Women's History Month is here! Join us at your local CCPL branch all month long to help us celebrate women's contributions to science, art, and society. We have many programs for all ages. From trivia to an art exhibit, be sure to drop by to learn

Margaret Daniel was neither rich nor famous, but the sparse details of her career provide a valuable window into Charleston life around the turn of the nineteenth century. Between the American Revolution and her death in 1817, she baked delicious...

Join us at CCPL as we celebrate what we do best...reading! March is National Reading Month and we have tons of family-friendly programs to help you celebrate! From our beloved Storytimes to scavenger hunts. See some of our highlighted events below! 

Join the Charleston County Public Library for gardening classes with Clemson Extension Horticulture Agent Chris Burtt, for classes on a variety of gardening topics including Spring gardening, native plants of the Lowcountry, and more. Check out the...

There’s now a new way to listen to Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) award-winning local history podcast, The Charleston Time Machine (CTM). Thanks to a partnership with 96.3 FM OHM Radio, the podcast, which focuses on the history of...

Americans love novels and movies that portray detectives following a trail of clues to solve a crime. In our community, the City of Charleston hired its first detectives in 1856, during the era of slavery, but a handful of Black detectives joined...

February is Heart Health Month and your local Charleston County Public Library is here to keep your heart rate in check!  As part of our mission to enrich lives, we see the importance of enriching our communities with health education and healthy...

If you’ve ever walked along the east side of Charleston’s East Bay Street, you’ve stood atop a forgotten brick wall that once defined the city’s waterfront. Construction of this half-mile-long “wharf wall” or “curtain line” commenced in the 1690s...

Join CCPL at the Gibbes Museum for a monthly storytime! Every 3rd Monday of each month, starting in March, join us for half an hour of learning, playing and reading! Storytime will be led by a CCPL librarian and will begin at 10:30 a.m. All ages are...

Can you imagine Savannah Highway as a narrow toll road traversing a patchwork of rural plantations? The present broad ribbon of asphalt covers a modest country path created more than two centuries ago by a private corporation. Its purpose was to...