PLCMC News Releases

Meeting Notification

3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Who: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees What: Meeting of the Library Board’s Executive Committee When: Monday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m. A meeting of the Library Board’s Executive Committee Meeting has been scheduled, via conference call, to discuss FY 2010/11 planning and other Issues. Media contact: Sarah Poole at spoole@plcmc.org or 704-416-0702. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, 310 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 - Find out more! news release

Plaza Midwood Library closed March 15-17 for maintenance

3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Plaza Midwood Branch (1623 Central Ave.) will be closed Monday, March 15 through Wednesday, March 17 for maintenance. Though the building will be closed, customers may still return books and materials in the outside book drops during this time. For those seeking alternate library locations, nearby branches include Independence Regional (6000 Conference Dr., 704.416.4800), Myers Park Branch (1361 Queens Rd., 704.416.5800), the new Hickory Grove Branch (5935 Hickory Grove Rd. 704.416.4400), and Belmont Center Branch (700 Parkwood Ave., 704.416.3200). - Find out more! news release

Mecklenburg County Libraries invite teens to learn, create and share during Teen Tech Week.

2/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

Media Contact: Sarah Poole, Communications and Marketing (704) 416-0702 February 25, 2010 (Charlotte, NC) – Local teens will be tuning in at the library as Charlotte Mecklenburg Library celebrates the fourth annual Teen Tech Week March 7-13, 2010. They join thousands of other libraries and schools across the country who are celebrating this year’s theme, "Learn Create Share @ Your Library®.” Charlotte Mecklenburg Library hopes to attract a wide variety of teenagers and increase local teen technology literacy by offering a series of free classes in libraries throughout Mecklenburg County. For more information, visit the library's teen web site www.libraryloft.org. TEEN TECH WEEK CLASSES One-Shot Video Contest Celebrate Teen Tech Week by entering a One-Shot Video Contest. Challenge yourself to capture an experience without any editing. Flip cameras will be available to use. A winner will be announced at the end of the week. 3/7, 3 p.m., ImaginOn 3/8, 6 p.m., Morrison Regional Library 3/10, 4 p.m., ImaginOn 3/11, 3:30 p.m., Davidson Branch Library Photography Contest Celebrate Teen Tech Week by participating in this unique photography contest. Teens will create their own motivational posters using free online software and their personal or the Library's digital cameras. All completed posters will be displayed at the Teen Tech Fest on Saturday, March 13 at the Hickory Grove Branch Library, and the overall contest winner will receive a prize. 3/8, 3/9, 3/10, 3/11, 3/12, 3 p.m., ImaginOn 3/8, 4 p.m., Myers Park 3/8, 7 p.m., Carmel 3/9, 5 p.m., West Boulevard 3/9, 7 p.m., North County Regional 3/11, 3 p.m., Independence Regional 3/11, 4 p.m., Belmont Center Create Your Own Animation Celebrate Teen Tech Week! 6th-12th graders are invited to create their own animations using Go!Animate, a website that allows users to create and share simple animated cartoons. Participants will need to create a free account using an email address. 3/8, 4:30 p.m., South County Regional Leviathan Book Discussion Celebrate Teen Tech Week by getting your copy of Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and join us for a discussion of this exciting "steampunk" novel. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? 3/8, 6 p.m., Plaza Midwood 3/8, 6:30 p.m., Matthews Celebrate Teen Tech Week: Director's Cut Teens can learn how to edit their movies with Apple's iMovie. 3/9, 2:30 p.m., Independence Regional Kodu Game Design Celebrate Teen Tech Week by participating in a new way to play video games. Not only do you get to play, you get to create! We are proud to introduce Kodu, a new game design product by Microsoft for the Xbox 360. Design your own original game and share it with your friends at the Teen Tech Week finale party. 3/8, 4 p.m., Mountain Island 3/9, 4 p.m., ImaginOn 3/9, 4:30 p.m., Mint Hill 3/9, 6 p.m., University City Regional 3/10, 3 p.m., Freedom Regional 3/11, 5 p.m., Cornelius Digital Photography Workshop Celebrate Teen Tech Week with a digital photography workshop taught by a trained photographer. You will go over basics and then practice on your own. Cameras will be provided but you may bring one. Each participant will take home a photo printout. 3/9, 6 p.m., Scaleybark 3/11, 3:30 p.m., Hickory Grove Teen Tech Week Cosplay Fest Celebrate Teen Tech Week by exploring the library’s latest technologies for teens at this free event. Robotics, digital cameras, video gaming, and animation. College representatives from DeVry, ITT, and CPCC will be available. Interact with teen created technologies. Prizes awarded for best Cosplay costume. 3/13, 1 p.m., Hickory Grove To learn more about Teen Tech Week, visit www.libraryloft.org, call 704.416.4670 or email theloft@cmlibrary.org. For more information about Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, visit www.cmlibrary.org. Also look for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.- Find out more! news release

Support Public Library with a dinner at a local restaurant

2/16/2010 12:00:00 AM

On a special Thursday in February, your dinner will do double duty as both nourishment and a contribution to help the Library. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will be the featured charity on February 25 at Morton's The Steakhouse restaurant located on 227 West Trade Street. The three-course meal costs $75 and includes tax and tip with $25 going to the Public Library to support literacy, programs, books and technology. Participants must reserve their spot by calling (704) 333-2602 or by email at krista_manns@mortons.com. For more information about the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, visit our website at www.cmlibrary.org. Also look for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. - Find out more! news release

Library celebrates the World at ImaginOn

2/16/2010 12:00:00 AM

Free live dance performances and activities will take festival participants from Ireland to West Africa to Peru to India to China and to South America, celebrating local artists with global roots. Saturday's event will take place at ImaginOn located on 300 East 7th Street from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The free event is part of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s World Family Festival Series, presented in collaboration with International House. The Festival celebrates artistic expression and communities around the globe, with particular emphasis on Native American, African, Latin and Asian cultures. This project was made possible in part, with funding by the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Remaining World Family Festival Series Events: Feb 20: World of Dance March 20: World of Music April 17: World of Art All events take take place at ImaginOn from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. For images from the January event visit: the library's Flickr account ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center brings stories to life through a unique partnership between the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. For more information about the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, visit our website at www.cmlibrary.org. Also look for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. - Find out more! news release