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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
Sunsetting the OverDrive app for Fire tabletsOverDrive will sunset the legacy OverDrive app on January 31, 2025.
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Remembering Jimmy CarterMonday, December 30, 2024Serving from 1979 to 1981, James (Jimmy) Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th president of the United States...
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University City Relocation UpdatesThursday, December 12, 2024In preparation for our relocation into a new space in February 2025, University City will be...
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Parking Update for ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin CenterMonday, December 9, 2024On January 2, 2025, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will re-institute parking fees for the ImaginOn...