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Summer Reading
Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Charlotte Hornets and the Grant Williams Family Foundation as we Block Out Time to Read this summer! From June 14 to August 16, 2025, make reading a part of your daily routine. We invite you to celebrate the joy of reading through daily reading and personalized book choices for all ages.
Popular Resources
With just a library card, Library patrons have access to 100+ free resources. Check out some of our popular resources and get started today.
New Main Library
The new Main Library will be a major destination in Uptown Charlotte; a free, open, and accessible information hub for Mecklenburg County long timers, newcomers, and those just stopping through. As Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s flagship location, it will be an architecturally distinctive, state-of-the-art, technologically advanced knowledge center, where everyone in the community can access the resources of a 21st century library. All will be welcome.
From Our blog
June is African American Music Appreciation Month! Originally coined Black Music Month, the commemoration was conceived by black music moguls Kenny Gamble, Dyana Williams and Ed Wright in the 1970s and initiated by President Jimmy Carter on June 7, 1979. The holiday was later renamed African American Music Appreciation Month by President Barack Obama in 2009.
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Step into a story with Free RPG DayFriday, June 6, 2025Free RPG Day is a world-wide celebration of role-playing games (RPGs). Join us for Free RPG Day on...
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2025 Summer Bookmark Contest for Children and TeensWednesday, June 4, 2025Congratulations to all of our Summer Reading bookmark contest winners and runners up!
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Plaza Midwood Reopens on June 9Wednesday, May 28, 2025After months of renovations, Plaza Midwood Library reopens with new facility upgrades.