The Big Book Sale!
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, September 13, 14, & 15It’s time to stock up at the biggest sale of the year! Get thousands of books, DVDs, music, and more. Prices start at just 50¢ and all sales benefit the library.
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Banned Books Pop-Up Gallery
Friday, September 13 from 6:00-9:00
Join us during the 2nd Friday Art Walk for a reception featuring the art from the past six years of Banned Books Trading Cards. We”ll celebrate local art and the freedom to read with refreshments and a sneak peek at the winning 2019 entries.
Arts at the Library
Friday, September 20 at 7:30
On September 20, the inaugural outdoor art installation hosted by Carolina Performing Arts will move to its second home outside Chapel Hill Public Library. 1971, named for the year in which the 19th Amendment (which gave some, but not all, women the right to vote) honors three local women who have blazed a trail in the work for voting rights in our state.
Reading Recommendations
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people – people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.”E.B. White