Are you someone whose electronic holds come in all at once and you can’t possibly read them all before they expire? We have great news for you.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, in partnership with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and with the support of Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda Gates company, is proud to announce the launch of Engage 2020: Look Back, Move Forward.

​Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is gathering flash fiction stories from community members with the theme: what community means to you. This collection is aimed at helping library staff understand what the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community truly means to the local writers and authors, and how this meaning can be incorporated into the new Main Library. Includes a form.

Eight novels with an emphasis on suspense, mystery or thrill.

Looking to share a poem? Want to hear something new? Bring something you've been working on or just lend an ear for this lunchtime poetry meetup. Each meeting will have a new, interesting topic of discussion that could bring out the poet in anybody!

Dr. Tom Hanchett, Historian-in-Residence of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, takes a look at the achievements, life and legacy of one of North Carolina's most heroic Civil Rights activists, J. Charles Jones.

What happens when Steele Creek Library and Southwest Middle School team up? Positive outcomes.

Did you know that Charlotte Mecklenburg Library offers customers FREE access to lynda.com's expansive library of instructional videos?

Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library this November for fun, educational programs and activities in celebration of National Family Literacy Month.

Stay connected while staying home with virtual programming from the Library.