Allegra Westbrooks was the first African American public library supervisor in North Carolina. Ms. Westbrooks helped bring literacy to underserved communities, integrated the North Carolina library system and left an insurmountable impact on the Charlotte Mecklenburg community.

Words and lyrics from Black female artists help one woman find her voice.

2021 could be the fresh start you’ve been looking for. Here, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library shares a “New Year, New You” list of titles to help you meet the best version of yourself this year.

Have you ever wanted to take notes or highlight parts of your e-book as you read? Great news - you can do it in Libby! In this blog, Amy Richard, digital collections coordinator at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, explains the process step-by-step.

Join us and explore themed online programs for all ages. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Black Lives Matter programming initiative has a variety of discussions, storytimes, book groups, speaker series and more to explore and celebrate Black History this month and every month.

Find out here how you can participate in a study to discuss the Facilities Master Plan for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.

Literature can be a useful tool for children to understand the world, and how the world views them.

Exciting new changes coming as OverDrive acquires RBdigital magazines

Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with a full day of online stories from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library on February 3, 2021.

Kamala Harris’ historic election as Vice President inspires Black women across generations