This information was written by Kim Arlia, logistics leader for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.

This page was updated on December 30, 2025, to include new dates and remove dates that have already passed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Are you ready to start tackling that TBR (to be read) stack hanging out in the corner? I am so ready! 2026 will be bringing us many new reads but there are still so many from years ago. If you have a favorite – drop me a line and let me know all about it! [email protected]

New Years Eve will find me curled up on the couch ready to watch the ball drop twice in New York Times Square. Why twice you ask? It will be the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Should be a fantastic show. Speaking of historic significance – you have been heard. This year the various book sales will target specific genres. We will still have all your favorites – fiction, non-fiction, kids, cookbooks and coffee table books, but we will be focusing on certain genres during the year (if we have inventory). Make sure you notate your calendar!

Do you have a New Years Resolution? My resolution is straightforward – be more engaged and read more books. I am a HUGE Libby fan and listen to 2 – 3 hours a day on my commute into and out of Charlotte. I miss holding a hardback in my hands – so the goal is to read more daily. I just finished The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune and have started West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. I just finished listening to Trejo by Danny Trejo and have started Cher, The Memoir. I enjoy reading mystery and fantasy as my mind can conjure up the images and characters; while listening I enjoy people telling their own story in their voice. Totally different so that I can juggle two or three “titles” at a time.

I hope you have a fun resolution – one that motivates you to do something for yourself and engages you. If you don’t – then join me on this reading journey! It promises to be fast, fun, melodramatic, historic, and woefully silly! See you at the sales where we can recommend good reads to each other!