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Fontana Regional Library serving Jackson, Macon and Swain counties with six public libraries in Western North Carolina |
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County 828-586-2016 Librarian: Dottie Brunette |
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On Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 pm, Nan Watkins, former reference librarian at WCU’s hunter Library, will present a program titled “Drinking Tea Around the World.” Watkins will bring some of the tea, books and souvenirs she has collected in some of her many travels. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to sip some of these specialty teas Watkins has experienced from various places. She encourages participants to take part in this informal discussion and bring teas, teacups and teapots to discuss, if they choose.
After spending two decades at Hunter Library Watkins retired to allow herself time to write, make music and visit with friends. She lives in an old farmhouse in Tuckasegee and occasionally goes out into the world when the lure of travel beckons.
In addition to a variety of teas, tea cups and teapots, Watkins will have three of the books she has written available for purchase that evening. They are: East Toward Dawn: A Woman’s Solo Journey Around the World; 10,000 Dawns: Love Poems of Yvan & Claire Goff, translated from the French and German by Thomas Rain Crowe and Nan Watkins; and Rare Birds: Conversations with Legends of Jazz and Classical Music, written by Thomas Rain Crowe and Nan Watkins.
Learn A Foreign Language On Line
The Jackson County Public Library is pleased to announce a three-month introduction of Byki® Online Library Edition, a powerful new online language-learning system designed specifically for use by the patrons of public libraries.
Byki, short for “Before You Know It,” is a rapid learning system that takes users through a series of simple steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time.
In addition to Byki Online’s advanced learning tools, users will have access to an array of online language and cultural resources including one click access to Facebook and Twitter language communities as well as Byki language Blogs featuring a collection of articles covering the language and the culture that surrounds it.
Creating a Patron Account: In order to set up a BYKI account you must be physically present in the library. When you ask to sign up you will be directed to the appropriate staff member who will help you set things up. You will need to create a user name and a password for your BYKI account. Once you have created an account within the library you will then be able to access Byki Online from any computer with internet access by going to the following link: http://www.library.transparent.com/fontananc/flashcards/login or by going to our homepage and clicking on the BYKI graphic.
Through the efforts of Tiz Duve, the Jackson County Public Library staff is hosting a book club every other month on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7 pm. Book club facilitators will be library staff members who will choose a book to be read and discussed. This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Main Library.
At each meeting the next title and facilitator will be announced. The public is encouraged to join our group. The library will order extra copies of the selected titles.
Cases rarely come much colder than the decades-old disappearance of teen heiress Harriet Vanger from her family's remote island retreat north of Stockholm. Hired by octogenarian industrialist Henrik Vanger, who wants to find out what happened to his beloved great-niece before he dies. He hires disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist, freshly sentenced to jail for libeling a shady businessman; and the multipierced and tattooed Lisbeth Salander, a feral but vulnerable superhacker. The duo gradually uncover a festering morass of familial corruption – at the same time, Larsson skillfully bares some of the similar horrors that have left Salander such a marked woman. (amazon.com)
May 13 - The Fireman's Wife by Susan Farren
July 8 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
Tony Romine is hosting monthly movie nights at the library. The movies will be shown on the Third Thursday of each month at 7 pm. Funding for the new digital projector for the programs was through donations from Phil Haire, Milt and Joan MacNeill, and the Friends of the Library. Free popcorn, soda pop and water are available. All programs are free of charge; we are grateful for donations. This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Main Library.
April 15 - The Last Detail (1973)
During the week, there are special programs for pre-schoolers and home-schoolers. The Library has story time for children on Tuesdays at 10:30 am; and the Reading Rover brings the library to pre-schoolers and day care providers throughout the area.
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Web design — Deep Creek Arts
Available for learning over 70 languages, library patrons are able to access the Byki Online system from inside or outside of the library, via the web browser on Windows and Mac computers. Users will have a variety of high quality learning options that build listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. In addition, Byki includes Advanced Pronunciation Analysis to help users perfect their pronunciation skills. Individual progress tracking and assessment tests help identify areas for improvement and move users in the right direction. 
March 12 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Thursday, February 18 - 7 pm
Just
for Kids — Jackson County Public Library has a kids
library that’s
separate from the adult section, with lots of books, and
computers for children through middle-school age.
Free Internet access is available on five public access computers to all library 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.
NC
Knows is a service that allows you to get help from
librarians and use their library resources from your computer.
It's free, helpful and easy. 
NC
LIVE gives North Carolina residents and students access
to searchable collections of magazine, newspaper, and journal
articles, electronic books, historical materials, maps, and
more. (Requires access code, available from the library). 