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Get prepared for hurricane season at select library branches

Article Date
April 26, 2022

Hurricane season is almost here. Are you prepared?

Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 1-7, 2022. Charleston County's Emergency Management Department will be at select library locations this May discussing hurricane safety, evacuation measures, and...

Creating a Walled City: The Charleston Enceinte of 1704

Article Date
April 22, 2022

Fearing a Spanish attack on the capital of South Carolina in 1704, English and French colonists directed enslaved Africans to excavate many tons of earth to create a moat and earthen wall around Charleston. This continuous line of entrenchment...

Free Alzheimer's focused classes at select branches

Article Date
April 21, 2022

NOTE: These programs are no longer in-person and will now take place via Zoom.

Join Charleston County Public Library and the Alzheimer's Association in May for classes discussing a variety of topics surrounding Alzheimer's. Click the topic for more...

Staff Spotlight – Business & Grants Librarian, Hannah Broam

Article Date
April 13, 2022

By Staci Henderson, Workforce Development Librarian

Charleston County Public Library’s Main branch became a bit brighter when Hannah Broam began working there in August of 2020. Hannah started working in libraries while she was in high school...

Author Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith

Article Date
April 11, 2022

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith on her book "The Midnight Mayor of Charleston (The Henry Smith Story). Like the book and told in six chapters, this discussion series will take place at six different branches with each location...

Swords, Fencing, and Masculine Choreography in Early Charleston

Article Date
April 8, 2022

From the earliest days of the Carolina Colony to the Civil War, many White men in the Charleston area carried various types of swords as both emblems of status and implements of self-defense. Fashion and function dictated the types of equipment used...