LABOR DAY CLOSING

 Charleston County Public Library will close Monday, September 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

Book drops will be unavailable while the branches are closed so that our staff can spend time with their families. Please do not leave items outside the book drop. Any unsecured items left are the responsibility of the patron.

Kaui Hart Hemmings - How to Party with an Infant - Book Review

Check out this funny story written by the author of "The Descendants."
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Kaui Hart Hemmings - How to Party with an Infant - Book Review: Single mom Mele is raising her 2-year-old daughter in San Francisco. She has a pack of funny, irreverent friends and a flexible blogging gig that allows her to hang out with said friends and their kids.  The only hiccup in her otherwise great life? The father of her child is marrying someone else: a gorgeous woman who makes cheese in Petaluma. “When he first told me about her I...

SEPTEMBER 2016 CALENDAR

School is back in session and our September calendar is here for you to see!  Find some fun activities for you and your family.
Need help with computer questions?  There will be an open lab in the auditorium September 13, 2-4 p.m. 
 Join us for Mah Jongg the 2nd and 4th Wednesday, each month 2-4 p.m.  Beginners are welcome!

"COMMONWEALTH" BOOK REVIEW

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About the Book

The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.

One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.

Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.

When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.

Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.

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