Meet local kindergarten author raising awareness about food allergies

Meet local kindergarten author raising awareness about food allergies

September 21, 2023

Local child author Emma Vigrass is returning to two Charleston County Public Library branches on Saturday, September 23!  

Emma wrote her own book about food allergy awareness based on her experiences overcoming chronic illness and allergy ...

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Explore new updates in the Morningstar Investing Center

Explore new updates in the Morningstar Investing Center

September 20, 2023

Morningstar Investment Research Center is migrating to a new website and has a new name– Morningstar Investing Center!

The Morningstar Investing Center will continue to provide Morningstar’s top investment research in a modern interface with ne...

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CCPL Awarded Grant to Help Families Build Online Skills

CCPL Awarded Grant to Help Families Build Online Skills

September 18, 2023

The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has been awarded a grant from the Public Library Association in partnership with AT&T to provide digital literacy skills training in Spanish and English. CCPL was one of 200 libraries nationwide selecte...

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Inventing the French Quarter in 1973

Inventing the French Quarter in 1973

September 15, 2023

In September 1973, a group of preservation activists coined the term “French Quarter” to describe a single block of urban Charleston that was slated for demolition. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places that same month, an...

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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with CCPL

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with CCPL

September 14, 2023

Join the Charleston County Public Library in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 15!  Throughout the month-long celebration we will recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans.  

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Join us for Read United Day at select branches

Join us for Read United Day at select branches

September 14, 2023

Join us at select Charleston County Public Library locations as we celebrate Read United Day on Saturday, October 7! This event is in partnership with Trident United Way, Dorchester County Library and the Berkeley County Library System. You can ex...

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Hurd/St. Andrews Library will Offer U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation Courses

Hurd/St. Andrews Library will Offer U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation Courses

September 12, 2023

Are you Preparing to become a naturalized US Citizen? Join us at Hurd/St. Andrews Library for a chance to practice the naturalization interview and test. Learn what to expect, and tips on how to study for the test. We will also help you find test ...

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Blood pressure kits now available to check out at all branches

Blood pressure kits now available to check out at all branches

September 12, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Thanks to a partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), free blood pressure monitoring kits are now available to check out at each of Charleston County Public Library’s (CCPL) 18 branches for free with a library...

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September 16, 2023: Library Day at Patriots Point

September 16, 2023: Library Day at Patriots Point

September 7, 2023

Join us for Library Day at Patriots Point on Saturday, September 16, 2023! It's a community event in partnership with the Charleston County Public Library and Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum celebrating history and reading. Event festiv...

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Car Seat Safety Check Coming to Two CCPL Branches!

Car Seat Safety Check Coming to Two CCPL Branches!

September 6, 2023

Did you know that 4 out of 5 car seats are installed incorrectly? Help us flip the stats by dropping by CCPL's Car Seat Check event! Drop by one of the events to have your car seat checked for proper installation by Certified Child Passenger Safet...

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