Kellenberger Room, New Bern-Craven County Public Library

06/02/2026

We're a week away from "Excavating One Ship with Two Identities: La Concorde and Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge" with Kimberly Kenyon of the NC Office of State Archaeology. See you on June 8, 2026, at 6 PM!

Help us "Unearth A Story" on June 8, 2026, at 6 PM, by attending "Excavating One Ship with Two Identities: La Concorde and Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge" with Kimberly Kenyon of the NC Office of State Archaeology. Ms. Kenyon is the lead archaeologist for the site of Blackbeard's infamous flagship and will share her experiences and insights from this archaeological discovery.

05/21/2026

Help us "Unearth A Story" on June 8, 2026, at 6 PM, by attending "Excavating One Ship with Two Identities: La Concorde and Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge" with Kimberly Kenyon of the NC Office of State Archaeology. Ms. Kenyon is the lead archaeologist for the site of Blackbeard's infamous flagship and will share her experiences and insights from this archaeological discovery.

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our colleague, Danielle Pritchett, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library for being named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers of 2026!

Danielle Pritchett has hundreds of “cousins,” her name for the patrons from as far away as Italy on genealogical research email lists. Her mostly hybrid programs have the highest attendance in her library’s system. With titles like “Who’s Your Daddy? Unpacking the North Carolina Bastardy B...

04/29/2026

Happy Preservation Week. The American Library Association has developed a page for Quick Preservation Tips for your household items.

Quick Preservation TipsTake the First StepThe most important part of a preservation effort is taking the first step. Don’t let the pursuit of perfection be an obstacle to getting started. A simple first step like moving photos out of the attic or basement to a bedroom closet will have a significan...

03/23/2026

Join us one week from today for 'Orphans and Scholars,' a presentation by Local Historian and Genealogist Victor T. Jones, Jr.
Mark your calendars for Monday, March 30, at 6:30 PM in the library auditorium to explore the various genealogical records related to children.

03/20/2026

We have added a few more items to our America's 250th Celebration Collection on the Craven County Digital History site. New items include the minute book from the New Bern-Craven County Bicentennial Commission (1973-1976) and the 1775 proceedings of the Revolutionary Committee of New Bern.

Craven County Digital History

02/28/2026

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center has added the 1971 and 1974 New Bern High School yearbooks that were missing from their website. They are now available at the link below.

02/26/2026

Join Local Historian and Genealogist Victor Jones on March 30, 2026, at 6:30 PM as he presents "Orphans and Scholars," a program detailing genealogical records concerning children. Learn how to find your ancestor in four categories of records that detail the lives of children.

02/20/2026

We have been adding to our America's 250th digital history collection. The latest is a biography of Patriot Cornelius Harnett written by R.D.W. Connor. View it from the link below. Be sure to get your free "Flat Cornelius" from the Children's Department or the Kellenberger Room to color and take on your travels to sites throughout North Carolina during America's 250th. Show where Flat Cornelius has visited by using the tag .

Craven County Digital History

02/11/2026

In celebration of Black History Month, the Kellenberger Room has digitized the African American Voices Between Two Rivers Oral History Project. This project from 2008-2009 was designed to document and preserve the presence of African-American history in New Bern, North Carolina.

Craven County Digital History