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That BIG Book Sale returns to Omar Shrine on Oct. 12-14

Article Date
September 25, 2018

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Auditorium. Over 60,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on CDs, sheet music and maps will be on sale to the public with prices starting at just $.50. For the price of one movie ticket or one new paperback book, shoppers can walk out with...

The Heads of the Two Toms in 1745

Article Date
September 20, 2018

Has this ever happened to you: There’s a knock at your front door late at night. You open the door to find a messenger with a letter and a soggy burlap bag. You open the letter—it’s news about a series of recent murders. You look inside the bag and...

Join CCPL on Sept. 26 for The Great American Read

Article Date
September 18, 2018

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a new eight-part television competition and nationwide campaign, explores the power of books and the joy of reading through the lens of America’s 100 best-loved novels. Vote for your favorites before the series returns this...

Florence Update: CCPL branches to reopen Monday

Article Date
September 15, 2018

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will reopen all branches on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 following Hurricane Florence. 

All fines accrued from late materials that were due during the closure period, Sept. 11-16, will be waived...

Murder at Four Holes Swamp in 1744

Article Date
September 7, 2018

Today’s story begins in the summer of 1744, when the government of South Carolina was shocked by the news that two Native American men of the Notchee tribe had murdered several Catawba Indians in cold blood. Fearing a general Indian war, the...

Edgar Allan Poe/Sullivan’s Island Library extends WiFi access

Article Date
September 4, 2018

SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) customers who visit the Edgar Allan Poe/Sullivan’s Island Library can now take advantage of free 24/7 WiFi access at the park in front of Battery Gadsden thanks to the recent...