Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with CCPL

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with CCPL

October 27, 2023

November is National Native American Heritage Month where we recognize the contributions, achievements and sacrifices of Native American people, the first inhabitants of the United States. It's also a time to celebrate their rich and vibrant cultu...

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The Ghosts of Petit Versailles

The Ghosts of Petit Versailles

October 27, 2023

Petit Versailles, a lost residence in suburban Charleston, linked the tragic stories of two women who expired prematurely during the second quarter of the eighteenth century. The house fronting the Cooper River was built for Elizabeth Gadsden but ...

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Access featured titles in the Charleston Literary Festival at CCPL

Access featured titles in the Charleston Literary Festival at CCPL

October 19, 2023

Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has partnered with the Charleston Literary Festival to provide you access to titles being featured in the festival. The 2023 festival is November 3 - 12. This collaboration is part of an ongoing effort to i...

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Project Pet Runway: Design and Showcase Pet Fashion Show

Project Pet Runway: Design and Showcase Pet Fashion Show

October 18, 2023

Charleston County Public Library and Pet Helpers present the First Annual Pet Fashion Show! Join us on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at Baxter-Patrick James Island Library as our furry friends from Pet Helpers strut the catwalk for our ve...

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CCPL celebrates National Novel Writing Month with Programs

CCPL celebrates National Novel Writing Month with Programs

October 18, 2023

The Hurd/St. Andrews Library is hosting a series of programs in celebration of National Novel Writing Month 2023 (NaNoWriMo) for teens and adults. Every November, writers around the world work toward writing 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. NaN...

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Newly Renovated Village Library in Mount Pleasant to Reopen on Monday, Oct. 30

Newly Renovated Village Library in Mount Pleasant to Reopen on Monday, Oct. 30

October 16, 2023

Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will open the renovated  Village Library, located at 430 Whilden St in Mount Pleasant (map), on Monday, Oct. 30. The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. at the bra...

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Demolition by Neglect in the 1720s: Forsaking Charleston

Demolition by Neglect in the 1720s: Forsaking Charleston's Earthen Fortifications

October 13, 2023

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, South Carolina’s colonial government raised a fortified trace of earthen walls and moats around the nucleus of urban Charleston. These defensive works constrained the town’s growth for more than twenty y...

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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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