On December 25, 1812, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the law that created what is now the State Library of North Carolina, to be administered by the Secretary of State.
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North Carolina is known for its varied people and places. While researching a post for our This Day in North Carolina history about Avery County, the last county in the Tar Heel State to be formed, we got curious: how did those boundaries evolve over time?
Late last week, teams of three squared off in what has become an annual State Fair tradition—Duke Homestead’s Tobacco Looping Contest.
The contest highlights what was once a common chore on farms across North Carolina: farmers tied tobacco onto sticks and loaded them
Thanks in part to five grants from the State Library more than 175,000 images from Greensboro history are now available online through an innovative project called Textiles, Teachers and Troops.
Sec. Kluttz and State Librarian Cal Shepard touch a rabbit
Secretary Linda Carlisle spoke to Congress about how libraries support the workforce.
Several great Olympians of the past have come from North Carolina, and in celebration of the opening of the London games, we've gathered a few of their stories in one place.
Kathleen Kenney, from the State Library of North Carolina was recently invited to contribute to the Library of Congress’s digital preservation blog called The Signal.