Thousands of prospective emigrants first learned about the Carolina Colony and booked passage to that distant land at a small coffee shop in the heart of London. From the 1670s to the 1830s, the Carolina Coffee House in Birchin Lane served as the...
The phrase “Holy City” is a fixture of the Charleston lexicon often used to describe our community’s deep history of religious freedom and diversity. Contrary to popular belief, however, the early inhabitants of the South Carolina Lowcountry did...
The secret confederacy of angry South Carolinians that formed in November 1719 assembled in Charleston that December as an elected Convention of the people. In a showdown with the legitimate proprietary government, the members of the Convention...
Frustrated by years of neglect and contrary government, the citizens of South Carolina asserted their political will in the closing months of 1719 by organizing a rebellious confederacy that descended on Charleston to seize the reins of power. It...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - We're closing out 2019 with Top 10 lists, and today we're focused on downloadables.
There's nothing like being able to carry an entire library in your pocket or purse, and being able to download thousands of books to your phone...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - There's nothing like a good book of nonfiction to expand the mind—and the heart. Nonfiction challenges, informs, and moves through a deeply reported investigation into a current events, an emotional memoir about one writer's lived...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Whether they're how you survive that long commute on I-26 or what keeps you moving in the gym or on a long run, audiobooks are great, hands-free entertainment. And it turns out listening to an audiobook is just like reading a book...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library patrons love superhero movies.
We continue the deep dive into the titles that were most circulated in 2019, this time taking a look at the most popular DVDs and BluRays that were checked out this...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - These days it seems like all young adult books are gret reads for everyone, but these are the ones that got the most attention from teens and adults alike this year at CCPL.
Oh, you hadn't heard that adults are picking up almost...
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 than...