November 15, 2024 — Gratitude and Good News: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
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:
No “Regular” Tuesday
The days following Thanksgiving are often filled with mad dashes to local stores and feverish clicking online to grab the…
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Hope is a two-way street
“Serving our mission at Library branches is absolutely fantastic and has exceeded all of our expectations.”
The Update for November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024 — Gratitude and Good News: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Librarians represent at Verse & Vino
Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library branch manager Alesha Lackey and University City Regional Library branch manager Debra Sharp spoke at the 2025 Verse & Vino event
The Update for October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024 — Lucky Number 13: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
The Room with a view of the past and the future
A librarian’s legacy of historical preservation will live on with new technology for the Carolina Room
Well-groomed and well-read
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library outreach team developed barbershop-based reading spaces and increased reading opportunities for boys of color in local communities
The Starrs align for Main Library programming
Stephanie and Gary Starr want to get to know you. And they’re creating the perfect reason to do it.
The Update for October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024 — A Place of Safety: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
The Update for September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024 — An Update from our Board Chair: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
The Update for August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024 — If there is a will, there’s a way: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
The Update for August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024 — Goodbye and Hello: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
The Update for July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024 — What I Am Reading: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Flight Fund: A Home Economics Revival
A story of impact: Fast food restaurants. Convenience foods. Rising food prices. Expensive cooking classes. Enter the Library.
Flight Fund: Just Add Water
A story of impact: The Library serves as a first step toward learning so many new skills — so why not swimming?
Flight Fund: Story Time for All
A story of impact: Jennifer Williams-Cannon created a story time for marginalized children at the Library
Flight Fund: All Things Gardening
A story of impact: Andrea Davis brings her passion for gardening to the Library
The Update for June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024 — A Capitol Experience: The Update is a periodic e-newsletter for Foundation supporters
Tia and the Mayor of Midwood
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.
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.
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Regionally, nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
Honeywell donates $1M to new Main Library in uptown for innovation lab
Charlotte Business Journal
Want to defend democracy? Start with your public library.
The Washington Post
Our Library helps many in Mecklenburg. There’s a new opportunity to support it.
The Charlotte Observer
ULC Libraries Use 3-D Printers to Help Fight COVID-19
Urban Libraries Council
Charlotte’s Knight
SouthPark Magazine
Inside Charlotte’s Reimagining of What a Library Is Supposed to Be
Charlotte magazine
Charlotte has had four main uptown libraries. What do they tell us?
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Where Libraries are the Tourist Attractions
The New York Times
I Found My American Dream at the Public Library
Literary Hub
To Restore Civil Society, Start with the Library
The New York Times
13 Reasons Why Libraries are Holding Us All Together
Read it Forward
Why Public Libraries Matter More Than Ever
The Charlotte Observer
Why Public Libraries Matter
The Nation