CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) in partnership with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) opened a library at the Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center on Tuesday, December 6. The detention center is...
Long before the rise of the present municipality, a group of capitalists coined the name “North Charleston” in 1912 to describe a bold development scheme on the west bank of the Cooper River. The heart of the proposed 6,000-acre city was an upscale...
How did a maritime forest between the rivers Ashley and Cooper become the urban streetscape we call Charleston? The spark of this long transformation occurred in 1672, when South Carolina’s Surveyor General drew a plan for a town on the verdant...
CALLING ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS! Join in on some fierce knowledge based competition among peers for Battle of the Books! Form a team, read the books, and compete for cool prizes!
Sign up with a team of 2-4 friends, or register as an individual...
Bees Ferry West Ashley Library - Discover an interactive environment based in nature, art and science where you're encouraged to see, hear and touch the exhibit! Explore four different NatureScapes designed for quiet exploration. Many of the items...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives, is excited to announce a new initiative that is being launched with Charleston County Public Libraries (CCPL).
Meeting people where they are is part of...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has received a $2,500 charitable contribution from the Motley Rice Law Firm to support the Kids Café program at the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library. This donation will help to fund the...
Visit the Bees Ferry West Ashley Library to write a letter to a Veteran. Of all the items included in care packages to veterans, deployed troops, new recruits and first responders, the most cherished are the personal letters of appreciation.
The...
Charleston on the peninsula called Oyster Point became the capital of South Carolina in 1680, but plans for the port town commenced nearly a decade earlier. One of the first steps in its creation was an act of displacement ignored by later...