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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Acclaimed authors, renowned poets, distinguished educators and more gathered at CCPL’s Main Library on Friday, Feb. 7 to celebrate the life and legacy of their friend and colleague Anne Rivers Siddons. 

Joined by more than 100...

Freedom and slavery were the opposing states of being that defined the lives of most early Charlestonians, but this community also hosted a small but vibrant population of people who lived somewhere between those legal poles. This population of so...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Under partly cloudy skies and surrounded by the noise of Charleston's vibrant city center on a Wednesday afternoon, a team of students and reseachers gathered to sweep across plots of Marion Square in search of Revolutionary War...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library and the National Book Foundation kicked off the the spring season of NBF Presents Thursday evening at Main Library with National Book Award Finalists Jericho Brown and Akwaeke Emezi.

Emezi and...

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...

NOTE: As a precaution to help limit the spread of coronavirus and support nationwide efforts to promote social distancing, the Charleston County Public Library has suspended programming and outreach events until March 28 at all of our locations...

Face it, everyday is a good day to spend some time in Stars Hollow if you're a book lover. If you've ever watched an episode of Gilmore Girls, you know that Rory Gilmore is a voracious reader. She even extolled her love of books in her valedictorian...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) wants the community’s input as it works to find a solution to the ongoing flooding issues at one of its branches. CCPL and Charleston County Government are hosting a public forum on Tuesday...

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...