November 15, 2024 — Gratitude and Good News: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Why Libraries Matter
“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.”
There are as many library stories as there are people who use libraries—and in Mecklenburg County, that’s two-thirds of the population in the last year. Diverse voices share why Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is essential in our community:
No “Regular” Tuesday
The days following Thanksgiving are often filled with mad dashes to local stores and feverish clicking online to grab the…
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Hope is a two-way street
“Serving our mission at Library branches is absolutely fantastic and has exceeded all of our expectations.”
The Update for November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024 — Gratitude and Good News: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Librarians represent at Verse & Vino
Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library branch manager Alesha Lackey and University City Regional Library branch manager Debra Sharp spoke at the 2025 Verse & Vino event
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
Honeywell donates $1M to new Main Library in uptown for innovation lab
Charlotte Business Journal
Want to defend democracy? Start with your public library.
The Washington Post
Our Library helps many in Mecklenburg. There’s a new opportunity to support it.
The Charlotte Observer
ULC Libraries Use 3-D Printers to Help Fight COVID-19
Urban Libraries Council
Charlotte’s Knight
SouthPark Magazine