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Patrons invited to local branches to be photographed for new website

Article Date
July 11, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) announces a casting call for patrons who love their local library! CCPL customers of all ages are invited to visit their nearest regional branch and be photographed using library services...

CCPL hosts Eclipse Across America events

Article Date
July 10, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston County Public Library will provide numerous opportunities in August for residents of all ages to learn about the upcoming solar eclipse and pick up a pair of free safety glasses. A total eclipse of the sun will be...

Lord Adam Gordon’s description of Charleston, 1765

Article Date
June 30, 2017

Today we’re going to travel back to the year 1765 and listen to the words of Lord Adam Gordon, who visited Charleston and the Lowcountry of South Carolina as part of an extended tour of the American colonies.

Adam Gordon was born around the year...

Book drive to support literacy in honor of Cynthia Graham Hurd

Article Date
June 27, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Reading Partners of Charleston and the Charleston County Public Library along with Live5 News, Wells Fargo and Mellow Mushroom are teaming up for a month-long book drive in July to collect new and gently used children’s books in...

Carolina Day: A Primer for Newcomers

Article Date
June 23, 2017

Today we’re going to travel back in Lowcountry history to explore the genesis and legacy of a public holiday called “Carolina Day.”  Carolina Day is celebrated on the 28th of June every year, and that’s been the case since 1777.  The day commemorates...

CCPL selected for first-of-its-kind internship program

Article Date
June 9, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) will participate in a connected learning summer internship program sponsored by the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Through its...

Vendue Range: A Brief History

Article Date
June 9, 2017

Today we’re going to travel back in Lowcountry history to explore the roots of a site in urban Charleston called Vendue Range.  Almost everybody who’s been to Charleston in the past twenty-odd years has probably visited Vendue Range, but the small...

A Brief History of Marion Square, Part 2

Article Date
June 2, 2017

In our last episode, we talked about history of the Charleston park called Marion Square from the early 1700s through the American Civil War, so let’s resume the narrative with the Confederate evacuation of Charleston in February of 1865.

On the...