CCPL Celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week

CCPL Celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week

October 13, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will be spending the week of Oct. 15-21 celebrating its Charleston Friends of the Library (CFOL) group as part of the 18th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week...

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New Book Club Kits featuring best-selling book raises awareness about domestic violence and local resources

New Book Club Kits featuring best-selling book raises awareness about domestic violence and local resources

October 10, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. –  A set of new Book Club Kits, featuring a fictional story centered in a domestic violence relationship, is now available for borrowing at the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL). The kits feature the best-selling novel “...

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TeenTober highlights teen services at your local library

TeenTober highlights teen services at your local library

October 1, 2023

This October, The Charleston County Public Library is highlighting teen services during TeenTober! Developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA), this month-long event strives to raise awareness of the importance of year-...

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Spanish and Cuban Consuls in Charleston, 1795–1959

Spanish and Cuban Consuls in Charleston, 1795–1959

September 29, 2023

Maritime traffic between Charleston and various ports in the Spanish-speaking Americas was once an important part of the local economy. Prohibited by British law for most of South Carolina’s colonial century, commerce with Cadiz, Havana, Vera Cruz...

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Q&A with NYT Bestselling author Jonathan Eig

Q&A with NYT Bestselling author Jonathan Eig

September 29, 2023

Keith Summey North Charleston Library's Adult Services Librarian Ramon Maclin interviews New York Times Bestselling Author Jonathan Eig on his latest book A King Life.  Eig is the bestselling author of six books including his most recent one. Y...

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Meet local kindergarten author raising awareness about food allergies

Meet local kindergarten author raising awareness about food allergies

September 21, 2023

Local child author Emma Vigrass is returning to two Charleston County Public Library branches on Saturday, September 23!  

Emma wrote her own book about food allergy awareness based on her experiences overcoming chronic illness and allergy ...

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Explore new updates in the Morningstar Investing Center

Explore new updates in the Morningstar Investing Center

September 20, 2023

Morningstar Investment Research Center is migrating to a new website and has a new name– Morningstar Investing Center!

The Morningstar Investing Center will continue to provide Morningstar’s top investment research in a modern interface with ne...

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CCPL Awarded Grant to Help Families Build Online Skills

CCPL Awarded Grant to Help Families Build Online Skills

September 18, 2023

The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been awarded a grant from the Public Library Association in partnership with AT&T to provide digital literacy skills training in Spanish and English. CCPL was one of 200 libraries nationwide selecte...

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Inventing the French Quarter in 1973

Inventing the French Quarter in 1973

September 15, 2023

In September 1973, a group of preservation activists coined the term “French Quarter” to describe a single block of urban Charleston that was slated for demolition. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places that same month, an...

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with CCPL

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with CCPL

September 14, 2023

Join the Charleston County Public Library in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 15!  Throughout the month-long celebration we will recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans.  

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