By the middle of the eighteenth century, Charleston was one of the most heavily fortified communities in North America. The town’s urban defenses didn’t appear all at once, however. They accumulated over multiple decades and successive eras of...
Ropemaker’s Lane is a narrow alley in urban Charleston with a name that evokes images of an antique industry wrought by men twisting and spinning long fibers into useful objects. While that scenario is accurate, it represents just one facet of the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – This year's Health & Wellness Expo at the Gaillard Auditorium has come and gone (thanks for stopping by our booth!), and we're less than three months out from the 2019 Cooper River Bridge Run. The #GetOverIt hashtags and marketing...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – This year's Health & Wellness Expo at the Gaillard Auditorium has come and gone (thanks for stopping by our booth!), and we're less than three months out from the 2019 Cooper River Bridge Run. The #GetOverIt hashtags and marketing...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - SEWE is taking over the library! Join Charleston County Public Library as we host a collection of Southeastern Wildlife Expo events at our branches during the three-day event focused on celebrating wildlife and nature through fine...
The City of Charleston, in my humble opinion, needs an official nickname, and perhaps even an official symbol. There are a few contenders out there, ranging from cheeky epithets to marketing slogans, but I think there’s only one real option to...
Chances are since the Christmas holidays you've seen or heard about Netflix's runaway original film, Bird Box. It's the story of a world in which no one can go outside for fear of some terrifying and unseen monster driving them insane. It's in that...
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) has partnered with Charleston County Parks and Recreation (CCPRC), in conjunction with Healthy Tri-County, to promote a love of literacy, exercise and the great outdoors through the...
Area residents can receive free help with their taxes at several CCPL branches through a project coordinated with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, S.C. Thrive and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). A current...