Fontana Regional Library serving Jackson, Macon and Swain counties with six public libraries in Western North Carolina

Macon County
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819 Siler Rd.
Franklin. NC 28734

828-524-3600
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Librarian: Karen Wallace

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Ripley Photographs on Display

Scandinavia & The Baltic

The Macon County Public Library is pleased to present a photographic art display by Franklin resident Joseph J. Ripley.

Major Ripley’s photographs show several of the treasures and architecture of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Russia. The artwork will be on display in the meeting room of the library throughout the month of April, and will be open to the public during regular library hours.

Please come out and see the artwork. While you’re here, check out a book or two from the accompanying display of Scandinavian and Baltic travel, history and fiction works from the library collection.

Monday Family Movie Matinees

There is no charge for these screenings, which will be shown at 3:30 pm on an 8x10 foot screen using an LCD projector. Donations are always welcome. Popcorn will be served; feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages. There are no Monday movies in May; please check back.

Wednesday Movies at the Library

Movies are shown at 4:30 and 7 pm on an 8x10 foot screen using an LCD projector. English subtitles will be turned on for all films as a courtesy to those with hearing difficulties. Popcorn will be served; feel free to bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. There is no charge, however donations are welcome.

May 14 - 4:30 & 7 pm
Beowulf (2007)
PG-13 - 113 mins.

Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone

In a legendary time of heroes, the mighty warrior Beowulf battles the demon Grendel who is terrorizing towns and incurs the hellish wrath of the beasts ruthlessly seductive mother. Their epic clash transforms a king into a legend in this amazing film shot using new motion capture technology.

May 21 - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
May 28 - In America

Thursdays at the Library Programs

Thursdays at the Library is an eclectic mixture of programs by authors and musicians on topics designed for enjoyment and education. All programs are at 7 pm. They are sponsored through the generosity of the Friends of the Library and the Macon County Public Library.

May 8 - Hiking the Carolina Mountains book discussion with author
Danny Bernstein. This guide includes 57 day hikes ranging in length from 2 to 13 miles, with destinations the Blue Ridge Parkway's beautiful Craggy Gardens, the ruins of George Vanderbilt's palatial Buck Spring hunting lodge on Mt. Pisgah, and the summit of Cold Mountain.

Bernstein is an Appalachian Trail end-to-ender, a hike leader for the Carolina Mountain Club, and a hiking instructor at UNC-Asheville's College for Seniors. She maintains a 5-mile section of the Appalachian Trail on the Tennessee/North Carolina border for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

May 15 - Angela Faye Martin

Angela will be playing and singing songs from her album ‘One Dark Vine’ along with some new originals and a few select covers.

“There’s a playfulness in the lyrics of Angela Faye Martin, a Georgia musician currently based out of Franklin, NC. Her debut EP One Dark Vine is a sparse affair that lets her vocals shine, and her wry Southern storytelling recalls the clever turns of early Vic Chesnutt.” Flagpole, Athens GA

May 22 - Appalachian Story Quilt: Lynn Salsi

May 29 - Storytelling: Sylvia Payne

Friday Movie Classics

We are showing movie classics and other time-honored movies each Friday at 2pm. Enjoy some of your old favorites, and perhaps you'll discover a new favorite or two.

There will be no charge for these screenings which will be shown on an 8x10 foot screen using an LCD projector. English subtitles will be turned on for all films as a courtesy to those with hearing difficulties. Donations are always welcome. Popcorn will be served; feel free to bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

May 9- 2 pm
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

PG - 2 hrs., 8 mins.

Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Martin Balsam

In 1934, a trainful of suspects and one murder victim make the trip from Istanbul to Calais especially interesting. Super-sleuth Hercule Poirot sets out to solve the mystery. This is an entertaining Agatha Christie mystery whodunit, ably supported by a remarkable all-star cast.

May 16 - 2 pm
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

1 hr., 42 mins,

Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Calude Rains, Olivia de Havilland

One of the most successful and entertaining adventure films of all-time, this movie has a vibrancy as fresh and stirring today as it had years ago. Errol Flynn as Robin Hood is a force to be reckoned with, whether it's foiling evil Prince John (Claude Rains), dueling wicked Sir Guy Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone), or winning the hand of Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland). Robin Hood is presented as more than just the legendary figure who robs from the rich and gives to the poor; he is an activist-hero who fights injustice and cruelty.

May 23 - The African Queen

May 30 - Blythe Spirit

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Free Internet access is available on 15 public access computers to all visitors with a current photo ID. Access time is limited on busy days and is on a first come, first served basis. Printing from the computer is also available at 25¢ a page.

Toddler Story Time
Tuesday: 10:30 am.
For ages 18 mos. - 3 yrs
There is no story time in May.

Preschool Story Time
Monday: 10:30 am.
For ages 3 -5
There is no story time in May

Homeschool Program: 3/5 - 4/30
"Lunch with Books"
Wednesdays: 12-1 pm
For 3rd - 5th graders
Bring your lunch

The Reading Rover brings the library to pre-schoolers and day care providers throughout the area.

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