Friends of the Burke County Public Library - NC

Friends of the Burke County Public Library - NC Our vision is to transform Burke County, NC into a county of lifelong readers and learners.

Our Purpose: To heighten public awareness of library services; to support the work of the library and staff; to stimulate gifts, endowments and bequests to the library; to augment services and programs throughout the county; and to provide volunteer hours and programs.

06/10/2026

We are so excited to announce this program!!!

KEEP NC WEIRD
North Carolina’s Strangest People, Places, and Legends
With Storyteller/Author LIZ Z PARDUE
Wednesday, June 10, 6pm
Morganton Public Library

An exploration of the best oddities, history, & lore in the Old North State.

Preserving Southern Lore One Story At A Time.

Authentic Voice & Deep Local Roots. Check Liz out on Facebook or Instagram, as she researches and discusses the most interesting bits of history from North Carolina.

lizzpardue.com

This program is open to ages 8+ and is free to attend due to the generous support of The Library Foundation of Burke County.

Call 828-764-9269, or email [email protected] for more information. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lots of amazing books at the Morganton Library Book Nook! Don’t forget to bring books you’ve read already to donate. Tha...
06/08/2026

Lots of amazing books at the Morganton Library Book Nook!

Don’t forget to bring books you’ve read already to donate. That means more room for new books!! As a reminder, all locations accept donations year round.

Some great Saturday Book Nook finds! 📖
06/06/2026

Some great Saturday Book Nook finds! 📖

We had a blast yesterday at the Summer Reading Program Kickoff and we hope you did too! We got to see lots of friendly f...
06/05/2026

We had a blast yesterday at the Summer Reading Program Kickoff and we hope you did too! We got to see lots of friendly faces and meet some new ones!

Since we have some new followers, here’s a little bit about what the Friends of the Burke County Library do! If this sounds up your alley, visit any of the library locations and become a member- we’d love to have you!

Happy Summer Reading!

Reading is better with FRIENDS! Come see us at the Library Summer Program kickoff!! 5-8pm in downtown Morganton square ...
06/04/2026

Reading is better with FRIENDS! Come see us at the Library Summer Program kickoff!! 5-8pm in downtown Morganton square

Don’t forget!! 📖
06/03/2026

Don’t forget!! 📖

Read, track, win prizes! Tracking begins TOMORROW (June 4)!

Tracking summer reading is easy! Download the ReadSquared App from your app store, or visit bcpls.readsquared.com to track on your computer. Prefer paper? Ask at your library (or visit bcpls.org/srp to download the trackers to print!).

ReadSquared is sponsored by the Library of North Carolina.

Great finds today at Morganton Public Library Book Nook!
06/01/2026

Great finds today at Morganton Public Library Book Nook!

05/25/2026

In Honor of Memorial Day, all of our library locations are closed today, Monday, May 25.

>> Online resources including are available 24/7 at bcpls.org with your library card and password!
>>We will open Tuesday morning at 9am.

❓❔Did you know❓❔You can becomes members of the Friends of the library at any library location? 📚
05/22/2026

❓❔Did you know❓❔

You can becomes members of the Friends of the library at any library location? 📚

Find your summer reads for great prices at any of our library Book Nooks! These are some of the great finds at the Valde...
05/21/2026

Find your summer reads for great prices at any of our library Book Nooks! These are some of the great finds at the Valdese location 📖

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204 S King Street
Morganton, NC
28655

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