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Hurd/St. Andrews Library reopens after interior renovation project

Article Date
September 21, 2021

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The newly renovated Cynthia Graham Hurd/St. Andrews Library, located at 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, is now open to the public. CCPL held a grand reopening ceremony and ribbon cutting to welcome back the public. The branch has been...

How to practice self care during difficult times

Article Date
July 27, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - We are living through very stressful events. Emotions can manifest in different ways. The following infographic displays frequent symptoms of anxiety. This blog post will provide you with possible solutions if you have any of these...

How you can use CCPL's resources to change jobs

Article Date
June 30, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Are you tired of being comfortably uncomfortable in your current job? If you consistently feel unfulfilled or bored with your career and need a change, this post is for you. 

Deciding to change your profession is an important...

Hucksters’ Paradise: Mobile Food in Urban Charleston, Part 2

Article Date
May 22, 2020

The business of peddling food through the streets is an ancient practice that became a part of Charleston’s culinary scene during the colonial era. The real “golden age” of local huckstering dawned after the Civil War, when scores of formerly...

Hucksters’ Paradise: Mobile Food in Urban Charleston, Part 1

Article Date
May 15, 2020

Vending food on the streets of Charleston was a major form of commerce for centuries before it all but disappeared in the mid-twentieth century. Mobile and musical hucksters, predominantly of African descent, carried food around the city in baskets...

Hemp Cultivation in Early South Carolina

Article Date
April 24, 2020

Hemp was one of many crops that nearly became a staple part of the economy in the early years of South Carolina. Requiring large quantities of the weed for use in the maritime industry, the provincial government and British Parliament offered...