Charleston Bookcrossing

Our summer here in Charleston is hot, hazy and humid, but that doesn’t keep BookCrossers back from meeting. Join us on the second Saturday of each month at 2pm (see our local events section for locations, but if I recall rightly, June, July, and August are at Muddy Waters on Maybank.)There’s a Friends of the Library sale on June 17 at the Main branch on Calhoun.

Summerville’s First Thursday reading group moves to the second Thursday in July and August. They’ll be at the Perkins Restaurant- 1700 Old Trolley Rd (843-875-8680) 7-9 pm. There’s always something interesting on the agenda.

OBCZ News: Kudu Coffee opens Kudu Kitu, treasures from Africa, for sale in the building across the courtyard from the coffee shop. Also, Kudu now features a selection of wines, by the glass or bottle. Rutledge Coffee is expanding seating area and opening an outdoor patio. The library area is going but the BookCrossing Zone stays!

More as we know it! If you know of something bookish, drop us a note. And check out our listing of local events, as well.

July 24- Be sure and click on over to our BookCrossing Specials. Just got word that the first 15 folks to enter will also be entered in a drawing for wings for a month. (Thanks again to an anonymous donor!)

And, oh yes, work on the convention is moving ahead full speed.  The committee includes brownwhitetan, Kiptrix, Martip and bookczuk.  Word on the street is that they’ve got the menu fairly nailed down, are getting the details set with a couple of interesting local authors for speakers and taping the vast resources of the BookCrossing Community for brief talks as well.  Also, they’ve been working on sponsorship for the event to help keep costs down.  If you have any ideas about any of the above, give us a holler!  More info on the convention can be found at the link on the right side bar.  (Updates are constant– as we know it, we tell it!)

We had a fabulous Meetup at Kudu Coffee April 8, and then to a visit from Australia’s own Skyring, who came to Charleston for a few days en route to the Toronto Convention. We managed visits to all five of the Official BookCrossing Zones (OBCZs) in town, Folly Beach, Patriot’s Point (research for Skyring’s book), a walking tour downtown on Monday and visit to the site for the 2007 Convention Tuesday, food, beverages, fun, books… not to mention a wealth of Tim Tams and laughter. Sadly, though, Skyring left Charleston without tasting any grits. Next year, for sure. For more details, click on over to the Conventions/Meetings Forum at BookCrossing.

BookCrossing got two mentions in the fabulous “Good Morning Lowcountry” column in the Charleston Post and Courier. It’s only fair. We are fans of GMLc, so turn about is fair play! Both columns mentioned antics of Skyring, an Aussie BookCrosser who will be visiting here in April 2006 on his way to the Toronto Convention. (Only if you are coming from Australia is Charleston en route to Canada. But, we’re happy to have him visit!) If you missed the articles, you can probably find them via charleston.net or GMLc’s blog for March 23 and March 28.
Also, if you were lucky enough to get to the Trident Literacy Book Sale on March 26, you were bound to run into a BookCrosser or two. Thanks to our friends at TLA for another great opportunity to find books and help a good cause at the same time.

The bookbox is moving and books by Southern authors are finding new homes in places “from off.” All books in the box were registered to BookCrossing so will be checking back home as they continue their travels.

February 21, 2006

Hometown BookBox offered by the Charleston BookCrossers

We’ve been thinking up ways to help folks learn about Charleston and South Carolina, and came up with this: We offered a BookBox that we filled with books by South Carolina (and southern) authors and books about South Carolina. Those who signed on for the box will replace books they take with ones about their region or by a local author. Our goal is that by the time the box returns to us, it will be filled with books “from off” as they say here, that can hopefully be used in goodie bags etc for the 2007 Convention here in Charleston.

Our BookBox went out to GoryDetails, polliwog, FancyHorse, missgrace, mrsjones, mysterylady36, hobbit,
Kbgoffe, Bluestocking88, carlissa, Time-traveler, Lobodyke, and is headed home as of November 2006!

Welcome to the site. We’re still working on it a bit, but feel free to browse and comment on what is here. And be sure to check back periodically for updates!

Thanks

bookczuk
Quick March Update:

BookCrossing got two mentions in the fabulous “Good Morning Lowcountry” column in the Charleston Post and Courier. It’s only fair. We are fans of GMLc, so turn about is fair play! Both columns mentioned antics of Skyring, an Aussie BookCrosser who will be visiting here in April 2006 on his way to the Toronto Convention. (Only if you are coming from Australia is Charleston en route to Canada. But, we’re happy to have him visit!) If you missed the articles, you can probably find them via charleston.net or GMLc’s blog for March 23 and March 28.
Also, if you were lucky enough to get to the Trident Literacy Book Sale on March 26, you were bound to run into a BookCrosser or two. Thanks to our friends at TLA for another great opportunity to find books and help a good cause at the same time.

The bookbox is moving and books by Southern authors are finding new homes in places “from off.” All books in the box were registered to BookCrossing so will be checking back home as they continue their travels.