Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 21, 2012
This past week Joy Bowlin turned six, and what did she do to celebrate? She visited the Murphy Library along with her 8-year-old sister Grace and 4-year-old sister Hope. Their parents are Ellen and Larry Bowlin of Murphy and the girls are home-schooled. Like a lot of students in Cherokee County, they often visit the [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 14, 2011
If you ask Angela McCarty’s 12-year-old daughter Jamie if she’s ever read the Skippyjon Jones series by Judy Schachner at the Murphy Library, her eyes will light up. “I love them!” she exclaims. Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Chihuahua. When she was reading that series, the sixth grader at Murphy [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: September 1, 2011
If you are an artist or craftsperson, or want to be, don’t miss Friends of Murphy Library’s popular Craft Supplies Sale and Books in the Breezeway Sale on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the 5th year the Craft Supplies Sale has been raising money for prizes in the Cherokee [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: July 29, 2011
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all Murphy Library patrons who have donated such wonderful items to the Silent Auction scheduled for August 19 and 20. Do you have something special you want to include in our auction? Bring it by the library and make the librarians smile. Take a look at these: [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 16, 2011
The Murphy Library is hosting Scholastic Book Fair beginning Thursday, May 19, and continuing through Wednesday, May 24. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Thursday, when hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Thursday movie has been canceled to provide [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: April 23, 2011
Friends of Murphy Library are holding their Trash to Treasures Yard Sale and Book Sale on May 6 and 7, Friday and Saturday from 9 to 2. Call 837-2417. Note: Due to preparing for the sale there is no movie on Thursday, May 5. A lot of closets and attics have been cleaned and donors have brought in [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: March 29, 2011
What a wonderful time to do spring cleaning! That’s because Friends of Murphy Library are holding a Trash to Treasures and Book Sale on May 6 and 7, Friday and Saturday from 9 to 2. Clean your closets and help out the library. We appreciate any and every donation for this sale. Items may be dropped off anytime [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 23, 2010
Elo-ly Bailey, president of the Friends of Murphy Public Library and her husband Corey, who is also a board member had a wonderful surprise at the annual Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce dinner. Chamber board member, David Brown presented Bailey with a beautiful engraved award to the Friends as the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 11, 2010
Friends of Murphy Library is holding a Book Sale in the Breezeway at the back of the library this Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library’s garage is bulging at the seams with good buys on books. Mysteries, detective novels, romances and various nonfiction selections [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: October 3, 2010
Scholastic Books sends their biggest truck laden with books for their book fair at the Murphy Library. That’s because children love to read in our town and parents and grandparents know books make great gifts. Librarian Jeff Murphy announced that the truck would be arriving soon. The Scholastic Book Fair will run from October 7 [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: July 20, 2010
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.
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: July 18, 2010
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 [...]
