Reading Challenge for All Ages

December 12, 2023

Join the All The Feels Winter Reading Bingo Challenge on Beanstack with Charleston County Public Library! The challenge is December 15 through January 15.  Read to win badges and complete bingo on your digital scorecard for a chance to win pr...

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McClellanville Library closing for renovation as part of referendum-funded project

McClellanville Library closing for renovation as part of referendum-funded project

December 11, 2023

CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is closing the McClellanville Library, located at 222 Baker St, on Friday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. to undergo renovations as part of the ongoing referendum-funded project. The library will ...

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What You Read 2023: CCPL

What You Read 2023: CCPL's Top Books of the Year

December 7, 2023

Drum roll, please! Charleston County Public Library is excited to share another year of your top borrowed books! So far in 2023, our patrons have circulated over 2.9 million items, both digital and print, and we still have one month to go. From th...

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Watson's Garden: The Horticultural Roots of Courier Square

December 1, 2023

Charleston’s venerable newspaper, the Post and Courier, is transforming its headquarters on upper King Street into an upscale mixed-use development called Courier Square. The present twentieth-century structures will soon disappear, exposing a p...

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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

November 30, 2023

Battle of the Books Middle School Edition is back! Form a team, read the books, and compete to be crowned champion where you can win a cool prize! This is open to grades 6-8. Registration is open December 1, 2023 through February 20, 2024. 

Rea...

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Main Library Closure Notice

Main Library Closure Notice

November 27, 2023

Due to the City of Charleston Holiday Parade, Main Library will be closed on Sunday, December 3. Book drops will remain open during this time. 

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CCPL receives donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

CCPL receives donation from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation

November 21, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has received a $2,500 charitable contribution from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help nourish neighbors experiencing hunger. The Feeding the Hungry grant will help fund...

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Free Indians In Amity with the State: A Legal Legacy

Free Indians In Amity with the State: A Legal Legacy

November 17, 2023

The phrase “free Indians in amity with the state” arose during the early years of the Carolina colony to describe peaceful Indigenous people who possessed certain inalienable civil rights. Legal measures enacted during the early eighteenth century...

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Donate to CCPL Food Programs for GivingTuesday

Donate to CCPL Food Programs for GivingTuesday

November 17, 2023

Can you lend a hand in funding for Charleston County Public Library's food programs? Your monetary donation, no matter the amount, makes a big impact in providing healthy food to people in need within our community. 

For Giving Tuesday on Novemb...

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