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The Story of Gadsden’s Wharf

Article Date
February 2, 2018

I’d like to invite you to join me for a trip down to Gadsden’s Wharf. Perhaps you’ve heard about this site in the news recently. There’s a movement afoot in our community to raise millions of dollars for a new museum soon to be built at a place...

The End of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Article Date
January 26, 2018

January 2018 marks the 210th anniversary of a major milestone in the history of the United States, and the history of Charleston in particular. On the first day of January, 1808, a new Federal law made it illegal to import captive people from Africa...

Celebrate Harry Potter with CCPL

Article Date
January 25, 2018

It’s time to get your costumes, wands and Butterbeer tankards at the ready, because Charleston County Public Library is celebrating Harry Potter Book Night – the one night of the year completely devoted to the Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter Film...

CCPL partnership provides free tax assistance in 2018

Article Date
January 23, 2018

Area residents can receive free help with their taxes at several CCPL branches through a project coordinated with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, S.C. Thrive and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). For additional...

Charleston’s First Ice Age: Importing Frozen Water

Article Date
January 19, 2018

Fire has helped humanity to weather the chill of winter for millennia, but the notion of cooling the summer months is a much more recent phenomenon. In twenty-first century Charleston, it’s easy to take things like refrigeration and air...

Firewood Cures the Winter-Time Blues

Article Date
January 12, 2018

The Lowcountry of South Carolina has recently witnessed many days of record cold temperatures, and we even had a serious dusting of snow that lasted for several days. On icy, gloomy winter days such as these, you’ll find most folks huddled indoors...

The New “New Year” of 1752

Article Date
January 5, 2018

The first day of January marks the beginning of a new calendar year in Charleston, as it does in most other places in the world, but this holiday did not exist in the early days of our community, or anywhere in the colonies that became the United...

All CCPL branches remain closed Saturday; Main to reopen Sunday

Article Date
January 2, 2018

CHARLESTON, SC - Due to the winter weather and unsafe driving conditions, all Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) branches and book drops will remain closed Saturday, Jan. 6. All library programs are canceled, and meeting rooms will be closed for...