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Happy Friday! It's trivia time with the Library of NC! What NC County had the highest value of mineral production in 1926?

A.) Hoke County
B.) Watauga County
C.) Mitchell County
D.) Rowan County

To find the answer visit the North Carolina Digital Collection linked here: (Link in Bio) https://digital.ncdcr.gov/.../mining-industry.../4319041...…

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🌟 Workforce Wednesday 🌟

Dreaming of a career where you can help preserve, protect, and promote North Carolina’s natural and cultural treasures? DNCR has several opportunities open now!

This week’s featured positions:

🔹 Zookeeper, Asia Mammal – North Carolina Zoo (@nczoo)📍Randolph Co. – Closes May 26

🔹Accounting Supervisor– USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship (@battleshipnc) 📍New Hanover Co. – May 27

🔹Chief of Infrastructure – North Carolina State Parks (@ncstateparks )
📍Wake Co. – Closes May 30

🔹DinoLab Fossil Preparator - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (@naturalsciences)📍Wake Co. – Closes June 2

🔹Construction Manager – North Carolina State Parks (@ncstateparks)📍Wake Co. – Closes June 2

🔹Grants Assistant – Library of North Carolina (@librarync)📍Wake Co.– Closes June 2

🔗 View and apply for these roles at the link in bio.

Join our team and help shape North Carolina’s story for generations to come!

Please note: Positions may close before you see this post, but they remain open until their stated deadline.

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

Last week, the Library of NC attended the 2026 NC LIVE Annual Conference!

Our staff hosted an informational table, and our Government & Heritage Librarian, Taylor Wolford, presented alongside Alana Gomez, an educator from the State Archives of North Carolina. Together, they shared practical strategies for engaging youth in civics, government, and North Carolina’s heritage and culture with fellow library professionals.

#nclive #nclibraries #library @ncliveonlinelibrary @ncsulibraries @statearchivesnc @nc.dncr

North Carolina Year Book's were published by the Raleigh News and Observer during the early part of the 20th century.

They are excellent resources to find information about past county and state officials, churches, businesses, and more!

The Library of NC's Government & Heritage Library has a collection of these books spanning from 1901-1941 available to view at our library.

#NChistory #NorthCarolina #Yearbook @nc.dncr

🌟 Workforce Wednesday 🌟

Dreaming of a career where you can help preserve, protect, and promote North Carolina’s natural and cultural treasures? DNCR has several opportunities open now!

This week’s featured positions:

🔹 Reference Services Assistant – Library of North Carolina (@librarync)📍Wake Co.– Closes May 19

🔹Digital Experience Manager – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (@naturalsciences)📍Wake Co. – Closes May 22

🔹Accounting Supervisor– USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship (@battleshipnc) 📍New Hanover Co. – May 27

Positions with Continuous Recruitment (no closing date):

🔹 Administrative Receptionist – North Carolina Zoo (@nczoo)📍Randolph Co.

🔹 Camp Program Assistant – North Carolina Zoo📍Randolph Co.

🔹 Guest Services -– North Carolina Zoo📍Randolph Co.

🔹 Guest Services –Transportation – North Carolina Zoo📍Randolph Co.

🔹 Camp Program Assistant – North Carolina Zoo📍Randolph Co.

🔹 2nd & 3rd Shift Assistant Emergency Operation – North Carolina Zoo📍Randolph Co.

🔗 View and apply for these roles at the link in bio.

Join our team and help shape North Carolina’s story for generations to come!

Please note: Positions may close before you see this post, but they remain open until their stated deadline.

From Warblers to Waxwings and Hummingbirds to Hawks to House Finches, birds rely on native plants. In fact, native plants are one of the best ways to bring wild birds to your garden and support wild creatures of all sorts.

Join us on May 30 for Native Plants for Birds, a native plant walk focusing on plants and practices you can use to support bird populations in your yard or garden. Register at: slnc.info/plantwalk526 (Link in Bio)

(Peep peep! You can visit our native plant seed library to pick up seeds to support your backyard foodweb anytime our library is open, too!)

#ncbirds #nativeplants #birding #nclibraries #garden #seedlibraries @ncbirdingtrail, @newhopebirdalliance @naturalsciences @nc.dncr

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to highlight the contributions of Donald Hayes Conley, an education leader who worked in Pitt County Schools for more than six decades.

Conley understood that his students' lives outside of school were critical to their success in school. In addition to serving as a school-level educator and district leader, he worked to improve students' health and wellness inside and outside school buildings, ensuring students had access to dental care during the Great Depression, serving as a director of the Pitt County Tuberculosis Association, and advocating for physicals for school athletes.

Check out our NCpedia entry on D.H. Conley, written by a current teacher, Steven Hill.

https://www.ncpedia.org/conley-donald-hayes-dh

#PoweredByProfessionals #LearningHappensHere #TeacherAppreciationWeek #NCed #NCteachers #NCEducation

Image Credit: Photograph of dedication of superintendent of Pitt County Schools in 1967. D.H. Conley, former superintendent at the time, stands on the left. Image 741.44.a.32, from the Daily Reflector Image Collection, East Carolina University Digital Collections

Thank you, teachers and educators, for everything you do every day in your classrooms and learning spaces. We see you, we value you, and we're here to help you. This week and every week.

At the NC Government and Heritage Library, we know that classrooms across the state of NC are powered by the nation's best professionals, in part because we are lucky enough to support their instruction and professional development 365 days a year.

Learn more about our resources for teachers at slnc.info/educators.

#LearningHappensHere #PoweredByProfessionals #NCed #NCeducation #NCteachers @nc.dncr

Primary sources are a great tool for historical research. On our ANCHOR (A North Carolina History Online Resource) website we have lots of primary sources available on different topics.

One example of this is the information available on early protestors of royal government overreach in North Carolina known as the regulators.

There are eleven different primary sources that show the feelings of the colonists, how the royal governor and his advisors were feeling, and also reports on a battle that occurred. See all of this at the Regulators Introduction page (https://www.ncanchor.org/anchor/regulators-introduction). (Link in Bio)

Image citation: Tryon, William. "Governor William Tryon: Proclamation of Tryon, May 17, 1771." Colonial Governors' Papers Records, State Archives of North Carolina. From North Carolina Digital Collections. (link - https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/governor-william-tryon-proclamation-of-tryon-may-17-1771/994563)

@america250nc @tryonpalace #nchistory #NorthCarolina

What’s cooler than absolute zero? The answer is trivia night at NCMNS! Join the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Library of NC's Government & Heritage Library, and the State Archives of North Carolina on May 7th for an ultimate night of North Carolina science, science history, geography and culture.

Gather in the Daily Planet Cafe with your team or play solo to compete for prizes, bragging rights, and perhaps even learn something cool!

Event Details:
Date/Time: May 7th, 7-8 PM
Location: Daily Planet Cafe, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 - The Museum closes at 5 PM; the Daily Planet Cafe will remain open.

On the 17th of this month, GHL staff had a great time partnering with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for Roots of Discovery: Living with the Earth!

We showcased curated books and resources on the history of American Indian tribes in North Carolina, plus tools for exploring tribal ancestry. Visitors also enjoyed hands-on learning materials and took home free seed packets from our Native Seed Library. 🌱📚

#NChistory #NClibraries #NCculture #seedlibrary @nc.dncr @naturalsciences

Thank you to the patrons who visit and support libraries across North Carolina. Your curiosity, your visits, and your commitment to learning help keep our libraries vibrant and welcoming for everyone. Because of you, libraries continue to offer valuable resources, helpful services, and spaces where people can read, discover, and connect.

We appreciate you and all the ways you show up for your local libraries every day. Happy NC Library Week!

#NClibraries #libraries #libraryweek @nc.dncr