Can you imagine Savannah Highway as a narrow toll road traversing a patchwork of rural plantations? The present broad ribbon of asphalt covers a modest country path created more than two centuries ago by a private corporation. Its purpose was to...
Every year in February, the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) takes place in Charleston. While the exposition is a ticketed event, children can explore wildlife programs inspired by SEWE for FREE at the Charleston County Public Library!
Visit...
Join us one of our upcoming Benefits Days! Sit down with a trained SC Thrive Benefits Counselor and submit your applications online. We make it easier to connect you to available resources leading to stability.
SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition...
This year TWO branches are hosting Stranger Things themed escape rooms! Do you have what it takes to beat the clock, solve the clues, and escape the Upside Down?
Click on the flyers below from the Hurd/St. Andrews...
Due to inclement weather, the following library branches are closing early Monday, August 29:
Dart Library will close at 5 p.m.
Cooper River Memorial Library (Temporary Location) will close at 4 p.m.
West Ashley Library will close at...
CHARLESTON, SC –The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL), Charleston County School District (CCSD) and the Lowcountry Food Bank (LFB) have teamed up to provide free meals and snacks at several library branches for kids this summer break. The...
Librarian Cynthia Graham Hurd spent 31 years with the Charleston County Public Library serving our community until she was murdered on June 17, 2015 inside the Mother Emanuel AME Church with eight others. Cynthia is remembered for her dedication to...
By Staci Henderson, Workforce Development Librarian
Charleston County Public Library’s Main branch became a bit brighter when Hannah Broam began working there in August of 2020. Hannah started working in libraries while she was in high school...
From the earliest days of the Carolina Colony to the Civil War, many White men in the Charleston area carried various types of swords as both emblems of status and implements of self-defense. Fashion and function dictated the types of equipment used...
Written by Melissa Hatch
Looking for work after having been fired can be intimidating. You are filling out an online application and things are going well, and then there it is. THE question: Have you ever been fired? Do you answer honestly? Will it...