Blog Entry List

Every building tells a story:

If you are interested in architecture and history and are planning a day trip this spring or summer, we recommend you check out our newest NC Digital Collection: Architectural Survey Reports.

10 Most Wanted Books - March 2021

Here is March 2021's 10 Most Wanted Books List from NCLBPH

BARD Roundup - March 2021 top 10 audio downloads

Here are the 10 most downloaded BARD audio titles for March 2021

BARD Roundup - March 2021 top 10 braille downloads

Here are the 10 most downloaded BARD braille titles for March 2021

Happy BARD Day - April 2021

Happy BARD Day. March 2021 was a great month for downloading audio and braille.

Now Hear This - a new Tar Heel Talk Podcast

Take a listen to the Spring 2021 edition of the Tar Heel Talk podcast brought to you by NCLBPH

Vital Records in North Carolina: Death Certificates

Vital records are important to research, but they are not always easy to find. In North Carolina, death certificates began to be issued on a statewide basis in October of 1913.

New on NOBLE - Animals among us

Check out the latest book added to NOBLE, Animals Among Us: A collection of short stories by Ruthann Anderson. Download this title and read it now

New on NOBLE - A Whole Bunch of Guideposts Magazines

Check out these new issues of Guideposts Magazine available for download right now from NOBLE, the library's locally recorded book and magazine download site.

Celebrating Women’s History Month:

Would you like to learn more about the history of women in North Carolina, do research, or locate educational resources? Do you need resources online at your fingertips? Get started by visiting these resources that are freely available and accessible online anytime from anywhere.

Black Historical Newspapers Database:

The Government & Heritage Library (GHL) offers free online access to the Black Historical Newspapers database to State Library of North Carolina cardholders and people visiting the library. This collection is brought to us by ProQuest and includes America’s longest-running, family-owned newspaper, The Baltimore Afro-American, from 1893 to 1988, and the Norfolk Journal and Guide, from 1916 to 2003. These historical newspapers provide genealogists, researchers, and scholars with coverage of events and issues important to the African American communities of Baltimore and Norfolk. 

New Episode of Notable on NOBLE

This episode of Notable on NOBLE looks at The Civil War in North Carolina by John Gilchrist Barrett. Here is a 3-minute sample of the first chapter.

The Latest Allen's List

On this edition of Allen's List just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, a few books about Ireland

Heard Any Good Books Lately? - March 2021 edition

This all new episode of Heard Any Good Books Lately? for March 2021 features some mysterious themes and reading inspiration. Heard Any Good Books Lately? is produced by North Carolina Reading Service and brought to you by the Friends of The Library 

Status of Women in North Carolina, 1975-2020

North Carolina’s Council for Women was established by Governor Terry Sanford’s Executive Order in 1963.  Governor Sanford created an agency that would “advise the Governor, state agencies and the legislature on issues of concern to women.”  The Council focused on issues of pay equity, w