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Fontana Regional Library joins with the American Library Association to celebrate Banned Books Week September 25-October 1, 2016. The annual observance honors the freedom to read and highlights cases in which that freedom has been challenged or limited.

Kids ages 2-7: come check out ABCmouse at the library! After a successful two week trial run at our Jackson County Public Library, it was decided that all six locations would receive free access to the website (and app) for library patrons. With over 5,000 learning activities and 650 lessons, ABCmouse is the online tool for early learning. Come visit one of our libraries today and let us help you and your children begin their Learning Paths.

The Jackson County Public Library will be offering a class on Twitter on Wednesday, September 14th at 5:45 PM. In this class, participants will learn how to create a Twitter account, how to post, how to follow, and many other aspects of the social media platform Twitter. This class is free of charge.
 
The class will be led by  Library staff members Tim Tweed and Sarah Beckmann.

Tom Stewart will present a program on dowsing in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library Complex in Sylva on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 6 p.m.

Tom Stewart has been a dowser since 1981. His dowsing specialties are dowsing for potable water, utilities, and lost graves. Since retiring seven years ago, he has been doing manufacturing and sales of dowsing rods. 

The Jackson County Public Library is hosting a map-fold book making workshop at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 10th in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library.

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva is hosting a fall foliage presentation by Dan Pittillo on Thursday. September 15th at 6:30 PM in the Community Room. This program is free of charge.

Join us Thursday, August 25th, 7:00 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room for “Philly Cheese Steak Meets Southern Fried Everything."

Storytellers Lee Lyons and Nancy Reeder, both residents of Macon County, have teamed up to share stories at the library. They’ve worked together on and off the stage with the Highlands Cashiers Players and are also members of the Highlands Writers’ Group and the Asheville Storytelling Circle.  

Sylva -- The Jackson County Public Library will host a free 90-minute class on the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint on Wednesday, August 24th at 5:45 p.m.