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

Hudson Library
554 Main St.
P.O. Box 430
Highlands, NC 28741

828-526-3031
Fax: 828-526-5278

Librarian: Mary Lou Worley 

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Library staff (front, l-r) Mary Lou Worley, librarian; Darlene Scott; Megan Potts. (back, l-r) MaryAnn Sloan, Karen Hawk.

The Hudson Library is home to over 20,000 volumes of fiction, nonfiction, bestsellers, children's books, large-print books, reference materials and sources of regional and local interest.

Additionally, the library subscribes to nearly 80 magazines and newspapers for the information needs and reading pleasure of its patrons. Audio-visual materials include collections for all ages of over 800 videos and 650 books on tape and CD.

The Library does have wireless internet. Also there are 5 Internet desktop computers and 5 mobile Internet computers (2 laptops and 3 Netbooks) for use in the library; 2 online catalog computers; and 2 computers for young users, one elementary and one intermediate (no Internet). Free Internet access on these computers is available 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.

Story time with Carol Grise at Hudson Library

Books for children are located in a unique children's area with puzzles, toys, and children's magazines.

The Library provides weekly story times for pre-schoolers and a summer reading program. During the school year, story time is on Thursdays at 10:00 and 10:40 am. Please choose one time.

Five pre-school groups attend story time during the school year: Highlands Head Start, Bright Discoveries, 2 from Highlands Child Development Center, and Methodist Preschool.

The Children's Area is very inviting with its "grassy" carpeting and over-sized stuffed animals.

When classes are full, we are likely to have over 65 children on Thursdays. There is no story time in May or August.

In case of inclement weather (rain/snow/ice), please contact the library to verify story time schedule.

The Hudson Library is supported by donations, Bookworm Bookstore sales and fundraisers.  To learn more click here.
  

Macon County Public Library Board of Trustees:

Avary Doubleday, Chairperson*

Jim Breedlove
Crystal Bryson*

Dan Kowal

Janis Lynch

Nancy Scott*
Dale Sticka

*Member Fontana Regional Library Board

  
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Preschool Story Time
Thursdays: 10:30 am. Ages 3-5 years. See below left for details. No story time in May or August.

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

Wireless Usage Guide (pdf)

The old Hudson Library building now rests on the grounds of the Highlands Historical Society.

History

In the 1880s, Ella Emmons Hudson, a newcomer to the young town of Highlands, dreamt of providing reading material for the town and its surrounding communities. She died before fully realizing her vision, but her dream lived on to become the Hudson Library, founded June 13, 1884. The first books in the collection were those brought up the muddy mountain road from Walhalla, S.C. when Miss Hudson moved to Highlands. The Hudson Library is one of the oldest public libraries in North Carolina.

Over the years, a score of individuals dedicated to reading, learning and sharing knowledge have guided the library. The longest serving librarian was Gertrude Harbison who began working in 1926, and remained faithfully on the job until her death in 1974. She was ably assisted during her tenure by her sister, Dorothy.

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