Have you seen the tail of the horse in the portrait of George Washington that hangs in Charleston’s City Hall? Have you heard the tale of how that painting came to be, and why the horse’s rear-end is so prominently displayed? Is this depiction an...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Insure SC are currently conducting open enrollment for Medicare (Nov. 5-Dec. 7) and Affordable Care Act (Nov. 5-Dec. 15).
Insure SC, is an initiative of Palmetto Project, works collaboratively with other agencies and...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Celebrate the importance of picture books, and meet the mouse from the classic “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" book, who will entertain and delight audiences during special visits and storytimes. Check out the schedule listed below...
As we conclude the 100th season of “Daylight Saving Time” and set our clocks back to “Standard Time,” let’s pause for a moment to reflect on the concept of time keeping in Charleston’s past. Before the proliferation of wristwatches, smart phones...
CHARLESTON, SC – Construction of the new St. Paul’s Hollywood Library branch is underway. Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County Government officials kicked off the construction of the new facility during a groundbreaking...
In the spirit of Halloween, today’s program concerns one of the most prevalent and legitimate fears held by the people of eighteenth-century Charleston. I’m talking about taphophobia—the fear of being buried alive. Premature burial was a real...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - If you love dinosaurs, then you're in for a treat! See Mr. Ed the puppeteer bring his dinosaurs to life during upcoming shows at the CCPL branches listed below. The entire "Dakota & Friends" experience six different dinosaurs...
Today I’d like to introduce you to the Akin Foundling Hospital, a short-lived and long-forgotten municipal institution that was once located on the west side of Meeting Street in downtown Charleston. Established in 1843 at the bequest of Miss Eliza...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Help set a world record for the number of people reading or listening to the same book on one day. Join us at any of our locations on Thursday, Oct. 25 to participate in Jumpstart's Read for the Record. From storytimes to after...
Most of Charleston is familiar with the Aiken family of Antebellum times, whose railroad wealth literally stamped the family’s name across our state, but hardly anyone remembers the “other” Akin family of colonial South Carolina. From modest...