A story of impact: “I was about to throw in the towel,” Tia remembers in a particularly overwhelming time in her life. In 2022, Tia joined Roof Above as a nurse and met a familiar face from her days studying at the Library: her old friend James.
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:
Lessons of a Library Dropout
“Before we get started, there’s something you should know. I’m 51 years old, and I’ve never set foot inside a public library.”
Talk of the Town: New Main Library
No update on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library growth is complete without a nod to new Main Library.
Combatting the Cost of Caring
When your workplace is the neighborhood’s favorite hangout, you meet all the faces of humanity. And library staff see it all … and feel it all.
The Personal Side of Programming
Programs like Project Outpour and Learn2Earn at the Library help our neighbors build confidence and dignity.
Home, Work and … Library?
This #LibraryGivingDay, a one-day fundraising event on April 3, we make the case for the Library as a great “third place.”
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
It checks out — libraries are an “investment that’s well worth it”
David Brancaccio, Chris Farrell, Erika Soderstrom, and Daniel Shin
Marketplace
Honeywell donates $1M to new Main Library in uptown for innovation lab
Ashley Fahey
Charlotte Business Journal
Want to defend democracy? Start with your public library.
Opinion by Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Washington Post
Our Library helps many in Mecklenburg. There’s a new opportunity to support it.
Amy Hawn Nelson and Ricky Woods
The Charlotte Observer
Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus
Deborah Fallows
The Atlantic
ULC Libraries Use 3-D Printers to Help Fight COVID-19
C. Rogers
Urban Libraries Council
Palaces for the people: why libraries are more than just books
Eric Klinenberg
The Guardian
Charlotte’s Knight
Vanessa Infanzon
SouthPark Magazine