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New Digital Exhibit | Enslaved and Freed African Muslims
Three reptilian amulets, Togo, courtesy of The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. The oft-overlooked experiences of...
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Staff News | Avery Research Center Director Promoted to Associate Dean
The College of Charleston Libraries are pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Williams Lessane as associate dean for strategic planning and community engagement,...
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Due to Possible Inclement Weather, Addlestone Library Open Limited Hours Thursday, October 11
Based on current weather predictions, Addlestone Library intends to open with limited services on Thursday, 10/11, 2pm-8pm. Special Collections and...
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New Exhibit | John Rivers Communication Museum
For Danish physicist and Nobel Prize-winner Niels Bohr, “Technology has advanced more in the last 30 years than in the...
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Pride in the Libraries | Documenting LGBTQ Life
This past weekend, the Holy City celebrated diversity and equal rights for all during Charleston Pride. The College of Charleston...
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Oct. 17 | Finding Family After Slavery Workshop
The College of Charleston Friends of the Library and the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture are...
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Fall 2018 Program Season Kicks Off Thursday, Sept. 20
Why Wait for the Leaves to Change? The Friends of the Library are pleased to announce our Fall 2018 program...
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UPDATE: College of Charleston Libraries to Open Monday, September 17 at 9AM
The College Libraries will resume regular operations on Monday, 9/17, at 9am with the exception of Special Collections which will...
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ALERT: College of Charleston Libraries Closing 10:30AM, Tuesday, September 11 Due to Hurricane Florence
College of Charleston Libraries will be closing Tuesday, September 11 at 10:30AM due to Hurricane Florence. Portions of Addlestone Library...
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Friends of the Library Sponsor Int’l Literary Festival
Today Charleston to Charleston, Inc. announced details for the second annual collaborative literary festival taking place in Charleston, S.C. November...
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New Audubon Exhibit feat. Libraries’ “Birds of America”
Friday, Aug. 24 | 6:30—8:00 PM | Halsey Institute Join the Friends of the Library on Friday, Aug. 24, for the...
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Sept. 20 | Science Images and Public Amazement
Thursday, September 20 | 6:00—7:30 PM | Addlestone Library Rm. 227 FREE Popular science images are often dismissed as superficial...
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Coffee Break | Online Ordering Now Available at Addlestone Library’s Starbucks
Beat the heat—and the long queues—at Addlestone Library's Starbucks with the new mobile ordering service available via the College's Campus...
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Rotunda | Celebration of Summer Scholars Poster Session
The Libraries were proud to host this year's Celebration of Scholars Poster Session in the Addlestone Rotunda on Monday, Aug....
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Oct. 23 | Hero, Master, Demagogue, Beast: The Classical Roots of Modern Fascism
Tuesday, Oct. 23 | 6:00—7:30 PM | Addlestone Library Rm. 227 FREE Fascism is having a revival. On Tuesday, Oct. 23,...
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New Collections | Never-Before-Seen Images of Robert Kennedy’s Final Hours
The assassination of Robert Francis Kennedy is a moment forever seared into Americans’ collective memory. The New York Senator died...
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Library Love | For Firefighter Grad, Earning Degree was a Journey
For much of the Class of 2018, the year 2012 was spent in high school. But for one dinner jacket-clad...
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New Digital Exhibit | Slavery, Reconstruction Recounted in African American Memoir
The College of Charleston’s latest digital exhibit solves a nearly 90-year-old history mystery. In 1929, a memoir was published under...
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Addlestone Library | T. rex Breaks Free
After a year thrilling students and visitors to Addlestone Library, the Rotunda's rex-in-residence Bucky bids adieu. The 37-foot dino will...
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Addlestone Library Open 24 Hours April 30 & May 1
Addlestone Library will be open 24 hours today, April 30th and tomorrow, May 1st, as students prepare for and take their...
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