from Library Foundation board member Gene Cochrane
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.
— T.S. Eliot
WHY LIBRARIES MATTER
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:
Beyond Books: The Transformation of Charlotte’s Main Library, with $10M from Knight
Knight’s largest commitment to date in Charlotte.
Do We Still Need Libraries to Learn?
Libraries are those special places you can go to get exactly what you need and come out with so much more.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
Palaces for the people: why libraries are more than just books
Eric Klinenberg
The Guardian
Charlotte’s Knight
Vanessa Infanzon
SouthPark Magazine
Charlotte’s New Library – An Investment In What We Ought To Be
Tommy Tomlinson
WFAE
13 Local News Stories and Series That Made a Difference in 2019
Mark Glaser
Medium
Inside Charlotte’s Reimagining of What a Library Is Supposed to Be
Jen Tota McGivney
Charlotte magazine
This is how Report for America ended up funding a community Wikipedia editor (!) at a library (!!)
Christine Schmidt
NeimanLab
Charlotte has had four main uptown libraries. What do they tell us?
Eli Portillo
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Libraries have always been a sanctuary for me. Here are 9 reasons I love them so much.
Gemma Correll
The Lily