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2025 Book Sale Dates

January 21, 2025

This blog was written by Kim Arlia, logistics leader for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.

This blog was updated on April 24, 2025 to include new dates and remove dates that have already passed.

 

Welcome Spring!

 

Each sale will have a unique selection.  You won’t want to miss a single one!  Plus, we have a special mid-week sale in June:   Wednesday, June 4, 2025 –Bank of America Founders Hall 100 N Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 - lower lever – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

 

Bring your book club group!  Pick up some beach reads!  Kids heading to camp – pack a book.  Support your local library and expand you mind.  See you at the sales!

 

We are filling the carts with fiction, non-fiction, children’s, young adult, cook books, and coffee table books.  Prices start at $1.00  Bring a friend and remember to buy for yourself and others!  Gifting a book is a literacy treasure that lasts a lifetime!

 

Start marking your calendar today!  Book sales are 9 a.m. – 1 pm (unless otherwise noted).

 

  • Wednesday, June 4, 2025 –Bank of America Founders Hall 100 N Tryon St STE 170, Charlotte, NC 28202 - lower level – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Allegra Westbrook Regional Library
  • Saturday, June 28, 2025 – South Boulevard
  • Saturday, July 19, 2025 – South Park Regional Library
  • Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Pineville Library
  • Saturday, September 13, 2025 –Hickory Grove Library
  • Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Mountain Island Library
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Myers Park Library
  • Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Mint Hill Library
  • Saturday, December 6, 2025 – North County Regional Library
  • Saturday, December 13, 2025 – South County Regional Library

 

As new dates are scheduled – the listing will be updated.  Hope to see you soon!!

 

HOW CAN I DONATE BOOKS?

Book donations are currently accepted at all open Library locations. 

 

NOTE: Smaller libraries may have limited storage capacity. Please call your local Library before making a book donation to ensure the location can receive your items. Do not leave them outside – rain and bugs are not their friends! 

 

The Library does NOT accept the following items:

  1. Newspapers
  2. Magazines
  3. Encyclopedias
  4. VHS tapes
  5. Music CDs
  6. Textbooks

Have a large donation? Please contact Kim Arlia by phone at (704) 416-0751 or by email at [email protected] to make an appointment.

 

WHAT HAPPENS TO DONATIONS?

All donations are brought via the library delivery system to the Library Administration Center (LAC).  At the LAC, a team of volunteers will go through the donations and determine what will happen to them based on condition, age, and genre.  Some may be added to the existing library collection, others may go to various outreach programs, some make their way to the many Free Little Libraries in Mecklenburg County, while others end up at the library book sale or for sale at Thriftbooks.com.  Revenue generated by book sales and Thinftbooks.com allows for the procurement of more library materials.

 

CAN I VOLUNTEER AT A BOOK SALE OR AT THE LAC?

SURE CAN!!!  Complete a profile here:  https://www.cmlibrary.org/volunteer  Make sure you select to work with the Book Donation and Book Sale Team Member.  Having problems with the CERVIS site – contact Kim Arlia by phone at (704) 416-0751 or by email at [email protected]

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Summary

Kanopy is an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films ─ titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers.

Details

Getting started:

If you are a first time user, create a Kanopy account by clicking the "Sign Up" button. When creating your account, enter your name, email address and select a password.  An email will be sent to you with a verification link. Click on the link sent in the email and it will ask you to select your Library (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library) and enter your Charlotte Mecklenburg Library barcode and PIN number.

 

New collections - Ticket Free!

  • British Cinema and TV: A unique blend of intriguing mysteries, addictive dramas, and big-hearted comedies for Anglophile customers who relish proper British movies and TV series.
  • Kanopy Favorites: Customer and staff favorites from the Kanopy catalog.
  • Credit-Free Films: Kanopy offers a small collection of free movies each month.

 

Access the Collection

  • Click the "Access Now" button below
  • Download the Kanopy app for Android, Apple, and Amazon Fire tablets.
  • Kanopy can be streamed on your desktop computer, tablets, smartphones, and TV apps. 
  • Click here for supported devices.

Borrowing

  • Charlotte Mecklenburg Library customers have 12 tickets per month to use on Kanopy content. 
  • The viewing period for movies and episodic content will be displayed beside the number of tickets to be used on content. After starting a video, customers can watch it as many times as you want within the viewing period.
  • Great Courses are 5 tickets per course.  When you check out a Great Course, you have access to all the videos in that course for 21 days (from the time of check out).
  • Kanopy Kids does not use tickets.
  • Tickets reset on the 1st of the month.

NEW

In order to control the Library's spending in Kanopy, we have a monthly budget cap in place.  Once the Library has reached it's spending cap service will be paused until the next month.  You will see the following message when our budget cap has been met, "Sorry, access is currently limited per your library's request."  Read more about it here.

 

Tips

  • Kanopy also has a site dedicated to kids! Kanopy Kids highlights films and TV series that inspire and inform, helping children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos. Kanopy Kids categories include TV Series, Learning Languages, Animated Storybooks, Anime Favorites, Classic Films, and Movies for the whole family. Parents can set up parental controls for their Kanopy accounts. Kanopy Kids is unlimited plays! Learn more here.
  • Check out more than 70 Great Courses available on Kanopy. View Great Courses such as Masters of Mindfulness, Decisive Battles of History, and Fundamental of Photography. Upon checking out a Great Course, you have access to all the vidoes in the series for the next 21 days!  

Need Help?

Click on the "Support" link in the footer of the Kanopy site. Help articles on creating accounts, using the website, mobile and tv apps, and more are available.

 

Kanopy es un servicio galardonado de transmisión de video que brinda acceso a más de 30,000 películas independientes y a documentales ─ títulos de valor social y cultural único de las siguientes organizaciones: The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses y Media Education Foundation. También se ofrecen videos de miles de cineastas independientes. 

Explore algunos de los más de 70 cursos disponibles en Kanopy como Maestros de atención plena, Batallas decisivas de la historia y Fundamentos de la fotografía. ¡Al ver uno de estos cursos, tiene acceso a todos los videos de la serie durante los próximos 21 días! 

¡Kanopy también tiene un sitio dedicado a los niños! Kanopy Kids destaca películas y series de televisión que inspiran e informan, ayudando a los niños a desarrollar empatía, atención plena y autoestima a través de videos entretenidos y educativos. Las categorías de Kanopy Kids incluyen Series de televisión, Aprendizaje de idiomas, Libros de cuentos animados, Favoritos de anime, Películas clásicas y Películas para toda la familia. Los padres pueden configurar controles parentales para sus cuentas de Kanopy. ¡El número de videos que puede acceder con Kanopy Kids es ilimitado! Aprenda más aquí. 

Kanopy se puede transmitir en su computadora, tabletas, teléfonos inteligentes y aplicaciones en su televisor. Los usuarios de la Biblioteca Charlotte Mecklenburg tienen 12 boletos para usar en el contenido cada mes. El período de visualización de películas y otros contenidos se muestra junto al valor de la entrada.  Los boletos se reinician el día 1 de cada mes.

Para comenzar: 

Si es usuario por primera vez, cree una cuenta en Kanopy haciendo clic en el botón "Registrarse". Al crear su cuenta, ingrese su nombre, dirección de correo electrónico y seleccione una contraseña. Se le enviará un correo electrónico con un enlace de verificación. Haga clic en el enlace enviado en el correo electrónico. Se le pedirá que seleccione su biblioteca (la Biblioteca de Charlotte Mecklenburg) e ingrese su número de tarjeta y número PIN de la Biblioteca de Charlotte Mecklenburg. 

¿Necesita ayuda? 

Haga clic en el enlace titulado "Soporte" en el pie de página del sitio de Kanopy. Encontrará artículos sobre cómo crear cuentas, usar el sitio web, aplicaciones móviles y de televisión, y más. 

 

 

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2025 Summer Bookmark Contest for Children and Teens

June 4, 2025

This blog was written by Jesse Isley, children's services manager for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

This spring, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library hosted our second annual bookmark contest for children and teens in grades K-12 to showcase the creativity of our community. We were excited to expand the contest this year to include middle and high school students, and we loved hosting the contest itself in March as part of our celebration of Community Read! 


We received over 1,100 bookmark entries—including hundreds from local schools and classrooms that teachers graciously dropped off for students. Themes included everything from love of books and reading (which made our hearts so happy!) to nature, animals, positive messages, and the celebration of summer. We also got to see unique materials used to complete the challenge with watercolors, stickers, and photography all submitted this year.

 

While it was a difficult task, we worked hard to narrow down the entries for final selection by our judges. We were so lucky to have 2 local artists judge the contest this year! To Melody Cassen and Chris Georgalas, we are so grateful for your support of our community and for your willingness to take on the hardest job of selecting winners for each range of grade levels. We greatly appreciate the judges sharing their time and expertise. Here is some of the feedback they shared:


“I loved the theme of these bookmarks—positive, universal that can apply to anyone.”


“It was hard for me to judge these as they were all so imaginative and genuine!”


“I congratulate all of the artists. It’s important for all of the creatives involved to know that they are unique in what they dream, and it is a gift they have to share with the world.”


We are thrilled to announce the winners below and first runners up below. Copies of the winning bookmarks will be available to pick up in every library location while supplies last. A huge thank you to our community for your response to this contest, and CONGRATULATIONS to our winners.
 

Winning Bookmarks: (l-r) Zoie Parikh, Laurel Martinez, Josephine M. & Hayden Jenkins
Bookmark Runner Ups: (l-r) Adair J., Lila Russell, Liam Christy, Ever Farley