November 23, 2009 – 4:30 pm
DURHAM – Citizens across the state have gotten a fresh look at North Carolina over the past 14 months. The “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit depicts the mountains to the coast, various time periods, and even far away places on two routes in a road trip across the state. The N.C. Department of [...]
November 20, 2009 – 2:24 pm
RALEIGH – For 14 months, 50 photographs depicting North Carolina’s mountains to coast, various time periods, and even far away places, have been on the road in North Carolina. The “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit, organized on an eastern and western route by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, is ending. The Cameron Village [...]
November 3, 2009 – 4:33 pm
RALEIGH – A fresh look at people and places in North Carolina is found in the “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit Nov. 6-25, at H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in Henderson. The best among North Carolina’s professional and amateur photographers are showcased in a traveling exhibit organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. In [...]
October 20, 2009 – 8:59 am
RALEIGH – A fresh look at North Carolina will be at the Rowan Public Library in Salisbury (201 W. Fisher St.) Oct. 22-Nov. 12. The “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, [...]
October 14, 2009 – 4:51 pm
RALEIGH – Visitors to the Warren County Memorial Library can see North Carolina as they’ve never seen it before in the “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit through Nov. 2. The exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods.
Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural [...]
September 29, 2009 – 2:30 pm
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s documents and artifacts may be at risk. Hurricanes, floods, fire, insects, mold, and improper handling and storage all play a role in destroying historical treasures. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has received a planning grant to help protect collections at archives, museums, libraries, and historic sites and to [...]
September 24, 2009 – 4:24 pm
RALEIGH – The American Library Association (ALA) www.ala.org, headquartered in Chicago, has once again recognized an innovative North Carolina campaign that encourages more people to carry the “smartest card” – the library card. “For the fourth year in a row,” says the ALA, “the State Library of North Carolina is proving that the smartest [...]
September 24, 2009 – 3:27 pm
RALEIGH – A new look at North Carolina is coming to the Monroe Branch of the Union County Public Library. The Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit includes 50 images from the state’s mountains to the coast that show different events and time periods, and will be exhibited Sept. 28-Oct. 19. Organized by the N.C. [...]
September 11, 2009 – 4:55 pm
RALEIGH – The State Library of North Carolina announced today that it will partner with the online learning group WebJunction in the national phase of a project aimed at getting people back to work. The one-year initiative, funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will gather and share [...]
September 1, 2009 – 4:27 pm
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue designated September as Library Card Sign-up Month in North Carolina, encouraging children, families and North Carolina residents to explore their public library and its many resources and to sign up for the “smartest card.”
“A public library card gives you access to a whole world of information and imagination,” said Gov. [...]