“Until everyone has these tools, we have a lot of work to do.”
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.
— T.S. Eliot
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.
— T.S. Eliot
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:
With funding from Google Fiber, new partnership brings Wi-Fi to neighbors experiencing homelessness
“an important resource as we work toward a more equitable future”
Library Director Caitlin Moen reflects on her new role and what lies ahead
On equity, access, diversity, inclusion and democracy
Libraries are a recurring character in the lives of readers and writers.
from Library Foundation board member Gene Cochrane
Knight’s largest commitment to date in Charlotte.
Libraries are those special places you can go to get exactly what you need and come out with so much more.
Regionally, nationally and internationally, research has proven the economic, educational and social value of libraries.
Opinion by Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Washington Post
Amy Hawn Nelson and Ricky Woods
The Charlotte Observer
Deborah Fallows
The Atlantic
C. Rogers
Urban Libraries Council
Eric Klinenberg
The Guardian
Vanessa Infanzon
SouthPark Magazine
Tommy Tomlinson
WFAE
Mark Glaser
Medium
Jen Tota McGivney
Charlotte magazine
Christine Schmidt
NeimanLab
Eli Portillo
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Gemma Correll
The Lily
Eric Klinenberg
Literary Hub
Alyson Krueger
The New York Times
Daniela Petrova
Literary Hub
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Eric Klinenberg
The New York Times
Tiffany King
Read it Forward
Constance Grady
Vox
Brian Koberlein
Forbes
John Palfrey
The Charlotte Observer
Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Nation