Library sets September meetings at each branch to get public input

Whether you are a library lover or someone who hasn’t visited a library in years, Charleston County Public Library wants your ideas on how it can grow and improve services to area residents.

CCPL’s new Executive Director Douglas Henderson is holding a series of informal community meetings at CCPL branches in September to find out what residents think about the library, how they use it, what they like about it and what they’d like to see improved or expanded. It is part of an effort to help CCPL improve and ensure the library is meeting the needs of residents throughout the county.

Passionate about children’s services and the importance of bringing children into libraries from the time they are infants, Henderson wants the library to expand its pre-literacy programs and children’s services.

Patrons unable to attend a meeting can share their experiences and ideas by sending an e-mail to letusknow@ccpl.org. To learn more about CCPL, visit the library’s Web site at www.ccpl.org or call 805-6930.

To meet Henderson and offer ideas on how CCPL can better serve the community, attend one of these meetings scheduled in September:


Monday, September 13
10:30 a.m. – John L. Dart Branch, 1067 King St., Charleston
2 p.m. – Dorchester Road Regional, 6325 Dorchester Rd., N. Charleston

Tuesday, September 14
10:30 a.m. – Cooper River Memorial Branch, 3503 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston
6 p.m. – Mt. Pleasant Regional, 1133 Mathis Ferry Rd., Mt. Pleasant

Wednesday, September 15
6 p.m. – Otranto Road Regional, 2261 Otranto Rd., N. Charleston

Thursday, September 16
2 p.m. – West Ashley, 45 Windermere Blvd., Charleston
6 p.m. – Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston

Monday, September 20
4 p.m. – Folly Beach Branch, 55 Center St., Folly Beach

Tuesday, September 21
2:30 p.m. – Edisto Branch, 1589 Highway 174, Edisto
6 p.m. – John’s Island Regional, 3531 Maybank Hwy, John’s Island

Wednesday, September 22
10:30 a.m. – Village Branch, 430 Whilden St., Mt. Pleasant
2 p.m. – James Island Branch, 1248 Camp Rd., James Island
6 p.m. – St. Andrews Regional, 1735 N. Woodmere Dr., Charleston

Tuesday, September 28
10:30 a.m. – Poe/Sullivan’s Island Branch, 1921 I’on Ave., Sullivan’s Island

Wednesday, September 29
10:30 a.m. – St. Paul’s/Hollywood Branch, 5151 Town Council Dr., Hollywood

Thursday, September 30
6 p.m. - McClellanville Branch, 222 Baker St., McClellanville