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Chapel Hill Public Library Expanding Programs Through Grants

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Jun 20, 2018 | News Around Town

The Chapel Hill Public Library has recently received several grants that will be put toward two new projects. According to executive director of the library Susan Brown, the first will focus on developing and producing a...

Chapel Hill Library Hosting ‘A Conversation Worth Having’ Panel

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 1, 2018 | Safety

The Campus and Community Coalition against High Risk Drinking is hosting a panel for parents this Saturday, June 2, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library about how to have conversations with your kids surrounding high-risk...

Chapel Hill Collecting Civil Rights Stories

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Apr 16, 2018 | News Around Town

The Town of Chapel Hill is collecting the stories of people who lived in Chapel Hill during the 1960s and experienced the Civil Rights Movement. The Historic Civil Rights Commemorative Task Force, created by Mayor Pam Hemminger...

Prescribed Burn Set for Chapel Hill’s Pritchard Park Monday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 2, 2018 | Fire

A prescribed fire is scheduled for Pritchard Park at the Chapel Hill Public Library on Monday evening. The prescribed fire is scheduled to take place between 5 and 7 p.m. “on the grassy sloped area above the Library’s circular...

Local NAACP Holding Forum on “Tax Cut and Jobs Act”

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Dec 12, 2017 | Nonprofit

Are you among the 400,000 North Carolinians who advocates say will lose health insurance if the “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” passes? The Chapel Hill- Carrboro NAACP branch is holding an informational forum on Tuesday at the Chapel...

Local Students Host Week of Action Events

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Oct 26, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

This week is the Eighth Annual National Week of Action Against Schools Pushout! Students in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro have teamed up to host events and lead the conversation. Week of Action challenges the systemic problem of...

Diversity In Kids’ Books: Why It Matters, And Where To Start

Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 30, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

How can we teach our kids to embrace diversity? By giving them books with diverse characters. Librarians suggest their favorites.

Twenty Chapel Hill Public Housing Residents Take Home Free Desktop Computers

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Sep 20, 2017 | News Around Town, Uncategorized

Twenty residents were met with applause at the Chapel Hill Public Library on Tuesday, presented with a certificate and congratulated by Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and Council Member Michael Parker. Each student received a...

Panelists Host Silent Sam Discussion at Chapel Hill Library

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Sep 5, 2017 | UNC

You may not have been able to find parking if you were at the Chapel Hill Public Library last Wednesday night. Around 200 Chapel Hill residents met to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Silent Sam and other Confederate...

NC First Lady Announces Grants at Chapel Hill Public Library

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 9, 2017 | News Around Town

The First Lady of North Carolina announced statewide grants in Chapel Hill on Thursday. Standing outside under a perfectly Carolina blue sky at the Chapel Hill Public Library, Kristen Cooper laid out a series of grants to...

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