Georgetown County Library

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

Join College of Charleston historian Dr. Shannon C. Eaves for a presentation on the history and legacy of the Middle Passage in South Carolina at the Georgetown Library (405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440). The talk kicks off the monthlong special exhibit, “To Distant Shores: The Transatlantic Slave Trade to South Carolina, 1680–1808,” as well as the library’s grant-funded “From Independence to Interstellar” 250th anniversary series, which is made possible by an LSTA grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Carolina State Library
>>https://whosonthemove.com/event/historian-dr-shannon-c-eaves-on-the-middle-passage-south-carolina-history/

09/03/2026

On Saturday, October 10 at 12:30pm at the Waccamaw Library (41 St. Paul Place, Pawleys Island, SC 29585), author Dr. William B. Gravely will return to his home state to discuss his book about Willie Earle, the victim of South Carolina’s last recorded lynching. The program is free & open to the public, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Waccamaw Library
>>https://whosonthemove.com/historian-to-present-book-on-1947-willie-earle-lynching-in-pawleys-island/

09/03/2026

Thanks so much to Robin Snell for her exciting & informative presentation on "Gods, Goddesses & Mummies of Ancient Egypt" for this morning's 1st Thursday! Up next on Thursday, October 1 at 10AM is author Jason Lesley discussing his new book on Georgetown's Sunset Lodge. The video of Robin's talk will be available online soon at the Georgetown County Library YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com//videos
1st Thursdays are free & open to all, thanks to our Friends of the Waccamaw Library...

09/02/2026

Join us TOMORROW (Thursday, September 3) at 10AM at Waccamaw Library for start of Fall 2026 1st Thursdays to learn about spiritual beliefs & rites of ancient Egypt! Free & open to all, thanks to our Friends of the Waccamaw Library...