Blog Entry List

The February 2021 edition of 10 Most Wanted Books changes things up this month and looks at the most checked out books in Large Print

This episode of the Notable on NOBLE podcast features Beyond the Darkness: A literary journal edited by Linda West Wooten. If you like what you hear, download the rest of the story from NOBLE, North Carolina's site for locally recorded books and magazines.

The State Library’s website has recently changed. Most of the content from the Government and Heritage Library can now be found under Research on the new site.  There are separate sections for resources relevant to Government Information (including the state publications Clearinghouse), Educators and Students, and Genealogy.  Resources used for research and tools to assist with your research can now be found on our Information for Researchers page.

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

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

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

During the late 1940s and 1950s, there was a small group of writers known as “The Beats”. Here a few books by and about The Beat writers

Older, significant state agency publications have been digitized by the Government and Heritage Library and are available online. By looking back through some of these digitized state documents you can find similarities between the influenza outbreak of 1918-1918 and the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest Allen's List features books on foreign policy and diplomacy. It requires a combination of finesse and bluntness. An appreciation of nuance. Here are a few books by those who have either practiced the craft or books about those who done so.

This episode of the Notable on NOBLE podcast features The Last Rose of Summer by Theresa Cocolin. If you like what you hear, download the rest of the story from NOBLE, North Carolina's site for locally recorded books and magazines.

Join the North Carolina Government & Heritage Library for an introduction to resources for finding African American ancestors. During this online session, learn tips and tricks unique to African American family history research.

Vital records are important to research, but they are not always easy to find. It is necessary to know the county where the person was married. Records can be found in different locations depending on when the marriage took place. Below are some guidelines to help navigate these records.

Ocean, estuaries, rivers, and lakes—our beautiful state is almost 10% water in surface area, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Whether we live in the mountains, piedmont, or coastal region, water is a part of our landscape.

Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law is a comprehensive collection of legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.  

According to Carolina Demography’s North Carolina 2020 Census Tracker, 58.3% of households in North Carolina have self-responded to the 2020 Census between March 12 and July 19, 2020?. North Carolina is currently ranked 36 out of 50 states and Washington D.C. for the self-response rate. Nationally, 62.1% of households have self-responded to the Census.