Outreach Services

Programs & Contact Information

The Outreach Department of the Public Library exists to provide the highest quality programs and services to Mecklenburg County residents who cannot use the library and its resources in a traditional manner. Outreach activities include but are not limited too:

• Adult & Senior programs
• Library by mail
• Read to Me Charlotte, Family Literacy
• Spanish language children and adult programs
• Youth programs
• Educational workshops & resources
• International programs & activities

Programs & Contact Information

Youth Outreach Coordinators
Location: Main Library
Phone number: (704) 416-0552
Description of program:
The Youth Outreach Coordinators offer early intervention pre-literacy training to adults in childcare facilities, home care providers, CMS four year-old preschool programs, parenting programs and other community based agencies.

The Youth Outreach Coordinators focus on offering customized workshops in childcare facilities, linking library resources to curriculum, providing book deposit collections, and offering Parent-Teacher resources, in addition to modeling storytelling skills. They model and encourage reading aloud and support school readiness activities in an effort to create life long learners.

The Youth Outreach Coordinators empower childcare providers, teacher, parents and staff in community agencies by offering access to high quality books and materials and helping them build the confidence to use them effectively.

Latino Outreach Services
Location: Main Library
Staff Members: Irania Patterson 
Phone: (704) 416-0557
Description of program:
Programs for Adults in Spanish
The Library offers specialized programs for Spanish speaking adults. Among these programs are:monthly Spanish language films and discussions in collaboration with the Latin American Coalition; book club meetings at a local jail; activities at the Shamrock International Senior Center; Spanish Language classes; ESL; the annual celebration of "Con A de Arte". Click here for more information.

Programa para los adultos en español
CMLibrary ofrece programas especializados para adultos en español. Estos programs incluyen; peliculas y discusiones en español en colaborción con la coalición Latinoamerciana; club de lectores en la cárcel local; actividades con los señores de la tecera edad en el Shamrock International senior Center; clases de espanol; ESL, la celebración anual del festival "Con A de Arte". Oprima aqui para más información.

Connections that Count / Conexiones que Cuentan
Location: Hickory Grove, Scaleybark, Sugar Creek,Steele Creek,University City Regional, The Latin American Coalition, apartment complexes, churches, home daycares
Staff Members: Veronica Corral
Phone: (704) 416-0556 or (704) 416-0555
Description of program:
To address school readiness of Hispanic children, the Library has implemented Connections that Count. Our mission is to prepare children ages birth to 5 to enter school. We provide literacy training for families, encouraging the formation of “neighborhood teachers” for the children of their communities. The programs are conducted in Spanish, but all are welcome to attend. Connections that Count is free of charge. There is no prior registration required for participation. For more information, email Veronica Corral or call (704) 416-0556.

Conexiones que Cuentan/Connections that Count
Ubicación : Scaleybark, Mint Hill, Independence Regional,Sugar Creek,Steele Creek,University City Regional,Independence Regional, apartamentos, iglesias, hogares y centros comunitarios.
Personal: Veronica Corral , Beatriz Guevara
Teléfono: (704) 416-0556 or (704) 416-0555
Descripción del programa:
Si usted tiene niños menores de 5 años, no puede perderse un programa gratuito de cuentos para niños y pláticas en el área de paternidad. Entrenamos a los padres a que se conviertan en los mejores maestros de sus niños y ayudamos a sus hijos a que desarrollen el amor por la lectura desde temprana edad. Desarrollamos habilidades de aprendizaje y habilidades artísticas en los niños a través de la narración de cuentos, drama, juegos, literatura y música infantil. Para mayor información, llamar a Veronica Corral al (704) 416-0556. También puede mandar un e-mail a Veronica Corral

Storytimes To Go!
Location: ImaginOn
Staff Members: Varanrat Torok
Phone: (704) 416-4622
Email Us
Description of program:
Storytimes To Go! provides themed pre-literacy storytime kits . All residents with a library card are eligible to borrow kits and participate in the workshops.

Storytimes To Go! kits are designed to encourage pre-literacy development and include eight to twelve picture books, a booklet of activities, flannelboard activities, a puppet or educational toy, music recordings, and family activity sheets. This includes musical instruments, educational toys, manipulatives, over 200 different puppets, and 1500 resource books. Participants may have the kits sent to the library location of their choice.

Adult Outreach Services
Location: Main Library
Staff members: Dot Siler : Phone: (704) 416-4621
Description of program:
Senior Outreach Services visits nursing homes, adult daycare centers, jails, retirement apartments and senior nutritional sites on a monthly basis to deliver books, magazines, movies. Offerings include kits that encourage storytelling and rememberance that are loaned out to the activity directors in the centers. For more information

Read To Me, Charlotte!
Location: Main Library
Staff members: Amy Kukla   Phone:(704) 416-0561
Description of program:
Read to Me Charlotte! is a community - wide initiative coordinated by the Library to encourage families with children aged 0 - 5 to read together. This initiative includes community awareness, book distribution and opportunitites for families to strengthen their literacy skills together.

Library By Mail
Location: Main Library
Staff members: Connie Ellington   Phone:(704) 416-0552
Description of Program For more information