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Winter Holidays from the Carolina Room: A look at Kwanzaa
Dec 18, 2019The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room takes a look at the history of three winter holidays: Hanukkah, Moravian Christmas and Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is the third and final in the series, with it's dates of observation from December 26-January 1.
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Winter Holidays from the Carolina Room: A look at Moravian Christmas
Dec 18, 2019The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room takes a look at the history of three winter holidays: Hanukkah, Moravian Christmas and Kwanzaa. Moravian Christmas is the second in the series, with it's dates of observation beginning on December 24 with a traditional "Love Feast."
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New Year, New Library: Scaleybark branch Moves to South Boulevard Library
Dec 17, 2019Scaleybark Library moves to new location with a new name.
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Winter Holidays from the Carolina Room: A look at Hanukkah
Dec 16, 2019The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room takes a look at the history of three winter holidays: Hanukkah, Moravian Christmas and Kwanzaa. Hanukkah is the first in the series, with it's dates of observation beginning on December 22.
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Charlotte Today: Best Books of 2019
Dec 12, 2019Library Branch Channel Leader and Interim Director of Libraries, Dana Eure, shares the best books of 2019!
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Blood strangers: How one woman found family with help from the Carolina Room
Dec 11, 2019The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room is a public tool and historical resource with a reach beyond North Carolina. Here's how one family history researcher, Sue Abbate, used Carolina Room librarians and resources to find her birth parents.
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Artist Martha Clippinger to discuss "Open Stacks" at North County Regional Library
Dec 11, 2019Artist Martha Clippinger visits Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's North County Regional branch on Saturday, December 14, 2019 to discuss her public artwork, "Open Stacks," which is permanently on display at the newly renovated library.
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Bored over Winter Break? Not a chance at the Library!
Dec 5, 2019Kids are home from schools, families are in town to visit and sometimes you can’t think of something new or different to do. Look no further than the Library for great ideas during Winter Break!
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ImaginOn's 2nd Annual Christmas Carol Marathon Reading
Dec 2, 2019Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for the 2nd Annual Christmas Carol Marathon Reading at ImaginOn!
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The Queen around Crown Town
Nov 27, 2019Queen Charlotte never made it to Charlotte, North Carolina in her lifetime. Now, immortalized in cardboard, she's come to leave her unique mark on the Queen City.