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Good Friday

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Local History, Live Oak, Field

Poems and Postcards with Sydney Whiteside

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room at Port Royal Branch Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Royal Branch Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Happy National Poetry Week!

Come one, come all,
Take a seat for a bit;
While I share a few tales
Of local poets.

I promise not to fill your time with only rhymes.

Staff Development Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
National Library Week 2026, 1

Finding Your Joy in Local History Online

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Beaufort Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Beaufort Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History, National Library Week
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interested in local history resources that you can access online? Join the BDC's team as we walk you through our blogs, digital collections, and other online resources we offer.

Disclaimer(s)

Say Cheese!

We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

National Library Week 2026, 2

Adventures in Archives with Cassandra Knoppel

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hilton Head Branch Library
Library Branch: Hilton Head Branch Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History, National Library Week
Event Details:

With National Library Week in full-swing and Preservation Week on the horizon, this program will highlight some of the unexpected treasures in the Beaufort District Collection. 

Disclaimer(s)

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We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

Local History, South Carolina Flag

A Party Divided: Political Divisions of the Beaufort Republican Party During Reconstruction, with Eric Ellis

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Beaufort Library
Library Branch: Beaufort Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

Join us for a thought-provoking local history program given by Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Historian Eric Ellis.

Disclaimer(s)

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We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

Nature, Beach 1

Cochineal with Dr. Randy James

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room at St. Helena Branch Library
Library Branch: St. Helena Branch Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

You may be wondering, "What is Cochineal?" The answer is not a simple one!

Disclaimer(s)

Say Cheese!

We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

Memorial Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Local History, Live Oak, Road

The Pardo Trail and Santa Elena with Dr. David Moore

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

How many of us know that Europeans were in Beaufort almost a century before the Pilgrims first ate turkey at Plymouth Rock?

Disclaimer(s)

Say Cheese!

We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

Juneteenth National Independence Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Independence Day (Observed)

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Independence Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Map, Old-Fashioned, Beaufort, Port Royal

Travel Narratives about the Gullah-Geechee in Beaufort County, with Malik Raymond, PhD

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Beaufort Library
Library Branch: Beaufort Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

Join the BDC and Malik Raymond, PhD as he discusses 19th century travelogues related to the local Gullah-Geechee people.

Disclaimer(s)

Say Cheese!

We love to take photos at our events and within library spaces. The library may use these photos in print, online, or on social media. If you do not consent, please inform a staff member at the event.

Labor Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Staff Development Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Veterans Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Early Closure

Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Heritage Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Christmas Eve

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Christmas Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Early Closure

Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

New Year's Day

All Day
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Beaufort Library, Bluffton Branch Library, Hilton Head Branch Library, Lobeco Branch Library, Port Royal Branch Library, St. Helena Branch Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site