On Monday, January 12, 2026, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library hosted its inaugural State of the Library at ImaginOn. 

Library Board of Trustees Chair Amy Hawn Nelson provided the welcome, and elected officials Mark Jerrell and James Mitchell shared inspirational perspectives on the positive impact of the Library's work in the community. Helen Hope Kimbrough, Foundation Board of Directors Chair, and Stacey Brown, Board of Trustees Vice Chair, provided closing remarks.  Projects and programs featured include:

Library Update, Angie Myers, Interim CEO

Community Impact, Barbara Cantisano, Early Literacy Program Manager

Mobile Library Services, Abrar Alkusaimi, Mobile Internet Lab (MiLa) Librarian

Customer Testimony, Kashvi Jain, ImaginOn customer

Main Library Update, Caitlin Moen, Library Director & Chief Library Services Officer, and Jenni Gaisbauer, Foundation Executive Director

View the State of the Library event in its entirety below.