The last vestiges of royal authority in South Carolina, huddled within two small warships anchored in Charleston Harbor, survived the autumn of 1775 by cultivating a largely forgotten terrestrial connection. Surrounded by increasingly hostile...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) South Carolina Room, located at the Main Library on 68 Calhoun Street, will temporarily close to the public beginning May 1, 2026 as the building prepares for renovation later this year.
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The Charleston County Public Library is proud to partner with the Science Friday podcast to host the Science Friday Book Club! Every month, the SciFri Book Club will focus on a different piece of science-related literature, anything from sci-fi short...
In the Charleston area, approximately 1-2 infants die of unsafe sleep per month. This safe sleep class aims to educate families and caregivers on the current safe sleep practices supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics and discuss items that...
Frolicking in the ocean surf is today a familiar activity along South Carolina beaches, but recreational swimming was a novelty in centuries past. “Surf bathing” first achieved local popularity on Sullivan’s Island in the early 1800s, when the...
The Charleston County Public Library opened its doors in 1931, but welcomed visitors unequally and conditionally until the early 1960s. Like nearly every other institution existing in the American South during that era, the Charleston Free Library...
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...
Join us for Library Day at Patriots Point on Saturday, September 16, 2023! It's a community event in partnership with the Charleston County Public Library and Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum celebrating history and reading. Event festivities...
CCPL branches will be operating on a delayed schedule for a staff training day in the coming months! In order to better serve our community, staff will be working on development and training at each branch location. See the full schedule below!
Sullivan’s Island holds a unique place in the history of South Carolina. Reserved in the late seventeenth century as a maritime lookout, quarantine station, and military post, this attractive barrier island remained in the public domain for nearly...