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Top 10: Fiction controls the top downloadable ebooks in 2020

Article Date
December 28, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - We're closing out the year with Top 10 lists, and today we're focused on downloadables. 

There's nothing like being able to carry an entire library in your pocket or purse, and being able to download thousands of books to your...

Suspenseful thrillers lead the way in top fiction checkouts of 2020

Article Date
December 23, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - What are your neighbors reading? What’s popular across Charleston County? What books are we carrying around on our phones, on e-readers in our purses and backpacks? What books have spent more time on coffee and bedside tables than...

CCPL announces Cynthia Graham Hurd Staff Award winner

Article Date
December 21, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. – This year’s winner of the Charleston County Public Library’s Cynthia Graham Hurd Staff Award is Sheila Heyward. This award honors the memory of Hurd, a 31-year veteran of CCPL, who was killed in the Mother Emanuel AME Church...

The Christmas Treasure of 1744

Article Date
December 18, 2020

In the 1740s, a fierce war raged among European superpowers for naval supremacy across the Atlantic world. Spanish and French vessels sought to paralyze ship traffic moving through the port of Charleston, but the British Navy and privateers...

CCPL staff member at Main Library tests positive for COVID-19

Article Date
December 17, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library was notified by a staff member of the Main Library that they tested positive for COVID-19.  

Charleston County Public Library staff implemented our response plan, per CDC and DHEC guidelines...