Library Director Caitlin Moen reflects on her new role and what lies ahead
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:
A statement from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
On equity, access, diversity, inclusion and democracy
For the Love of Libraries
Libraries are a recurring character in the lives of readers and writers.
Reflections on the Knight Library and New Media Conference
from Library Foundation board member Gene Cochrane
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.
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
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