Exactly the way you would think a southern library should look. Big, white, with tall columns and many steps. It is on the central square with a beautiful flowering gazebo in front.
The librarians are friendly and the place was full of kids.
Although, check when you live in Matthews, you are either Mecklenburg or Union county. This library is open to Mecklenberg county residents. If your not, you can pay $25.00 to use it but, what is the sense there!