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: April 28, 2012
“I want to help get more books for the library,” Hiwassee Dam resident Lili Molina told Murphy Library head librarian Jeff Murphy during a recent visit. When asked her age, she emphatically stated, “I’m still four.” Her parents Becky and Mario Molina encourage her reading, but her interest in fundraising is all her own idea. [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: April 2, 2012
The Murphy Library is showing The Secret Garden this Thursday, April 5 at 4 and 6 p.m. Running time is 101 minutes and the film is rated G. When an English girl’s parents are killed, she must leave her home in India and travel to England where her wealthy but emotionally distant uncle takes her [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: November 27, 2011
Friends board member Mike Moumousis retired as vice president of Cox Enterprises and has traveled around the world. But he will always remember a moment in his school library when he was a third grader. He realized he was having a lot of trouble reading. When he told the librarian his problem she quietly put [...]
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: 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: March 13, 2011
There will be no movie at the Murphy Library this Thursday, March 17. Storytime dinosaurs are taking over the Murphy Library’s meeting room thanks to the efforts of Bridget Wilson, Nantahala Youth Services Librarian. She is holding a “Dinosaur Pajama Storytime” for all ages on Thursday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Want your young ones to join [...]
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 [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: July 6, 2010
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 [...]
