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Thanksgiving Hours

The Library will be closed on November 23 & 24, opening on Saturday, November 25.  Drop in  on Saturday to make festive decorations for the winter days ahead. Happy Thanksgiving!

New & Upcoming Books

Click on tabs to view lists.  Use arrows to scroll though list. Select “View More” to see list in the library catalog. 

Upcoming Events

Please see the program description for registration specifics.  Questions? Send us an email.  All Library programs are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, December 5

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

  • Preschool Story Time
    10:00 am-11:00 am

    Join us at the Charlotte Library for preschool stories, crafts and activities. No registration required. Age 2 and over. 

Wednesday, December 6

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

  • Preschool Free Play
    10:00 am-11:00 am

    Play in the preschool years enables children to explore and make sense of the world around them, as well as to use and develop their imagination and creativity.We'll be exploring the sensory table, sorting, playing with blocks, play dough.....these are a few of the open ended projects planned for Wednesday morning play based learning at the Charlotte Library. 

  • Short Story Selections
    1:00 pm-2:00 pm

    Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82416415111
    Join Library Director Margaret Woodruff to share and discuss short stories old and new.

  • After-school Gift Making Workshop
    2:00 pm-3:00 pm

      Do you have a special person or pet that is hard to shop for? Come to the After-school Gift Making Workshop and cross a few gifts for loved ones off of your to-do list. Please register: youth@charlottepubliclibrary.org. Ages 7 and up.

  • Book Chat
    3:00 pm-4:00 pm

    Join Margaret at the library to discuss new books, old books and books we might have missed. Each week, Margaret selects a theme and highlights related titles from the library collection.

  • Crochet & Knit Night
    5:00 pm-6:30 pm

  • Men's Book Discussion: "In the Kingdom of Ice"
    7:30 pm-9:00 pm

    Join the discussion on Zoom or in person.
    On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole.

    Two years into the voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack.

    Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.

Thursday, December 7

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

  • Board of Trustees Meeting
    6:00 pm-7:30 pm

Friday, December 8

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

Saturday, December 9

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

Monday, December 11

  • Friends' Holiday Craft Sale
    All day

    Shop local crafts and support the Library. Come browse during Library hours.

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