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Thanksgiving Hours:
All libraries will close at 5pm on Wed, Nov 21 and remain closed on Thurs, Nov 22. Regular hours will resume on Fri, Nov 23.
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A great story needs great characters. Become a library volunteer!
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If you would like to make a difference in your community as a volunteer at the Library, contact Volunteer Coordinator Chauna Wall at cwall@cmlibrary.org or (704) 416-0711. Visit the Library's volunteer page to see a complete list of opportunities.
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Find out about the Library's latest book, DVD and CD offerings through a free, weekly e-mail or RSS feed. Visit Wowbrary, put in your ZIP code, select "Charlotte Mecklenburg Library," enter your e-mail address, and follow the on-screen instructions.
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| THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS |
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Special Holiday Hours
Wednesday November 21st - All libraries close at 5pm
Thursday November 22nd - All libraries closed
Friday November 23rd - All libraries resume normal hours
Hide from holiday shoppers behind a good book...Grab a few moments of quiet away from visiting family...Find the perfect holiday story or movie for the kids...
We're here for you. Visit your local library.
Find your nearest branch here.
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Books and movies on-the-go can make holiday travel time more enjoyable and new music can inspire you to jog off those extra dessert calories. FREE audiobooks, ebooks, music, and videos are available for download to your home and mobile devices through our partners and online catalog. Kindle, ipod, Nook, Sony....
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Is the book really always better than the movie?
Several movies out this season will give you a chance to answer this question. Check out these books from the Library and make your decision.
By Stephanie Meyer
In the fourth and final book in the #1 best-selling teen vampire Twilight Saga, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward is revealed.
Currently in theaters.
By Leo Tolstoy
In Tolstoy's masterpiece, the gorgeous Anna Karenina is married to a significant government minister but falls in love with a prosperous army officer named Count Vronsky. Frantic for truth and significance in life, Anna recklessly defies the norms of Russian society. Damned and detested by her peers, Anna finds herself increasingly jealous and unfulfilled. Currently in theaters.
By David Mitchell
In his third novel, Mitchell weaves history, science, humor, and suspense into six separate but related narratives, each set in a different time and place.
Currently in theaters.
By Doris Kearns Goodwin
No one expected a self-educated prairie lawyer from Illinois to win the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1860. Lincoln won over his disaffected rivals by welcoming them - and their often dissenting opinions - into his cabinet. Abraham Lincoln's journey from dark horse presidential candidate to one of the world's greatest leaders was fraught with war, personal tragedy, and the struggle to end slavery, but his former rivals came to regard him with fierce devotion.
Currently in theaters.
By Yann Martel
This magical adventure is the story of Pi Patel. Pi is an Indian zookeeper's inquisitive son, and seeker after God -who embraces Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. The adventure of his life begins when Pi's father decides to move to Canada. The ship sinks in the middle of the Pacific and Pi ends up on a lifeboat full of animals and Richard Parker -- a 450-pound Bengal tiger who soon eats all but Pi. His knowledge of animals, imagination and faith guide Pi and Richard Parker through 227 days adrift. A complex and uplifting fable about the power of both faith and fiction. In theaters November 21st.
Find more Book Recommendations and Reviews on the our Reader's Club website.
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NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
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NOVEMBER 2012
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans throughout the month of November.
Check out our collection of Native American music and literature here.
Or visit the Robinson Spangler Carolina Room for historical resources.
  
To learn more about Native American History Month, visit
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THANKS FOR GIVING
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Thank you for so generously giving your time and talent in support of the Library.
This year we benefited from 1,029 volunteers contributing 59,290 hours of unpaid service. This generous gift of time is the equivalent of 28.5 people working full-time all
year, and it is a donation that we greatly appreciate.
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FALL GIVING CAMPAIGN
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Thank you for your financial contributions.
90% of the Library's funding comes from Mecklenburg County, but that last 10% makes all the difference. Public/private partnerships are critical to maintaining and enhancing our services and programs.
For every $1 invested, the Library returns $4.57 in direct benefit to the community.
We thank you for your generous donations.
Please consider making a donation to our
2012 Fall Giving Campaign
Donations can me made online or submitted to:
Friends of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
310 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Fax: (704) 416-0677
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AUTISM COLLECTION
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According to the CDC study released in March 2012, one in 88 children in the United States has autism; boys are almost five times more likely to have autism (1 in 54) than girls (1 in 252). In North Carolina, the statistics are even more alarming - one in 70 have autism; (1 in 43) boys and (1 in 196) girls.
The Autism Reference Collection housed at ImaginOn's Spangler Library is an assortment of books identified to provide parents with the essential information they may need as they navigate the perplexing world of Autism. The "First 100 Books" were carefully selected by a team of community experts that worked to vet the selection and the books were purchased by The Autism Society NC - Mecklenburg Chapter.
-Smart Start of Mecklenburg County "A Celebration of Collaboration of Autism"
Also as a result of the partnership between the Library and the Autism Society of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County Chapter, training videos have been produced by CML staff members who have been planning and presenting programming specific to children with special needs and their families since 2008. While the programming is geared for all types of special needs, the primary audience for this type of program is children on the autism spectrum. |
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
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On Saturday, November 3rd over 400 runners joined Friends of the LIbrary and supporters for the 3rd Annual Rock & Read 5K. Results are still being tabulated, but it looks like the event raised around $25,000. Funds will support the Library's books and materials. Thank you, Friends! Thank you, Charlotte!
Find out more about Friends at www.cmlibraryfriends.org
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