The Charleston FRIENDS of the Library (CFOL) is hosting two events this summer with proceeds benefiting Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) programming starting with a Summer Reading Celebration at The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory on July 30th followed by a Back to School Book Sale the first weekend in August at the Bees Ferry West Ashley branch.
The Summer Reading Celebration is a culmination of CCPL's Summer Reading Program that promotes reading and offers incentives throughout the summer, along with featured events for all ages at their library branches. On Sunday, July 30th from 10:30 am to 5 pm at The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory located at 1331 Ashley River Road. Bring the kids and grab a cold beverage for this fun celebration. $1 from every pint sold will be donated back to CFOL. Local author and illustrator Tim Banks and CCPL's mascot Owlbert will be on site. Featuring music by DJ Slowcountry and food will be available to purchase from NXSE Oysters and Johnny Focaccia Pizza Truck. There will also be gently-used beach reads and kid’s books for sale. For more information, click here: https://www.facebook.
“We love our community and being able to support great causes like this is what we are all about,” said Adam Goodwin, Founder/Headbrewer at Charles Towne Fermentory.
The FRIENDS of the Library Back to School Sale will be open to the public from Friday, August 4th to Saturday, August 5th at the Bees Ferry West Ashley branch located at 3035 Sanders Road. At this sale, Children’s, Young Adult, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Cookbooks, and more can be found for a steal.
“We want to be part of your back to school planning and want to help you prepare with a great collection of gently used books of many genres,” said Gail Golightly, CFOL Acting Director. “The Charleston community has always supported our sales and we are so pleased that your purchases allow us to provide continued programming support to the CCPL. We hope to see you there.”
Members of CFOL get the first pick on books and can shop a day earlier on Thursday. You can become a member today by going to https://www.
- Member Pre-sale: Thursday, August 3, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Open to the public: Friday, August 4, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Saturday, August 5, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
CFOL has volunteer options for the Back to School Sale starting on Thursday, August 3rd with set up. Find more details and sign up here: https://
