Featuring Janet Evanovich, Bryant Terry, Heather Morris, Alka Joshi, Alex Michaelides and bonus author Wanda M. Morris
Featuring Janet Evanovich, Bryant Terry, Heather Morris, Alka Joshi, Alex Michaelides and bonus author Wanda M. Morris
Library supporter Caroleen Burroughs leveraged her birthday party and an employer matching program to triple her investment in the Library
Bank of America New Resident Center to Provide Space, Resources and Classes for Newcomers
The new statewide Executive Director for Teach for America NC shares a few books and podcasts on leadership.
With Verse & Vino approaching, we asked the PNC Regional President to share a few meaningful titles
Parents can be their children’s first and best teachers – but they need the tools.
A reading list from a Charlotte food blogger and social media personality
This fall, a new vehicle hits the road – with a Library inside!
NC Humanities grant funds website to house archive
A reading list from a busy Honeywell executive and Foundation board member.
This Foundation board member’s reading habits were changed by the pandemic.
We spoke with the Library’s new CEO and Chief Librarian about libraries, really good burgers, and his vision for the future.
The Library’s new CEO and Chief Librarian reads – and listens! – to escape and learn.
“Libraries hold the tools and support to make dreams come true.”
Gift carries on a family legacy of philanthropy
Partnership with Community Building Initiative facilitates dialogue across difference
Titles will augment Library collection
A peek at what’s on signs around town
Merancas Foundation investment reduces MeckTech waiting list by 25%
Honeywell Data Visualization Lab to Promote Innovation, Access and Opportunity
Honeywell’s investment in Data Visualization Lab represents commitment to STEM education and community
We asked this tireless Charlotte – and Library! – advocate to share his list
Gift eliminates language barrier to expand access
“Until everyone has these tools, we have a lot of work to do.”
The Axios Local GM reads for himself, with his son, and unsurprisingly – he reads local!
With funding from Google Fiber, new partnership brings Wi-Fi to neighbors experiencing homelessness
“Our generation is ready and willing to participate, to step into the very large shoes of people who have long given so generously”
Marcellus “MT” Turner joins Charlotte Mecklenburg Library as next CEO
Vanguard invests in opportunity through a new job help center at West Boulevard Library.
“an important resource as we work toward a more equitable future”
A message as we wrap 2020.
from Library trustee Charles Thomas
Reflections from Lee Keesler, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library CEO
Together we can provide information and opportunities to engage
Commitment to a more equitable community
A reading list for leaders adapting to challenge and change
Featuring Megan Miranda, Alice Randall, India Hicks, Christopher Paolini and Christina Baker Kline
“Home extends beyond four walls and into our neighborhoods and communities”
Five best-selling authors headline an all-new digital platform
For Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s newest trustee, reading is a family affair.
Innovative new format makes Verse & Vino more inclusive than ever.
Our newest board member is revisiting what she started long ago.
Library Director Caitlin Moen reflects on her new role and what lies ahead
On equity, access, diversity, inclusion and democracy
Completely reimagined, the city’s biggest book club can be even bigger!
What’s the Babe behind @BookBabesCLT reading while she stays home?
This local author is using quarantine reading to inform her writing.
Changing opportunities to maximize tax benefits
A few key characters helped him switch preferred genres from history to mystery!
Beatties Ford Road Library renamed for Allegra Westbrooks, tireless advocate, mentor and inspiration.
Gift in honor from family of volunteer means everything.
April 21, 2020 on Facebook Live
Libraries are a recurring character in the lives of readers and writers.
Celebration includes live chat with NYT best-seller Karin Slaughter
Librarians find the right information for any situation.
A video update from the LIbrary Foundation’s executive director
Library card connects and comforts across generations.
A video update from the LIbrary Foundation’s executive director
Library 3D printers support community effort amid COVID-19
from Library Foundation board member Gene Cochrane
“I don’t think there’s anything more democratic than a public library”
Featuring Kathy Reichs, Lauren Oliver, Hampton Sides, Debbie Macomber, Ron Rash
Featuring Chris Bohjalian, T.J. English, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Gregory Maguire, Karin Slaughter
Featuring Kate White, Jamie Ford, Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Nikki Giovanni, Wiley Cash
Featuring Paula McLain, Casey Gerald, Lou Berney, Elliot Ackerman, Julia Reed
Featuring Karen Abbott, Ross Gay, Alice Hoffman and Kevin Wilson
There’s an epic component reserved for teens – and that’s by design.
June 8, 2017 at 7th Street Public Market
November 15, 2019 at Elder Gallery
August 13, 2019 at Town Brewing Company
January 15, 2020 at Town Brewing Company
The Library friend and supporter read 137 books last year!
“The imaginations of many will be inspired to change the future.”
Longtime Library trustee and WFAE’s inaugural First Amendment Award winner shares his reading list.
Knight’s largest commitment to date in Charlotte.
“an architecturally-distinctive, state-of-the-art, technologically-advanced knowledge center”
Mecklenburg County, Knight Foundation kick off funding
“a place for gathering and community and that just makes my heart sing”
“I find it relaxing and motivating to see people pursuing their interests”
Digitization for preservation and access
Library commits to generating, archiving, and distributing quality community media.
Libraries are those special places you can go to get exactly what you need and come out with so much more.
NBC Charlotte reports on a Library program changing a neighborhood.
We hope the kids in your lives have been reading all summer!
What are kids not doing if they are on devices a good part of the day?
Charlottean, NYT best-seller and Final Draught guest shares his list
The latest gift to South County Regional Library blends in so naturally you may have sat on it!
Summer learning opportunities help students avoid an academic “summer slide.”
Community Read 2019 is over – but the conversations and relationships it sparked continue. And that was the point.
The producer of Charlotte Today on WCNC and Library superfan shared her bookshelf
“If you change the world around you, you will find yourself changing the world.”
The Library’s “playground for literacy” just added high-tech equipment.
The library advocate and author – and her daughters! – share a list.
Your Library is helping incarcerated teens recast themselves as heroes. And reading is the key.
Imagine if picking up a laptop on the go were as easy as grabbing a snack. Thanks to an investment from Vanguard, it is!
The editor and publisher of Qcitymetro shared a literary travelogue.
President Bill Clinton and James Patterson shared their love of books and literacy.
Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room’s outreach programs inspire curiosity.
Dana’s spent her career in our libraries and others across North Carolina.
Audiences come for the beer, the books, the topics…and increasingly, the networking.
“The perfect convergence of setting and experience,” by Mark I. West
“Our Library touches issues young people are passionate about.”
The COO of the Charlotte Agenda reads when she isn’t writing, working or taking care of her toddler.
If you’re looking for a good read, ask a book reviewer!
An investment from The Cannon Foundation inspired additional giving in Mint Hill.
The New York Times best-selling author, Charlotte native and EpicFest favorite reads a lot.
“We’re all Library users. Finding a way for our book club to support the Library was a natural fit.”
“Our libraries play an important role in the area’s vibrancy.”
Summer reading and learning is even more fun.
Charlotte’s “champion of creativity” reads for a jolt of inspiration.
“I literally can’t do what I do without libraries.”
The WSOC reporter shares the Library’s impact in the community.
International architectural firm Snøhetta will design new Main Library.
Since retirement, she’s swapped technical journals for biographies and thrillers.
She juggles parenting, work and civic commitments – and reading genres.
Board member and 2018 Dancing with the Stars superstar makes time to read.
Tech Talent South offers scholarship in celebration of Giving Tuesday 2017
Treasured scrapbook preserved in Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room
A scientist, a designer, a banker, and an organic farmer walked into a bar.
Funding from PNC supports multidisciplinary vocabulary-building program.
Active Reading empowers caregivers to support young readers.
The Southern Shows, Inc founder recently switched to e-books!
Food from home, long days, maxed-out credit cards, and turning dreams into opportunity.
Donation is first foray into community service.
We asked a writer a question and he answered with a few stories.
Thanks to an investment of $250,000, we can seize this moment to push the boundaries of innovation.
The owner of Park Road Books reads books before they hit the shelves.
Featuring universal connections between place, people, food and stories.
The owner of Common Market takes a literary stroll down memory lane.
Hornets Foundation funds community libraries.
Gift will create community gathering spaces
Underutilized patio becomes an interactive learning space and community garden.