Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will return to offering Ancestry Library Edition for in-Library use only on December 23, 2021. Please visit any of our 19 locations to access Ancestry Library Edition after this date.

We compiled an all-ages Best Books of 2021 with titles from The New York Times, Esquire, Washington Post, School Library Journal and more.

The first Charlotte Mecklenburg Library interim Uptown location, CMLibrary @ Founders Hall, opens December 6, 2021, and will provide customers the chance to browse books, pick up holds, check out materials, sign up for a Library card and more.

Library cards are useful tools for college students. With a card, students can access practically unlimited online and physical resources, get help from experts, learn tips about job applications and resumes, and more.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Winter Break programming can provide exciting, engaging, and yes, even educational opportunities for children and teens.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is pleased to announce the addition of O’Reilly for Public Libraries to our customers. O’Reilly for Public Libraries includes more than 43,000 books and 30,000 hours of video in areas such as information technology and software; business; digital media; professional and personal development; and desktop and web applications.

The LaundryCares Foundation will host a Free Laundry and Literacy Day in collaboration with Too Small to Fail from 1-6 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, at LaundroLab located at 5618 Albemarle Road, Charlotte, NC 28212. During this event, children can engage in early literacy activities with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and puppet-making with master puppeteer Marilyn Price. Additionally, families will also receive free children’s books on behalf of the LaundryCares Foundation.

The new CMLibrary app will feature an in-app Library Card, branch locations and Library news, the ability to browse new releases and staff recommendation lists, upcoming programs and much more!

Creating a diverse workplace is an understandable component to the process of a nation with growing multiracial populations. To react otherwise is to deny talent, expertise, and profit-making opportunities. And yet, the current efforts are lacking.

During Thanksgiving week only, select new titles will be available to check out with no holds on OverDrive/Libby.