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Winter Holidays from the Carolina Room: A look at Hanukkah
Dec 16, 2019The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room takes a look at the history of three winter holidays: Hanukkah, Moravian Christmas and Kwanzaa. Hanukkah is the first in the series, with it's dates of observation beginning on December 22.
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Charlotte Today: Best Books of 2019
Dec 12, 2019Library Branch Channel Leader and Interim Director of Libraries, Dana Eure, shares the best books of 2019!
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Blood strangers: How one woman found family with help from the Carolina Room
Dec 11, 2019The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room is a public tool and historical resource with a reach beyond North Carolina. Here's how one family history researcher, Sue Abbate, used Carolina Room librarians and resources to find her birth parents.
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Artist Martha Clippinger to discuss "Open Stacks" at North County Regional Library
Dec 11, 2019Artist Martha Clippinger visits Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's North County Regional branch on Saturday, December 14, 2019 to discuss her public artwork, "Open Stacks," which is permanently on display at the newly renovated library.
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Bored over Winter Break? Not a chance at the Library!
Dec 5, 2019Kids are home from schools, families are in town to visit and sometimes you can’t think of something new or different to do. Look no further than the Library for great ideas during Winter Break!
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Create your next film with a Cellphone Video Kit
Dec 4, 2019Cellphone Video Kits include everything you need to record smooth videos and professional audio using the best camera you have: the one in your pocket.
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ImaginOn's 2nd Annual Christmas Carol Marathon Reading
Dec 2, 2019Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for the 2nd Annual Christmas Carol Marathon Reading at ImaginOn!
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The Queen around Crown Town
Nov 27, 2019Queen Charlotte never made it to Charlotte, North Carolina in her lifetime. Now, immortalized in cardboard, she's come to leave her unique mark on the Queen City.
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Behind the Vault Doors: Annie Lee Hoffman
Nov 26, 2019The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room continues the "Behind the Vault Door" series with a look into the life and service of North Carolina's Annie Lee Hoffman.
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Carousel Princesses + Thanksgiving Parade
Nov 25, 2019Have you been to the Novant Health Thanksgiving Day Parade? Learn the history of the popular Carousel Parade and its Carousel Princesses.