Union County Library
🏢 Union County Public Library · Monroe, North Carolina
Union County Library
The Main branch of the Union County Public Library at 316 E Windsor Street is the flagship of a four-location county system, home to the Dickerson genealogy room with its own fireplace and open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday in downtown Monroe.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–7pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–7pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–7pm |
| Thursday | 9am–7pm |
| Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 316 E Windsor Street, Monroe, NC 28112
Phone: (704) 283-8184
Website: uclnc.org
Plus Code: 866XXFJ3+9M (Monroe, NC)
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📍 Plan your visit
🚉 Getting there
316 E Windsor St, Monroe, NC 28112. Get transit & driving directions → (live subway, bus & car routes).
♿ Accessibility
Includes wheelchair-accessible entrance, accessible parking, accessible restroom, accessible seating.
⭐ Visitor rating
4.7 / 5 from 200 Google reviews.
🕑 Best time to go
Usually calmest soon after opening; busiest around 4 pm.
Visit details from the library’s Google Business Profile, verified October 2026 — confirm on official page before a special-date trip.
📖 About Union County Library
Union County Library is the public library system serving Monroe and the fast-growing suburbs of southeastern Union County, North Carolina. The system traces its roots to the 1930s: in May 1939 the Waxhaw library joined with libraries in Monroe and Marshville to form a county system, and in 1967 the library became a department of Union County government. Director Barbara Johnson, hired in 1968, drove the growth of the Monroe building and its collection into a new era. Today the Main branch anchors four locations — the Main Library in Monroe, the Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library in Marshville, the Union West Regional Library in Indian Trail and the Southwest Regional Library in Waxhaw. Inside the Monroe building are a genealogy area with a fireplace, a meeting room, a toddler area with a silo play feature and two study rooms, all sharing one countywide card and TLC catalog.
⭐ What makes this library special
- The Dickerson Room — the system's home for genealogy and local history, endowed by the Norven Kennedy Dickerson family trust, complete with its own fireplace
- Part of a four-branch county system (Monroe, Marshville, Indian Trail, Waxhaw) sharing one card and a single online catalog
- Open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday for after-work and after-school visits
- Outreach services van that replaced the bookmobile in 1995, serving homebound patrons, preschools, day cares and retirement centers
- Family-friendly Monroe building with a toddler area, meeting room and two bookable study rooms
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
A Union County library card unlocks free streaming, e-books and research through the library's apps and North Carolina's statewide network:
📚 Services
- Dickerson genealogy & local-history room with a fireplace
- Outreach services van for homebound patrons and community sites
- Bookable study rooms and a community meeting room
- Toddler play area and children's collection
- Free public computers, printing & Wi-Fi
- Countywide TLC catalog with holds and branch pickup
🎸 Programs
- Children's storytimes and early-literacy programs
- Summer reading challenges
- Genealogy and local-history research help
- Teen and adult programming
- Outreach visits to preschools, day cares and retirement centers
📍 Nearby Libraries in the Charlotte Region
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Can I reserve a study room, and how do meeting room bookings work?
Study rooms at the Monroe Main Library and other branches are available first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved ahead of time. Meeting rooms can be requested by Union County resident cardholders, local nonprofits and government partners; reservations must be submitted at least 30 but no more than 90 days in advance and are limited to a maximum of four hours. See our guide on how to book a library study room.
Where is the Union County Library genealogy collection, and what does it hold?
Genealogy and local history live in the Dickerson Room inside the Main Library at 316 E Windsor Street in Monroe. Named for the Norven Kennedy Dickerson family, whose trust helped fund the library's expansion, the room has its own fireplace and is the county system's home for family-history and Union County research.
How many Union County Library locations are there, and does one card work at all of them?
The system has four locations: the Main Library in Monroe, the Lois Morgan Edwards Memorial Library in Marshville, the Union West Regional Library in Indian Trail and the Southwest Regional Library in Waxhaw. A single Union County library card and the shared online catalog work across all four, so you can place holds and pick them up at whichever branch is closest.
What are the Main Library's hours in Monroe?
The Monroe Main Library is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed on Sundays. Hours at the Marshville, Indian Trail and Waxhaw branches can differ, so check the branch you plan to visit before you go.
I can't get to the library in person — can Union County residents still get books?
Yes. The library runs an Outreach services van, which replaced the old bookmobile in 1995, delivering materials to homebound patrons, preschools, day cares, after-school programs and retirement centers. Cardholders can also borrow e-books and audiobooks from home through Libby, hoopla and Kanopy.
📜 This library has genealogy & local-history resources. See how library family-history research works and find other libraries with genealogy collections genealogy libraries by state.
📚 This library has study rooms. See how library study rooms work — booking, time limits and quiet vs group rooms — and find other libraries with study rooms libraries with study rooms by state.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
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✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in September 2026.