Free Car Seat Checks at select library branches

Free Car Seat Checks at select library branches

February 2, 2024

Did you know that 4 out of 5 car seats are installed incorrectly? Help us flip the stats by dropping by CCPL's Car Seat Check event! Drop by one of the events to have your car seat checked for proper installation by Certified Child Passenger Safet...

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Celebrate Black History Month With CCPL

Celebrate Black History Month With CCPL

January 31, 2024

The Charleston County Public Library is celebrating Black History Month throughout the month of February with programs, music and cooking, speaker events and more! Black History Month is an annual celebration that recognizes the achievements of Af...

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Join CCPL's Newest Book Club...Reading Roadshow!

January 31, 2024

Reading Roadshow is back! Join CCPL each month this spring at a new location around Charleston County. In this adult book club, we'll read and discuss a relevant nonfiction or fiction book, then take a behind-the-scenes tour of that month's host o...

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February is Healthy Relationship Month

February is Healthy Relationship Month

January 26, 2024

February is Healthy Relationship Month! CCPL is once again partnering with My Sister's House, a local nonprofit, to help teach teens (grades 6-12) about healthy relationships. My Sister's House's mission is to bring comprehensive rehabilitation t...

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The Beef Market under Charleston

The Beef Market under Charleston's City Hall

January 19, 2024

For nearly a century before Charleston’s municipal headquarters moved to the northeast corner of Meeting and Broad Streets, residents gathered daily at this site to procure meat and other foodstuffs. The city abandoned this so-called “Beef Market”...

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Free Digital Literacy Classes at Your Library

Free Digital Literacy Classes at Your Library

January 17, 2024

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is working with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (BBF), AT&T, and the Public Library Association (PLA) to narrow the digital divide in Charleston. Through this partnership...

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CCPL to Open Renovated John L. Dart Library on Jan. 29

CCPL to Open Renovated John L. Dart Library on Jan. 29

January 11, 2024

Charleston County Public Library will open the renovated John L. Dart Library, located at 1067 King Street, on Monday, Jan. 29. The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. at the branch. “We’re excited to show ...

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CCPL to close in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

CCPL to close in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 10, 2024

All Charleston County Public Library offices and branches will be closed on Monday, January 15 in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Book drops will remain open during this time. 

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Join us for Library Night with the SC Stingrays

Join us for Library Night with the SC Stingrays

January 8, 2024

Join the Charleston County Public Library and the South Carolina Stingrays hockey team for Library Night and Kids Takeover Day! The game is Sunday, January 14 at 3:05 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum located at 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Cha...

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All CCPL Branches and Offices to close on January 9

All CCPL Branches and Offices to close on January 9

January 8, 2024

Due to the threat of severe weather, all Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) branches and offices will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Branches plan to reopen as regularly scheduled on Wednesday,  Jan. 10. 

Book drops and automated materi...

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