Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Charlotte Hornets and the Grant Williams Family Foundation as we Block Out Time to Read this summer
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:
How to Plug In
The Library provides supportive, resource-full and nurturing environments for the previously unplugged
A Branch for Every Personality
Staff Spill the Tea! What they said about the one-of-a-kind vibes at their Libraries
Protected: Nancy Drew and the Queen City: Why I Believe in the Power of Libraries
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The Update for June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 — Shoot your shot: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Discover what we launched for Spring 2025
Flight Fund grants committee awarded financial support to four grantees in its fifth cycle of giving to create and expand community activities that align with Library programming and equity priorities.
Everything is in Play with Summer Reading at the Library
Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Charlotte Hornets and the Grant Williams Family Foundation as we Block Out Time to Read this summer
How to Plug In
The Library provides supportive, resource-full and nurturing environments for the previously unplugged
A Branch for Every Personality
Staff Spill the Tea! What they said about the one-of-a-kind vibes at their Libraries
Protected: Nancy Drew and the Queen City: Why I Believe in the Power of Libraries
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The Update for June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 — Shoot your shot: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Discover what we launched for Spring 2025
Flight Fund grants committee awarded financial support to four grantees in its fifth cycle of giving to create and expand community activities that align with Library programming and equity priorities.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
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
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
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
