January 17, 2025 — What is lost in a fire: 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:
The Secret Lives of Readers: Selena and the Picnic Bear
Books open us up to new worlds, new ideas, and new people. When you’re reading you are 100% out of your experience and into the one created by the author. What a rare and wonderful thing that is! That’s why we started this series, to introduce you to the experiences of readers and library lovers like yourself.
The Update for December 6, 2024
December 6, 2024 — Giving Tuesday Results Inside: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
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
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