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5 ways an internship can create opportunities for success
Aug 28, 2019Sure, you have a jam-packed schedule and you're often crunched for time. You're a soon-to-be college grad and you're ready to celebrate. Before you do, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Job Help Center urges you to consider ramping up the "work experience" section of your resume with an internship first.
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Why this Librarian thinks you should get carded
Aug 26, 2019For National Library Card Sign-Up Month, a librarian gives her opinion for what is the most important reason everyone should have a library card.
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How much can your library card save you?
Aug 26, 2019Library power user Angela Glennon was surprised to discover hat just one visit to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library saves her family of five close to $700 a week!
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Leisure-time reading can always include mysteries
Aug 23, 2019Mystery book lovers have good options for new mysteries to read during the summer and beyond.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library walks with Pride
Aug 23, 2019Every third weekend in August, Charlotte Pride holds its annual Pride Festival and Parade. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library was excited to participate by not only walking in the parade, but also by encouraging the community to "Read with Pride."
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Downton Abbey Tea and Trivia Night—We’ll Get You Ready for the Movie!
Aug 22, 2019Come for a fun-filled evening, challenge your knowledge, meet fellow fans, and make new friends at Mountain Island Library's Downton Abbey Tea and Trivia night.
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Make a movie with the help of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Charlotte Unconventional Film school !
Aug 21, 2019Are you looking to improve your filmmaking skills or just curious about the process of video and film making? If so, you may be interested in attending one, or all, of our new workshops starting in September. As part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s burgeoning Community Media Strategy, and in partnership with the Charlotte Unconventional Film School, we are excited to announce Make-a-Movie workshops.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library helps students think Bigger than High School
Aug 20, 2019The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Outreach Department spent time in July providing underserved youth an unforgettable college and career experience.
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Behind the Vault Doors: Midwood Elementary School scrapbook
Aug 19, 2019Midwood Elementary reached its prime in the 1950s. Several decades later, the school began to fall into disrepair and closed, but in 1985 seventy workers brought Midwood Elementary back up to code in a speedy three days, changing the trajectory of the school and what it meant to the community forever.
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A history of baseball in Charlotte
Aug 15, 2019Baseball season is upon us, but do you know the history of the Charlotte games or leagues? Here's a starting point with tales of Charlotte's baseball past from the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room.