The Charleston County Public Library's video series, Career Connections, spotlights employers and community service organizations across Charleston County. CCPL is committed to Workforce Development and our goal is to help patrons find gainful...
Robert Smalls became an American icon when he absconded from Charleston with the steamboat Planter in May 1862 to free his family and friends from the bonds of slavery. To better understand his early life, inquiring minds want to identify the...
Written by: Alexis Simmons/CCPL
The Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) Chief Deputy Director, Darlene Jackson, is starting a new chapter and retiring after 31 years of service at CCPL.
The University of South Carolina’s School of...
The Charleston County Public Library's new video series Career Connections spotlights employers and community service organizations across Charleston County. CCPL is committed to Workforce Development and our goal is to help patrons find gainful...
Hurricane season is almost here. Are you prepared?
Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 1-7, 2022. Charleston County's Emergency Management Department will be at select library locations this May discussing hurricane safety, evacuation measures, and...
Fearing a Spanish attack on the capital of South Carolina in 1704, English and French colonists directed enslaved Africans to excavate many tons of earth to create a moat and earthen wall around Charleston. This continuous line of entrenchment...
Secure your future and join us along with Charleston County Probate Judge, Irvin G. Condon for two free legal clinics at Cynthia Graham Hurd/St. Andrews Library discussing Elder Law and Estate Planning.
Learn about topics that include Medicare...
NOTE: These programs are no longer in-person and will now take place via Zoom.
Join Charleston County Public Library and the Alzheimer's Association in May for classes discussing a variety of topics surrounding Alzheimer's. Click the topic for more...
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...
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith on her book "The Midnight Mayor of Charleston (The Henry Smith Story). Like the book and told in six chapters, this discussion series will take place at six different branches with each location...