Enjoy CCPL Programs in August

CHARLESTON, SC – Enjoy the wide variety of free classes, programs, exhibits and events throughout August at the Charleston County Public Library. Check out some of these programs geared toward adults:

SPECIAL EVENTS

·      Reading Wave: 2014 Adult Summer Reading Program

June 1 – August 10

All branches

Designed for readers 18 and older, Reading Wave is a great way to win prizes for reading. Drawings are held throughout the summer for $25 gift cards, and one lucky person will win the fantastic Reading Wave Grand Prize Drawing.

 

·     Dog Days of Summer Photo Exhibit

Throughout August

Main Library

View professional photos of adorable, adoptable animals at Charleston Animal Society. The Dog Days exhibit is part of our summer-long Book-to-Action Project, which is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the S.C. State Library.

 

·      Call for Self-Published Author Submissions for September 25 Book Talks

August 1 – September 1

Main Library

Join a forum for self-published authors and readers, and submit family-friendly content by September 1 to Steven Schwengel, Main Library, 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, 29401. Submissions must be family friendly and include the author’s name, phone number, email and postal addresses. Authors of approved submissions will be invited to present their works during 4-8 minute presentations September 25. This event is not a sales forum, but a literary exchange for authors and readers. For more information, call 805-6943.

 

 

CHARLESTON HISTORY

·        Triumphs and Failures of General Ulysses S. Grant

Main Library, August 2 at 3 p.m.

 

·        Teenage Servitude and Slavery: The Apprentice System in Early Charleston

Main Library Auditorium, August 12 at 6 p.m.

 

·        Local History: Sea and Service Stories

Poe/Sullivan’s Island Branch Library, August 16 at 12 p.m.

 

·        Fortifying Charleston during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, 1739-1748

Main Library, Second Floor Classroom, August 27 at 6 p.m.

 

 

BUSINESS, JOB ASSISTANCE, HOME OWNERSHIP WORKSHOPS … and more

·        Online Application and Resume Lab

St. Andrews Regional Library, August 4 and 20 at 1 p.m.

 

·        Small Business Counseling with SCORE

John’s Island Regional Library, August 6  from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

 

·        Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation

St. Andrews Regional Library, August 8 at 3 p.m.

 

·        Affordable Care Act Discussion

Main Library, August 26 at 5:30 p.m.

 

 

MUSIC AND ART

·        Met Opera Summer Encore Series: Romeo et Juliette

Main Library, August 7 at 1 p.m.

 

·        Met Opera Summer Encore Series: La Fanciulla del West

Main Library, August 14 at 1 p.m.

 

·        Black and White Theater: Citizen Kane

St. Andrews Regional Library, August 15 at 11 a.m.

 

·        Film Movement Series: The Iran Job

Main Library, August 21 at 6 p.m.

 

·        Adult Sweetgrass Craft

St. Andrews Regional Library, August 23 at 1 p.m.

 

·        Movie Marathon: The Best of Alfred Hitchcock

St. Andrews Regional Library, August 29 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

 

 

To learn more about CCPL’s programs, visit the library’s web site at www.ccpl.org.