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Talk of the Town: New Main Library
No update on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library growth is complete without a nod to new Main Library.
ImaginOn’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the NINTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the NINTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Activate your birthday with the Library
Your birthday is on the horizon, and everyone is asking you what you want. If you’re a Library lover, the…
Plaza Midwood’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the EIGHTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Sugar Creek Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the SEVENTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
The new Main Library project takes top honors with Nerve readers
Queen City Nerve, Charlotte’s alternative newspaper, published their winners for this year’s “Best in the Nest” competition on November 29, 2023.
Verse & Vino’s tenth anniversary celebration
The tenth annual Verse & Vino brought together seasoned attendees, newcomers, library advocates and great authors in one room!
Independence Regional’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the SIXTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
PNC Foundation awards $500,000 grant to bolster early literacy support for local children
Grant builds on PNC Foundation’s longstanding commitment to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.
Matthews’ Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the FIFTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Mint Hill Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the FOURTH STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Construction of new Main Library makes national design news
The new Main Library groundbreaking brought a well-deserved spotlight to the innovative and architecturally-stunning project led by internationally-acclaimed architects Snøhetta.
A Message from the Library’s CEO and Chief Librarian
Marcellus Turner shares news about the progress of new Main Library and the current redevelopment challenges.
Hickory Grove Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the THIRD STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
University City Regional Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
Join us at the SECOND STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour!
Principal Foundation Invests $500K in Charlotte’s New Main Library
A relatively new investor in the Charlotte region, their gift will be used as a challenge to the entire Charlotte Mecklenburg Library community during Around the World in 21 Branches, a traveling festival promoting the campaign.
North County Regional Library’s Around the World in 21 Branches Event
North County Regional Library is the FIRST STOP on the Around the World in 21 Branches Festival Tour. Learn more about the traveling festival here.
Nucor Corporation Invests $1M In Charlotte’s New Main Library
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing a $1 million investment from Nucor Corporation to The CommonSpark Campaign. The Charlotte-based corporation is one of North America’s most sustainable steel companies, already meeting the emission benchmarks set by the 2030 Paris Climate Agreement.
The Leon Levine Foundation Invests $1M In Charlotte’s New Main Library
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation is delighted to announce the generous investment of $1 million from The Leon Levine Foundation to The CommonSpark campaign. A longtime Library supporter and early Library Foundation investor, The Leon Levine Foundation’s values of leadership and opportunity align with the Library’s position as a cornerstone of the community, a place that is open to all.
New Charlotte Mecklenburg Main Library Receives $10 Million Gift From Tepper Foundations
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation is pleased to announce a generous investment of $10 million to The CommonSpark campaign from both The Tepper Foundation and the David and Nicole Tepper Foundation. The Teppers are the owners of the NFL Carolina Panthers and MLS Charlotte Football Club.
“We are excited about being involved in the Library project, which is an investment in opportunity and access for all,” said David Tepper.