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We can connect with art on aesthetic, intellectual and emotional levels. In doing so, we reveal more than the artist’s intention. We uncover our own complexity. The theme of the 2025 Community Read is simply “Art Is…”. This open-ended statement allows us to define aspects of art that we find true, which also tells us a bit about ourselves. Join us this March by reading Portrait of a Thief, Art Club, The Dot, and From Twinkle, with Love.
Annual Programs & Events
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library delivers exceptional programs and events in online, virtual, in-person formats to ensure and encourage accessible participation by everyone in our evolving community. Major programs in our Library system are celebrated online and at every Library location at different times of the year. See what’s happening at a Library location near you.
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New Main Library
The new Main Library will be a major destination in Uptown Charlotte; a free, open, and accessible information hub for Mecklenburg County long timers, newcomers, and those just stopping through. As Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s flagship location, it will be an architecturally distinctive, state-of-the-art, technologically advanced knowledge center, where everyone in the community can access the resources of a 21st century library. All will be welcome.
From Our blog
Community Read: Chinese Art in ConversationNot quite ready say goodbye to March - or our Community Read? Still have more questions about art, Chinese culture, or museums? Read more here!
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Behind the Vault Doors: The Rose Leary Love PapersWednesday, March 12, 2025Rose Leary Love was a teacher, poet, musician, and writer born in 1898 in the Brooklyn neighborhood...
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Integrated Library System TransitionMonday, March 3, 2025The Library is transitioning to a new Integrated Library System (ILS) in April. The ILS is the...
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Black History Month Recorded on the MicrophoneFriday, February 28, 2025Explore Black history beyond the month of February with resources from the Library.