Join the Diabetes Prevention Program

Join the Diabetes Prevention Program

January 5, 2024

The Diabetes Prevention Program is a year-long program hosted by Charleston County Public Library's Community Health Worker and Lifestyle Coach Ren Ruggiero. Meetings will be held virtually through Zoom. 

Did you know one out of three American a...

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CCPL New Year

CCPL New Year's Day Closure

December 21, 2023

All CCPL branches will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2024 in recognition of the New Year holiday! We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2. Book drops will remain open during this time.

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CCPL Holiday Closure Notice

CCPL Holiday Closure Notice

December 20, 2023

In recognition of the Christmas holiday, all Charleston County Public Library branches will be closed Sunday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 27. Book drops will be closed during this time.

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The First Football Match in Charleston, Christmas Eve 1892

The First Football Match in Charleston, Christmas Eve 1892

December 15, 2023

The first exhibition game of American-style “scientific” football in the Lowcountry of South Carolina kicked-off in December 1892, when two teams of eleven college boys scrimmaged at Charleston’s Base Ball Park on Christmas Eve. Only a few locals ...

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Join CCPL's Winter Reading Challenge for All Ages

December 12, 2023

Join the All The Feels Winter Reading Bingo Challenge on Beanstack with Charleston County Public Library! The challenge is December 15 through January 15.  Read to win badges and complete bingo on your digital scorecard for a chance to win pr...

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McClellanville Library closing for renovation as part of referendum-funded project

McClellanville Library closing for renovation as part of referendum-funded project

December 11, 2023

CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is closing the McClellanville Library, located at 222 Baker St, on Friday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. to undergo renovations as part of the ongoing referendum-funded project. The library will ...

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What You Read 2023: CCPL

What You Read 2023: CCPL's Top Books of the Year

December 7, 2023

Drum roll, please! Charleston County Public Library is excited to share another year of your top borrowed books! So far in 2023, our patrons have circulated over 2.9 million items, both digital and print, and we still have one month to go. From th...

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Watson

Watson's Garden: The Horticultural Roots of Courier Square

December 1, 2023

Charleston’s venerable newspaper, the Post and Courier, is transforming its headquarters on upper King Street into an upscale mixed-use development called Courier Square. The present twentieth-century structures will soon disappear, exposing a p...

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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

November 30, 2023

Battle of the Books Middle School Edition is back! Form a team, read the books, and compete to be crowned champion where you can win a cool prize! This is open to grades 6-8. Registration is open December 1, 2023 through February 20, 2024. 

Rea...

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Main Library Closure Notice

Main Library Closure Notice

November 27, 2023

Due to the City of Charleston Holiday Parade, Main Library will be closed on Sunday, December 3. Book drops will remain open during this time. 

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