Local Events
Our local BookCrossing group meets on the second Saturday of each month at a rotating location. Charleston and Lowcountry BookCrossers, and any visiting BookCrossers are welcome!
For further information contact:
charlestonbookcrossers AT gmail dot com
February 2008
February 10 at 2pm at the new Muddy Waters Coffee Bar, West Ashley. 1331 Ashley River Road (teal house on left if you are driving towards Sam Rit from downtown.)
January 2008
January 12 at 2 pm at the new Muddy Waters Coffee Bar, West Ashley. 1331 Ashley River Road (teal house on left if you are driving towards Sam Rit from downtown.) Please note we are meeting on Sunday rather than our usual Saturday.
December 2007
December 1 at 10 am (not the second weekend and not 2pm) which is the date of the Reindeer Run, downtown. The plan is to meet at the fountain on King and Calhoun and do a book give-away like last year. If it rains, we’ll meet at Kudu Coffee at 10 am. Costumes optional.
November 2007
November 10: 2pm at the NEW OBCZ in Summerville, Jumpin’ Juice & Java10597 Dorchester Rd Summerville
Oct 2007
Oct 13: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering ,Panera Bread West Ashley
Sept 2007
Sept 8: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering ,panera Bread in North Charleston (on International Blvd near Tanger Outlet Mall)
August 2007
August 11: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering , Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
July 2007
July 14: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering , Madra Rua Irish Pub on Montague
June 2007
June 9: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering at Panera Bread, Sam Rittenberg Blvd (West Ashley) at the corner of Sam Rit and Orleans
June 2: The Second Great Book Give Away- POSTPONED! Watch the BookCrossing Forum or our Yahoo Group or here for rescheduling information.
May 2007
May 10: 2 pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering at Panera Bread, Sam Rittenberg Blvd (West Ashley) at the corner of Sam Rit and Orleans
April 2007April 14: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Charleston Riverview Hotel/Riverview Marriott
April 20-22: BookCrossing Convention 2007: Charleston hosts the 6th Anniversary and the North American Convention. Sign up information here.
April 20-22: Book Fair for Trident Literacy at Rutledge Coffee and Cream, 511 Rutledge Ave. (Gently used books for sale)
March 2007
March 10: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
February 2007
February 10: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
February 23-25: SC Book Festival: Road trip planned probably for the 24th. Details to follow.
January 2007
January 13: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
December 2006
December 2: 10 am- The Great Book Give Away. Meet at the corner of Calhoun and King by the fountain to give books to passers-by.
December 9: FOTL Book Sale at Mount Pleasant branch. Details here.
December 9: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar.
December 21: candieb in town. Meet at Atlanta Bread Company in Summerville, 12:30
November 2006
November 11: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar.November 8-11: XXVI Annual Charleston Conference. ( The Charleston Conference is an informal annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC, in November, to discuss issues of importance to them all. For more information click here.
October 2006
October 14: 2pm Monthly BookCrosser Gathering. Muddy Waters Coffee Bar. Rumor has it that Shadie, who recently moved to the upstate, will be visiting!
Book Fest 2006 (to benefit the Charleston County Public Library)
Thursday, October 12 from 6 � 8 p.m.
“Celebrating Friends”Reception/Preview Party ($15) (FotL members only)
Public Sale:
Friday, October 13 from 9 a.m. � 8 p.m. (FREE)
Saturday, October 14 from 9 a.m. � 5 p.m. (FREE)
Sunday, October 15 from noon � 3 p.m. (FREE)
September 2006
September 9: 2pm Monthly BookCrossing Gathering (including drawing for winner of Ballycumber tile.) Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
Click here for September CCPL events and author signings, etc.
Summer 2006
Click here for Author Events/Signings and Book Discussions for August through Charleston County Public Libraries
August 12 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Muddy Waters
August Author events at our local bookstores are plentiful this month. Plus, local author Richard C�t� has a new book coming out this month: City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886. And check out The Boathouse: Tales and Recipies from a Southern Kitchen by Doug Bostick and Jason Davidson. (Here’s the CBS (The Early Show) clip on it.For more local book signings and book discussions, sponsored by the Charleston County Public library, click here.
July 13 from 5pm to 7pm; Book Signing at Indigo Books on John’s Island: Kiawah: A History by Aston Cobb will be released in July by History Press. Call 768-2255 for directions and info.
July 8 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Muddy WatersJune 10 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Muddy Waters Coffee Bar
May 2006
May 11 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Kudu Coffee; 4 Vanderhorst (just off King St) Downtown
April 2006
April 8 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Kudu Coffee; 4 Vanderhorst (just off King St) Downtown
April 16-18 Skyring (from Australia) visits Charleston.
April 17 Lunch and walk downtown with Skyring
March 11 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Muddy Waters Coffee Bar ; 1739 Maybank Hwy (at Folly Road) on James Island.
March 26: Trident Literacy Book Sale: Jewish Community Center, 1645
Wallenberg Blvd., West Ashley, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m Contact Helen Ravenel at hravenel AT tridentlit.org for more information.
March 31: Charleston goes wireless! Charleston.digital.corridor scheduled to open.February 11 at 2pm; Monthly Gathering at Muddy Waters Coffee Bar ; 1739 Maybank Hwy (at Folly Road) on James IslandFebruary 25-26 South Carolina Book Festival 2006, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia