|
|
|
|
|
Library
Nantahala Regional LibraryThe Murphy Public Library is a part of the Nantahala Regional Library. The Murphy Carnegie Public Library opened in April, 1922. Andrew Carnegie donated $7,500 towards the $9,500 needed for the building and the Town of Murphy donated the other $2,000. It was originally located in a brick building next to the Courthouse. In 1976, the new library on Blumenthal Streed opened. It cost $460,000 to build and originally housed about 30,000 books. The old library building is currently the home of the Cherokee County Historical Museum. The Murphy Library is a part of the Nantahala Regional Library and is located at 9 Blumenthal Street, Murphy, NC 28906. The library is open on weekdays from 9:00am until 6:00pm, and on Thursdays it is open later until 9:00pm. The hours for Saturday are 9:00am until 2:00pm. For more information, you can call the library at 828-837-2417, or see their website, below. Friends of Murphy LibraryFriends of Murphy Library is a nonprofit group located in the friendly town of Murphy in the mountains of Western North Carolina. They raise funds for our city library and promote activities such as a book club, writers' group, weekly movies, annual auction, yard sale and book sales. Julie Chautin, one of the members, recently started a blog for Friends of Murphy Library.  Friendsofmurphylibrary's Blog What's happening at the Murphy Library Craft Supplies and Book Sale a big success!! by Julie Chautin 27 Jul 2010 at 8:54pm Friends of Murphy Library held the annual Craft Supplies Sale July 23 and 24 to raise funds for prizes given to local students taking part in the Cherokee County Schools Spelling Bee for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Friends also held a Books in the Breezeway Sale to add to monies earned to buy new [...] “Wild River? tells of drama, sadness and hope when TVA Dams were built ... by Julie Chautin 27 Jul 2010 at 8:48pm If the Hiwassee, the Apalachia, the Fontana, and all the other TVA dams could talk, what stories would they tell about those days when they were being built? Film director Elia Kazan must have wondered the same thing, because in 1960 he made a movie about the construction of the TVA dams and the lives that were [...] No movie Thursday July 22 by Julie Chautin 20 Jul 2010 at 2:48pm There is no movie scheduled at the Murphy Library on Thursday, July 22 since we are setting up for the Craft Supplies Sale and Books in the Breezeway Sale. Sales start 9 a.m. til 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 23 and 24. Lots of fabric, jewelry-making items and everything else for fun craft-making. And books [...] Craft supplies, books and media sale at Murphy Library Fri and Sat from 9 to 2 by Julie Chautin 18 Jul 2010 at 7:36pm Friends of Murphy Library have a big sale on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the annual Craft Supplies Sale and Books in the Breezeway Sale. Debbie Whitener recently looked over items donated to the Craft Supplies Sale. She is a Nantahala Bookmobile librarian and goes to places like Ranger, Martins [...] July 23 and 24 Craft Supplies Sale and Books and Media Sale. Annual Auction i... by Julie Chautin 11 Jul 2010 at 3:33pm On July 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friends of Murphy Library are holding our annual Craft Supplies Sale as well as another great Books and Media Sale at the Murphy Library on Blumenthal Street. Items for sale include: quilting material, quilt top, lots of laces, material with children’s themes, frames, baskets, [...] Cadillac Records rocks the blues this Thursday by Julie Chautin 11 Jul 2010 at 3:25pm Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry wrote unforgettable songs. And sang them like no one else. Then Etta James crooned ?At Last,? a love song written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon, the same guys who gave us ?Chattanooga Choo-Choo.? And the world stopped spinning for a moment, just to catch its breath. The [...] New children?s books at library thanks to Friends? fundraisers. Don?t miss C... by Julie Chautin 6 Jul 2010 at 8:38pm Katie O?Connor is five years old and loves books. She and her parents, Matt and Jenn O?Connor were visiting her grandparents, Murphy residents Mike and Marcia Smith, when they stopped by the Murphy Library. The library has been buying new nonfiction books for its children?s section recently with funds raised at the May yard [...] The Blind Side ? great football story filmed in Atlanta by Julie Chautin 5 Jul 2010 at 7:35am Southerners love a good story. Add in college football along with family ties and you can?t go wrong. That?s the recipe for the Sandra Bullock film, ?The Blind Side.? And if some streets look familiar, it?s because Atlanta was the filming location, as a stand-in for Memphis. The Murphy Library is showing ?The Blind Side? [...] Library auction offers local vineyard vacation by Julie Chautin 29 Jun 2010 at 8:27pm You don?t have to go to Italy to experience an unforgettable vacation. Tim Pratt has donated a weekend stay at a cabin in Vineyard Creek Estates to Friends of Murphy Library?s auction on August 7 at Bob Grove Auctions. The Silent Auction begins at 5 p.m. followed by the Live Auction at 7 p.m. Pratt [...] Rugrats in Paris has laughs for everyone, Thursday 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. at li... by Julie Chautin 28 Jun 2010 at 7:58pm If movies made in Paris make you sigh, be prepared. ?Rugrats in Paris: The Movie? will make you laugh, and sigh. The Murphy Library is showing ?Rugrats in Paris? Thursday at 3:15 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. It is animated. The children are in diapers. And it has laughs for adults, children and [...] Newsfeed display by CaRP Search
|