FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

The Charleston Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for the Charleston County Public Library system. We raise money to fund more than 6,000 programs sponsored annually by the library, including Summer Reading. To accomplish our goal of advocating for and enhancing the library system, we provide opportunities for the community to invest in their public library through donations of time, money, and books. This year, tens of thousands were helped through supporting the Charleston Friends of the Library. Those helped included young children learning to value reading with help from the Summer Reading Program; teens needing a positive after-school environment; the unemployed building job skills; workers seeking tax assistance; and others reaching across language and cultural barriers, fulfilling personal passions. (Yes, a lot more than borrowing books goes on at our library). There is one place in Charleston, a village square, where everyone congregates equally – the public library. Our Charleston County Public Library was named one of the best in the country in 2009.

• We have 16 branches stretching from Edisto to McClellanville;
• Annually, the library’s circulation exceeds 3.8 million;
• Patron visits are above 2 million;
• Over 2 million reference questions are answered;
• Each of our branches provide wi-fi free of charge;
• More than 6,000 programs draw audiences of 200,000.

We connect people to each other, to ideas, and to the larger world

Visit the Friends of the Library website to find more information. To join stop by the library for a membership form, or sign up online.

CCPL CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROPOSAL

If you missed our meetings about the library construction and renovation proposal, information is still available on our website.  Also, we have a folder at the children's desk and reference desk for patrons to look at.  Let us know if you have questions.

Thanks for reading.

A FEAST OF BOOKS

Do you enjoy cooking?  Cooking has become very popular with all sorts of cooking shows on several different television networks and celebrity chefs on the covers of magazines.  Cookbooks comprise a large section of our library collection.  There are over 500 hundred cookbooks in our catalog.

Maybe though, you consider cooking to be slaving over a hot stove. Do you dread trying to think of something interesting to fix for dinner after a hard day's work at the office or driving children all over town for after-school activities?

Perhaps you'd rather let someone else do the cooking and curl up with a good novel featuring culinary delights!  There are a number of books where food is a main feature.  "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel is a good example of a novel that is centered in a kitchen.  "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris, set in a magical chocolate shop in France, is a book revolving around food. Auguste Escoffier influenced the world of French cooking, and his life is explored in the novel "White Truffles in Winter" by N. M. Kelby. 

There are quite a few culinary mystery series that you might enjoy, and many of them contain recipes.  Some authors who write these series are: Diane Mott Davidson, Jerrilyn Farmer, Alexander Campion, Joanne Fluke, Laura Childs and Peter King.

So, if you would rather read than cook, try some of these tasty books.  Ask at the Mt. Pleasant Library reference desk for more details, visit our website, or call us at (843)849-6161.

Thanks for reading.



CALLING ALL TEENS

April is National Poetry Month.  Use your writing skills and enter our Poetry Contest! See the flyer for details.

MAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Start making you plans for May.  We have a lot of programs planned for all ages.



Remember that Summer Reading begins June 1st.  There will be fun and prizes for all ages.

Thanks for reading.