Top 10: Mystery and drama shine in most circulated DVDs of 2021

Top 10: Mystery and drama shine in most circulated DVDs of 2021

December 27, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library patrons have been in the mood to solve some mysteries in 2021. 

We continue the deep dive into the titles that were most circulated in 2021, this time taking a look at the most popular DVDs and...

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Top 10: 2021

Top 10: 2021's most checked out adult fiction

December 26, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – What are your neighbors reading? What’s popular across Charleston County? What books are we carrying around on our phones, on e-readers in our purses and backpacks? What books have spent more time on coffee and bedside tables th...

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A 'Banjer' on the Bay of Charleston in 1766

December 17, 2021

Just after sunset in early December 1766, a man walked through a group of people gathered near the waterfront of urban Charleston. The crowd was listening to a “banjer” playing, and an African woman with a memorable face squeezed past the man as h...

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CCPL makes list of America’s Star Libraries for second year, earns additional star

CCPL makes list of America’s Star Libraries for second year, earns additional star

December 15, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – For the second consecutive year, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been ranked among the top libraries in the US in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service (Index). CCPL received a four-star rating in ...

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CCPL announces 2021 Cynthia Graham Hurd staff award winner

CCPL announces 2021 Cynthia Graham Hurd staff award winner

December 14, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) Cynthia Graham Hurd Staff Award for 2021 has been awarded to Julian Gooding, Digital Creation Technician at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library. This award honors the memory of Hurd, a...

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Spotlight on LinkedIn Learning: Search online courses, video content to build interview skills

Spotlight on LinkedIn Learning: Search online courses, video content to build interview skills

December 7, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The holiday season is underway, and though you might have been successful in securing a seasonal gig, you may find yourself wondering what the next employment opportunity will be once all the mistletoe and eggnog is gone. Maybe...

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Charleston’s Defensive Strategy of 1703

Charleston’s Defensive Strategy of 1703

December 3, 2021

When Queen Anne of England declared war on France and Spain in 1702, the people of South Carolina were overwhelmed with anxiety about the security of Charleston, the colonial capital. Fortifications built along the town’s eastern waterfront provid...

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CCPL recognized nationally for exceptional community impact in 2021

CCPL recognized nationally for exceptional community impact in 2021

November 23, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) received two awards (overall winner and honorable mention) from Unique Management Services as part of their 2021 Library Awards honoring top performing libraries throughout the country...

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The First People of the South Carolina Lowcountry

The First People of the South Carolina Lowcountry

November 19, 2021

The Lowcountry of South Carolina once belonged to more than a dozen distinct groups of Native Americans whose existence is now barely remembered. In the decades after the founding of Charleston in 1670, the indigenous people of this area interacte...

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How to prepare for a seasonal job

How to prepare for a seasonal job

November 16, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Seasonal jobs are positions available only during certain periods of time. These jobs are temporary and short term with clear, definite deadlines to come to an end. Seasonal jobs can be based on geography or based on the time of...

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