It’s summertime in the Lowcountry, and the fish are jumping. Seafood season is definitely here, even if the shrimp are running a bit late this year. Fishing has been a big part of our community’s history since, well, long before Europeans and...
CHARLESTON, SC - The Charleston County Public Library will unveil a portrait of Cynthia Graham Hurd, which will be dedicated in honor of the 31-year library employee who died in the Emanuel AME church shooting in June 2015. Hurd was manager of the St...
CHARLESTON, SC - The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is serving free breakfast to children this summer through its participation in the Seamless Summer Feeding Program run by the Charleston County School District (CCSD). The Summer Feeding...
After a century of human- and horse-powered ferry boats carrying passengers across the Cooper River, the arrival of steam power signaled a sea-change in our sense of mobility. The convenience provided by fast and powerful steam ferries fueled the...
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Black Ink: A Charleston African-American book festival returns for its third year on Saturday, Sept. 8, and is seeking published black authors to contribute. Last year’s festival featured more than 50 authors, and included a...
Phone and internet service are working again at the Edisto Library. The library opens at 2 p.m. Friday.
Service was disabled on Thursday afternoon.
For updates, stay connected to the Charleston County Public Library online and on social media.
CHARLESTON, SC - Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will have digital magnifiers available for patrons to check out or use on-site at each of its 16 branches starting Tuesday, May 29. Visually impaired library customers can use the magnifiers...
CHARLESTON, SC - The summer can't really start until Spoleto and Picoolo Spoleto festivals kick off in Charleston! This year, six great Piccolo Spoleto shows are being performed at the Main Library.
Starting Tuesday, May 29, arts lovers can enjoy...
Have you recently experienced some frustration with your daily Lowcountry commute? Do you find yourself wishing for an alternative to the gridlock that is crippling our local highways? If so, then I’ve got a story for you. In the past, Charleston...
Access to some Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) e-resources (Overdrive and RBdigital) have been interrupted by a planned upgrade by our catalog vendor. Patrons who try to access these resources through our catalog are receiving error messages...