Water Safety for Kids Coming to a CCPL Branch Near You!

Water Safety for Kids Coming to a CCPL Branch Near You!

August 28, 2023

Join us at select branches for an interactive program to learn about the importance of water safety and how to keep you and your family safe in and around water. This program is for a variety of ages and their caregivers based on location.

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After-school Food Programs

After-school Food Programs

August 25, 2023

Kids and teens can enjoy free after-school snacks and meals at select library branches through the Kids Café Program! The program is in partnership with the Lowcountry Food Bank and provides access to healthy food options. The program also off...

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Select CCPL Branches To Have Delayed Hours

Select CCPL Branches To Have Delayed Hours

August 25, 2023

CCPL branches will be operating on a delayed schedule for a staff training day in the coming months! In order to better serve our community, staff will be working on development and training at each branch location. See the full schedule below! ...

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Charleston Battery Celebrates CCPL Summer Readers at Back to School Night!

Charleston Battery Celebrates CCPL Summer Readers at Back to School Night!

August 17, 2023

Join the Charleston County Public Library as we celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program at Charleston Battery's Back to School Night! We'll be celebrating Summer Reading participants and cheering on the Charleston Battery as they play aga...

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Q&A with Author Sally H. Jacobs on her book, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson

Q&A with Author Sally H. Jacobs on her book, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson

August 16, 2023

Keith Summey North Charleston Library's Adult Services Librarian Ramon Maclin interviews Author Sally H. Jacobs about her newly released book, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson

Jacobs is a former reporter for the Boston Gl...

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John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 2

John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 2

August 11, 2023

Champneys’s Row was a conspicuous anomaly in urban Charleston in 1781. Besides the prominent and ornamental Exchange next door, the slender range of four brick stores was then the only civilian edifice adjacent to the brick curtain wall defining t...

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John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 1

John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 1

August 4, 2023

John Champneys was a Charleston factor and wharf owner whose loyalty to the British Crown deranged his life during the American Revolution. While surviving documents provide details of his imprisonment, exile, and return, the slender row of brick ...

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CCPL now offers access to more from the New York Times

CCPL now offers access to more from the New York Times

August 2, 2023

CCPL now offers access to New York Times extras including Cooking, Games, and The Athletic.

There are three unique links for Cooking, Games, and The Athletic posted to the CCPL website. To access these extras, users must click on the unique link...

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Free Legal Classes with Judge Irv Condon

Free Legal Classes with Judge Irv Condon

August 1, 2023

Join CCPL and Charleston County Probate Judge Irv Condon for free classes covering Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Getting Treatment for a Loved One. The 2023 classes are taking place August - November. Registration is not...

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CCPL recognized nationally for programs and services addressing food insecurity in Charleston County

CCPL recognized nationally for programs and services addressing food insecurity in Charleston County

August 1, 2023

CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been recognized nationally by Gale and the Library Journal as a Library Defying the Odds. The library received Honorable Mention in the inaugural award for its various programs, services...

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