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All Charleston County Public Library branches and offices will be closed on Sunday, April 9 in observance of Easter.

Following the precedent of “market towns” in England, the founders of Charleston created a public marketplace with stalls for the sale of meat, fish, and produce, as well as a cage, stocks, and pillory to punish miscreants in public view. The town...

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s (RSFH) Community Investment Program has donated a $10,000 grant to the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) that will be used to for its Free and Fresh Community Fridge program. The program...

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

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! 

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...

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...

All Charleston County Public Library branches and offices will be closed on Monday, January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All book drops will remain open during this time. 

Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is kicking off 2023 with a new and improved format for its popular children’s Storytime programs. The new CCPL Storytime will officially be launched at a kick-off event at the Bees Ferry West Ashley Library...