CHARLESTON, S.C. – As part of a continued effort to connect with the public while physical branches are closed, Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is offering a new remote telephone service. The service will be available Monday through Friday...
White Charlestonians of 1795 were shocked to find a local magistrate at the center of an illegal black dance raided by city police. Revelers fleeing the nocturnal “frolick” left William Cunnington to face the law alone, and he defended his honor by...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - If you joined our field trip to the zoo this afternoon, you met Sir Francis the red river hog, a wild hog from the forests of the Congo and Guinea, and learned all about how they live and grow up.
Francis sure is a cute guy with...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library and hoopla are offering a new collection library card holders can access with their account. Bonus Borrows includes more than 1,000 top titles and favorite anyone can check out and download...
The traditions of African-American dance and music form an important part of Charleston’s cultural heritage that survived many generations of local discrimination and active suppression. In 1795, for example, the sounds of a nocturnal “negro dance”...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Are there any fans of Pigeon, Elephant, and Piggie at your house? (Of course the answer is YES!) What if you could learn to make your own Piggie and Elephant stories? Now you can!
Author and illustrator Mo Willems has been...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - If you joined our field trip to the zoo this afternoon, you saw a pair of baby giraffes, Theo and Fennessy, and learned all about how they live and grow up.
If you have a child - or maybe it's you! - who loves giraffes, they...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - No one knows books and gives better recommendations than librarians. That's one of our favorite things to do, and we spend a lot of time researching and reading new books and old ones to keep our recommendations fresh.
With our...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - No one knows books and gives better recommendations than librarians. That's one of our favorite things to do, and we spend a lot of time researching and reading new books and old ones to keep our recommendations fresh.
With our...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to support the #2020Census! As a partner, we’ll be working to ensure that the Charleston community is accurately represented.
For the first time, in 2020...