A World of Possibilities
Each location is home to unique collections, programs, and services, as well as a core collection of reference, current fiction, nonfiction, and children's materials. All locations offer weekly story times for preschoolers, afternoon programs for school-aged children, and book discussion groups. Meeting spaces are available.
Reading Railroad at Lake Brandt
Located at Lake Brandt Marina, 5945 Lake Brandt Rd., the Reading Railroad provides service Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am to 5 pm.
Central Library
219 N. Church St.; Phone: 336-373-2471 Map | Website
Central Library customers have access to more than 100 computers, including a computer lab with 12 workstations and free computer training. Special collections include the North Carolina Collection and the Business Advantage. Large meeting spaces and tutoring rooms are available.
Blanche S. Benjamin Branch Library
1530 Benjamin Parkway; Phone: 336-373-7540 Map | Website
Benjamin Branch Library is located in the Guilford Hills neighborhood, across from General Greene Elementary School. It offers meeting space with seating capacity of 30-40 adults, a broad range of children's programming, and access to computers.
Glenwood Branch Library 
1901 W. Florida St.; Phone: 336-297-5000 Map | Website
Glenwood Library is home to the Nonprofit Resource Center, the Greensboro Neighborhood Information Center, and the Multicultural Resource Center. Here you will find the Library's foreign language learning collection, as well as materials in at least nine different languages. Glenwood offers extensive programs and services for speakers of other languages who are learning English, including tutoring, conversation clubs, and software in a specialized ESL computer lab.
Hemphill Branch Library
2301 W. Vandalia Rd.; Phone: 336-373-2925 Map | Website
The Hemphill Branch Library is an innovative combination of art gallery and public library. You will find all the traditional services you expect from your neighborhood library, plus art exhibits and an ArtQuest studio. Other features include a reading garden, family room, and special tree house.
Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch
1420 Price Park Rd.; Phone: 336-373-2923 Map | Website
This library is located in the 98-acre Price Park, which includes a bird and butterfly meadow, reading garden, walking trails, ponds, and wetlands. In addition to popular collections, the library also has an extensive collection of nature, gardening, and environmental resources for children and adults.
McGirt-Horton Branch Library
2501 Phillips Ave.; Phone: 336-373-5810 Map | Website
The McGirt-Horton Branch is a 10,000-square-foot building which offers high ceilings and plenty of windows for a bright, open feel; inviting children and adults to enjoy a long visit. There are two covered exterior spaces accessed from inside the library. One space is for teens and the other is for adults and children.
This branch offers more than 30 public computers and a Special Collections area which includes the African American Collection. The children’s area contains special interactive features that encourage discovery and literacy. One wing of the building is designed for teens and will include a video lounge area, sound booth, and a multimedia lab.
Vance H. Chavis Lifelong Learning Branch Library
900 S. Benbow Rd.; Phone: 336-373-5838 Map | Website
This branch is home to Greensboro Public Library's first computer lab, where you will find specialty classes for seniors and teens. Chavis also houses an extensive African-American collection of both fiction and nonfiction.
Greensboro Historical Museum
130 Summit Ave.; Phone: 336-373-2043 Map | Website
The Greensboro Historical Museum became a division of the public library in 1997. Both institutions share an educational mission and dedication to celebrating the varied cultures that make up our community.
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