Library Coverage

Wake County begins to reopen its community library locations
More community libraries are slated to open later this month.

Libraries help students of first responders in Cumberland County
It has been about two weeks since Cumberland County created the centers in six of its eight libraries.

Body found outside Smithfield library
Smithfield police are investigating why a dead body was found outside a Smithfield library. Police were notified that the body of an adult male was concealed by thick shrubbery behind an HVAC unit outside the Johnston County Public Library on 305 East Market Street in Smithfield.

Some Wake County librarians to serve as contact tracers
As part of the effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in North Carolina, some Wake County librarians will be taking on a new task.

The library is closed, but you can still 'check out' materials - virtually
Local library systems in Wake County, Chapel Hill and Durham are closed to the public for now. There's no browsing the shelves or in-person storytimes to participate in. But, luckily, you don't have to go to the library to take advantage of all of the materials that our local library systems have.

Wake libraries puts storytimes, other public programs on hiatus through April 15
The coronavirus pandemic is putting storytimes and other programming at Wake County Public Libraries on hold through April 15. Wake libraries are still open, operating during their regular hours, at the moment (Saturday, March 14). But programming is suspended.

Noose found hanging in library
Because the library was closed on Sunday, staff believe the noose was hung on Saturday sometime in the four hours they were open.

More Americans went to the library than the movie theater in 2019
Among adults in Gallup's December 2019 poll, there was a reported average of 10.5 trips to a library last year. Heading to the movie theater was second on the list at 5.3 average trips.