The phrase “free Indians in amity with the state” arose during the early years of the Carolina colony to describe peaceful Indigenous people who possessed certain inalienable civil rights. Legal measures enacted during the early eighteenth century...
Can you lend a hand in funding for Charleston County Public Library's food programs? Your monetary donation, no matter the amount, makes a big impact in providing healthy food to people in need within our community.
For Giving Tuesday on November...
In the late winter of 1684, the leaders of eight Native American tribes in the Lowcountry of South Carolina surrendered their traditional homelands to English colonists. A series of documents ostensibly signed on a single day that February ceded...
The Charleston County Public Library is offering free flu vaccines for adults who are 19 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. This is in partnership with Carmichael Medical Training, the Autism Society of South Carolina and the Shifa Clinic...
Do you have questions about the Medicaid Annual Review process? Have you recently been disenrolled from Medicaid and need healthcare resources? Attend this informational presentation from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to...
Petit Versailles, a lost residence in suburban Charleston, linked the tragic stories of two women who expired prematurely during the second quarter of the eighteenth century. The house fronting the Cooper River was built for Elizabeth Gadsden but...
November is National Native American Heritage Month where we recognize the contributions, achievements and sacrifices of Native American people, the first inhabitants of the United States. It's also a time to celebrate their rich and vibrant culture...
Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has partnered with the Charleston Literary Festival to provide you access to titles being featured in the festival. The 2023 festival is November 3 - 12. This collaboration is part of an ongoing effort to...
The Hurd/St. Andrews Library is hosting a series of programs in celebration of National Novel Writing Month 2023 (NaNoWriMo) for teens and adults. Every November, writers around the world work toward writing 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days...
Charleston County Public Library and Pet Helpers present the Second Annual Pet Fashion Show! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. at Baxter-Patrick James Island Library as our furry friends from Pet Helpers strut the catwalk for our very own...