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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:'''<ref name="S1">"Information for Visitors" in ''Charleston Library Society'' at http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/InformationForVisitors.html# (accessed 13 May 2011).</ref> [mailto:info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''</ref> | '''Address:'''</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|164 King Street }} | |||
{{Block indent|Charleston, SC, 29401 <br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:'''</ref> 843.723.9912 '''Fax:''' 843.723.3500<br> | '''Telephone:'''</ref> 843.723.9912 '''Fax:''' 843.723.3500<br> | ||
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'''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''</ref> | '''Directions, map, and public transportation:'''</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|'''By foot''' - located a fifteen-minute-or-less walk below Calhoun Street. Just above the intersection of King and Queen streets, the Society's main entrance is flanked by ginkgo trees. From the Gateway Walk enter through the garden path at the East Entrance. }} | |||
{{Block indent|1='''Parking:''' - Only a few parking spaces exist behind the building. The driveway is an immediate left after passing the SCE&G driveway. The nearest public parking garages are at the corner of King and Queen Streets. The Horlbeck Alley, Cumberland Street, and Majestic Square parking garages are also nearby. :'''Map:''' [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+Street,+Charleston,+SC&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.477264,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+Street,+Charleston,+SC&hnear=Charleston+Library+Society,+164+King+St,+Charleston,+South+Carolina+29401-2269&ll=32.778146,-79.932919&spn=0.014018,0.027874&z=16 Google map]. |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1='''Public transportation:''' CARTA bus routes [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1114 20], [http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1115 30], [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/2090/route%20202_south%20beltline.doc 202], and [http://www.ridecarta.com/shared/docs/589/carta_trolley_map_2011.pdf 211] stop nearby at Meeting Street and Broad Street. <br>|2=1}} | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] about the Society, events, collections, catalog, support/join, or shop. | *[http://www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org/ Charleston Library Society] about the Society, events, collections, catalog, support/join, or shop. Search the online Charleston Library Society Catalog by keyword or phrase including author, title, or subject. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Latest revision as of 08:25, 19 August 2025
  Contact InformationEmail:[1] info@charlestonlibrarysociety.org Address:</ref> Telephone:</ref> 843.723.9912 Fax: 843.723.3500 Hours and holidays:</ref> Monday-Friday 9:30 to 5:30; Saturday 9:30 to 2:00; holidays Directions, map, and public transportation:</ref> Internet sites and databases:
Collection DescriptionThis is the third oldest library in America started in 1748. In 1778 most of the collection was destroyed, but has been rebuilt. This library has valuable newspapers from the 1700s, and Charleston city directories since 1782.[2] Includes regional, state, and local histories, manuscripts, and letters. TipsNon-members are welcome to browse the catalog and use the reference area of the Main Reading Room. Further research requires the purchase of a Daily Membership $5.00 (U.S.). Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Charleston Library Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Similar Collections
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