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The Community Service Committee gathered volunteers for a couple of great service opportunities in May at the Feed the Pack Food Pantry and on our regular Stream Walk. Michael Fairback,…

The Libraries' Community Service Committee had a busy June, working outside before the heat wave descended. Groups from the Libraries worked on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA)…

The Libraries' Community Service Committee hosted a volunteer “spring clean-up” opportunity at the Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary on May 17. This was the committee’s first visit to the Bluffs…

Libraries staff volunteered at the Durham Branch of the Food Bank of Eastern NC on March 6. Beatrice Downey, Beatrice Richardson, Karen Ciccone, and Jo Klein inspected, sorted, and discarded…

Todd Kosmerick and Laura Abraham sort clothes at Note in the Pocket. The Community Service Committee has consistently volunteered at Note in the Pocket in recent years. The charity collects…

In early December, staff members from the Community Service Committee visited the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC to inspect, clean, and package Capri Sun/Kool-Aid Jammers drinks into…

The Community Service Committee had a busy fall semester with a volunteer event at the Diaper Bank of North Carolina and their once-a-semester Stream Walk.  Troy Hurteau. Cas Saroza, and…

Libraries staff volunteered in April at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, sorting and bagging white potatoes for meals. Participants were Laura Abraham, Sojourna Cunningham,…

The Crafting for Charity group gathered their virtual knitting needles and Zoomed on February 23. The group regularly gathers to share space while working on handmade projects that they then…

The Community Service Committee held their spring Stream Walk on March 1 to clean the Libraries’ adopted stream on Centennial Campus. Libraries staffers walk this stream twice annually to check up on…