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Charleston’s Contested Election of 1868

Article Date
November 6, 2020

What happens when a politician refuses to concede defeat and won’t leave office? That timely question isn’t new to the American experience, and Charleston’s own political history contains a colorful example of this legal conundrum. More than one...

New job openings in the Charleston area

Article Date
November 4, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Attention Job Seekers! From time to time, the Workforce Development Team at CCPL will use this platform to share information about employment opportunities in our service areas. While we are committed to connecting you with...

The Decline of Voter Suppression in South Carolina, 1900–1965

Article Date
October 30, 2020

During the first half of the twentieth century, South Carolina’s political landscape was controlled by a single party of conservative White men who manipulated the state’s legal framework to silence dissenting voices. The campaign to dismantle...

Read for the Record with CCPL

Article Date
October 29, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Help set a world record for the number of people reading or listening to the same book on one day. Join us at any of our locations on Thursday, Oct. 29 to participate in Jumpstart's Read for the Record. From our live storytime on...

9 hauntingly great reads for Halloween

Article Date
October 27, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - No one knows books and gives better recommendations than librarians. That's one of our favorite things to do, and we spend a lot of time researching and reading new books and old ones to keep our recommendations fresh. 

But it's...