It’s Thanksgiving season again, and for most people that means a day of rest, relaxation, and feasting with close friends and family. As a historian working in an old city, I have learned that Thanksgiving also includes at least ten people asking...
If you pick up any book about the origins of South Carolina in the late 1600s, you’ll be sure to find references to the island of Barbados and the great influence it exerted on our early history. Nearly 350 years later, in November 2017, a number of...
CHARLESTON, SC - Following repairs to damage caused by Hurricane Irma, the West Ashley and Folly Beach library branches are scheduled to reopen on the following dates:
The West Ashley Library, located at 45 Windermere Boulevard, will reopen Monday...
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting a descendant of Captain George Anson, the former local celebrity whose name is permanently affixed to Charleston’s first suburb, Ansonborough. Charles Anson, a great nephew of the famous captain, has had quite a...
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will close the following dates in observance of the Veterans Day holiday:
Book drops will remain open for customer convenience while branches...
Today’s program is Part 2 of a brief history of one of Charleston’s most iconic landmarks, generally called “the Battery.” In last week’s program, we discussed a series of building campaigns between the 1720s and the 1850s in which our local...
CHARLESTON, SC – Spend November celebrating two of the cutest characters in children's literature, Mo Willems' Piggie and Elephant. Head to you local branch for a chance to meet Elephant and Piggie and have a party!
CCPL has a host of events...
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Librarians across the country are gathering input from teen readers about their favorite fiction titles, and Charleston voices need to be heard!
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) presents an annual selection of recommended...
In Charleston parlance, “the Battery” is the common name for what is actually a pair of man-made seawalls that define the southern tip of the Charleston peninsula. The so-called “High Battery” measures just over 1,400 feet long and was built in the...