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Long-time issue of reparations for African Americans persists
Jun 13, 2024Reparations continues to be a hotly debated topic in America in the generations since slavery.
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ImaginOn Hosts 2024 Summer Exhibit: Storyland
May 24, 2024Beloved children’s books will come alive as Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites opens at ImaginOn on May 25 and runs through Sept. 7.
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Hope Street Food Pantry Visits Sugar Creek!
May 2, 2024PSA: The Library continues to partner with Hope Street Food Pantry! Join us at Sugar Creek Library on May 21 at 11am. Learn more at hopestreetfoodpantry.com.
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ImaginOn and Founders Hall Library to Close for Lovin’ Life Music Fest
May 1, 2024ImaginOn and Founders Hall Library will be closed May 3-5 for the Lovin’ Life Music Fest that will be held in Uptown over the weekend. This closure includes the book drop at ImaginOn.
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Celebrate National Volunteer Week with the Library
Apr 18, 2024This year, for National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs this year from April 21-27, we'd like to recognize some of the hands - and paws - that use their special gifts and talents to help us carry out our mission to improve lives and build a stronger community.
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Summer VolunTeen Applications Now Open - Apply Today
Apr 17, 2024Looking to earn community service hours this summer as a teen volunteer? Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is looking for responsible teens (ages 13-17) who enjoy working with the public, helping others, and giving back to their community.
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Capturing History with the Living Archives project
Apr 5, 2024Over the last three years, the Living Archives project successfully collected stories of marginalized communities in Mecklenburg County through the COVID-19 pandemic. Those stories come together to be immortalized in a new mural.
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Charlotte Author Conversation: May 4 at the Pineville Library
Mar 13, 2024Join six award-winning Charlotte authors on May 4 at 11 am at the Pineville Library for a conversation about their recent books—what they’re about and how they wrote them—and hear their writing tips and lessons learned.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Celebrates Community Read
Feb 26, 2024Charlotte Mecklenburg Library announces the return of Community Read in March with a focus on creating community dialogue around themes of food as a community and cultural connector.
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From a broken laptop to a world of possibilities
Feb 15, 2024When local business owner Anthony Gill’s laptop broke during an important day at work, he started looking for other options – which led him to Mountain Island Library, and a whole world of opportunity.