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Chapel Hill Public Library launches podcast about town and University monuments

By Anna Pogarcic | September 22

The Chapel Hill Public Library has launched a new podcast series in order to tell lesser-known stories about local public spaces and monuments.

New exhibit illuminates North Carolina’s complicated history with women’s suffrage

By Hannah Correll | September 19

Artist Craig Walsh honors women's suffrage, which was a long time coming to North Carolina, with projection art installation, "1971."

Chapel Hill pop-up gallery celebrates the freedom to read

By Maddie Ellis | September 16

Local arts organizations host a banned books pop-up gallery to observe the history of censored books.

How is Orange County responding to the N.C. voter ID law?

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 29

Senate Bill 824, requiring photographic identification to vote, will take effect starting in 2020. The Orange County Board of Elections is taking steps ...

Turn your poems into a manuscript with the North Carolina Poetry Society

By Kyra Miles | March 12

The North Carolina Poetry Society is hosting a workshop that aims to help people begin the process of putting together a manuscript.

Award-winning author Zelda Lockhart encourages telling stories through truth

By Krupa Kaneria | January 24

In her writing and community building workship, Lockhart discussed how writers can keep themselves from distractions and express their true emotions.

Chapel Hill Public Library breaks the rules with Banned Books Week

By Isaac Rosso Klakovich | September 19

Next week is Banned Books Week at the Chapel Hill Public Library, and the town is celebrating the intellectual freedom that's been hard-fought to keep ...

Panelists Al Duncan, Assistant Professor of Classics at UNC, and UNC student Jack Davis discuss what it means to be a hero.

What makes a hero? Academics, authors and police chief weigh in

By Liza Zhytkova | July 12

“I think about World War II. So many people took a vow of silence once they did something heroic and never talked about it their whole lives.”

Ellery Adams is a mystery author from central North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Ellery Adams

Author Jennifer Stanley spills the tea on her new book

May 17

New York Times bestselling author and Long Island native Jennifer Stanley introduced her most recent mystery series, The Secret, Book & Scone Society, ...

Storied local leaders treasured by Chapel Hill, Carrboro community

By Marin Wolf | October 15

Lillie Lee Perry Atwater seemed to know everyone in the crowded Chapel Hill Public Library conference room. The Chapel Hill native made sure to greet ...

Chapel Hill Public Library hosted panel about confederate statues and free speech

By Chantal Shine | August 30

The Chapel Hill Public Library hosted a panel to discuss Silent Sam, the purpose of Confederate monuments and free speech on Wednesday night.