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Help Shape the New Sugar Creek Library!
December 5, 2025
Monday, December 8
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ella B. Scarborough Community Resource Center
430 Stitt Rd, Charlotte, NC 28213
Join us for an interactive community session with the NEW Sugar Creek Library design team.
See the location -- just across the street from the EBS CRC -- of the new Library site! The footprint will be staked, so you can imagine the building coming to life in your neighborhood.
As we enter the last design phase before construction, your ideas and feedback are more important than ever. We will share how community input has guided the design so far and engage you in hands-on activities to shape the final design.
Open to all. Space is limited. Refreshments provided.
If you plan to attend, RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4pNNjaM
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2025 Book Sale Dates
January 21, 2025
This blog was written by Kim Arlia, logistics leader for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
This blog was updated on November 24, 2025, to include new dates and remove dates that have already passed.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! Now is the time to get out and look at all the holiday decorations. There will be so many holiday festivities in every corner of the County and I hope you take advantage of as many as you can. Enjoy family and friends – sing holiday songs and toast a New Year! Just three more sales in 2025 and we are planning to make them special for you! Look for loads of kids’ books, hot novels and maybe a few surprises! Grab something for yourself to enjoy on those chilly evenings.
I love this time of year when we have time off and things slow down. The candles are burning bright, and a cup of hot cocoa warms my fingertips. Personally, I like to settle down with a good book – but only after I make a batch of cookies from a new cookbook. The house smells delightful and soon my tummy will no longer be rumbling – those cookies and cocoa hit the spot. Now I can let my mind race through a lighthearted romance or cottage murder mystery. No matter your preference I am sure we can help you find the perfect holiday read for you and your loved ones.
Start marking your calendar today! Book sales are 9 a.m. – 1 pm (unless otherwise noted).
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Saturday, December 6, 2025 – North County Regional Library
o Loads of good books for all ages
o TONS of KIDS BOOKS!
o Prices starting at $1.00
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Saturday, December 13, 2025 – South County Regional Library
o Last chance before the holidays
o Loads of good books for all ages
o TONS OF KIDS BOOKS
o Prices starting at $1.00
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Saturday, January 10, 2026 – Sugar Creek Library
o Start your New Years Resolution of reading more
SPECIAL BOOK SALES
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Join us in the Founders Room – lower level of Founders Hall
100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Join us in the Founders Room – lower level of Founders Hall
100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” — Stephen King
HOW CAN I DONATE BOOKS?
Book donations are currently accepted at all open Library locations. You can drop off a box/bag per day. The back rooms of our libraries are small, so we cannot accept large donations at branches. Please call your local Library before making a book donation to ensure the location can receive your items. Do not leave them outside – rain and bugs are not their friends!
The Library does NOT accept the following items:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Encyclopedias
- VHS tapes
- Music CDs
- DVDs
- Albums
The library does accept textbooks, travel guides, and computer books – but they have to be published between 2022 and 2025
Have a large donation? Please contact Kim Arlia at [email protected] or Maurice Huntley at [email protected] for directions to the Library Administration Center (LAC). The LAC operating hours for donations are Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHAT HAPPENS TO DONATIONS?
All donations are brought via the library delivery system to the Library Administration Center (LAC). At the LAC, a team of volunteers will go through the donations and determine what will happen to them based on condition, age, and genre. Some may be added to the existing library collection, others may go to various outreach programs, some make their way to the many Free Little Libraries in Mecklenburg County, while others end up at the library book sale or for sale at Thriftbooks.com. Revenue generated by book sales and Thriftbooks.com allows for the procurement of more library materials.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Top Circulated Books of 2025
December 23, 2025
This blog was written by Eric Williams, marketing and communications specialist for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
Before we close the book on 2025, let's take a look back at what Charlotte Mecklenburg Library customers checked out the most this year beginning with the top circulated title in each genre:
Best in Genre
Fiction
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Non-Fiction
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Children’s
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney
Young Adult
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Romance
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Mystery
The Grey Wolf by Penny Louise
Science Fiction
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
African American
James: A Novel by Percival Everett
Audiobook
The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
Fiction
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Nightshade: A Novel by Michael Connelly
All the Colors of the Dark: A Novel by Chris Whitaker
The Frozen River: A Novel by Ariel Lawhon
The Waiting by Michael Connelly
To Die for by David Baldacci
Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid
My Friends: A Novel by Backman Fredrik
Non-Fiction
The Let Them Theory: A Life-changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Framed: Astonishing True stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham
Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, its cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health by Casey Means
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers
Children’s
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister by Rachel Renée Russell
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Young Adult
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
The Summer I turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Fearless by Lauren Roberts
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Divine Rivals: A Novel by Rebecca Ross
Graphic Novels
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
One piece. Vol. 108, Egghead. Part 3, Better Off Dead in This World by Eiichirō Oda
One piece. Vol. 107, Egghead. Part 2, Hero of Legend by Eiichirō Oda
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix
Berserk: Deluxe Edition. 1 by Kentarō Miura
Berserk: Deluxe Edition. 2 by Kentarō Miura
Spy x Family. 1 by Tatsuya Endō
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds
One-Punch Man. 01 by ONE
Romance
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Mystery
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Now or Never: Thirty-One on the Run by Janet Evanovich
Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb
Listen for the Lie: A Novel by Amy Tintera
The Missing Half: A Novel by Ashley Flowers
Marble Hall Murders: A Novel by Anthony Horowitz
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben
Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie: A Novel by James Lee Burke
Science Fiction
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by Victoria Schwab
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
Project Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir
Dune by Frank Herbert
Blood Over Bright Haven: A Novel by M. L. Wang
African American Fiction
James: A Novel by Percival Everett
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
King of Ashes: A Novel by S. A. Cosby
Good Dirt: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
This Could be Us by Ryan Kennedy
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
Top Audiobooks
The Women: A Novel (unabridged) by Kristin Hannah
Onyx Storm: (unabridged) by Rebecca Yarros
Great Big Beautiful Life: (unabridged) by Emily Henry
The Wedding People: A Novel (unabridged) by Alison Espach
Just for the Summer: (unabridged) by Abby Jimenez
The Perfect Divorce: (unabridged) by Jeneva Rose
Say You'll Remember Me: (unabridged) by Abby Jimenez
None of This is True: (unabridged) by Lisa Jewell
The Perfect Marriage: (unabridged) by Jeneva Rose
The God of the Woods: A Novel (unabridged) by Liz Moore
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