• By Mary Giunca
• Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Just the facts. Information you can trust is available free from your local library

No rumors. No gossip. No scare tactics here. Libraries have a long and proud history of providing the public with useful and accessible information. Here are our top trusted sources to use to learn more about coronavirus.

• The Centers for Disease Control has a mission to protect the health security of our nation.


• MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


• For the latest on the virus in the state of North Carolina, visit the NC Department of Public Health website.


• The Associated Press (AP) is a nationwide news cooperative that strives for non-biased, accurate reporting. See current reports on "Understanding the Outbreak" and "Virus Outbreak".