CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) officially opened the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library, located at 1858 South Grimball Road, during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 2.
“This facility offers the public access...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Showcasing works from The Studio Museum in Harlem, this traveling exhibition at the Gibbes Museum brings the full breadth of the museum’s unparalleled permanent collection to Charleston. Rather than aiming to construct a single...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Did you, or someone you know, experience restaurant integration in the Charleston area firsthand? If so, there is now a chance to have your stories heard. The Post and Courier is partnering with the Charleston County Public Library...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – January is International Creativity Month, and if you’re looking for ways to express your creative side you’ll love the tools you have access to with your free Charleston County Public Library card! Just imagine we’re the library...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will host award-winning children's author and beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo for a discussion of her new novel, “Louisiana's Way Home," at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Main Library...
In the spirit of Halloween, today’s program concerns one of the most prevalent and legitimate fears held by the people of eighteenth-century Charleston. I’m talking about taphophobia—the fear of being buried alive. Premature burial was a real...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Nearly 200 people filled the parking lot and community space behind the First African Church on King Street to open the Butterfly Book Nook and Garden, a new community gathering and storytelling space on King Street.
The idea of...
For most folks in the Lowcountry, the word “benne” brings to mind images of benne wafers, those small, sugary, brown discs that you’ll find in local shops marketed as one of Charleston’s signature treats, if not the signature treat of the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Reading Partners of Charleston and the Charleston County Public Library along with Live5 News and Mellow Mushroom are teaming up for a month-long book drive in July to collect new and gently used children’s books in Charleston area...
Today I’d like to highlight a story that demonstrates the relevance of history in our present lives. In recent years, there has been much talk in Charleston about the need for a bicycle-friendly path across the Ashley River. A plan to convert one...