Each year on June 20, the world celebrates World Refugee Day, the international day to honor people who have been forced to flee.

Reparations continues to be a hotly debated topic in America in the generations since slavery.

Beloved children’s books will come alive as Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites opens at ImaginOn on May 25 and runs through Sept. 7.

PSA: The Library continues to partner with Hope Street Food Pantry! Join us at Sugar Creek Library on May 21 at 11am. Learn more at hopestreetfoodpantry.com.

ImaginOn and Founders Hall Library will be closed May 3-5 for the Lovin’ Life Music Fest that will be held in Uptown over the weekend. This closure includes the book drop at ImaginOn.

This year, for National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs this year from April 21-27, we'd like to recognize some of the hands - and paws - that use their special gifts and talents to help us carry out our mission to improve lives and build a stronger community.

Looking to earn community service hours this summer as a teen volunteer? Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is looking for responsible teens (ages 13-17) who enjoy working with the public, helping others, and giving back to their community.

Over the last three years, the Living Archives project successfully collected stories of marginalized communities in Mecklenburg County through the COVID-19 pandemic. Those stories come together to be immortalized in a new mural.

Join six award-winning Charlotte authors on May 4 at 11 am at the Pineville Library for a conversation about their recent books—what they’re about and how they wrote them—and hear their writing tips and lessons learned.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library announces the return of Community Read in March with a focus on creating community dialogue around themes of food as a community and cultural connector.