Join the Charleston County Public Library in celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month throughout the month of June 2024! We welcome you to visit our library branches to explore displays, check out books, learn about local resources and more.
Pride Month is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, according to the Library of Congress. What began as “Gay Pride Day” grew to a month-long event. The Library of Congress says the purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that LGBTQIA+ people have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
CCPL will be participating in the Charleston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m.
Explore hoopla's curated digital collection of books, graphic novels, movies and TV shows in celebration of Pride Month. Access these resources for free with your library card.
Programs
Visit the Otranto Road Library on Tuesday, June 4 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. to paint pride rocks, make buttons, bracelets, pride parfaits, and play trivia! This program is for teens in the community room.
Make your own Pride Badge at the Wando Mt. Pleasant Library on Friday, June 14 fom 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the Wando Meeting Room 2. This program is for all ages and supplies will be provided. Registration suggested, call 843-805-6888 to register.
Join us at the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library on Saturday, June 15 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. for an Author Talk with local historian and author of The Real Rainbow Row Harlan Greene. The book discusses Charleston’s LGBTQ history. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This program is for adults.
Visit our full calendar of events at events/ccpl.org for more information about upcoming library programs.