Public Library Governance in North Carolina
County Libraries | Back to top
| Library | Trustee Board | Governance | County/Jurisdiction |
| Alamance County Public Libraries | Advisory | County | Alamance |
| Alexander County Library | Advisory | County | Alexander |
| Bladen County Library | Advisory | County | Bladen |
| Braswell Memorial Library | Governing | Interlocal Agency | Nash |
| Brunswick County Library | Advisory | County | Brunswick |
| Buncombe County Public Libraries | Advisory | County | Buncombe |
| Burke County Public Library | Advisory | County | Burke |
| Cabarrus County Public Library | Advisory | County | Cabarrus |
| Caldwell County Public Library | Advisory | County | Caldwell |
| Catawba County Library | Advisory | County | Catawba |
| Charlotte Mecklenburg Library | Governing | Independent Authority | Mecklenburg |
| Chatham County Public Libraries | Advisory | County | Chatham |
| Cleveland County Memorial Library | Advisory | County | Cleveland |
| Columbus County Public Library | Advisory | County | Columbus |
| Cumberland County Public Library | Advisory | County | Cumberland |
| Davidson County Public Library | Advisory | County | Davidson |
| Davie County Public Library | Advisory | County | Davie |
| Duplin County Library | Advisory | County | Duplin |
| Durham County Library | Advisory | County | Durham |
| Edgecombe County Memorial Library | Governing | Independent Authority | Edgecombe |
| Forsyth County Public Library | Advisory | County | Forsyth |
| Franklin County Library | Advisory | County | Franklin |
| Granville County Library System | Advisory | County | Granville |
| Greensboro Public Library | Advisory | Municipal | Guilford |
| H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library | Governing | Nonprofit Corporation | Vance |
| Halifax County Library | Advisory | County | Halifax |
| Harnett County Public Library | Advisory | County | Harnett |
| Haywood County Public Library | Advisory | County | Haywood |
Henderson County Public Library |
Advisory | County | Henderson |
| Iredell County Public Library | N/A | County | Iredell |
| Lee County Library | Advisory | County | Lee |
| Madison County Public Library | Advisory | County | Madison |
| McDowell County Public Library | Advisory | County | McDowell |
| New Hanover County Public Library | Advisory | County | New Hanover |
| Onslow County Public Library | Advisory | County | Onslow |
| Pender County Public Library | Advisory | County | Pender |
| Polk County Public Library | Advisory | County | Polk |
| Public Library of Johnston County & Smithfield | Governing | Nonprofit Corporation | Johnston |
| Randolph County Public Library | Advisory | County | Randolph |
| Robeson County Public Library | Governing | Interlocal Agency | Robeson |
| Rockingham County Public Library | Advisory | County | Rockingham |
| Rowan Public Library | Advisory | County | Rowan |
| Rutherford County Library | Advisory | County | Rutherford |
| Sampson-Clinton Public Library | Advisory | County | Sampson |
| Scotland County Memorial Library | Advisory | County | Scotland |
| Sheppard Memorial Library | Advisory | County | Pitt |
| Stanly County Public Library | Advisory | County | Stanly |
| Transylvania County Library | Advisory | County | Transylvania |
| Union County Public Library | Advisory | County | Union |
| Wake County Public Library | Advisory | County | Wake |
| Warren County Memorial Library | Advisory | County | Warren |
| Wayne County Public Library | Advisory | County | Wayne |
| Wilson County Public Library | Advisory | County | Wilson |
Regional Libraries | Back to top
| Library | Trustee Board | County Jurisdictions |
| Albemarle Regional Library | Governing | Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton |
| Appalachian Regional Library | Governing | Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes |
| Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library | Governing | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey |
| Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library | Governing | Beaufort, Hyde, Martin |
| Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library | Governing | Carteret, Craven, Pamlico |
| East Albemarle Regional Library | Governing | Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank-Camden |
| Fontana Regional Library | Governing | Jackson, Macon, Swain |
| Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library | Governing | Gaston, Lincoln |
| Hyconeechee Regional Library | Governing | Caswell, Orange, Person |
| Nantahala Regional Library | Governing | Cherokee, Clay, Graham |
| Neuse Regional Library | Governing | Greene, Jones, Lenoir |
| Northwestern Regional Library | Governing | Alleghany, Stokes, Surrey, Yadkin |
| Pettigrew Regional Library | Governing | Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrell, Washington |
| Sandhill Regional Library | Governing | Anson, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond |
Municipal Libraries | Back to top
| Library | Trustee Board | Municipal Jurisdiction |
| Chapel Hill Public Library | Advisory | Chapel Hill |
| Farmville Public Library | Advisory | Farmville |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | Advisory | Washington |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | Advisory | Nashville |
| Hickory Public Library | Advisory | Hickory |
| High Point Public Library | Advisory | High Point |
| Mauney Memorial Library | Advisory | Kings Mountain |
| Mooresville Public Library | N/A | Mooresville |
| Roanoke Rapids Public Library | Advisory | Roanoke Rapids |
| Southern Pines Public Library | Advisory | Southern Pines |
Data as of fall, 2011. Questions or corrections should be sent to Laura O'Donoghue, Library Development <laura.odonoghue@ncdcr.gov>
