BIG Book Sale

The Friends of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library fall book-sale returns to the Sudan Shrine Center at the corner of Broad Street and East Front Street beginning Friday, October 16th.
Sale hours are Friday and Saturday, October 16th and 17th from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, October 18th from 2 PM to 5 PM.
The selection of materials, which includes hard cover and paperback books for adults and children, records and videos, fills more than twenty tables.
The library accepts donations of books and other materials in good to excellent condition during our hours of operation. At our discretion, donated items may be added to the library collection, offered to the Friends of the Library or discarded. Unused gifts cannot be returned to the donor. We are unable to accept textbooks, magazines, condensed books, or items that are soiled, torn, moldy or damp.
Proceeds from previous book-sales have funded children’s and adult programs including the annual Dickens program and the summer reading program. The Friends have also purchased books and equipment including encyclopedias, computers, preservation supplies and an electronic keyboard.
Membership applications for the Friends of the Library are available at the library’s main desk.

Civil War Movie Series

The library is sponsoring a series of Civil War themed movies this fall prior to hosting the national traveling exhibit "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation."
All movies begin at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons in the library auditorium. Admission is free.
The schedule includes:


September 20 – Ride with the Devil explores the lives of four Southern guerilla fighters on the Missouri-Kansas border.

October 4 – Shenandoah This classic film stars Jimmy Stewart as a Virginia farmer who tries to remain neutral and not get involved in the conflict. He is forced to take action when his youngest son is taken prisoner by the Union army. 138 minutes

October 18 - The Great Locomotive Chase A Union spy leads a group of raiders into Southern territory to steal a train in an attempt to destroy the railroad system. 105 minutes

November 1 – Glory Critics and historians have high praise for this movie that tells the story of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all black unit comprised of Northern freemen and escaped slaves. 122 minutes

Using Online Library Research Tools Just Got Easier

Students, community members, and library users who once thought Google was the only easy answer to all their online research needs will now find it easier to make use of the library’s online research tools.

As part of a pilot program, the Craven-Pamlico-Cartert Regional Library (including the New Bern-Craven County Public Library) has partnered with NC LIVE, a collaborative for North Carolina’s nearly 200 libraries, to make searching online library databases easier by allowing users to login with only their library card number. This service will start AUGUST 7.

In the past, users were required to visit the library to acquire the NC LIVE password. Now, library customers can login using information they likely already have in their wallets or on their keychains.

CPC Regional Library has always offered free access to online research databases provided by NC LIVE. Long touted the sources for reliable information, online library databases give access to information not available freely on the Web. But the ease of using Internet search engines, such as Google, has caused many library customers to settle for an easier option. Library staff at the CPC Regional Library hope the switch to an easier system will encourage more library patrons to use the service.

Library Director, Jackie Beach, wants people to take advantage of the many online resources the library has to offer. “The online databases we provide through NC LIVE range in topics from career planning, literature, and genealogy, to health and medical resources, to business and investing. Our customers can even access e-books, online videos, magazines, and newspapers by using online library resources. The information in these databases is not out there on the Web for free, but our library customers have free access through our library’s website. Whether you’re starting your own business or you’re doing a homework assignment for class, NC LIVE library databases have something valuable to offer.”

To access NC LIVE online research tools, go to the library’s website (http://newbern.cpclib.org), or visit www.nclive.org and choose Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional, then enter your library card number. These resources can be used whether you are in the library or at home with an Internet connection.

Online Catalog Working Again!

Around lunch time today (June 25), the online catalog started working again.

The catalog had been out of service since mid-February due to problems with the Regional Server.

All functions, including reserves, appear to be operational. Thank you for your patience during this time.