NC Community Chess Clubs

We have provided chess sets, instructional materials, and/or ChessKid accounts to the following libraries and community organizations in NC so they could start chess clubs. In this list, we have included the most recent information we have about organization web sites, club meeting times, and locations.

For even more places to play chess in NC, the NC Chess Association maintains this club directory, and you can also “check out” these NC outdoor chess locations.

Alleghany County

Alleghany County Public Library, 2nd and 4th Mondays 4:00 pm, 115 Atwood St., Sparta, NC

AVERY County

Avery County Morrison Public Library, Table-top Gamers Tuesdays 4-8pm and Chess Cafe 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm,150 Library Place, Newland, NC 28657

Cherokee County

Cherokee County Arts Council, Mondays 3:30-5pm, 33 Valley River Ave., Murphy, NC

Chowan County

Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, borrow board games with your library card, 106 W. Water St., Edenton, NC

Craven County

New Bern – Craven County Public Library, Game Club for Teens, Fridays 12-3pm, 400 Johnson St., New Bern, NC

Davie County

Davie County Public Library, 371 N. Main St., Mocksville, NC

Edgecombe County

Braswell Memorial Library, 727 N. Grace St., Rocky Mount, NC

Forsyth County

Salvation Army Ken Carlson Boys & Girls Club, 2100 Reynolds Park Rd, Winston-Salem, NC

gaston County

Union Road Public Library, 5800 Union Rd., Gastonia, NC

Harnett County

Dunn Public Library, Chess & Checkers Club, 2nd Thursdays 5-6pm, 110 E. Divine St., Dunn, NC (club may now meet at the Angier branch)

Johnston County

Selma Public Library, 3011 N. Pollock St., Selma, NC
Public Library of Smithfield and Johnston County, 305 E Market St, Smithfield, NC

MAdison County

Madison County Public Library, Mondays 3:30-5:30 pm, 25 Library St.
Mars Hill, NC 28754

MArtin County

Martin Memorial Library, 200 N. Smithwick Rd., Williamston, NC (club held with Boys & Girls Club)

Mitchell County

Mitchell County Public Library, 18 N Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, NC (club held at Spruce Pine)
Spruce Pine Public Library, Wednesdays 3:30-4:40 pm, 142 Walnut Ave., Spruce Pine, NC

NASH County

Harold D. Cooley Library, 114 W. Church St., Nashville, NC

PerQuimans County

Perquimans County Library, 514 S. Church St., Hertford, NC

Person County

Person County Public Library, teen games, Thursdays 2pm, 319 S. Main St. Roxboro, NC

Rockingham County

Eden Public Library, Fridays 3:30-5pm, 598 S. Pierce St., Eden, NC

Rutherford County

Rutherford County Library, second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m., Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bill’s Creek Rd., Lake Lure, NC

Stokes County

Danbury Public Library, 1007 N. Main St., Danbury, NC

Surry County

Dobson Community Library, 113 S. Crutchfield St., Dobson, NC
Mount Airy Public Library, chess club on Wednesdays 4:30 – 7:30 pm, 145 Rockford St., Mt. Airy, NC

Union County

Union West Regional Library, 123 Unionville Indian Trail Rd., Indian Trail, NC (club may now meet at the Marshville Library)

VANCE County

Katarah’s Hope, Henderson, NC

Wake County

Northern Wake Senior Center, Wednesday chess classes: Beginner’s 9-10:15 am, Intermediate 10:30-11:45am, 235 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest, NC

Wayne County

Wayne County Public Library, teen game night, Tuesdays 5-6pm, 1001 E. Ash St., Goldsboro, NC (club may now meet in Mt. Olive branch.)

Wilkes County

Wilkes County Public Library, 215 Tenth St., North Wilkesboro, NC

Yadkin County

Boonville Community Public Library, 121 W. Main St., Booneville, NC