New Main Library
What is the new Main Library?
A place for gathering. For learning. For community.
The new Main Library will be a major destination in Uptown Charlotte; a free, open, and accessible information hub for Mecklenburg County long timers, newcomers, and those just stopping through. As Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s flagship location, it will be an architecturally distinctive, state-of-the-art, technologically advanced knowledge center, where everyone in the community can access the resources of a 21st century library. All will be welcome.
Main Library Update Video: Demolition
Where will the new Main Library be located?
New destination. Same location.
The new Main Library will be built on the same site as the current main library: the 300 block of North Tryon Street, also known as the corner of 6th & N. Tryon Streets. It is the same site where the original Carnegie Library – the first free library in Mecklenburg County – stood in 1903.
New Main will continue to be an inviting place to learn, grow, and engage with others in the community.
Learn more about the Seventh & Tryon Development.
What will be inside of the new Main Library?
Exploration. Opportunity. Knowledge.
Level One - Community
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Knight Hall – The dynamic grand lobby
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Open air courtyard
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Forum for new, innovative programming
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Popular collection showcase including NYT bestsellers and latest releases
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Immersive theater area for live performances with digital integration
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Café
Level Two - Opportunity and Innovation
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Opportunity and career center
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Innovation lab supports the conception and development of new ideas
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Technology hub
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Digital visualization lab provides resources and support for discovering, analyzing, and visualizing information
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New resident welcome center
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Outdoor terrace
Level Three - Reference and Research
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Collections
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Study carrels
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Multi-purpose classroom
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Reference hub
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Community “living room” for open, salon-style conversations
Level Four - History and Genealogy
- Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room