The Library is hosting two special events this month that look at German POW camps in the U.S.
On Tuesday, September 14th at 7 p.m., Jim White, historian and author, will speak on "Camp Battle: German POW Camp, New Bern, NC. Jim's research includes a few photos of the camp and information about one prison escape. Local history buffs and students of World War II will be interested in this chapter of New Bern's history.

The traveling exhibit Held on the Homefront: German POWs in the U.S. will be at the library from 2-8 p.m. on Thursday, September 16th. The mobile museum, a converted bus, includes a 21 seat theater and uses media, narrative texts and artifacts to tell the story of the 380,000 Germans imprisoned across the U.S. during World War II. The exhibit is organized by the TRACE Museum, St. Paul. MN.
The North Carolina Museum of History lists 18 prisoner of war camps throughout the state, housing primarily German prisoners including crews from U-Boats captured or sunk off the North Carolina coast.
The New Bern exhibit stop is sponsored by First Citizens Bank.