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Volume XVII, No. 2 Summer 2015
AND 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
C H A R L E S T O N L I B R A RY S O C I E T Y
D E LV E I N T O
T H E F O U N D AT I O N C O L L E C T I O N
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’SNOTES
I had planned to get our summer newsletter and Annual Report out by
July, so I began writing my director’s report in mid-June. I was excited
to discuss our emerging five-year Strategic Plan, and I managed to get
about 250 words onto paper. However, perceptions of the Library and
of our wonderful city were forever changed on Wednesday, June 17,
2015. Charleston experienced a tragedy that stunned all of us. A vile
young man filled with racist hatred murdered nine good people in their
house of worship. He sought to incite further violence, but he failed
miserably. Instead, our community united in a remarkable outpouring
of support and love. Church bells rang in unison, and thousands of
people held hands across the Ravenel Bridge to show their commitment
to peace and understanding.
Young Readers Initiative
Finding a thread from this horrific event to a report on the Library Society seemed difficult for me in any way other than to commend the
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had worked
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celebrating the 100th anniversary of the main building, this
our third Monte Carlo Night as a “friend-raiser” on June 19 immediately dedicated any proceeds to the Mother Emanuel Fund. Emails
year’s focus is also directed at reaching out to and expanding
from our out-of-town members poured in with expressions of concern
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being erected in Germany. Library Society and give them the magic of a library card.
I am honored to share part of the Press Release that Caroline sent me the day before Rev.
Clementa Pinckney’s funeral. The Library Society and Charleston’s strength of purpose will
be recognized in the new monument across the Atlantic.
PRESS RELEASE Haldensleben, Germany,
June 24, 2015
In the wake of the tragic shooting of nine members of
the congregation of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston,
South Carolina, on 17 June 2015, the community of
Haldensleben in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, makes a
gesture of solidarity with its sister-city in the United
States.
A new monument which has been worked on over the
past two years by students of the American College
of the Building Arts (ACBA) in the parkland between
Haldensleben and Hundisburg (as part of Project
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unpaved streets here, and the Depression.
Books were scarce. There was nothing you could call a public library, we
were a hundred miles away from a department store’s books section, so
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we children began to circulate reading material among ourselves until each
child had read another’s entire stock. There were long dry spells broken by
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a bright future. Horrific events like the killings at Emanuel
AME do not divide the city, they are an opportunity for
the community to unite more resolutely than ever.
We in Germany recognize that no society is perfect. Every
community has scars from the past to deal with. Here in
Haldensleben, we continue to wrestle with the ghosts of
Nazism and Communism and the struggle to adapt to
the reunification of Germany in 1990. Like Charleston,
our region has risen from ruins many times over.
By naming the folly Charleston Place, we:
•
thank the people of Charleston, South
Carolina for their contribution to the
beautification of our landscape,
•
offer the community of Haldensleben a
spot in which they can contemplate their
relationship with the outside world, just
as Johann Gottlob Nathusius did when he
tried to show the entire planet’s flora in his
gardens,
•
acknowledge, through the ruined
appearance of the folly, that every
society undergoes processes of change,
renewal and rebirth and that perfection is
unattainable, and
•
signify our love and support for the people
of Charleston, South Carolina in this
moment of tragedy.
ATTENTION MEMBERS!
Some changes are coming to the Library Society!
Beginning after Labor Day we will be altering some of our Circulation Policies here at the Library Society.
We would like to make sure that all members are conscious of these upcoming changes in order to achieve
a seamless transition. The specifics haven’t been settled yet, but keep a look out for an email from us
containing the official changes. The alterations will affect fines for overdue items, an increase in checkout
limits, and an extension of loan periods. Most importantly, please notify us if you have changed your email.
Call 843-723-9912 or email [email protected] with any email changes.
THE BOOK CLUB IS BACK!
In October, we will present the second season of the CLS Book Club! With the help of
dedicated members and a passionate staff, the club’s riveting selection is, Circling the
Sun: A Novel by Paula McLain. Author of best-selling The Paris Wife, she returns
with her eagerly anticipated new novel that transports readers to colonial Kenya
in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman—Beryl
Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari
hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, described in Isak Dinesen’s classic
memoir Out of Africa.
The first meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 at 10:00 AM.
There will be a maximum capacity for this event, so please call ahead and reserve
your space.
For your convenience we will be selling copies of Circling the Sun: A Novel at the Library
Society beginning soon. To receive more information about upcoming Book Club
events please email [email protected] or call (843) 723-9912.
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STAFF UPDATES
BRIEN AND THE BINDERY
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Boston to work a few weeks at MIT and
the Boston Athenaeum. At MIT I worked on a research team exploring a new repair technique
developed by Jana Dambrogio, the Head Conservator of the MIT Libraries. We performed repairs
on books of various shapes and sizes from both circulating and special collections, and even made
a video demonstrating the technique. Over just five days, we repaired 20 volumes! The following
week I moved to the Boston Athenaeum with Chief Conservator Dawn Walus, where I spent my
time learning both new paper and book repair techniques, and also how to establish collection
conservation priorities and follow proper documentation protocol. While the trip was incredible and
Boston’s weather a little less humid, I am happy to be back home and am so excited to implement
all I have learned. I am pleased that, this fall, Dawn will come to Charleston to work with us here
at the Library Society. This trip was made possible by a generous contribution from dual Athenaeum/Library Society member Jerrold
Mitchell, and also by funding from the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation.
– Brien Biedler, Director of the Bindery and Conservation Studio
CALIFORNIA GIRL
June and July were filled with great library and archival professional development events, enabling
me to better serve the needs of the Library Society. At the end of June, I attended the Rare
Books and Manuscripts Section Conference for five days in Oakland and Berkeley, California. As
a part of the Association of College and Research Libraries, the conference focused on how
special collections and archives are the raw materials of the liberal arts and sciences and how they
can be used to inform and engage users in humanistic inquiry. I have brought back a wealth of
information and ideas to apply to and build better access to our collections in order to promote the
continuous education of our community. My second trip was to the Western Archives Institute,
hosted by the Society of California Archivists and held at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara,
California. This two-week intensive course covered everything one would possibly need to know
about archival work, from beginning an archives and performing a survey of collections to best
practices of digitizing archival materials. What I learned at WAI reaffirmed my approach to our
work here at the Library Society and informed me about our decisions for the future. I also met a
group of wonderful professionals in my field that I continue to learn from as we stay in touch. California provided a pleasant break from
the weather in Charleston, but I was overjoyed to return home to the Library Society at the end of my trips to begin applying my newly
acquired knowledge!
– Anna Smith, Special Collections Librarian
MEET LAURA
Hello Charleston Library Society Community,
My name is Laura Mina, and I am the new Acquisitions Librarian at the Library Society. My
journey towards living in Charleston began over five years ago when I set my heart on moving to
this city. When I discovered this job opportunity earlier this year, I knew that it was exactly what
I wanted. What we want does not always align with what we get, but in this case it did, and I am
absolutely grateful to be able to serve the CLS Community. Please stop by the circulation desk to
make suggestions about items you would like to see in our collection. I look forward to meeting you
all.
I grew up in Bay Shore, New York, a town on the South Shore of Long Island. I attended Bay
Shore High School and lived to sail, swim, and visit Fire Island in the summer and fall. In 2003,
I graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Art Education. This degree was my ticket to teaching art in Vermont, New
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York, and Thailand. After completing my MLS through CUNY Queens College in 2011, I moved (once again) to the Green Mountain
State where I served as the Librarian/ Library Media Specialist at Mt. Abraham Union Middle/ High School. In 2012 I became a
Rowland Foundation Fellow. Through the grant that accompanied this fellowship, I had opportunities to conduct research in Australia
and Italy. I applied what I learned through these explorations to the creation of a library learning commons at my school. During my
time as a librarian in Vermont, I identified my love of library collection development. The opportunity to be an Acquisitions Librarian
here in Charleston was the realization of a dream. Beyond my interest in libraries, I enjoy painting, reading, cooking, traveling, and
soaking in the great outdoors.
Thank you for this amazing opportunity.
– Laura Mina, Acquisitions Librarian
MEET DUTCH
Hi CLS Members,
My name is Dutch Reutter, and I am the new Communications and Development Assistant at the
Library Society. In May I graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.A. in Arts Management
and a minor in Film Studies. Like most Seniors as the year ended, I feared that the demands of
the “real world” were possibly at odds with my interests. I worked hard and networked with the
help of my advisors and professors and was lucky enough to be introduced to the Library Society.
Fortunately, my passion for this city and for non-profits led to the opportunity to become a part-time
employee for the summer. I was given a wide variety of duties with the goal to catch things before
they fall through the cracks. As an arts manager, this is what I do. I observe, I process, and I adjust
the details that occasionally need attention.
In the transition to full-time, it probably helped that my love for books has always been apparent. I often find myself buying new books
and adding them to my ever-growing “Must Read” list. Time and time again I’m told by my friends or my parents that I have too many
books and need to cut back. But, there is no better feeling than to come home and look at my wall of books, which is why I am so lucky
to be part of the CLS family. I get to leave my personal library in the morning and walk to work where I am awestruck by our incredible
collection on a daily basis.
I live by a personal motto: “Nothing is weak as long as your passion is strong.” Following one’s passions is an ideal - but not always within
one’s grasp. Few people my age get the opportunity to pursue their passions right out of college. In my new position, I get to do so, and
I look forward to helping showcase and develop this wonderful institution. So, if you have ideas or thoughts about any of those “little”
details, I would love to hear from you.
– Dutch Reutter, Communications and Development Assistant
New
Members
Charleston Library Society would like to welcome all our new members since the beginning
of the Summer 2015 season! We look forward to seeing new faces in the Library and at our
events. Keep a look out for a New Members Welcome Event that will take place this Fall.
Most importantly, thank you for joining the oldest cultural institution in the South.
Eloise Anderson
Robin Anderson
Bartley Antine
John Bachmann
Charlie Barnes
Deborah Bernard
Steven Bernard
Alexis Bomar
William & Dorris Booth
Ms. Marta Borinsky
Joseph Boyle
Emily J. Brasher
Mrs. K. G. M. Brockbank
Eugene Byers
Keith Callis
Stacy McKinley & Burton Callicott
Stinson & Susan Burroughs Carter
Stephanie Chevalier
Kathleen Cochran
Thomas Coughlin
Katie Credle
Frederick Cullen
Katherine Doe
Dan & Blair Dorneanu
Richard & Patricia Douville
Clint & Susan Eisenhauer
Dr. & Mrs. David Ellison
Ms. Marilyn M. Felix
Mr. Bruce Fitzgerald
Gordon & Kristi Galloway
Michael & Marcia Germain
Andrea Glenn
Peter Goodrich
Ben Hagood
Wayne Heath
Megan & Greg Holmes
Mr. James Huchingson
Josephine Hutcheson
Greg & Betsy Jones
Samuel Kaplan
Karen Kinney
Kathleen Koenen
Ms. Barbara Kraemer
Alesya Macatol
David & Louise Maybank
Kay McCollum
Thayer McDougal
John Moore
Ms. Tricia S. Moore
Roger & Diane Newman
Sonya O’Malley
Ginger O’Neill
Dolly & Louis Pardi
Jane W. & Charles C. Prevost
Suzanne Richey
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Rissing
Frances Roberts
Robert & Janet Rosenzweig
Nina Rumbough
Gretchen Saenger
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Helen Snow
Ms. Susan Soderlund
Blake Stouffer
John & Gail Strauch
Patrick & Kathleen Sullivan
Thomas & Lanier Summerall
Adam & Adryn Sumner
Grace Sweeney
Alec & Susan Taylor
Martha A. Teichner
Edith Howle & Rick Throckmorton
Sylvia Tirpak
Daniel & Marie Vandivort
Kevin & Mallory Verner
Mr. W. Alexander Werrell
Harriet Whelchel
Drs. Jonathan & Emily Wood
John Wrangle
Cameron Wright
Jack Young
AROUND THELIBRARY
As John Avlon interviews Founders Award recipient, David
McCullough, he serenades his wife Rosalee
David McCullough receives the Founders Award, a copy of his
book, bound in the CLS Bindery by Brien Beidler
Pat Conroy and the Pritchard and Duell families
Proud parents, Dianne and John Avlon
Marjorie Wentworth and Jane Tyler
Anne Cleveland, Boeing General counsel
Michael Luttig, and Steve Gates
Jan Goldstein, Bernie Schein, Jonathan Green and Maggie Schein
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Bernard Cornwell’s American debut of
his best-selling book Waterloo
Speaker Series: Author Bernard Cornwell
Exhibit for Carolina Day, June 28, 1776
Children and their families participating in
crafts at Storytime in the Rabbit Hole
Firoozeh Dumas, New York Times Bestselling Author
of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian
in America and Laughing Without an Accent
Children’s Librarian, Joyce Smith, reading to a group of children
Music at the Library: Charleston Renaissance Ensemble
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CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY
FOUNDATION COLLECTION c.1748 - c.1769
by Deborah B. Fenn
We refer to our Foundation Collection as those books that
were purchased and collected during the first twenty years
after the Library Society’s founding in 1748. Sadly, a fire that
razed Gabrielle Manigault’s warehouse in 1778 destroyed
all but 185 books. Fortunately, the surviving 1750 and
1770 catalogs give us a base line for determining what now
comprises that collection. For purposes of identifying books
that we have in our vaults from our founding collection, we
have used Appendix 3,“Reconstruction of the Foundation
Collection of the Charleston Library Society during Its First
Twenty Years, 1748-c.1769,” of James Raven’s London
Booksellers and American Customers, Transatlantic
Literary Community and the Charleston Library
Society, 1748-1811, published in 2002. The appendix
includes books from the surviving 1750 Catalogue of the
Charleston Library Society (held at the Library of Congress),
and books accessioned prior to the publication of the 1770
Catalog. For those interested in the Library Society’s history,
I highly recommend this book.
We have been able to identify 25 titles and 55 volumes that
appeared in our records prior to the 1770 Catalog that are
still part of the collection today. Another 43 titles and 78
volumes belonged to the Mackenzie Collection, gifted to the
Library Society in 1772, for “the use of the College when
erected.” When they appeared in inventories compiled by
librarians in 1970, 1980, and 2012 the books were presented
to the College of Charleston.
Our diligence in determining what remains of the
Foundation Collection included the arduous task of checking
and matching what exists against the small catalog and
accompanying list of books that were taken to Columbia
in 1862-63. However, that effort was abandoned when
we realized it was futile to work from an abbreviated and
jumbled list. None-the-less, we know the books that are listed
below did survive, were returned to their home at the Library
Society in 1867, and remain part of our collection today. (The
story of what happened to our books during the American
Civil War is part of an exhibit for the Sesquicentennial of
the Civil War, 2010-2015, and can be seen in the exhibit case
in the Mouzon Map Room at the Library Society.)
What has become evident as I research the 1811 Catalog,
(the first catalog published after the 1778 fire), is that many
books found on the CLS Foundation Collection list are
showing up with different publication dates or individuals’
names in them. This leads me to believe: 1) books on the
Foundation Collection list not already identified, probably
perished in the fire, 2) early librarians must have replaced
many books that were lost, either by purchase or gift by 1811,
3) the remainder of the 185 books (not already identified as
Foundation Collection or Mackenzie) were books accessioned
after 1769 and prior to the 1778 fire. Additionally, in the
1811 Catalog, it is clear that the librarians were pro-active in
purchasing important books by authors like George Buffon,
Mark Catesby, John Drayton, Inigo Jones, Andrea Palladio,
David Ramsey, and others. Clearly by 1811 we had not only
recovered from the fire, but we were thriving. Our project to
enhance the Foundation Collection with replacement books
will receive a special identification reference added to their
call number (ie - “rep”).
“If our books could talk,” they would tell stories of being safeguarded by the CLS librarian as he moved around during
the Revolutionary War, being transported to Columbia and
stored at the S.C. College (that was used as a hospital during
the Civil War) and being stored in an old bank vault in
Abbeville during World War II, while German submarines
cruised off our coast. They would tell of the survival from the
1885 cyclone, 1886 earthquake, and numerous hurricanes.
It is a miracle that any of our earliest books are still in our
vaults today.
We are indebted to Lynette Schroeder, who combed our
catalog several years ago and identified many of the books.
And special thanks to Eric Oakley for the many volunteer
hours spent researching/assembling our remaining
Foundation Collection books and for his work transcribing
numerous manuscripts.
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Pictured below are two of the surviving books from the CLS Books from the CLS Foundation Collection that remain
Foundation Collection. A complete list of the books from the part of the Charleston Library Society archives today:
collection that remain part of the CLS Archives today follows.
Adams, George. Micrographia illustrate, or the
Knowledge of the Microscope. Published 1747.
*Adams, George, Micrographia illustrate, 1747,
4to; and also ordered Sept. 1763; see letter
12 [“Adams’s designs” 8]. (H.C., M, Ad1).
*[Bayle, Pierre], The Dictionary Historical and Critical,
1734-1741, 10 vols., 2o. (H.C., E.5+, B34)
*[Bodley, Thomas], Reliquiae Bodleianae,
1703, 8vo [1770 Catalogue: The Remains
of Thomas Bodley]. (H.C., E, B63.2)
Dickinson, John, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,
ordered Mar. 1769; see letter 21. (H.C., F83B, Am3);
(Vol. 2, No. 2) (4 Vols. - book bound with other books).
Douglas, Sir Robert, The Peerage of Scotland, ordered
Feb. 1766; see letter 15. (H.C., FW+, D74).
Smith, Robert. Harmonics, or the Philosophy of Musical
Sounds, Cambridge, 1749, 8 vo. (H.C., VW, Sm6).
*[Estienne, Robert?], Roberti Stephani thesaurus
linguae latinae, 1734-1735, 4 vols., 2o.
(H.C., AD+, Es8). (Missing Vol. 1).
Hooke, Nathaniel, The Roman History, pub. 1766, 4 vols.,
ordered Mar. 1769; see letter 21. (E.B., F36+, H76).
Hutchinson, Thomas, The History of the Colony of
Massachusets-Bay, pub. 1765, 2 vols., ordered
Mar. 1769; see letter 21. (E.B., F84.4, H97).
*Johnson, Samuel, An Account of the Life of Mr.
Richard Savage, 1748, 8vo. (E.B., E. Sa9.3).
*Kaempfer, Engelbert, The History of Japan, trans. J.G.
Scheuchzer, 1728, 2 vols., 20. (E.B., F67+, K12).
*Mortimer, John, Husbandry, 5th ed., 1721,
2 vols., 8vo. (H.C., RG, M84). (1st Volume
only; second volume missing)
*Petty, Sir William, Several Essays in Political
Arithmetick, 1699, 8vo. (H.C., HC, P45).
*[Pliny], Letters of Pliny the Consul, trans. William
Melmoth, 3d ed., 1748, 2 vols., 8vo. (H.C., Y36, P71.1).
*Rapin de Thoyras [Paul], The History of England,
5 vols. 20. (H.C., F45”, R18). (pub. 1732 –
vols. 1, 2; vols. 3, 4, 5 are missing.)
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*Ray, John, On the Creation, 11th ed.,
pub. 1743, 8vo. (E.B., BS, R21).
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Robertson, William, The History of the Reign of the
Emperor Charles V., pub. 1769, 3 vols., ordered
July 1769; see letter 22. (E.B., F47+, R54).
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Rymer, Thomas, Foedera, 3 vols., pts. 1 &
2 Ea, Total 6 books, ordered July 1769;
see letter 22. (H.C., JZ45”, R98).
First Online Catalog
*Salmon, Thomas, An Impartial examination of
Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Times,
1724, 2 vols. 8 vo. (H.C., F45F, Sa3).
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Director
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January, move
into vaults in the
Ripley - Ravenel
Building
*Shaw, Thomas, Travels, Oxford, 1738,
2o. (H.C., G27+, Sh2).
Books moved to vault
in Abbeville, SC for
safekeeping
*Sloane, Sir Hans, A Voyage to the Islands …
with the Natural History of Jamaica, 17071725, 2 vols., 2o. (E.B., M97.14+, Sl5).
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*Smith, Robert, Harmonics, or the Philosophy of Musical
Sounds, Cambridge, 1749, 8 vo. (H.C., VW, Sm6).
*Squire, Samuel, An Enquiry into the Foundation of
the English Constitution; or, an Historical Essay
upon the Anglo-Saxon Government in Germany
and England, 1745, 8 vo. (E.B., Jt45, Sq.5).
Steuart, James, An Inquiry into the Principles
of Political Economy, 2 vols., ordered July
1769; see letter 22. (E.B., HC+, St4).
*Sykes, Arthur Ashley, An Examination of Mr.
Warburton’s Account of the conduct of the
Antient Legislators, 1744, 8 vo. (E.B., YBY, Sy4).
*Whitlocke, Bulstrode, Memorials of the English
Affairs, 1732, 2o. (H.C., F45F”, W59).
2 Shipments of
books moved
to Columbia, SC
during Cival War for
safekeeping
Changed name Charles
Town Library Society to
Charleston Library Society
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2nd Catalog
1750
1748
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FIRE
1772
1770
1st Catalog
1st Catalog
after fire
1784
1778
Many of these early books are in need
of conservation, and we welcome your
interest as we continue to safeguard
our valuable treasures - following in the
dedicated footsteps of those before us.
Books returned
to Charleston
18621863
1811
Mackenzie Collection
bequest “for use of college
when erected”
*Listed in 1750 Catalog.
1867
Founded
2014 FINANCIALDISCUSSION
We are pleased to report that financially the Library Society had
another excellent year in 2014. Since its founding in 1748, we have
been sustained by the generosity of our members. This proved
true again last year as dues and contributions from our members,
totaling $448,000, reached a new high.
As you are aware, the operations of the Library are supported in
two ways: (1) operational income and (2) income generated from
investment of endowment funds. The summary financial information
below provides an assessment of these two categories of results.
Operating revenue from dues, contributions and grants, programs
and rentals increased by 14.5% in 2014 over 2013. Expenses
increased by 11.7%, largely as a result of increased programming.
As in the prior year, 80% of total expenses were incurred to carry
out the Library’s programs. Disciplined expense management
again kept general and administrative expenses stable as a percent
of total expenses.
The second source of revenue results from our investment activities.
The performance of the portfolio, while less than the prior year,
contributed to an increase in net assets. Our investment funds
(short and long term) exceeded $6.4 million at year end, up slightly
from the prior year. Income from these funds was down year to
year as realized gains were down in certain asset classes and large
unrealized gains in the prior year were followed by a slight loss in
2014. It should be noted that “unrealized gains from investments”
is a function of market value rather than funds actually received,
and they are subject to fluctuations in financial markets. Therefore,
it is important for us to expect losses from time to time and to
spend only a small percentage of the endowment each year to
protect it for the long term. The Board and Finance Committee
annually approve an investment policy statement that dictates
the asset allocation for the endowment account and monitors the
results and management fees regularly.
To show operations on a strictly cash basis, the following are the
Library’s 2014 operational results if only revenues actually received
from operating activities, the draw taken from the endowment, and
actual cash expenses incurred were taken into consideration.
Dues, gifts, grants and income from
programs and rentals
Draw from endowment investment returns
Total cash provided
$774,978
258,500
$1,033,478
Total expenses before non-cash depreciation$906,305
Increase in net assets
$127,173
Anne Cleveland and her staff deserve great credit for careful
budgeting, generating increases in dues and contributions, and
prudently taking significantly less than the permitted draws from
the endowment over the last six years. Conserving the endowment
insures that in future years we will have resources to invest in the
technology, staff and facility improvements necessary for our
future growth.
You should also take note and feel proud of our extremely strong
balance sheet. We have over $7.7 million in total assets, virtually
no liabilities, and buildings and property carried on our books for
$1.1 million.
Financially, 2014 was a successful year for the Library Society.
Based on strong support in so many ways from our membership,
we generated another year of solid operating performance. We
were able to weather a sharp swing in the performance of our
portfolio, while still increasing our net assets.
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
SUPPORT AND REVENUES
2014
2013
Dues, contributions and grants
$ 529,316
$ 453,642
Program income
187,346
181,857
Rental income
58,375
61,390
Investments, net of fees
317,510
334,446
Unrealized gains/losses from investments -5,933
436,450
Total support and revenues
$1,086,555 $1,467,785
EXPENSES Program services
$778,272
$659,456
General and administrative
173,288
152,989
Fundraising
16,699
16,797
Total expenses $968,259
$829,242
Increase in net assets
$118,296
$638,543
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS
20142013
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 152,155
$ 161,045
Prepaid expense
5,290
6,861
Investments, short term
307,500
282,000
Property and equipment
1,183,981
1,101,269
Investments, at market
6,112,312
6,093,844
Total assets
$ 7,761,238 $ 7,645,019
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable
$ 10,664
$ 12,741
Deposit from tenant
3,200
3,200
Total liabilities $ 13,864
$ 15,941
Unrestricted net assets
$ 6,134,248 $ 6,013,830
Temporarily restricted net assets
1,597,126
1,599,248
Permanently restricted net assets
16,000
16,000
Total net assets
$ 7,747,374 $ 7,629,078
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 7,761,238 $ 7,645,019
AND NET ASSETS
The complete financial statements and notes, together
with the most recent Form 990, are available on the
Library’s website: www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org
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HOW TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY
Your generous support in 2014 allowed
the Library to remain the cornerstone of
intellectual and cultural life in Charleston.
We hope the diverse events, programs and
services enrich your life.
Checks may be mailed to Anne Cleveland,
Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street,
Charleston, SC 29401. Wire transfers can
also be arranged. For more information
contact Anne Cleveland at 843.723.9912
MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE GIFTS
Memorial and tribute gifts are a meaningful
way to honor or remember people special
in your life. The Library will send a
letter to that person or his/her family to
Some employers will match charitable gifts acknowledge your gift and both the donor
made by employees. In this case, please and honoree will be recognized in the
provide the employer’s matching gifts form Library’s annual report.
to the Library.
BOOK DONATIONS
STOCK GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
Donations of books and other materials may
The Charleston Library Society is qualified
as a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
under the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore,
contributions are deductible by the donor to
the extent permitted by law. Being a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit means that Library heavily relies
on your support. A donation, no matter Gifts of appreciated securities (such as
the size, makes an impact and permits The stocks and bonds) and planned gifts (such
Charleston Library Society to grow.
as bequests, charitable trusts and charitable
gift annuities) may provide additional tax
CASH GIFTS
benefits to the donor. Please consult with
To join, renew or increase your membership your financial advisor to determine whether
level, cash gifts may be made online or in such a gift is advantageous to you. If you
person at the Library through credit/debit decide to make a gift of securities or a
card transactions, or by check. For online gifts, planned gift, please notify Anne Cleveland
please visit www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org. at 843.723.9912.
be accepted in accordance with the Library’s
Collection Development Policy. Books and
printed material that are not appropriate
for the Library’s collections may be sold,
with the proceeds used for collections
budget. Please contact Laura Mina for more
information regarding such a donation.
GIFTS
(January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014)
After more than 260 years of service, the Library Society
continues to operate through the support of friends and members.
We are extremely grateful, and we thank every person, business,
foundation, and organization that contributed to the Charleston
Library Society during 2013. Every gift is greatly appreciated.
Founders’ Circle
(Members who have provided for
the Charleston Library Society
through an estate provision
or planned/deferred gift.)
Ms. Deborah Fenn
Mr. James A. Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gates
Mr. Henry E. Grimball
Ms. Donna Carol Jones
Dr. Julian E. Keil
Mr. Benjamin Allston Moore, Jr.
Mrs. Robert J.T. Wall
1748 Founders Fellows
(Gifts of $10,000 and above)
Anonymous
Ceres Foundation, Inc.
Coastal Community Foundation
Laura and Steve Gates
Richard H. Jenrette
Cynnie and Peter Kellogg
MeadWestvaco Foundation
Ann and Jerrold Mitchell
Elizabeth Saal
Rogan and Dunne Saal
George and Harriet Williams
John & Libby Winthrop
John Locke Fellows Circle
(Gifts of $5,000 and above)
Jill and Richard Almeida
Dianne and John Avlon
Benwood Foundation
Renee Black
Ginny Bush and Warren
Schwarzman
Eleanore and John Carifa
Carriage Properties, LLC
Anne and Will Cleveland
Ceara Donnelley and Nathan Berry
Susan T. Friberg
Edward and Bonnie Gilbreth
Harriet P. McDougal
Catherine M. and Richard
A. Smith Jr.
Janice and Tom Waring
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Fellows Circle
(Gifts from $2,500 to $4,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ruth and Bill Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bergan
Dr. and Mrs. James Brooks, Jr.
Barbara Campbell & Arnie Marcus
Jill and John Chalsty
Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Pinckney Darby, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Friedlander
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hale
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Lynn Hanlin
Martha Rivers Ingram
Intertech Group
Lasca and Richard Lilly
Max and Helen Philippson
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James McNab
Mr. and Mrs. Bejamin
Allston Moore, Jr.
Hilary Philippson
Post and Courier Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mary Ellen and Charlie Way
Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Arthur Wilcox
Joseph and Terry Williams
DuBose Heyward Fellows Circle
(Gifts from $1,000 to $2,499)
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Armfield
Ann and Travers Auburn
John and Kay Bachmann
Nella Barkley
Will and Anne Barnes
Andrew and Ann Barrett
Barbara Bellows and
Stephen Rockefeller
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Bingay, Jr.
Blanche and Frank Brumley
John and Betsy Cahill
Charlotte Caldwell and
Jeffery Schutz
Susan and Van Campbell
Julie Chapman
Joseph R. Cockrell, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Coen
Peter and Mary Conway
Cos Bar
Dr. John Scott Cowan and
Marie-Anne Erki
Margaret Dawson
Mrs. Harry C. DeMuth
Gary and Susan DiCamillo
Jean Dobson
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Dolan
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Elliott
Micah & Amber Fenton
James and Esther Ferguson
Caroline & Peter Finnerty
Mr. and Mrs. Don Furtado
David and Carolyn Gabriel
Larry & Shannon Gillespie
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gregory
Lou Rena Hammond
Mrs. Roger Hanahan
Handsome Properties
Mr. Russell Holliday & Mr.
Hal Cottingham
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Islan
Terry & Patricia Jones
Anne and Dick Keigher
Dewitt W. King III
Janice Knight
Mike and Sigrid Laughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
F. Lenhardt Jr.
Lenna Macdonald and
Robert Carew
Jan MacDougal
Mrs. Peter Manigault
Gerald and Suzanne Marterer
Joanne and Jack Martin
Kitty and Irénée May
Dr. and Mrs. Layton McCurdy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McGee
John and Leigh McNairy
Bette Midler
Morelli Heating & Air
Naval Order of the U.S.
Charleston Comandery
John O’Brien
Palmetto Craftsmen
John and Norma Palms
Frank and Juliet Peabody
William and Dana Pitts
Rapport, LLC
Woody and Peggy Rash
Linda and Dan Ravenel
Artie & Lee Richards
Roy & Ginna Richards, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clements Ripley
John M. Rivers, Jr.
Dr. Charles Roberts
Richard and Patti Secrist
Monica & Kenneth Seeger
Sally J. Smith
David A. Stinnett and Linda R. Cox
Austin and Marti Sullivan
Karen and Bob Sywolski
Had & Louise Talbot
Mrs. Maurice H. Thompson
Lucienne and Greg Van Schaack
Kit and Bob Watson
Wells Fargo Bank
Tom and Lenora White
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Williams III
Connie and Pete Wyrick, Jr.
Kathleen and Rutledge Young, Jr.
John Drayton Fellows Circle
(Gifts from $500 to $999)
Steve and Gail Anastasion
Allan & Jane Anderson
Philip & Evelyn Avery
Joan Avioli
Elizabeth and Charles Baker
Matthew Barkley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Black
Dr. and Mrs. John Boatwright, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bowden
Oliver Bowman and Robert Sauers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Braddock
Dr. David Bundy & Dr.
Katy Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Burtschy
Beth and Larry Burtschy II
Linda Carrington
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland H. Cato, Jr.
Center for Humans and Nature
Marc and Marnie Chardon
Charles and Joanne Cole
Edwin and Andrea Cooper
Ann and Phil Cotton
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Crawford
Dr. Brian G. Cuddy
Jill & Nick Davidge
Jennifer Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Hunter deButts
Mrs. W. R. Denton
John & Missy Derse
Jean and Bob Dolson
Ianna Donnelley
Tegan Donnelley
Vivian Donnelley
Sarah L. Donnem
Steven and Wendy Dopp
Mr. Richard Dorrance
George Douglass and
Mary Nance Huff
Francis T. Draine
John and Meredith Dunnan
Enough Pie
Darrell and Andrea Ferguson
Gerry and Walter Fiederowicz
Monte and Palmer Gaillard
Robert and Ornella Gebhardt
Karl Gedge
Rajan & Suman Govindan
Andy Gowder
Jonathan Green
Richard & Ann Gridley
Halsey Institute
Alvin Hammer
Ray & Nancy Hardwick
Shirley Hendrix
Griff and Kathy Hogan
Cherie and Peyton Humphrey
Orton P. Jackson, Jr.
JMC Charleston
Ben and Marianne Jenkins
Harriott P. Johnson
Louise Kohlheim
Richard & Susan Leadem
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic LeClercq
Lettie Lipchak
Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Professor Carolyn and
Professor Bill Matalene
Roy Maybank
Mr. and Mrs. Antony Merck
Mrs. Henry B. Middleton
Janie Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Munnell
Nature Conservatory
Arnie Nemirow
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Notz
Dennis O’Brien
Eric Oakley
Cole & Judy Oehler
Anne Olsen
Kathleen Parramore and Steve Sinn
Mr. & Mrs. Ned Payne
Capt. and Mrs. Theodore Pettersen
Mr. & Mrs. Felix C. Pelzer
Elise Pinckney
David and Hartley Porter
Robert & Patricia Prioleau
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Putnam
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ravenel
Mrs. G. Marion Reid
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Rhodes
Derek Riggs
Susie & Ed Ritts
Aiden Donnelley and Bryan Rowley
Jodi Rush and Mr. Jon Baumgarten
Sai Rama Fund
Alex and Zoe Sanders
Bill & Anne Semmes
Shepard Center
Jeanne Smith
Henry B. Smythe, Jr.
South Carolina Aquarium
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sparkman
St. George’s Society
Mr. and Mrs. William Staempfli
Alecia and Lee Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sullivan
Prof. Anne Swartz
Camilla Sweeney
Jack and Jennifer Tankersley
Mr. and Mrs. H. Simmons Tate, Jr.
Rose and Don Tomlin
Mrs. Jack Vane
Felix & Caroline von Nathusius
Charles & Susan Waring III
Larry & Glenda Wetzel
Womble Carlyle
John A. Zeigler
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John Bennett Circle
(Gifts from $250 to $499)
Anonymous
Mrs. Phillip Ambler
Carol Austin
Mary Gordon Baker & Jim Holland
Dr. & Mrs. Austin Ball
John & Jan Barr
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bates
Edward and Adelaida Bennett
Stevenson Bennett
Anne & Bo Blessing
Susanna Borghese
Gail Bourne
Meg and Edward Boyles
Margaret Bridgforth
Susan Bridwell
Dr. & Mrs. William Y. Buchanan, Jr.
Steve and Bettie Buck
Susan & Avery Burns
Cornelia Carrier
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Chitty
Helen & Bob Clawson
Bernard & Judy Cornwell
Steve and Nancy Cregg
Malcolm Crosland and
Meggett Lavin
Colin and Sally Cuskley
Rebecca Darwin
Mrs. James Decker
Barbara and Robert DeMarco
David Erb
Exxon Mobil
Courtney Fain
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Fair, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fletcher
Alberta W. Freeman
Garden & Gun Magazine
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Geer
Dr. and Mrs. M. Boyd Gillespie
Janet Gregg
Capers and Francis E. Grimball
Andrew Hamilton
Solomon L. Hay III
Suzanne & David Haythe
Steve Heard and Susan Renfrew
Dr. Paul Herring
Historic Charleston Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Hogan
Holy City Productions, LLC
Sam and Lavinia Howell
Richard W. Hutson, Jr.
Edward Izard and Debra Hamby
Sherry Ann Jackoboice
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Jerue
Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Jewell
Mr. & Mrs. Tapley O. Johnson, Jr.
Andrew Jones
Mr. and Mrs. P. Frederick Kahn
Jane and Jay Keenan
Glenn and Cynthia Keyes
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkland
Trisha and Russ Kometer
Julia Lamson-Scribner
Marsee and Doug Lee III
Mr. and Mrs. Fulton D. Lewis
Karolea and Eddie Lucas
James J. Lundy Jr.
Emmett Lynch
Spencer Lynch
Dr. Bernard Mansheim
Catherine M. Marino
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Martin
Josephine May
Mrs. Frank M. McClain
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCullough Jr.
George McDaniel
Mary Kaye and David McLane
Charley & Martha McLendon
James McMahan
Paul and Doerte McManus
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mercer
Kate Mettler
Phyllis Miller
Pamela Nothstein
Nancy and David Osguthorpe
Dr. & Mrs. H. Bieman Othersen, Jr.
Mrs. Marguerite Palmer
Alex A. Pappas
Susan Parsell
H. Dickman Pfann
Pfizer Foundation
Mrs. Ashton Phillips
Poetry Society of South Carolina
Richard Porcher, Jr.
Jim & Kathleen Ramich
Grace and Rick Reed
Diana Reed
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Reynolds
Kathleen H. Rivers
Virginia Rouse
Marie Durden Rutherfoord
Christina Ruzicka
South Carolina Conservation
League
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Simons III
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Simons
Dr. & Mrs. C. D. Smith III
June Stobaugh
John Thompson and Julia Forster
Mr. & Mrs. John Tison
Dr. and Mrs. William Turner
Susan & Trenholm Walker
Bradish and Amy Waring
Mrs. Charles Witte Waring, Jr.
Chuck and Barbara Widger
Dwight and Lindsey Williams
Dr. and Mrs. R. Michael Williams
Dr. and Mrs. William C. Wilson, Sr.
Carl Wise
George & Suzanne Wolfe
Dr. Curtis Worthington
and Dr. Jane Tyler
Dr. Louis Wright
Douglas Yates
Beatrice Witte Ravenel Circle
(Gifts from $100 to $249)
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Achenbach
David Adams
Carrie Agnew
Charles and Ann Ailstock
John and Joan Algar
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Chipper Allen
Alliance Francaise de Charleston
Rt. Rev. Fitz Simmons Allison
ALM Architect, LLC
Jennet Robinson Alterman
Josephine Anderson
Mrs. R. M. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Anderson
Judge W. Mark Anderson III
David Andrews
Charles Andrus
James and Paige Anthony
Denise & Jim Apple
Elizabeth Applegate
Lydia Applegate
W. Harold Arnold Jr.
Judith Ash
Thomas Aspinwall
Vince and Mary Aug
Sallie Avice du Buisson
Steven Bailey
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Baldwin, Jr.
John and Lees Baldwin
Kimberly M. Baldwin
William P. Baldwin
Mrs. Frederick M. Ball
Robert and Sallie Ballard
Margaret Barham
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Barnett
Kiara Barnett
J. R. & Laura Barnhart
William Bates
Robert Beach
Virginia and Dana Beach
Mr. and Mrs. William Beak
Mary-Ann Becker
Ms. Venice Beedenbender
Margaret K. Bender
Merrill Benfield
Brett Bennett
Craig Bennett, Sr.
Ira Berendt
Norman Berlinsky
Ms. Elizabeth Bernat
Robert Berretta
J. Bevan & C. Liberatos
Susan Bianucci
Lynn Blagden
Jennifer Blakely
Daniel and Laura Blanchard, III
Rev. & Mrs. R. Richard Blocker
David Bloom
Lee Boatwright
Suzanne Boone
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Bouch
Thomas Boulware
Martin Bowen
Lloyd G. Bowers
Sharon Bowers
Eric Bowman
Frances Boyd
Jerry Lee Boyer
Hamilton Boykin
Thomas Bradford & Susan Bass
Mary Bradford-White
James Bradshaw
C.L. Bragg, M.D.
Sondra Branch
Helen Brandenburg
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Breeden
David & Betty Breedlove
Neil and Susan Brosee
Ned Brown
Mr. and Mrs. David Bruenner
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bruner
Ben Buckley-Green
Tom Burke
Louis and Karen Burnett
Susan Burrell
Frances Butler
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Butler
Joseph Butwin
Jim & Courtney Buxton
Lucy Buxton
John Byrne
Henry Cabaniss
Joseph W. Cabaniss
Mary Cabell
Ilse Calcagno
Chuck Caldwell
Barbara C. Campbell
Remley Campbell and
Sarah Christopher
Thomas Campbell
Thomas R. Campbell
Susanne Cantey
Jean Carlton
James and Tracy Carswell
Julia Cart
T. Heyward Carter, Jr.
Lindsey & Wes Carter
Martha R. Carter
Kathleen Cassels
Amelia Cathcart
Mrs. James A. Cathcart III
Anne Caufmann
Chandi Chapman
Landy Chase
Dana & Bonita Cheney
Francine & Stephan Christiansen
Jamieson Clair
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Harry Clark & Ms. Rhett Thurman
Toby Clark & Ms. Pat Kruger
Harry Clarke
M J Clarkson
Harry Clawson
Robert L. Clement, Jr.
Liza Cleveland
Michael Cochran
Mrs. Diane Heisser Cochran
David Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Cohen
Mrs. Charlotte B. Coleman
John Coleman
Jane Condra
Arden B. Cone
Becky Connelly
Charles Constant
Hal Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cooper
John & Maureen Corless
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Corley III
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cornwell
Michael and Marie Louise Cotsonas
Jane Cotten-Wham
Jay Cotton
Adrienne Cowden
William Crozier
William & Dottie Crymes
Brandy Culp
Edward Culver
Mary C. Cutler
Walter Czura
Beau Daen
Cynthia Daniel
Mary Helen Dantzler
John David
Charles Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Erle J. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. C. Stuart Dawson
Garey De Angelis
Spencer Deering
George and Karen DelPorto
Charlton & Ann deSaussure
Mary deSaussure
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Detterbeck
Ann Dibble
Susan Dickson
Wells Dickson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diello
Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner Dodd
Kenneth Dodds
Grant Dollens
Richard Dom
Kathleen Domm
Richard Donohoe
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Dotterer III
Robert Dowdeswell
Mrs. Frances Downing
Mary Ellen Doyle
Ken Driggers
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. P. Duell
Mary Margaret Dugan
Rhett C. Dunaway
Nathalie Dupree & Jack Bass
Joe Dwyer
Ms. Claire Eadon
Kevin Eberle
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eckhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Edwards
Ruth Edwards
Dayna and Dick Elliott
Dr. William Ellison, Jr.
Catherine M. Englehardt
Mr. & Mrs. James English, Jr.
Teri & Drew Epting
Florence Eubank
A. Donald Evans
Mrs. John J. Evans, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Pratt-Thomas Evans
Yvonne Evans
Blaine Ewing
Phyllis Ewing
Elizabeth Factor
Strait and Charlotte Fairey
Carol Falk
Juliana Falk
Ms. Caroline Farrior
Pamela I. Fazzone
Kenneth Fechtner
Clarence Felder
Nancy and Harry Fendrich
John Feussner
Ted Fienning
Dr. and Mrs. Bertram Finch III
George Finnan
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Fishburne
Mr. James A. Fisher
Eva Fitzgerald
Roy Flannagan
Lindsay Fleege
Kevin Flynn
Audrey Foley
Frances Henderson Ford
Thomas P. Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Foreman
William Fort
Matthew Fountain
Dr. Sandra Fowler
Barbara Fox
Alexander Franklin
Bonnie Fraser
West Fraser and Helena Fox
Wilmot Fraser
Nancy Freitag
Michael Frey
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Fulk
Foster & Susan Gaillard
Leize Gaillard
John M. Gallagher
Suzanne Galloway
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Galvani
Paul Garbarini
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Garrett
P J Gartin-Bernens
Nick Gavalas
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Genauer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert George
Tom Geraghty
Austin Gerald
Richard Gergel
Gerald and Joycelyn Gherlein
Jessica Gibadlo
John D. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gibson, Jr.
Shirley Gibson
Anthony and Sarah Gill
Tom & Carol Gilson
F. Eliza Glaze
Emma & James Gleave
Dr. & Mrs. James Glenn
Arthur Glenn
Ruth and Harry Goldberg
Harry G. Goodheart
Dr. Theodore Gaillard Gourdin
Sarah and Jack Graham
Benjamin Gramling
Geoff & Ellie Gray
Pamela Green
Rhoda Green
Harlan Greene
Glenna Greenslit
Lindsey Greer
Michael Griffith & Donna Reyburn
Elizabeth Grimball
George Grimball
Lavinia Grimball
Dr. Charles Groetsch
Dr. Jeffrey Gross
William Gudger
William & Sharon Gunn
Dr. Nelson Gwinn
Carol Hacker
Barbara Hagerty
Derrill Hagood
Maybank and Elizabeth Hagood
Margaret Hagood
Mrs. Penn Hagood
Betsy Hall
John Hallett M.D.
Sharon Hally
Ben Ham, Sr.
Mary Hamill
Thomas B. Hamilton
Stephen & Mary Hammond
Frances G. Hanahan
Leigh Handal
Monti & Clark Hanger
Victoria Hanham
Joyce E. Hansen
Capt. and Mrs. Craig Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. Colin Harley
Ed & Ellen Harley
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Harley
Jeanne Harrell
Barbara Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hartnett
J. Heyward Harvey, Jr.
Katharine Hastie
Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Haughey
John Hayes
Brooke and Jodie Haynie
Doug & Joan Hazelton
Barbara Hearst
Nedra and Bruce Hecker
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Helms
Fraser Henderson
John Hendricks
Dr. Hugh Hennis III
Raymond Herndon
Fred Herrmann
Andrew Hewitt
Batson Hewitt
Donald Higgins
Kandace Higley
George M. Hillenbrand II
Paul and Judith Hines
Jack Hitt and Lisa Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hoefer
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hoffius
Ann Holland
Becky Hollingsworth
Mr. & Mrs. S. Guilds Hollowell
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hood
Nancy Hooker
Carolyn Hopkins
Janet Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Ozey Horton, Jr.
Ann Hotung
Sarah Houlihan
Demi and Ellie Howard
Carol Howe
Carol and David Hubbard
Marshall Huey
Katherine Huger
Carolyn Hutson
Mary Hutson
Tom Hutto
Ann Igoe
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Ilderton
Marvin Infinger
Eliza W. Ingle
Ilva Iriarte
Earl Jackson III
Judy Jackson
Nancy Jackson
Mary Jacobs
Robert James, Jr.
Charles & Carole Jaques
Deborah & Randy Jenkines
Catherine & Buddy Jenrette
Dr. and Mrs. Allen H.Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson III
Judith Johnson
Catherine O. Jones
Catherine S. Jones
Dr. Frederic Jones
Wayne Jones
Danya M. Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan
Sidney & Jane Kahan
Tyler Kalogeros-Treschuk
Ram Kalus
Mary Kasman
Llewellyn Kassebaum
Dr. William Kee and Dr. Franklin Lee
Raymond Keegan
Ted Keller
Elizabeth Kellogg
John T. Kemper
Brent Kendrick
Robert H. Kennedy
Ms. Kay E. Kennerty
Mr. & Mrs. George Keogh
Dorothy Kerrison
James and Heide Klein
Dr. Jeff Kline
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knight
Diane and John L. Knott, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Koach
Harry Koerner, DMD
Sharon Kofmehl
John and Katherine Kotz
Linda Koza
Stephen & Barbara Kratovil
Kathryn Kulp
Mrs. Noel Kunes
Ardath and John Labriola
Martha Lackey
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Diana Laikam
Louise Lancaster
Carolyn Laney
Vincent & Joanne Lannie
Anthony & Juliann Lanzone
Francine LaPointe
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Larimer
Philip and Susan Larson
Roger Larsson
Mrs. James B.Lasley
Brittany Lavelle Tulla
Bill Lavery
Karen Lawson-Johnston
Daniel Layfield
Ed & Elizabeth Leatherbury
Susan C. Lee
William Lee III
Mrs. Mitzi H. Legerton
Daniel Lehrich
Jacques Lemoine
Margaret Lewis
Katherine Link
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lipscomb
Thomas Ashe Lockhart
Harvey & Sherri Loew
Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. Logan III
Augustus Lookner
Jill Lord
John M. Lord, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Fritz Lorscheider
Sally Lovejoy
Lowcountry Garden Club
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Lowndes
Mrs. R.M. Luke
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyles
Susan Lyons
Doug and Liz MacIntyre
Mrs. Lucile MacLennan
Anna & Edward Macuch
Bobby & Lucie Maguire
Cathy Mahony
Sally Maitland
Harold Manger, Ph.D
Jean Manning
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Manuel
Francine Margolius
James Marianski
Gale Marrone
Elizabeth McKeown Martin
Jim Martin
Rebecca Martin
John and Abby Massalon
Anne and Bill Massey
David Matthews & Liz Guthridge
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Maybank
Lawrence Mayland
Joseph C. McAlhany. Jr.
John McAlister
Dr. and Mrs. L. W. McAnally
Amy Thompson McCandless
Mr. & Mrs. Francis X. McCann
Franklin McCann
James McCrady
Stuart & Sarah McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay McFadden
Maureen McGee
Ann McGehee
Jamie McGlone
Catherine and Robert McGuinn
Rev. Lawrence McInery
Fay C. McKay
Ms. Judy L. McMahon
Andrew McMarlin
Mr. & Mrs. J. Alex McMillan
Thomas McNeil
John Meffert and Steve Cagle
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Meggett
Joseph Mendelsohn
Slade Metcalf
James O. Metze
Clare Meyer
Middleton Place Foundation
Charles Middleton
Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Middleton
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Middleton
Cynthia Miles
Matthew Miller
Ruth Miller
Mrs. Susan P. Miller
Dr. Deborah Milling
Justina & Chad Minifie
F. Marion Mitchell III
Sandra Mohlmann
Ms. Debbie C. Mohr
Terry Monell
Kathryn Montrangola
Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Moore
David & Lissy Morgan
Gail & James Morrill
Joyce Morris
David Morrow
Claudia H. Morton
Rod Moseley
Linda Moser
Anne Moss
Ms. Bette Mueller-Roemer
Mrs. Moffatt Myers
National Society of Colonial Dames
Peter Nistad
Mr. I. Lewis Nix
Mr. & Mrs. John Noble
Lynda Nolta
Dr. Michael and Dr. Tara Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nordquist
John Nuss
Robert O’Brien
William Oelsner
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oliver
Sally Olivier
Jack Owens
Mabel Pace
Louise Palmer
Scott Palmer
Rallis Pappas
James H Parker
Scott & Anne Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Paroli
Mrs. Helen Patch
Krishna Patel
William Payer
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Payne
Robert W. Pearce, Jr.
Sharon Penny
Mrs. Patsy K.Pettus
Dr. and Mrs. William Phillipps
Alfred and Julianna Pinckney
Carol R. Pinckney
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Platt
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Poff
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pollak
James Polzois
John Pope
Susan Porter
Joan Poulnot
Wilbur J. Prezzano
Elizabeth Prioleau
Celeste Pritchard
Edward Pritchard
Dr. and Mrs. Newton Quantz, Jr.
Harold Quinn
John Quinn
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Rackoff
Mac Radcliffe
Louise Rainis
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Ravenel
Dr. and Mrs. James Ravenel
Arthur Ravenel, Jr.
Sally Raver
Sonny & Sherry Ray
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Read
Mr. & Mrs. I. Mayo Read, Jr.
Allen Reed
William Reehl
Robert Reitman
Prof. Adrian Reuben
J. Stephen Rhodes
Richard Marks Restoration
Eric Richter
Jane Ries
Carolyn Rivers
Mrs. G.L.B. Rivers Jr.
Katherine Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Claron Robertson
Vida Robertson
Claire Robinson
Mrs. Katharine S. Robinson
Mrs. Laura Rodrigo
Catherine Rogers
Lynn Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. B. Boykin Rose
Sarah & Neil Rose
Sam Rosen
Eric Rosenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rosentreter
Christine Rosino
Joseph Rotter
Mr. Charles Rowe and Ms.
Marie Thrower
Eddie Rozier
Mr. & Mrs. Hillyer Rudisill III
Karen Kichline Ruef
David P. Ruley
Cynthia Runge
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Russell, Jr.
Joe & Diana Rutecki
Ms. Zoe Ryan
Richard Sanders
Jenny Sanford
Paul Saylors
Leslie Scarlett
Margaret P. Schachte
and Hal S. Currey
Elizabeth Schaffer
Russ & Laura Schaible
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Schreck
Dr. Fabian X. Schupper
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz
Barbara Schwartz
Carolyn Schwenzfeier
Deborah and James Scott
Mr. and Mrs. John Scott
Catherine Scurry
John Sease
Caroline Richardson Seitz
Linda Sexton
Willis and Anna Shanks
Gayle Shapleigh
Alfred Shapleigh
Robert Shuford
Billy Silcox
Mr. & Mrs. Ned Simmons, Jr.
Brian Simms
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Simons
Mr. T. Grange Simons
Susan Simons
James Simpson
George Sink, Jr.
G. Dana Sinkler
John & Cathy Sippell
Bruce Skidmore
Gayle J. Smith
Langdon Smith
Mary Gus Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Patterson Smith
Park Smith, Jr.
Stuart Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Smith
Eve Smither
Mr. & Mrs. George Smythe
Star and Phil Snead
Ms. Roberta Sokolitz
Mrs. Debra Sonkin
Mr. and Mrs. David Soutter
Jaynie Spector
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Spencer III
Mr. and Mrs. John Spratt
Mrs. Jerry Squires
Titte & Ganga Srinivas
Michael St. Amand
Thomas Staats
Dr. Peter Stambler
Jill Steinberg
Monica & William Stepanek
William Stewart
John Stockton
Nancy Stockton
Rebecca Stone-Danahy
Randell and Martha Stoney
Louis Storen
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Alicia Gail Stout
Mr. & Mrs. Eric L. Straus
Robert & Stephanie Strous
Sidney Stubbs
James A Stuckey
Mr. Robert Sudderth and
Kate B. Adams
Anne Summer
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Summerall
Captain Patricia Tackitt
Mrs. Tiffany Takacs
Dr. George J. Taylor
Nancy Taylor
Tim Taylor
John Tecklenberg
Lavinia M. Thaxton
The Century Club of Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thibault, Jr.
William Thiem
Dr. Terri Thomas
David Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thornton
Pamela Tidwell
Anne Tigner
Ms. Elizabeth B. Tiller
Marlies Tindall
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. George Tompkins
Constance Torre Tasso
Eugenia B. Torrey
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trainer
Caroline Traugott
Anne Trott
Mr. & Mrs. John Paul Trouche
Drs. Perry & Alice Trouche
Martha and Bill Tucker
Leslie Turner
Mary B. Tutterow
Owen Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Unger
Molly Valerio
Daniel Vara
Mr. & Mrs. James Vardel
Robert Varnado
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Jennifer Verklin
Dr. & Mrs. James Verner
BGen. & Mrs. Richard Vogel
Ms. Judith Wadson
Bradford H. Walker
Julie Walker
Mary Walker
Edwin Walker
Susan Wall
Lynn & Dan Wallace
Mrs. Jordan Jack
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson
In Honor of Stephen F. Gates
Mr. John M. Rivers, Jr.
In Honor of Anne W. Cleveland
Joseph R. Cockrell, M.D.
D. Carol Jones
Jeff Kopish
In Honor of Susan S. Waring
Mrs. Charles Witte Waring Jr.
Jordan Kruse
Richard Land
In Honor of Anne W. Cleveland
Janine Luke
Alice Levkoff
Scott Lindblom
Alton Loftis
Robert and Susan McBride
Stephen McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. T. Hunter McEaddy
Suzannah Miles
Sue Simons Wallace
Cynthia Walter
Ms. Mary E. Walters
Julie Walters
Christina Ward
Troy Ward
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Warder
Louisa Wardlaw
Donna L. Waring
Eveline Waring
John Warley
David & Maureen Cowie Weiss
Eileen Weklar
Wendy Wellin
Christopher Wells
William Werrell
James Werth
Sheila Wertimer
Lindsey Wheeler and Gary Melville
Ms. Amelia Ann Whisenhunt
Seth Whitaker
Caroline White
Stephen White, Sr.
Frank Wilbourne
Mary Wilbur
Everett Wilcox & Jan Pomerantz
Ms. Jane M. Wilford
Mary Wilkerson
Anthony & Dorothy Willard
Roy T. Willey
Dr. and Mrs. Byron Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Williams
Porter Williams
Rose Williams
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Wills
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Guerard Wright
Rick Olejarz
Catherine Wylonis
Louise Perry
Carol Yaeger
Amber Posey
Darrell Yearling
Amy Romanczuk
Alan Yuspeh
Mr. and Mrs. N. Winfield Sapp, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Zimmer
John Shannon & Curtis Estes
John Zimmer
Reginald Sharpe
Mr. and Mrs. David Wills
Elizabeth Parker Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Willson
Bonum and Janet Wilson
John Winburn
Mr. and Mrs. John Winchester
Jerry Winfield
Wharton Winstead
David H. Zoellner
Timothy Shaw
Friends of the Library
(Gifts to $99)
Mr. & Mrs. Bachman S. Smith III
Marianne S. Stein
Laura Amerson
Mrs. James R.D. Anderson
Ashley Plumbing Inc
Mr. and Mrs. N.I. Ball III
Parker Barnwell
William George Thomas IV
James & Debra Treyz
Blythe Walters
Elizabeth Emmanuelle Wilder
Mr. & Mrs. W. P. Woodbridge
Ledlie Bell
In Memory of Melvin Seiden
Janine Luke
In Memory of Hugh Buyck
Anne and Will Cleveland
In Memory of Allen S. Way
Anne and Will Cleveland
In Memory of Arline Schwarzman
Anne and Will Cleveland
In Memory of Frances
Adair Clark Munnell
Catherine Munnell Smith and
Richard A. Smith, Jr.
Ms. Anna Taylor Blythe
Ellen Brandwein
Andrew Byrd
Mr. & Mrs. L. Erik Calonius
In Memory of Ruth Hood Smith
Anne and Will Cleveland
Sister Anne Francis Campbell
Nancy Davidonis
In Memory of Debby Coleman
Anne and Will Cleveland
Henrydes Francs
Jane Diage
In Memory of Warren Ripley
Mr. and Mrs. Clements Ripley
Joe Firetti
In Memory of William Friedlander
Anne and Will Cleveland
Frank Foster
A.G. Garris
Dawn Goldman
Mrs. William H. Grimball, Sr.
A. Calhoun Witham
Mr. and Mrs. H. Louis Guthrie, Jr.
John Witty
George Hackl
Emilie Wolitzer
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Hill Jr.
Robert & Carol Wood
E. Randolph Hille
Ralph Wood
Ina Hoover
George F Worsham
Brook Irving
Peggy Wright
Addie Smith
Memorials:
Designated Gifts
Support of Music at
the Library Society
Janine Luke
John Scott Cowan and
Marie Anne Erki
Louise and Had Talbot
Lynn Hamlin
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NEWACQUISITIONS
CLS is partnering with Wowbrary to keep our patrons “in the know” about our newest acquisitions. By signing up for
Wowbrary through the “New Acquisitions” page on our website, every two weeks you will receive an email showing you the
latest additions to our collection. Through Wowbrary, you may log in to the CLS online card catalog using your membership
number and reserve titles to pick up at the library.
You can explore the new additions in person by visiting our atrium. Here you may browse, discover, and re-discover our
newest additions in non-fiction, fiction, YA, audiobooks, DVDs, and local interest. Grab a cup a coffee, explore, and take
home a stack of fresh finds.
“CHECK OUT OUR MOST CHECKED OUT”
With so many great items, it can be hard to choose. Check out this list of twenty of the most checked out titles added to our
collection this year:
1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
2. Gray Mountain by John Grisham
3. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
4. The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
5. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
6. Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel by Patricia Cornwell
7. The Escape: by David Baldacci
8. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
9. At the Water’s Edge: A Novel by Sara Gruen
10.Gathering Prey by John Sandford
11.Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille
12.The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
13.Blood Ties by Nicholas Guild
14.The Rocks: A Novel by Peter Nichols
15.All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank
16.Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
17.Tom Clancy’s Under Fire by Grant Blackwood
18.Go Set a Watchman: A Novel by Harper Lee
19.Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in
the Civil War South by Christopher Dickey
20.The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
HERE ARE A FEW MORE BOOKS TO CONSIDER:
•
The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir
For those of you who like the idea of an author twisting together fiction and space exploration in a new way.
•
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
This one is recommended over and over for readers who liked Girl on the Train and Gone Girl.
•
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
Do you like murder mysteries? Do you like World War II history? This one may be for you.
•
The English Spy by Daniel Silva
This thriller is for readers who have been intrigued by characters like Jason Bourne and Jack Ryan.
•
The Summer’s End by Mary Alice Monroe
The Summer’s End concludes Monroe’s Lowcountry Summer trilogy. It is set on Sullivan’s Island and written by a local author.
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LOOKINGAHEAD
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
268th Annual Meeting
Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 5:00 P.M.
Featured Speaker: Curtis Ravenel
Curtis Ravenel grew up in Charleston and now serves as Global Head of
Sustainable Business & Finance for Bloomberg’s sustainability initiatives. He
earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in History from
Davidson College.
Curtis has worked for Bloomberg in multiple roles in the Capital Planning
and Financial Analysis Groups and as Financial Controller for Asia managing
accounting, tax, treasury and audit services for 23 legal entities with combined
annual revenues exceeding $1 billion USD.
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury,
Robert E. Rubin, Curtis Ravenel and Tom Steyer
Prior to his work with Bloomberg, L.P., Curtis co-managed a small real estate development group, founded a micro-brewery in Charleston,
and worked with the Recycling Advisory Council in Washington, DC. In 2011, he was awarded a David Rockefeller Fellowship with the
Partnership for New York City.
2016 Gala
Friday, January 22, 2016
Featured Speaker: Darla Moore
We are delighted to announce that the speaker at the January 2016 Gala dinner will be Darla Moore. Most people are aware of Ms. Moore’s extraordinary successes in the business world (recognized by
the Wall Street Journal and distinguished on the cover of Fortune Magazine, as examples) and her even more
remarkable philanthropy to many educational institutions (the University of SC, Clemson and Claflin
University, etc.). What many people may not know is that she is an avid collector of rare books and
historic documents. When our Director of the Bindery, Brien Beidler, visited her Lake City home last
year, he remarked that her passion for books and history are even more outstanding than her reputation
as a financier!
Detailed information about the Gala will be mailed in October to Association of Fellows supporters who have contributed $1,000
(DuBose Heyward Fellows) or more in 2015 and to other members in November.
2016 Founders Award
April, 2016
Honoring Martha Rivers Ingram
The Founders Award was to recognize an institution or individual who has helped us appreciate and understand our past and
its relationship to the future. The award honors the 19 young men who collaborated in 1748 to promote knowledge and shared
learning by establishing the Library Society, one of America’s earliest centers of community learning, the 2nd oldest circulating
library in America, and the oldest cultural institution in the South.
Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram was born in Charleston and since 1995, she has served as Chairman
of Ingram Industries in Nashville, Tennessee. While she is a respected executive in the corporate
world, she is even better known for her passion for the arts and her extraordinary philanthropy to education and the arts in
Nashville. Here in Charleston, she serves on the board of the Spoleto Festival USA. More significantly, her commitment to launch
the complete renovation of the Gaillard Performance Center will provide a remarkably beautiful space “where creativity will be
nurtured and a building where people will come together in the sharing of endeavors, ideas, and dreams.” Given that the young
founders of the Library Society sought to establish an organization to promote these same goals, it is especially appropriate that
we honor Mrs. Rivers during the year that the Gaillard reopens.
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Officers and Board of Trustees
Stephen F. Gates, President
Connie Wyrick, Vice President
Catherine M. Smith, Secretary
Richard Almeida, Treasurer
Dianne Avlon
Layton McCurdy
Anne H. Blessing
Harriet McDougal
Virginia A. Bush
Joseph (Peter) McGee
David Cohen
Robert Means Prioleau
Ceara Donnelley
Daniel Ravenel
Susan T. Friberg
Thomas Waring
Edward Gilbreth
Dwight Williams
Roy Williams III
Janine Luke
J. Rutledge Young, Jr.
Arnold Marcus
Library Staff
Brien Beidler, Director of the Bindery and Conservation Studio
Courtney Clark, Circulation Librarian
Anne Cleveland, Executive Director
James Davis, Bindery and Conservation Assistant
Debbie Fenn, Assistant Librarian
Janice Knight, Assistant Librarian / Membership / Finance
Trisha Kometer, Librarian/Archivist
Laura Mina, Acquisitions Librarian
Dutch Reutter, Communications and Development Assistant
Anna Smith, Special Collections Librarian
Joyce Smith, Children’s Librarian
Meg Stokenberry, Assistant Bookkeeper / Communications
Rodney Taylor, Custodian
Jenn Weston, Catalog Librarian
UPCOMINGEVENTS
August 20, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Music at the Library: John Tecklenberg will discuss the life of his
great-uncle “Fud” Livingston
August 27, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Dick Wall speaks about his late wife’s wonderful
book Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening
September 10, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Music at the Library: Chamber Music Charleston’s Rock and Rondo
kickoff to the 2015 Mozart in The South Festival
October 29, 7:00 pm
Martini and a Movie: Come enjoy a martini while we screen the
original James Bond film, Dr. No (1962)
November 5, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Music at the Library: An evening of chamber music with renowned
pianist Voloymyr Vynnytsky and celebrated cellist Natalia Khoma
November 12, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Charlotte Caldwell, author and photographer will
discuss Kirby’s Journal- Backyard Butterfly Magic
November 19, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Peter Golden discusses his upcoming novel
Wherever the Light
September 24, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Andrea Wulf will discuss the life of the visionary
German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt
December 1, 6:00 pm
NOT By the Book Speaker: Dr. Theresa Gonzales of MUSC
specializes in Stomatology
October 15, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Music at the Library: Emile Pandolfi indulges the Library Society
with an evening at the piano
December 10, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Bob Macdonald hosts a talk about the life of
Charleston’s Ted Stern with an introduction from Mayor Joseph P. Riley
October 22, 6:00 pm
Speaker Series: Thibaut Faggonde, director, producer, and editor
of Overalls & Aprons answers the question: “Is sustainability
sustainable?”
December 17, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Music at the Library: CSO Holiday Strings Ensemble. Members of
the Charleston Symphony Orchestra will welcome Christmas music
to the Library Society for the 6th year