CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY (EIN 57-0314372)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-12
IRS object ID: 202413179349303096
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-12T12:48:31-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	205788602	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GLASER AND COMPANY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1859 SUMMERVILLE AVE STE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	570314372	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHAR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL D REYNOLDS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-12	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ERIK M GLASER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00724565	PTIN
Phone	8438490179	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LAURA PELZER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,879,086	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO: PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTS; CONSERVING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING AND EXPANDING ITS COLLECTIONS; CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	23	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	23	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	24	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,437,129	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,886,655	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$127,229	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$215,378	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$107,983	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$177,695	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$115,564	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$82,523	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,787,905	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,362,251	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,120,738	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,035,417	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$83,728	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$881,045	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$891,312	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,001,783	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,926,729	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$213,878	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$435,522	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,337,092	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,258,451	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$296,924	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$31,170	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,040,168	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$14,227,281	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO: PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTS; CONSERVING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING AND EXPANDING ITS COLLECTIONS; CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,594,459	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$215,378	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY IS A CULTURAL INSTITUTION FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING, SERVING ITS MEMBERS, THE LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY AND SCHOLARS THROUGH ACCESS TO ITS RICH COLLECTION OF BOOKS, HISTORIC MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL AND PROGRAMS PROMOTING DISCUSSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS THEY CONTAIN. THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY SOCIETY STRETCH FROM THE 15TH CENTURY TO THE MODERN-DAY AND INCLUDE MATERIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE SOCIETY PAVED THE WAY FOR THE FOUNDING OF THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON IN 1770 AND PROVIDED THE CORE COLLECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY ARTIFACTS FOR THE FOUNDING OF THE CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,594,459	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	23	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	23	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES DOUCHER	PersonNm
Phone	8437239912	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	164 KING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHARLESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29401	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JACK D MCSPADDEN JR
PRESIDENT	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANA HAMBLETON
VICE PRESIDE	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL D REYNOLDS
TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GINA STOUFFER
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN M AUBURN
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVENSON B BENNETT
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES W BRADSHAW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN DICAMILLO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL L EASLEY
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH C FISHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHEVON C HERBERT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN A HILL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE P KEIGHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEWIS S KUNKEL III
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILY-ELISE MARTIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERROLD MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEE PRINGLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
M EDWARD SELLERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW R TEW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES O TREYZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELISA B VON MARSCHALL
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY C H WELLIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARL A WISE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA PELZER
EXECUTIVE DI	55.00		Yes (X)	$169,656	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$169,656	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$690,190	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$23,870	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,172,595	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$20,188	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,886,655	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAMS	611600	$180,151	$180,151
BINDERY SERVICES	611600	$35,227	$35,227

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$215,378	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$153,621	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$153,621	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$88,359	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$88,359	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$88,359	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$88,359	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$462,237	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$23,844	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$462,007	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$230	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$23,844	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,074	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,074	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$48,992	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$54,828	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$5,836	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,362,251	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$215,378	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$266,054	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,966	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$682,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$603,152	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$603	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,818	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,671	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,245	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,198	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,228	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,260	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,614	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,958	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,958	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,752	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,074	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,474	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,622	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,832	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,835	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,872	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,872	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,953	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,150	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,174	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,486	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$222	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSE	$106,329	$106,329
LIBRARY CATALOG ACQUISIT.	$73,627	$73,627
TAXES AND LICENSES	$390	$390

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,926,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,594,459	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$248,542	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$83,728	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,064,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$373,930	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,842,383	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$88,250	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,781	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,509,713	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,167,338	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,484,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,342,375	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,784,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,604,732	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,388	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,337,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,258,451	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,857	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,113	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,588	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$296,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,170	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,892,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,465,746	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,147,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,761,535	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,040,168	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,227,281	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,337,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,258,451	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$435,522	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$751,592	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,032,454	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,835,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,804,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,437,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,886,655	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,996,225	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,032,454	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,835,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,804,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,437,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,886,655	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,996,225	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$9,996,225	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$319,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$58,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$270,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$204,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$241,980	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,095,613	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,091,838	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$264,370	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.90120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95940	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$264,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$264,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,579,708	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,654,401	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,925,307	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$666,005	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$512,937	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$153,068	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,342,375	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SECURITY LEASE DEPOSIT	Desc
Amt	$3,200	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,200	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,078,885	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$751,592	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$751,592	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,327,293	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$34,958	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$34,958	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,362,251	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,891,771	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,891,771	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$34,958	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$34,958	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,926,729	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FROM COLONIAL-ERA LETTERS TO LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS AND AUDUBON FOLIOS, THE LIBRARY SOCIETYS EXPANSIVE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HOUSE SOME OF THE LOWCOUNTRYS GREATEST CULTURAL TREASURES. OUR RARE BOOKS AND ARCHIVES PROVIDE UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO CHARLESTONS PAST AS ONE OF AMERICAS EARLIEST URBAN SETTINGS. THE MATERIALS HOUSED IN THE LIBRARY SOCIETYS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF MORE THAN 20,000 RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAPS AND PLATS, ALONG WITH OUR NOTABLE MANUSCRIPT AND EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS. AMONG THE TREASURES ARE CORRESPONDENCE FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDER HAMILTON, DUBOSE HEYWARDS MANUSCRIPTS FOR PORGY, AND THE JAW-DROPPING ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES OF PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUT. DIGITAL ARCHIVES A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE BERNARD AND JUDY CORNWELL FOUNDATION ENABLED THE LIBRARY SOCIETY TO DEVELOP DIGITIZATION AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SHARING ITS OWN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SCANNERS FOR SAFE DIGITIZATION, AND THE LIBRARY NOW OWNS THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR PRESERVING ITS VAST COLLECTIONS IN PERPETUITY. IN CONJUNCTION, THE LIBRARY SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOWCOUNTRY DIGITAL LIBRARY WHERE THE BROADER CHARLESTON COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THE CHARLESTON CITY DIRECTORIES AS WELL AS OTHER MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS TIED TO THE HISTORY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY.

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII

PART III, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD FASB ASC 958-310-50, COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED FUNDS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ORIGINAL LETTERS AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED PRICELESS AND ARE MAINTAINED IN A VAULT AND BOUND IN A LIGHT PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$48,992	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$48,992	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$10,536	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$26,887	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$17,405	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$48,992	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$48,992	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$10,536	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$26,887	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$17,405	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$54,828	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$5,836	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LAURA PELZER	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$149,656	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$20,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Total Compensation Filing Org	$169,656	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990	CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1, PART 1, LINE 1: USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIBRARYS COLLECTIONS; OFFERING LECTURES AND PROGRAMS ON COMMON LITERARY AND HISTORICAL INTERESTS; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ON SUBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST; PROVIDING A LITERARY AND HISTORICAL ARCHIVAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS; AND PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT OFFER LIFE-LONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III	CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CHARLESTON MUSEUM (THE FIRST IN AMERICA) IN 1773. BETWEEN 1748 AND 1914 WHEN THE LIBRARY SOCIETY SETTLED INTO ITS CURRENT LOCATION, THE COLLECTION WAS MIGRATORY, MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE FOR SAFE-KEEPING PERSONAL HOMES TO THE UPSTAIRS OF THE GABRIEL MANIGAULT LIQUOR WAREHOUSE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. 164 KING STREET WAS THE FIRST BUILDING TO HOUSE THE COLLECTIONS THAT WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR THE SOCIETY. HERE, IN THIS NEW BUILDING, MEMBERS LIKE DUBOSE HEYWARD, JOHN BENNETT, BEATRICE WITTE RAVENEL, ALBERT SIMONS, JOSEPHINE PINCKNEY, AND MANY OTHERS, STUDIED AND READ AND WROTE, DILIGENTLY WEAVING THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF 20TH-CENTURY CHARLESTON. THE LIBRARY THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY OFFERS AN IMPRESSIVE CIRCULATING COLLECTION OF FICTION AND NON-FICTION RANGING ACROSS BIOGRAPHY, MYSTERY, SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY, SOUTHERN LITERATURE AND EXPANSIVE REFERENCE MATERIALS. CURATION OF THE COLLECTION IS ONGOING, AND ENSURES EDITED ACQUISITION OF THE MOST POPULAR NEW RELEASES AND BOOKS OF IMPORTANCE IN ADDITION TO A HOST OF AUDIO AND E-BOOKS, PERIODICALS, MOVIES/DVDS AND A ROBUST OFFERING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. WHEN ON-SITE, MEMBERS MAY CHOOSE TO EXPLORE COLLECTIONS USING THE PHYSICAL OR ONLINE CARD CATALOGS, AS WELL AS INQUIRE WITH THE CIRCULATION DESK FOR INSIGHT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AS THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO GROW IN RESOURCES AND ITS COLLECTIONS, THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORICAL TREASURES THAT CAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE WALLS. THE CLS LIBGUIDES (LIBRARY GUIDES) ARE A GREAT PLACE TO START WHEN CURIOUS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO USE THE LIBRARY AND ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE. THESE GUIDES OFFER EVERYTHING FROM SPECIAL TOOLS AND AIDS SPECIFIC TO ARCHIVES AND FOCUSED CONTENT, AS WELL AS HOW TO RESERVE ELECTRONIC OR TRADITIONAL BOOKS AND GENERAL MAPS TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STACKS HERE AT 164 KING. PERUSE, ENJOY AND ASK QUESTIONS OUR INCREDIBLE LIBRARIANS ARE HERE TO HELP. READING TABLES AND WORKSPACES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS USE AND ENJOYMENT ON A FIRST-COME BASIS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CONFERENCE ROOM WHICH MAY BE RESERVED IN ADVANCE BY CALLING THE CIRCULATION DESK. RESEARCHERS ARE WELCOME TO USE OUR COLLECTIONS DURING THE LIBRARYS OPEN HOURS, BUT ADVANCE NOTICE IS REQUESTED. VISIT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FORMAL RESEARCH SERVICES FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. YOUNG READERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SPECIAL FOCUS FOR THE LIBRARY SOCIETY. FROM BI-WEEKLY STORY TIME HOUR TO A 500-VOLUME YOUNG ADULT COLLECTION, FAMILIES CAN ENJOY REGULAR ACCESS TO THE MOST ACCLAIMED TITLES FOR ALL AGES. THE RABBIT HOLE, WITH MURALS INSPIRED BY DUBOSE HEYWARDS BELOVED CHILDRENS BOOK, THE COUNTRY BUNNY, PROVIDES A CHARMING, OLD-FASHIONED LIBRARY SETTING FOR EXPLORING BOOKS AND GAMES, HOSTING BIRTHDAY PARTIES, OR RELAXED FAMILY FUN. PROGRAMMING EACH YEAR, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY HOSTS OVER 200 EVENTS RANGING FROM AUTHOR LECTURES AND CONCERTS TO BOOK CLUBS, CHILDRENS PROGRAMS, AND GALAS. THE FOUNDING MEMBERS WERE AN INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS AND CULTURALLY PRODUCTIVE GROUP AND THEIR DESIRE TO BE AT THE HEART OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES IS A TRAIT THAT NOT ONLY CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH OUR MEMBERS TODAY, BUT ALSO PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT. RENOWNED GUESTS AND SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED: DAVID MCCULLOUGH, SCOTT TUROW, DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK, JOHN GRISHAM, LORD JULIAN FELLOWES, JON MEACHAM, DARLA MOORE, MAYOR JOE RILEY, JOHN AVLON, VIOLIN VIRTUOSO MAESTRO MATTEO FEDELI, BERNARD CORNWELL, JUSTICE SANDRA DAY OCONNOR, JAZZ MUSICIAN AND VOCALIST, ANN CALDWELL, MATT DIFFEE, LIFE-LONG LEARNING CLASSES WITH PENN HAGOOD, STEVE GAVEL, & BARBARA HORLBECK, THE CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, EMILE PANDOLFI, LOCAL ARTIST, JONATHAN GREEN, AXELROD RESEARCH CURATOR OF ICHTHYOLOGY AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, MELANIE STIASSNY, CHAMBER MUSIC CHARLESTON, AND THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 FOUNDERS AWARD, DAVID RUBENSTEIN. STORYTIME IN THE RABBIT HOLE SIGN UP YOUR LITTLES FOR OUR STORYTIMES IN THE RABBIT HOLE JOIN OUR CHILDRENS LIBRARIAN, TORI, EACH WEEK IN AND HOUR OF EDUCATIONALLY THEMED TIME THAT WILL ENGAGE YOUR CHILD IN DIVERSE READING, LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND BOOK-RELATED CRAFTS THEMES WILL CHANGE WEEKLY. WORKSHOPS AS A CULTURAL INSTITUTION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY CONTINUES TO OFFER WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES ON CONSERVATION, BOOKBINDING, AND PAPER-MAKING IN OUR BINDERY. OUR STAFF STRIVES TO CURATE HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING FOR OUR INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS MEMBERSHIP. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FROM COLONIAL-ERA LETTERS TO LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS AND AUDUBON FOLIOS, THE LIBRARY SOCIETYS EXPANSIVE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HOUSE SOME OF THE LOWCOUNTRYS GREATEST CULTURAL TREASURES. OUR RARE BOOKS AND ARCHIVES PROVIDE UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO CHARLESTONS PAST AS ONE OF AMERICAS EARLIEST URBAN SETTINGS. THE MATERIALS HOUSED IN THE LIBRARY SOCIETYS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF MORE THAN 20,000 RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAPS AND PLATS, ALONG WITH OUR NOTABLE MANUSCRIPT AND EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS. AMONG THE TREASURES ARE CORRESPONDENCE FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDER HAMILTON, DUBOSE HEYWARDS MANUSCRIPTS FOR PORGY, AND THE JAW-DROPPING ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES OF PIERRE-JOSEPH REDOUT. A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE BERNARD AND JUDY CORNWELL FOUNDATION ENABLED THE LIBRARY SOCIETY TO DEVELOP DIGITIZATION AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SHARING ITS OWN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SCANNERS FOR SAFE DIGITIZATION, AND THE LIBRARY NOW OWNS THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR PRESERVING ITS VAST COLLECTIONS IN PERPETUITY. IN CONJUNCTION, THE LIBRARY SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOWCOUNTRY DIGITAL LIBRARY WHERE THE BROADER CHARLESTON COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THE CHARLESTON CITY DIRECTORIES AS WELL AS OTHER MANUSCRIPTS AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS TIED TO THE HISTORY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY. THE LIBRARYS ARCHIVES, VAULTS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS EXIST FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS FOR ANY AND ALL RESEARCH NEEDS (SUBJECT, OF COURSE, TO ANY SPECIFIC PARAMETERS IN PLACE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HISTORIC MATERIALS). RESEARCHERS ARE INVITED TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF ON ANY PROJECT, LARGE OR SMALL, AND WE WELCOME THE PARTNERSHIP. ADVANCE 24 HOUR NOTICE IS ENCOURAGED, SO THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO ASSIST WITH MATERIALS AND DIRECTION FOR YOUR PROJECT. DAILY PASSES ARE AVAILABLE TO NON-MEMBERS WITH THE COMPLETION OF SOME BASIC INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL TO CONNECT WITH ONE OF OUR RESEARCH LIBRARIANS. BINDERY AND CONSERVATION WE ARE THE MODERN CARETAKERS OF A COLLECTION ASSEMBLED IN RESPONSE TO THE INTELLECTUAL PURSUITS AND BORROWING NEEDS OF CLS MEMBERS SINCE 1748. REMARKABLY, THROUGH THE TRIUMPHS AND TURMOIL OF TIME AND HISTORY, OUR INSTITUTION AND ITS COLLECTIONS HAVE SURVIVED. THE ITEMS THAT COMPRISE OUR SPECIAL AND CIRCULATING COLLECTIONS ARE INDIVIDUAL TIME CAPSULES. ACQUISITIONS ARE THE DRIVING FORCE IN BUILDING A COLLECTION AND METICULOUS EDITING ALLOWS US TO EXPAND WITH THE PRESENT TIMES, PRESERVE THE PAST AND RETIRE OTHERS. WHETHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION, THE LAST 100 YEARS OF ACQUISITIONS HAVE PLACED A MYRIAD OF FIRST EDITIONS AND EARLIEST PRINTINGS OF NOVELS ON OUR SHELVES. WHILE THIS LEGACY COLLECTION WILL NOT CIRCULATE, OUR MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO TREASURES THAT ARE BEYOND A DOLLAR VALUE. WITHOUT CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION, THE TREASURES AND ANTIQUES OF THE COLLECTION ARE AT RISK OF DETERIORATION. SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO LEAVE YOUR LEGACY WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE LIBRARY SOCIETY, OR HONOR ANOTHER THERE ARE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAMED CONSERVATION. THROUGH THE JERROLD AND ANN MITCHELL CONSERVATION LAB, THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY HAS THE TOOLS FOR PROPER CARE AND REPAIR OF OUR HISTORICAL TREASURES. WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN TO SAVE A PIECE OF LIVING HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE. DOROTHYS BOOK BINDERY WAS ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER OF 2011 AS A TESTAMENT TO HER LEGACY. THE SPACE HAS SINCE BECOME A CENTER FOR ART AND PRESERVATION AT THE LIBRARY WHERE OUR STAFF UTILIZES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNIQUES TO STABILIZE THE RAREST VOLUMES FROM OUR COLLECTION SO THEY CAN BE ENJOYED BY MEMBERS, RESEARCHERS, AND VISITORS ALIKE. AT ITS CORE, IT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR LOVE OF BOOKCRAFT THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS RELATED TO HAND BOOKBINDING, PAPER MARBLING, AND PAPERMAKING. ADDITIONALLY, THE LIBRARY OFFERS PROFESSIONAL BOOK REPAIR AND PRESERVATION BY CUSTOM COMMISSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD. AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD, AND ONCE ALL QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE FORM 990 IS EFILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN-OFF ON THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS MEMBERS TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DOES A SALARY REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY TO OTHER COMPARABLE NONPROFITS IN THE REGION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS SALARY RESEARCH BY EVALUATING PEER ORGANIZATIONS AND EQUIVALENT POSITION SALARIES. APPROVED SALARIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SOCIETY'S BUDGET AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ROUNDING -1