Patriots Point is a well-known landmark on the east bank of the Cooper River in the Town of Mount Pleasant, but its modern name obscures a much deeper history. Known as Hog Island before 1973, the site has been radically transformed by nature and...
Due to the threat of severe weather from Hurricane Idalia, all CCPL branches and offices will be closed beginning 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Aug. 31.
Book drops and automated material returns will also be closed during this time...
Join us at select branches for an interactive program to learn about the importance of water safety and how to keep you and your family safe in and around water. This program is for a variety of ages and their caregivers based on location.
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CCPL branches will be operating on a delayed schedule for a staff training day in the coming months! In order to better serve our community, staff will be working on development and training at each branch location. See the full schedule below!
Join the Charleston County Public Library as we celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program at Charleston Battery's Back to School Night! We'll be celebrating Summer Reading participants and cheering on the Charleston Battery as they play against...
Keith Summey North Charleston Library's Adult Services Librarian Ramon Maclin interviews Author Sally H. Jacobs about her newly released book, Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson.
Jacobs is a former reporter for the Boston Globe, a...
Champneys’ Row was a conspicuous anomaly in urban Charleston in 1781. Besides the prominent and ornamental Exchange next door, the slender range of four brick stores was then the only civilian edifice adjacent to the brick curtain wall defining the...
John Champneys was a Charleston factor and wharf owner whose loyalty to the British Crown deranged his life during the American Revolution. While surviving documents provide details of his imprisonment, exile, and return, the slender row of brick...
CCPL now offers access to New York Times extras including Cooking, Games, and The Athletic.
There are three unique links for Cooking, Games, and The Athletic posted to the CCPL website. To access these extras, users must click on the unique link and...
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been recognized nationally by Gale and the Library Journal as a Library Defying the Odds. The library received Honorable Mention in the inaugural award for its various programs, services...