Washington, D.C. – The American Library Association, with members of the Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network (ALL IN), has received a National Leadership Grants Award for over $400,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences to...
In the autumn of 1814, during a brief war with Britain, Charlestonians scrambled to construct a zigzag line of fortifications across the Neck of the peninsula. They sought to deter an enemy invasion, but the return of peace in 1815 preempted the need...
Learn about opioid abuse prevention topics, including Narcan training for the public and resources for caregivers of teens and young adults. Free books and other resources will be given away at each program. Made possible with the Charleston Center.
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CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will open the renovated Edisto Island Library, located at 1589 Hwy 174 at Trinity Church on Edisto Island, on Monday, Oct. 7. The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning...
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 with the Charleston County Public Library September 15 to October 15! Throughout the month-long celebration we will recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans.
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Just beyond the boundaries of urban Charleston, a hundred-acre pasture straddling Meeting Street hosted a variety of events during the second half of the eighteenth century. Crowds of people flocked to the suburban site called Newmarket to toll their...
Join us for Library Day at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on September 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Summer Readers, use your prize vouchers for free entry.
Join us for special activities, hands-on history, giveaways and meet our library mascot...
In partnership with NEA Big Read with the City of Charleston, you're invited to join CCPL librarians for discussions of Zora Neale Hurston's classic novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." With haunting sympathy and piercing immediacy, Their Eyes Were...
Charleston County Public Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses...
This September, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is joining the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time for everyone to discover the incredible resources and opportunities available at...