The Charlotte Neighborhood History Toolkit can help you answer those questions and more. The Toolkit offers tips on using Newspapers, City Directories, Plat Maps, Property Deeds and Building Permits to uncover the history around us.
Resources to assist North Carolina citizens, libraries, and others impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. This guide is created and maintained by the State Library of North Carolina and will be updated as other resources are shared or become available.
Free alerts about the Library's newest books, movies, and music. Discover the latest books, DVDs, and CDs acquired by the Library and have the ability to reserve bestsellers instantly.
Whether you’ve just moved to Charlotte or have simply moved across town to a new home or neighborhood, we’re excited you’ve chosen the Queen City as your home! We recognize the important role residents like you, play in the vibrancy of our city’s neighborhoods and we encourage you to get involved and stay connected.
The WelcomeCLT.org website and accompanying LigGuide contains useful links, videos, information and resources to help you get settled in your new home.
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. Although it requires user account registration, it offers free access to its resources and service online at FamilySearch.org.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is an Affiliate Library. As an Affiliate library, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library gains additional access digital records not available outside a family history center. These digital records include images and names indexes. Currently, there are about 400 million original records available in a digital format that Affiliate libraries have access to. To access the extra content, please visit a branch and connect to CMLibrary's wifi or use a public pc. You will need to log into your free FamilySearch account to access FamilySearch Affiliate materials.
An online hub for digital literacy training from the Public Library Assoication. If you are new to computers, these short videos will help you get started. Courses on using computers and mobile devices, email, creating a resume, online shopping, and more are available. All video courses include downloadable texts to accompany the material. Spanish translations available.
Find great recommended books from YALSA's (Young Adult Library Services Association) award, book, and media lists! Search 4,000+ books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA's book awards and book lists.
**While these books have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping individual teens choose those books that are the best fit for them and their families.
Techboomers.com is a free educational website that teaches older adults and other inexperienced Internet users with basic computer skills about websites that can help improve their quality of life. Techboomers provides three main services:
Information, links and phone numbers for filing and paying federal and local taxes, as well as tax information for North and South Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Revenue has not sent any tax forms and instruction booklets to libraries since 2010.
The Internal Revenue Service cut back on the number of tax forms and instruction booklets sent to libraries, so it is best to call ahead and ask library staff if the form you need is available at your branch. You’ll find all the library locations and phone numbers at www.cmlibrary.org/locations.
Create resume content with a step – by – step resume writing guide. Customers can format their resume by selecting a design template and font. Resumes can be downloaded and emailed in multiple formats.
