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Murphy resident Becca McNabb and her two-year-old daughter Vivian are fans of Story Time on Mondays at the Murphy Library. They also like the Scholastic Book Fair running from September 5 through September 18 at the library. Call 837-2417 for details.
Vivian McNabb is 2 years old and that is the perfect age for the Murphy resident to visit the Murphy Library, especially Story Time on Mondays when Youth Services Librarian Bridgett Wilson shows young ones the magic of books.
Vivian’s parents Becca and Lawrence McNabb understand how important it is to start children reading early.
The Scholastic Book Fair is another opportunity to open up the book world to young people – giving them their own shiny new books. The Book Fair starts today and runs through September 18. Read the rest of this entry »
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 the fun, call Bridget at 828-837-2025.
Youth Services Librarian Bridget Wilson shows young reader Anna Coffey one of the new books at the Murphy Library. Bridget will be reading about dinosaurs this Thursday at a special Dinosaur Pajama Storytime at 6:30 p.m.
Craft Supplies and Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday July 23 and 24
Posted on: June 26, 2010
Nantahala Regional Youth Services librarian Sarah Arnaudin and her reading buddy Roberta the orangutan receive a check from Barbara Roche at Brothers Restaurant for Friends' Community Night proceeds. Brothers' also sell the Friends' cookbook, Cooking by the Book, to benefit Cherokee County Schools annual Spelling Bee.
Friends of Murphy Library are holding the annual Craft Supplies Sale on July 23 and 24 in the library’s meeting room from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a book sale in the Bookmobile area.
Local crafters sell their excess craft supplies and donate a portion of their proceeds to the Spelling Bee fund to pay for prizes in the Cherokee County Schools Spelling Bee for 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
There is no rental charge and any donation to the library is voluntary. The library will also accept donations of supplies to sell at the library craft supplies table.
Call Julie Chautin at 837-4598 to sign up or email jul200@aol.com.
Nantahala Regional Youth Services librarian Sarah Arnaudin and her reading buddy Roberta the orangutan receive a check from Barbara Roche at Brothers Restaurant for Friends' Community Night proceeds. Brothers' also sell the Friends' cookbook, Cooking by the Book, to benefit Cherokee County Schools annual Spelling Bee.
Friends of Murphy Library are holding the annual Craft Supplies Sale on July 23 and 24 in the library’s meeting room from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a book sale in the Bookmobile area.
Local crafters sell their excess craft supplies and donate a portion of their proceeds to the Spelling Bee fund to pay for prizes in the Cherokee County Schools Spelling Bee for 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
There is no rental charge and any donation to the library is voluntary. The library will also accept donations of supplies to sell at the library craft supplies table.
Call Julie Chautin at 837-4598 to sign up or email jul200@aol.com.
Friends’ “Recycled Treasures” Yard Sale on May 7 and 8, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Posted on: April 26, 2010
Friends of Murphy Library invite you to their spring Yard Sale and it’s going to be a winner! Donations have been coming in and more are on the way.
Plus – hundreds of books are just waiting for you in the Bookmobile area in the back of the library.
Youth Services librarian Sarah Arnaudin reads about cats to kids! Photo by Elo-ly Bailey
Youth Services librarian Sarah Arnaudin reads about cats to kids! Photo by Elo-ly Bailey
This year we’re raising money to buy new books for the kids’ nonfiction area – such as updated science books, space exploration, world cultures and travel books!
Donations are gladly accepted – bring them by the library anytime.
Want to volunteer for the Yard Sale or the Auction? Contact Nora King at sisnora@aol.com or sign up at the Friends’ table at the library.
Thank you for your support!
Hungry?
The Murphy Library is happy to feed your imagination. The library is showing the children’s movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. If you like inventions and imaginative stories, this is the movie for you. It is rated PG.
Still hungry?
Friends of Murphy Library is sponsoring Community Night on Monday, April 5 at Brothers Restaurant from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Go and eat during those hours and Brothers will donate a portion of the night’s proceeds to the library for new books in the children’s area.
Have you visited the Murphy Public Library’s “new” meeting room with its gorgeous “Giving Tree” wall? Youth Services librarian, Sarah Arnaudin has an invitation for the whole family:
The Nantahala Regional Library is offering a Holiday Storytime for
families on Saturday, December 19. The event, which will be held in the
Murphy Public Library meeting room, is open to the public. All families
are welcome to attend. The event starts at 11:00. The event is free.
One of the most important tasks in the world is to teach little children to read. The next time you’re in the Murphy Library, look into the meeting room and see how the community encourages our young ones. The Storytime wall has been completed and it is beautiful.
Many thanks to Sarah Arnaudin, Youth Services Librarian and Storytime mom, Emilie Jones, who made it happen. Their energy is contageous. Our only fear is that they will start their own television program: “Makeovers for libraries!”
Sherwin-Williams helped with sage advice, paint discounts and supplies. Local painter, Robert Smith donated his time to prime.
Artist Mickey Tomczak painted an incredible tree mural. She even included leaves dropping from the tree. Shel Silverstein’s book “The Giving Tree,” was her inspiration. The library has a copy – read it if you get a chance.
Karen Wayman gave us the material for the chalkboard. Lowe’s donated the paint and supplies.
Josh Crayton (his kids love Storytime) framed and installed the chalkboard.
Christian Love’s thrift store offered an old cocktail table and Larry King transformed it into an elegant book display table just the right height for young readers.
Friends of MurphyLibrary provided funds for paint and supplies.
And now Sandra Rowland’s Friends community quilt glows with joy at the homey feeling of the room.
Good job everyone. It always feels great to be part of the Murphy community – - especially this week.
The meeting room wall in the Murphy Library that was an “eeew” off white last week is now a sparkling “Friends’ Blue” this week. The work started with the professional services of Bob Smith, a local painter who donated his time priming the wall on Friday.
Then came Monday, the day of reckoning. Youth Services Librarian Sarah Arnaudin and her friend Emilie Jones took on the wall. Emilie is one of the moms who brings her two wonderful children, Gates and Liam to Storytime. In fact, it was Emilie who suggested the wall could be a show-stopper at Storytime with just the right shade of paint. As we volunteers know all too well – no good suggestion goes unpunished. Here are the results of the day. Even I coudn’t resist picking up a brush.
And finally, the blue was on the wall.
Then Emilie took out her saw, put on her safety glasses and went to work on The Blackboard Project. She and Sarah measured and cut a board to cover with blackboard paint. It will be installed at child height and Sarah can write out the weekly Storytime theme for all the children to see.
Everyone played well and there were no fights.
The end.
Meeting room to get a makeover!
Posted on: October 20, 2009
What are they looking at! These children and their favorite librarian Sarah Arnaudin are pointing at the poor condition of the wall behind them. But not to worry, the painters are coming. And the looks that say “eew” will be replaced with smiles of glee.
If you answered “high-powered attorney” or “president of Harvard,” you’d be wrong, but nice try anyway. She does more important work than that – Sarah Arnaudin is the Youth Services Librarian for the Nantahala Regional Library. She and her friends in this photo help children develop a love of reading. And, after all, what could be better than that.
