CCPL has partnered with a registered nurse to provide community health resources and information to patrons. Nurse Hannah Noel-Bouchard will be visiting select branches throughout the summer. Check out the schedule to find out when she'll be at a...
CHARLESTON, SC –The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL), Charleston County School District (CCSD) and the Lowcountry Food Bank (LFB) have teamed up to provide free meals and snacks at several library branches for kids this summer break. The...
Beer was an important ingredient in the commercial agenda of our colonial past. European nations seeking to expand into the New World deployed thousands of trans-Atlantic ships propelled by the wind, and the crewmen sailing those vessels were...
Librarian Cynthia Graham Hurd spent 31 years with the Charleston County Public Library serving our community until she was murdered on June 17, 2015 inside the Mother Emanuel AME Church with eight others. Cynthia is remembered for her dedication to...
Throughout June, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is honoring Cynthia Graham Hurd, who was a librarian who worked at CCPL for 31 years and was among the nine murdered inside Mother Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015. Programs will be hosted...
Join the Charleston County Public Library in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month! Throughout the month of June we’re celebrating with reading lists, programs, displays and more at select library...
Thanks to a partnership with the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration (BEVR), four CCPL library branches will be available as Charleston County voting sites for the June 14 Primary Election Day. The following libraries will...
Oqui the Chinese gardener travelled to the United States in 1855 and spent two years practicing his trade at the nation’s Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Seeking a more familiar climate, he accepted an invitation to migrate southward and create...
By: Sarah Hodierne, Adult Services Librarian
The 2022 edition of What Color is Your Parachute? Your Guide to Meaningful Work and Career Success by Richard N. Bolles with Katharine Brooks approaches workforce development with a self-reflective...
In Macau, China, in the autumn of 1854, a young man boarded a U.S. naval vessel and embarked on an American adventure. Arriving first in New York, he worked briefly in Washington D.C. before moving to South Carolina to create a formal plantation...