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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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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