Request for Proposals
Design & Development of Specialized Public Library Technology Spaces
Status: Open
Bid Due Date & Time: January 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Bid Type: Request for Proposal
Department: Strategy & Innovation
Description
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (the “Library” or “CML”) is seeking qualified digital design and technology partners to design, develop, and implement an integrated media ecosystem for the new Main Library in uptown Charlotte. This project will bring to life the Library’s vision for two signature digital media environments — an Immersive Theater and Digital Visualization Lab— which will serve as dynamic platforms for public art, storytelling, learning, and community connection.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals in connection with this project, and to waive formalities in a proposal.
Q&A
Submit written questions in the form below by January 7, 2026 at 5:00PM EST. CML staff will provide responses on January 9, 2026.
Interactive Digital Map Table Hardware & Custom Software
Status: Open
Bid Due Date & Time: January 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Bid Type: Request for Proposal
Departments: Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room
Description
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (the “Library” or “CML”) is seeking an experienced vendor to design an interactive digital map for visitors to the new Main Library in Uptown Charlotte. The Main Library will be the community’s public commons: a dynamic destination where people connect to learn, meet, laugh, share, celebrate, grow, access information, participate in civic life, and build a stronger community together.
The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, where the map table will be located, is the public reading room for the Archives and Special Collections department of CML. The department manages three special collections as well as an archival collection of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina history and culture.
Interactive Digital Map Table Hardware & Custom Software RFP
Q&A
Submit written questions in the form below by December 15, 2025 at 5:00PM EST. CML staff will provide responses on December 19, 2025.