The Mint Hill Branch Library serves the residents of the town of Mint Hill in addition to numerous surrounding towns and communities. The Branch opened a new 12,000 sqaure foot building in May 1999. Located on Matthews-Mint Hill Road (highway 51) next to the Mint Hill Festival shopping center, the facility offers 20 public access computers, 5 study tables, reading areas for children and adults, a meeting/program room for up to 45 participants, and expanded collections, program offerings and services.

Mint Hill's materials and resources support a wide variety of interests, from books for preschoolers and school-age children to career information and resume books for adults, and almost everything in between. The collection includes audio cassettes, books, Audiotape Books, CD-ROMs, popular magazines, music CDs, DVDs and video cassettes.

Introductory-level computer classes, include:

• Computer Basics
• Word 97, Levels 1 and 2
• Excel 97
• PowerPoint 97

Staff and resources provide homework support for students in all grade levels, and general information for all ages.

Youth Programming has a strong emphasis at the Mint Hill branch.

Recurring Programs:
Terrific Toddlers (age 2) - Mondays and Thursdays at 11:15am
Proud Pre-Schoolers (ages 3-5) - Mondays and Thursdays at 10:15am
Book and Craft Programs for School-age Children (ages 6-12) Offered monthly during the school year and once a week during June and July

Special Programs Occur Frequently:
Books + Babies - series for children under age 2
Ready to Learn - series for children ages 4-5
Teddy Bear Time - evening program for children over age 2 and their parents
Saturday Storytime - weekend program for children ages 2-5 and their parents
Book and Art Outing - story and craft program for children ages 4-5

The Branch offers book rentals of popular current Fiction and Nonfiction titles included on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Staff enjoy discussing and recommending reading, listening, and viewing materials, and maintain customized lists to assist patrons with making their next selections.

For adults, Mint Hill Branch Library provides general interest programming. Regular ongoing programs include:

Four monthly book discussion clubs:

• Mint Hill Reader's Club - 2nd Tuesday morning 10am - 11:30am
• Mint Hill Reader's Club: Chapter 3 - 3rd Tuesday morning 10am - 11:30am
• Mint Hill Reader's Club: Evening Edition - 2nd Thursday evening 7pm - 8:30pm
• Mint Hill Mystery Reader's Club - 3rd Thursday evening 7pm - 8:30pm

Strengths of the fiction collection include a large number of titles in General Fiction, Mysteries, and Science Fiction. A temporary collection of Large Print titles are available, with new titles rotated to the Branch every few months.

Strengths of our non-fiction collections include: homework support, gardening, home improvement, decorating, cookbooks, personal finance, small business management, self-improvement, health, religions.

Please come and visit us today!