Has this ever happened to you: There’s a knock at your front door late at night. You open the door to find a messenger with a letter and a soggy burlap bag. You open the letter—it’s news about a series of recent murders. You look inside the bag and...
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a new eight-part television competition and nationwide campaign, explores the power of books and the joy of reading through the lens of America’s 100 best-loved novels. Vote for your favorites before the series returns this...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will reopen all branches on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 following Hurricane Florence.
All fines accrued from late materials that were due during the closure period, Sept. 11-16, will be waived...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Are you sitting at home on Thursday because many county and city agencies, and a number of businesses have closed as a precaution for Hurricane Michael? If so, chances are you're looking for something to do that won't break the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The governor has issued mandatory evacuations for coastal counties and lane reversals start on Tuesday.
That means gassing up the car, filling prescriptions, taking care of pets, and making plans for a pace to stay out of...
Due to the threat of Hurricane Florence, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will close all its branches as well as all book drops starting Tuesday, Sept. 11 until further notice. Patrons are asked not to leave items outside the book drops. All...
Today’s story begins in the summer of 1744, when the government of South Carolina was shocked by the news that two Native American men of the Notchee tribe had murdered several Catawba Indians in cold blood. Fearing a general Indian war, the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Join three published authors in Charleston County Public Library's Main Branch in downtown Charleston on Sept. 22 to learn how to take a manuscript to publication, deal with revisions, and develop habits that foster creativity and...
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) customers who visit the Edgar Allan Poe/Sullivan’s Island Library can now take advantage of free 24/7 WiFi access at the park in front of Battery Gadsden thanks to the recent...
Over the past three centuries, the definition of Charleston Neck, a geographic feature I introduced in last week’s episode, has changed radically. It once encompassed the entire tongue of land between the rivers Ashley and Cooper, but the steady...