Calendar of Events | Fontana Regional Library

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Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock for ages 0-5 at 10a.m.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Mah Jong

Tuesday Family Sensory Storytime at 10a.m. for ages 0-5

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Tech Time

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Community Potluck

ACA Meeting

Family Storytime

Healthy Little Chefs with Kirstyn Smotherman at 3pm for ages 5-8 (pre-registration required)

Tech Time at MCPL

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Sit 'n Stitch

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Summer Writing Workshop

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Book Nook Studio!

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock for ages 0-5 at 10a.m.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Mah Jong

Tuesday Family Sensory Storytime at 10a.m. for ages 0-5

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Tech Time

Living with Anxiety: Medications That Help

iPad & iPhone Users Group (iPUG)

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Community Potluck

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Family Storytime

Summer Writing Workshop

Sylva Naturalist Club: The Forest Unseen

Tech Time at MCPL

Grow Young Exercise for Adults 50+

Sit 'n Stitch

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock for ages 0-5 at 10a.m.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Mah Jong

Tuesday Family Sensory Storytime at 10a.m. for ages 0-5

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Tech Time

Day of Building with legos, magna-tiles, and more

1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Book Nook Studio!

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

ACA Meeting

Community Music Jam

Community Music Jam

Family Storytime

Summer Writing Workshop

Tech Time at MCPL

Community Coffee with the Mayor: Town Initiatives and Projects for the Coming Year

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock for ages 0-5 at 10a.m.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Mah Jong

Tuesday Family Sensory Storytime at 10a.m. for ages 0-5

10:00 am to 11:00 am

American Red Cross Blood Drive

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Book Nook Studio!

Anxiety: Managing Nervous Energy

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Family Storytime

Summer Writing Workshop

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Tech Time at MCPL

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock for ages 0-5 at 10a.m.

10:00 am to 11:00 am

Mah Jong

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Book Nook Studio!

Community Music Jam

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Read with Bailey

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Read with Bailey

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Read with Bailey

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Read with Bailey

ACA Meeting

Summer Writing Workshop

Community Music Jam

Homeschoolers' Art Class for Ages 13+

Homeschoolers' Art Class for Ages 13+

Libraries Closed for Holiday

8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Read with Bailey

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Book Nook Studio!

Facing Substance Use and Misuse in Your World

iPad & iPhone Users Group (iPUG)

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Summer Writing Workshop

Sylva Naturalist Club: The Forest Unseen

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Sarah's Interplanetary Spray Paint Studio!

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Read with Bailey

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

ACA Meeting

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Summer Writing Workshop

DIY Teddy Bear Workshop

10:30 am to 1:00 pm

Community Coffee with the Mayor: A Boys & Girls Club for Highlands: A Partnership to Action

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Read with Bailey

Android Users Group

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

PTSD: Healing the Emotional Wound

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Summer Nostalgia Crafternoon

Tech Time

Tech Time

Tech Time

Tech Time

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Summer Writing Workshop

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Summer Nostalgia Crafternoon

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Book Store Clearance

Book Store Clearance

Book Store Clearance

Book Store Clearance

Book Store Clearance

Book Store Clearance

Cashiers Kids' Color Course

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Read with Bailey

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

ACA Meeting

Summer Writing Workshop

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Community Music Jam

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Macon County Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

ACA Meeting

Summer Writing Workshop

Community Music Jam

Snakes Alive

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Emotional Recovery from a Natural Disaster

iPad & iPhone Users Group (iPUG)

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Friday Films: Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Friday Films: X-Men: First Class (2011)

Friday Films: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Juneteenth Film Screening - Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Summer Arts and Crafts with Sarah Ballentine

Kids Movie - Dog Man

Blood Drive

Grieving the Loss of a Loved One with Dr. John Ritichie

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Family Movie - Moana 2

Summer Arts and Crafts with Sarah Ballentine: Watercolor Jellyfish

Family Movie - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Family Movie - Spirit

Summer Arts and Crafts with Sarah Ballentine

Social Media Q&A with Lane Merrill

Family Movie - Despicable Me 4

Family Movie - Home

Summer Arts and Crafts with Sarah Ballentine

Social Media Q&A with Lane Merrill

Family Movie - Mufasa

Summer Writing Workshop

Sylva Stitchers

Sylva Naturalist Club: The Forest Unseen

Saturday Matinee: Black Bag (2025)

Saturday Matinee: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Summer Reading Bingo Launch

Spice Appreciation Club: Honey Powder

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Jackson County Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Yoga With Courtney

Kids Zone: Didgeridoo Down Under

Kids Zone: Aquatic Insects!

Kids Zone: Professor Whizzpop's Art Attack!

Author Talk: Martha Novak with Blood Mountain

Author Talk: Andry & Pippa Seichrist with My Life Before

Kids Zone: Bingo for Books!

Author Talk: Diane Heiler with A Widow's Fire

ACA Meeting

Social Media Q&A with Lane Merrill

2025 Literature in Translation Book Club: Silence

2025 Literature in Translation Book Club: Silence

2025 Literature in Translation Book Club: Silence

Summer Writing Workshop

Cherokee Cornhusk Doll Making with Laura Walkingstick

Cherokee Culture Series: Artist & Storyteller Nancy Pheasant

Cherokee Culture Series: Cherokee Traditions and Oral History

Cherokee Culture Series: A Taste of Tradition

Community Coffee with the Mayor

Blue Ridge Garden Quest

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Bingo for Books!

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Encanto Interactive Movie

Dog Days Boredom Busters

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Block Party

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Moana 2 Movie Showing

Rock and Read - Summer 2025!

Artrageous (Summer 2025)

Baby's First Art Studio - Summer 2025!

Author Talk: Martha Novak

Volunteer and Community Resource Expo

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Art with the Bascom for children ages 8-12 (class limited; pre-registration required)

Bascom Art Class for children ages 8-12 at 3:30p.m. (pre-registration required)

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Facing Substance Use and Misuse in Your World

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Camouflage in Nature with Patrick Brannon at 10a.m.

Day of Building with Legos and more from 1p.m.-4:30p.m.

Healthy Little Chefs for ages 5-8 with Kirstyn Smotherman (pre-registration required)

Day of Building with Legos and more from 1p.m.-4:30p.m.

Tech Time at Hudson Library

Summer Arts and Crafts with Sarah Ballentine: Bee Drawing

ACA Meeting

Macon County Library Board of Trustees Meeting

LEGO Club

LEGO Club

Teen Summer Program: Anime Day - Starts @ 3:00

Color Our World Summer Camp Paint & Watch for Teens & Adults

Books & Bites with Author Emma Churchman

Teen Summer Program: Anime Day - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer Program: Art with The Bascom - Starts @ 3:00 PM

Teen Summer Program: Anime Day - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer Program: Art with The Bascom - Starts @ 3:00 PM

Movie: Alto Knights

Movie: Jaws

Author Event: Beth Flynn

Birds of Prey

Professor Whizzpop's Art Attack

Movie: Black Bag

Movie: Mickey 17

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

Movie: Last Breath

Movie: I'm Still Here

Worms!

Movie: Civil War

Friends of Panthertown: Leave No Trace

Out Of This World Planetarium

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Sssssssnakes!

Imagination Station

LEGO Club

STEAM Explorers

Board Game Day

Experience the Mountains: The Four Seasons with Bryan Heller

Imagination Station

ASL Social Club Meeting

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Lego Club

STEAM Explorers - Wind Chimes

Board Game Day

Horace Kephart Writings: A Conversation with Mae Claxton and George Frizzell

Imagination Station: Snow Globes

LEGO Club

Imagination Station: Clay Creations

Board Game Day

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Summer Music Series - The Ghost Peppers

Family Concert and Ice Cream Social

Teen Time

Teen Time

Teen Time

Dog Days of Summer Boredom Busters

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Dog Days of Summer Boredom Busters

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Dog Days of Summer Boredom Busters

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Teen Time

Teen Time

Teen Time

Teen Time

Summer Writing Workshop

Teen Graphic Novel Club

Sylva Stitchers

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Movie: Thelma

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya PIckens for ages 8-12

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya PIckens for ages 8-12

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya PIckens for ages 8-12

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya Pickens for ages 8-12

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya Pickens for ages 8-12

Camp, Cook, Play with Kaiya Pickens for ages 8-12

Colorful Fish with Mainspring at 10a.m.

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Boredom Busters + Saturday Streaming SLP 2025

Colorful Rocks with Dr. Susan Ray at 10a.m.

World of Colorful Insects with Cameron Moore at 10a.m.

Chia Heads with Michelle Updike at 10a.m.

Reverse Coloring at 10a.m.

Visual Arts Program Sponsored by the Arts Council of Macon County at 10a.m.

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Friday Films: Mickey 17 (2024)

Sylva Stitchers

Sylva Stitchers

Sylva Stitchers

Sylva Stitchers

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Free School Lunches at the Macon County Public Library from 11-11:30a.m.

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Friday Films: Brooklyn (2015)

Friday Films: Arthur the King (2024)

Libraries Closed for Holiday

8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Community Music Jam

Bubble Foam Party at 10a.m.

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Friday Summer Movies for Families at 11a.m.

Friday Summer Movies for Families at 11a.m.

Friday Summer Movies for Families at 11a.m.

Friday Summer Movies for Families at 11a.m.

Friday Summer Movies for Families

Friday Summer Movies for Families

Friday Summer Movies for Families

Friday Summer Movies for Families

Healthy Little Chefs with Kirstyn Smotherman at 3p.m.

Make a Mask with Michelle Updike at 10a.m. (ages 5-12)

Visual Arts Class at 10a.m. for children ages 5-12

Are you Smarter than a Pigeon? STEM Challenge

Summer Sing-Along with Tom Tyre at 10a.m.

NASA program with Nick Skytland at 10a.m.

Pollinators in our Gardens with Tammara Talley at 10a.m.

Planetarium Show for Families at 10a.m.

Create your own Fantasy World Map at 10a.m.

Colorful Birds with Patrick Brannon at 10a.m.

NC Symphony Discovery Program at 10a.m.

ACA Meeting

Healthy Little Chefs with Kirstyn Smotherman (pre-registration required)

Community Music Jam

Kids Zone: Mainspring presents EcoSplash! What Makes a Fish A Fish?

Kids Zone: Drum Life!

Kids Zone: Lego Club!

Kids Zone: Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Blood Drive

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Suicide and Aging… Conversations for Life!

iPad & iPhone Users Group (iPUG)

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Chews Your Own Adventure: Smoky Black Bean Tacos with Honey Lime Slaw

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

PreK Storytime & Songs- Color Our World

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Sylva Stitchers

Sylva Naturalist Club: The Forest Unseen

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Friday Films: Women Talking (2022)

Coloring Confidants: Coloring Club for Adults

Creating Community: Tie Dye with Jance

Chews Your Own Adventure: Black Bean Tacos with Honey-Lime Slaw

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

Day of Building with Legos and more from 1p.m.-4:30p.m.

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Author Talk: Maggie Bailey with Quilty As Charged

Family Storytime

Author Talk: Walt Browning with Darwin Contagion

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

ACA Meeting

JCPL Reading Group: Birds of Opulence

Adult Craft Corner: Shrinky Dinks for Adults

Community Coffee with the Mayor

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Lathan Lecture with Steve Inskeep

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

Family Storytime

9:30 am to 11:00 am

OCD: Thought-Behavior Cycle

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Teen Summer: Game Day - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer: Sewing with Shep - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer: Game Day - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer: Sewing with Shep - Starts @ 3:00

Teen Summer: Cooking with Kim - Starts @ 3 p.m

July Kanopy Movie Marathon

Tech Time at Hudson Library

ACA Meeting

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bubble Brigade Foam Party - SLP 2025

Bring Your Own Book Club

Bring Your Own Book Club

Saturday Matinee: Sinners (2025)

Sylva Stitchers

Movie: The Duke

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddler Storytime

JCPL Reading Group: The Orchard Keeper

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Professor Whizzpop's Art Attack Magic Show!

June Family Night: Bad Art Night

July Family Night: Ocean Shell-abration!

Sarah Songbird Burkey - Summer Music Series

Granny's Mason Jar - Summer Music Series

Cashiers Valley Group of AA

Toddlers Rock at 10am

9:00 am to 11:00 am

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