It is my pleasure to welcome you to the State Library of North Carolina. We are in the process of completely revamping our website, and what you see here is a transition from the old to the new.

The State Library of North Carolina has provided services to our state and its citizens since 1812. The Government and Heritage Library provides direct services to state government employees and to anyone with a research interest in the history, culture, geography, economy and people of North Carolina. Our genealogy services are enjoyed by family researchers from all over the country and other parts of the world. We are the repository of state government publications and a coordinating agency of the State Data Center. The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped ensures that citizens with special needs have library materials in accessible formats.

In addition, our Library Development Consultants provide expert advice and programs for North Carolina libraries on library management, continuing education, outreach and marketing, networking, and youth services. We support reading in our state through the North Carolina Center for the Book, and we facilitate the distribution of state and federal funds to libraries.

As we look toward our 200th anniversary in 2012, we have recently gone through the strategic planning process to define our role and the programs that will support it in the 21st century. We invite you to look at our strategic plan at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/about/StrategicPlan_0608.pdf.

Mary Boone

State Librarian