Everett Library is named in honor of Herschel H. and Cornelia Nesbit Everett.  Mr. Everett was a dynamic leader and philanthropist, both in Charlotte and on the Queens University of Charlotte Campus.  He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Queens from 1952-1967 and Acting President of the College in 1953-1954. 

Built in 1960, the contemporary design of Everett Library uses an open modular plan that has three advantages: quick, direct access to the book collections, greater flexibility in arrangement of shelving and furniture, and centrality of staffing areas.  The original architectural design was a contemporary 1960s white pebble exterior by J.N. Pease & Co.  In 2000, Mr. John H. Sykes, Trustee of the University, donated the funds for a new portico renovation and an update of the library's information technology wiring.  Now a traditional Georgian style façade, mirroring the architecture of Queens' original buildings, unifies the campus.

The portico is dedicated to his wife Susan W. Sykes.  The central spandrel, a focal point for the original façade, is a 6-by-60-foot mosaic tile mural designed by the American muralist, Edmund Lewandowski.  The mural depicts the fields of knowledge included in a college library.  Its unity comes from the first, last, and central section. The Alpha and Omega of the first and last panels relate to the center section, which presents a number of religious symbols signifying the Presbyterian affiliation of the college.

Everett Library houses a collection of more than 138,000 books and bound periodicals in open stacks, more than 390 current periodicals, and more than 3,000 reels of microfilm.  The Rena Chambers Harrell Special Collections room is on the second floor.  Three areas of emphasis in this collection are local history and Charlotte imprints, Queens history and faculty publication, and the art of the book maker. 

The library provides access to four separate computer labs, one of which consists of Macintosh computers.  Everett Library is also home to five reading rooms which offer space for group study.

In addition, Internet access is available at all public workstations in the first floor Information Commons.  Technology ports stationed around the second floor provide access for patrons who have laptop computers. 

Everett Library supports the Charlotte satellite campus of the Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education with over 5,000 theological titles, 50 periodicals, and electronic databases.