CHARLESTON, S.C. - In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, Charleston County Public Library is highlighting a previous program, Human Story: Featuring Holocaust Survivor Joe Engel, a member of the Charleston community. The program was hosted...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Throughout the month of February the Charleston County Public Library celebrates Black History Month with programs for all ages. These programs prompt us to remember important people, events, achievements and contributions by...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston County Public Library's new St. Paul's Hollywood branch is open for business and Branch Manager Rebecca Wright is excited to welcome the community through the doors. Wright is a lifelong library patron and visited...
WASHINGTON, D.C - Beverly Lynn Barnes, the great-granddaughter of John L. Dart and grand-niece of Susan Dart Butler died on Jan. 16, 2021 at the age of 62. Family members say she had been battling ovarian cancer.
Barnes' obituary supplied by the...
Boisterous and pathetic auctions of enslaved people were once a familiar sight in early Charleston that often clogged busy streets and sidewalks. As urban congestion increased and public scrutiny from anti-slavery advocates grew in the second...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Baxter-Patrick James Island Library is temporarily closed following a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. Per CCPL's response protocols, the library is being cleaned and sanitized by a certified third-party contractor...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - It's National News Literacy Week! This week focuses on using education to stop the spread of misinformation. Specifically, taking a closer look at the news sources you consume and share to make sure they are credible.
The core...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library earned a three-star rating in the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services' 13th annual review of library systems in the U.S. CCPL is one of 11 libraries in its category to receive 3 stars...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – As we move forward in 2021, we are hoping for some sense of “normal” to return to our lives, but some changes from the pandemic will remain in today’s work environment. Here are four things that will remain with us in our new...
An old local legend says that George Anson acquired the land now called Ansonborough in a card game with Thomas Gadsden. While the documents related to their 1727 transaction contain no hint of a gambling debt, the circumstances surrounding another...