Celebrate Black History Month with Mt. Pleasant Regional Library

The Mt. Pleasant Regional Library will have multiple programs throughout February to celebrate Black History Month. If there is an asterisk (*) beside the program it means the program will be available at other branches of CCPL as well. For a full list of programs throughout CCPL, click here. 

Abraham the Unstoppable: Black Hero of Colonial South Carolina (adults)*
Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
During the Anglo-Cherokee War of 1759-1761, an enslaved man named Abraham won his freedom from the government of South Carolina by performing a series of deeds that not only displayed remarkable physical endurance and bravery, but also saved many lives. Join CCPL's historian, Dr. Nic Butler, for an introduction to the dramatic, real-life story of Abraham, one of the many forgotten black heroes of early South Carolina.

Tracing Your Gullah Geechee Roots (adults)
Saturday, Feb. 16 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Toni Carrier, director of the Center for Family History at the International African American Museum, will give an informative talk on genealogy resources for African American families in the Lowcountry. After the presentation, National Park Service Chief of Interpretation Paula Ogden-Muse will discuss resources available at Fort Sumter National Monument and the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site. Marianne Cawley, manager of the South Carolina Room at the Charleston County Library, will discuss resources available for African American genealogy research in the library.

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt (all ages)
Throughout February
Learn about famous African Americans as you complete a scavenger hunt in the library.

African American Read-In Storytime (ages 3-5 years with adult)
Thursday, Feb. 21 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Join us for a special storytime featuring books by African American authors.

Gardening Help at the Library

Top Ten Books of February 2019

Tracing Your Gullah Geechee Roots

Best of Romance 2018

Romance Reads has compiled eight best of romance 2018 lists from multiple sources including Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Goodreads, Amazon, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal.

They took a look at each list and created a couple lists of their own including "Made Multiple Lists" and "More Authors with Multiple Mentions".

Some of the titles mentioned are:
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Consumed by J.R. Ward

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory











Click here to read the full blog from Romance Reads.

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield - Interview | BookPage

Once Upon A River, a LibraryReads pick for January 2019, is available as a physical book as well as a book on CD.  Go to our catalog to put on hold or call (843)849-6161 to put on hold.

Click the link below to read a full review from Book Review about the title.

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield - Interview | BookPage: Diane Setterfield has captivated readers around the world with her intricately woven tales, but the bestselling British novelist admits that creating them has affected her in unexpected ways. Most recently, with the publication of her third book, Once Upon a River, she’s been seeing rivers everywhere, even when looking at things like leaf patterns or cracks on a wall.

Top Ten Books of January 2019