The Library will be OPEN to the public as of July 1st, 2020

Our branches will be open to the public starting Wednesday, July 1st.    Check your local branch for hours of operation.    For those of you who prefer not to come in, we will be continuing our 'contact -free' curbside service.                                            We can't wait to welcome our patrons back!  

Curbside Service Available!

Starting Wednesday, June 3rd, we will be offering curbside pick-up.  Here's how it works:

1. Call or go to mecklib.org to place items on hold

2.  Wait for notification by phone that your items are ready.

3.  Call the branch when you are on your way to pick up.

4.  Items will be left outside for you in a designated pick-up area.

All branches of the Mecklenburg County Public Library will be closed as of Friday, July 3, and will resume operating hours on Monday, July 6. 

              Free E-Book Math Database

                  For Grades K - 6 

    Free  E-Book

                                                                                               Data Base 

                                                                                               For Teens Grade 7-12 

                                                      Tumble Books a free E-Book database

                                                                  for children K-6

Hoopla is up to 12 checkouts!!!!

We have increased your hoopla check-out limit from 3 to 12 per month!  Hoopla is a free digital service offering books, audiobooks and movies-ask your librarian how to get the app on your device.

Another library resource for electronic materials.

New Children's Digital Database!

This early childhood digital resource is a child’s first encyclopedia, eBook, and introduction to core early concepts.  With read-aloud across all functions, the 60 stories in “World of Reading” and “Trek’s Travels” tie learning together through videos, games, and printable activities.  Twelve stories are available in both Spanish and English, and the worksheets also offer written instructions in Spanish.  Classic songs, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales complete the program, and are often included in the lesson plan for each story.   A service made available through Library of Virginia

Download the free OverDrive app on your favorite reading device.  Use the number from your library card to log in and the number 2 as your PIN number to dowload e-books. 

NOTE:  All Southside Regional Library cards must be updated to Mecklenburg County Library cards in order to download eBooks.  

Mecklenburg County digitized records online

Local Digitized Yearbooks

Through a collaboration between Library of Virginia, LYRASIS Digitization Collaborative, and Mecklenburg County Public Library some local yearbooks have been digitized and can now be viewed at https://archive.org/details/mecklenburgcopubliclibrary

Click the icon and enter your Mecklenburg County Public Library card number to gain 24x7 access to selected history and health titles. 

Titles  include: Milestone Documents in African American History, This is Who We Are, Working Americans, Cancer - Full text of  911 essays in 4 volumes on all aspects of cancer