Just after sunset in early December 1766, a man walked through a group of people gathered near the waterfront of urban Charleston. The crowd was listening to a “banjer” playing, and an African woman with a memorable face squeezed past the man as he...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – For the second consecutive year, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been ranked among the top libraries in the US in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service (Index). CCPL received a four-star rating in its peer...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) Cynthia Graham Hurd Staff Award for 2021 has been awarded to Julian Gooding, Digital Creation Technician at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library. This award honors the memory of Hurd, a 31-year...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The holiday season is underway, and though you might have been successful in securing a seasonal gig, you may find yourself wondering what the next employment opportunity will be once all the mistletoe and eggnog is gone. Maybe you...
When Queen Anne of England declared war on France and Spain in 1702, the people of South Carolina were overwhelmed with anxiety about the security of Charleston, the colonial capital. Fortifications built along the town’s eastern waterfront...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) received two awards (overall winner and honorable mention) from Unique Management Services as part of their 2021 Library Awards honoring top performing libraries throughout the country who...
The Lowcountry of South Carolina once belonged to more than a dozen distinct groups of Native Americans whose existence is now barely remembered. In the decades after the founding of Charleston in 1670, the indigenous people of this area interacted...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Seasonal jobs are positions available only during certain periods of time. These jobs are temporary and short term with clear, definite deadlines to come to an end. Seasonal jobs can be based on geography or based on the time of...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston County Public Library is recognizing Veterans Day by honoring and celebrating those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans Day is celebrated annually on November 11, the anniversary of the end of World...
For more than three centuries, the government of South Carolina has used a ceremonial sword to represent the state’s military strength and civil authority. Held aloft and brandished before crowds of citizens, this distinctive blade has played an...