New Bern-Craven County Public Library

Library

New Bern, NC

New Bern-Craven County Public Library provides library card access, online catalog services, and children’s, homeschool, and adult programs in New Bern.

  • Borrowing and discovering library materials through the online catalog
  • Parents seeking baby and preschool storytime programs
  • Homeschool students seeking STEAM activities

Havelock-Craven County Public Library

Library

Havelock, NC

Havelock-Craven County Public Library offers Books & Babies, Preschool Storytime, and Adult Game Day at its 301 Cunningham Blvd location.

  • Families seeking Books & Babies Lapsit Storytime
  • Preschool children attending scheduled storytime programs
  • Adults seeking Mexican Train Dominoes game events

Cove City-Craven County Library

Library

Cove City, NC

Cove City-Craven County Library offers adult, children's, and homeschool programs and stays open until 6:00 pm Monday through Thursday.

  • adult book club participation
  • children's storytime and building activities
  • homeschool family meet-and-greet programs

R.C. Godwin Memorial Library

Library

New Bern, NC

R.C. Godwin Memorial Library offers 24/7 Ask-a-Librarian chat plus OneSearch access to NC LIVE resources, scholarly articles, and books.

  • students needing academic research help
  • finding scholarly articles through NC LIVE
  • borrowing digital materials through Libby

Vanceboro-Craven County Public Library

Library

Vanceboro, NC

Vanceboro-Craven County Public Library offers weekday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. access plus homeschool STEAM Art, board games, D&D, and Saturday movies.

  • Homeschool STEAM activities for children in grades K-5
  • Introductory Dungeons & Dragons programming for ages 16 and older
  • Board game community events

Library in nearby counties

FAQ

Can I place library holds online in Craven County?

Yes. New Bern-Craven County Public Library lists an online catalog and the CPRL Go! app for browsing, placing holds, and managing library accounts.

Which Craven County library offers academic research help?

R.C. Godwin Memorial Library offers research coaching, citation tutorials, student study-room bookings, NC LIVE scholarly searches, and 24/7 Ask-a-Librarian chat.

Which Craven County libraries have programs for young children?

New Bern, Havelock, and Cove City list Books & Babies or preschool storytime programs. Cove City also offers a Building Club for pre-K through fifth grade.

Which Craven County library has homeschool programs?

New Bern offers Homeschool STEAM Art, Vanceboro offers Homeschool STEAM Art for grades K–5, and Cove City offers homeschool meet-and-greet programs.