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Defining Charleston’s Free People of Color

Article Date
February 7, 2020

Freedom and slavery were the opposing states of being that defined the lives of most early Charlestonians, but this community also hosted a small but vibrant population of people who lived somewhere between those legal poles. This population of so...

Uncovering History: Locating the Horn Work under Marion Square

Article Date
February 5, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Under partly cloudy skies and surrounded by the noise of Charleston's vibrant city center on a Wednesday afternoon, a team of students and reseachers gathered to sweep across plots of Marion Square in search of Revolutionary War...

The Carolina Coffee House of London

Article Date
January 31, 2020

Thousands of prospective emigrants first learned about the Carolina Colony and booked passage to that distant land at a small coffee shop in the heart of London. From the 1670s to the 1830s, the Carolina Coffee House in Birchin Lane served as the...

PHOTOS: An evening with Jericho Brown and Akwaeke Emezi

Article Date
January 31, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston County Public Library and the National Book Foundation kicked off the the spring season of NBF Presents Thursday evening at Main Library with National Book Award Finalists Jericho Brown and Akwaeke Emezi.

Emezi and...

#BookGoal2020: Head into Stars Hollow and read like Rory Gilmore

Article Date
January 28, 2020

Face it, everyday is a good day to spend some time in Stars Hollow if you're a book lover. If you've ever watched an episode of Gilmore Girls, you know that Rory Gilmore is a voracious reader. She even extolled her love of books in her valedictorian...

CCPL partnership provides free tax assistance in 2020

Article Date
January 28, 2020

NOTE: As a precaution to help limit the spread of coronavirus and support nationwide efforts to promote social distancing, the Charleston County Public Library has suspended programming and outreach events until March 28 at all of our locations...

The Myth of the Holy City

Article Date
January 24, 2020

The phrase “Holy City” is a fixture of the Charleston lexicon often used to describe our community’s deep history of religious freedom and diversity. Contrary to popular belief, however, the early inhabitants of the South Carolina Lowcountry did...

SEWE takes over the library with events, programs Feb. 11-15

Article Date
January 21, 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. - SEWE is taking over the library! Join Charleston County Public Library as we host a collection of Southeastern Wildlife Expo events at our branches during the three-day event focused on celebrating wildlife and nature through fine...