The City of Charleston will host the 14th Annual First Day Festival from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at Liberty Square at the S.C. Aquarium and the Charleston Maritime Center. The First Day Festival is a celebration of education and provides children and families with information on educational services in the community, as well as a fun day together. Also: Library back to school celebration and Magnolia Plantation’s dog adoptions.
Hundreds of thousands of eBooks, audio books, songs and movies are now available for local residents to download or stream free – if they have a Charleston County Public Library card. In addition to the free digital services already offered through CCPL’s website, the library has added new downloadable and streaming materials from hoopla digital (note: both words are lowercase).
Staff reports | Our sister publication, Statehouse Report, exclusively reported Friday that supporters and friends of retired U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings are planning to unveil a full-sized bronze statue in his honor in the spring. Also in this issue: Charleston County Public Library hires Nicolle Davies to be its new director; Stats on the number of people who arrive daily in the area; Daniel Island’s new performing arts center; and a Greenway pledge.
Staff reports | Some 150,000 ladybugs will be released July 23 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in what has become the Lowcountry’s largest release of the environmentally friendly insect. It’s an event where kids can have fun and win prizes, too. ALSO: Rockin’ the River concert series in North Charleston; Latin beats at Kiawah.
Staff reports | Learn about Olympic athletes throughout July and win prizes with this year’s Book On Downtown scavenger hunt.
Pick up a scorecard at any Charleston County Public Library branch or download a scorecard here, then enter the names of the athletes featured on the Book On Library posters displayed at various businesses in downtown Charleston.
Also in Good News: Honors for George W. McDaniel, Joe Riley III and Darla Moore. Begin With Books is enrolling in North Charleston.
The Board of Trustees of the Charleston County Public Library has elected Charleston Currents publisher and businessman Andy Brack to serve as its chairman.
Other officers elected include tax professional Steven Clem of James Island as vice chairman, MUSC program assistant Maya Hollinshead of North Charleston to remain as secretary and retired Illinois library director Susan Strunk of West Ashley to serve as treasurer. Officer terms begin July 1 and run through June 30, 2017.
The day-long Community Leaders Institute (CLI) will start 10 a.m. July 16 in the auditorium of Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston, to explore localized impacts of climate change that require community-level action. Also in Good News: Marcus Amaker is city’s first poet laureate; Votes sought for USS Yorktown; Reducing recycling contamination.
Staff reports | The third annual Charleston Social Media Day (#CHSYOU) on June 30 will include an educational component — panel discussions on crisis communications in Charleston and #squadgoals on how to work with the social community, bloggers and online influencers. The event, which will be held 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Charleston Museum, is a celebration of social media platforms and their use in the promotion of Charleston as a tech-forward city.
It’s easier this year than ever before for you and your children to enroll in the Charleston County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, enjoy lots of fun and win prizes. Also in Good News: A new brief history of Charleston; County Council’s proposed budget; County Council to hold hearings on proposed sales tax hike; Magnolia offers free tickets for blood donations.
Grab your flashlight and get ready for The Charleston Museum’s Nighttime at the Museum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 3. It’s an event that will tickle your brains, hearts and imaginations through an evening of exploring, learning, discovery and surprises for the young and older at heart. Also in Good News: Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve is open for $1; Charleston Carifest street parade to be June 25; Jason Kronsberg named new city parks’ director.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina! (2019) by editor and publisher Andy Brack offers incisive commentaries on the American South, politics, the common good and interesting South Carolina leaders. Available exclusively for Kindle for $7.99. A paperback version will be ready soon. Learn more.
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