Over the past five years, we’ve been surveying our community to determine the best ways to meet the wants and needs that are being shared with us. We regularly adapt our programming, resources, and services in response to the feedback we receive. Starting on November 1st, we will finally also change our operating hours to meet those same requests. In order to expand our hours at the Graham and Mebane Libraries and the staff available to expand our partnerships out in the community, something had to give. So our new operating hours for the May Memorial, Graham, and Mebane Libraries will be:
Join the Alamance County Public Libraries as we celebrate the kick-off of our new Mobile Library service! Our new vehicle, with more than 1500 items on board, will visit more than 40 sites across Alamance County in a three-week rotation, including schools, retirement communities, parks, community centers, and rural and urban neighborhoods.
Our kick-off celebration will take place at Fairchild Community Center, 827 S. Graham Hopedale Rd., in Burlington from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021. We’ll start with thanking our sponsors and a ribbon cutting, followed by family friendly fun and games, an outdoor Storytime, and, of course, time to explore and check-out the Mobile Library.
The Mobile Library will provide full library services, including signing up for a library card, checking out materials, placing and picking up holds, using computers and even attending programs at select stops. The Mobile Library is handicapped accessible, with a lift in the back of the vehicle for wheelchairs. Spanish language materials for children and adults are available as well.
Library cards are available free of charge for anyone who lives or works in Alamance County. Children who attend an ABSS school or many of the partnering private and charter schools in the county already have a library card through the ACPL Connect program. They can use their lunch number (or other number, as assigned by their school) to check out up to 10 items. ACPL borrowing privileges are also available to residents in the surrounding counties of Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Orange, Chatham, and Randolph. All patrons are encouraged to speak with a staff member with any questions about their accounts. Happy reading to all.
The Alamance County Public Libraries is looking to adjust our hours of operation. We are determined to meet the needs of our community and sometimes need to adjust our services in order to do that. Starting in October 2021, we are interested in creating universal operating hours at the May Memorial, Graham, and Mebane Public Libraries.
During the pandemic, we overhauled our website in order to help you find the information you are looking for. Here is a list of a few things you can do at alamancelibraries.org:
In addition, we have some great resources for adults on job help, genealogy, the Affordable Care Act, and resources for businesses and nonprofits. Find these pages under the “Research & Learn” tab at the top of the homepage.
Under the “Kids” tab, check out “Things to Do.” This will give you a run down of our programming as well as links to other fun and educational resources, such as virtual field trips. You can even find the current Battle of the Books lists on this page!
Under the “Teen” tab, you will find links to Driver’s License testing information as well as a full run down of library resources available for this age group. Click through to the “Links for teens” page and you will find resources on health and wellness, applying for a job or college, internet safety tips, and more.
Overall, we would like you to think of our website as another branch of the library – one where you can find good information and resources as well as connect with your library!
