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The Marianna Black Library is kicking off another Summer Music Series on Thursday, June 8th, and is proud to present an evening of old-time and traditional music with Susan Pepper and Tom Estes, at 7:00 PM.  This program is free to the public and all are welcomed.   

Sylva-- On Thursday, June 8 at 1 PM, the Jackson County Public Library is hosting a free mental health seminar facilitated by Vaya  Health. This program is in the Conference Room and is free of charge but registration is required.

Sylva-- On Saturday, June 3 at 3 PM, the Jackson County Public Library is hosting world-renowned flutist Camilla Hoitenga. This program is in the Community Room and is free of charge.

In her second appearance at the Jackson County Public Library, Camilla brings an assortment of flutes to take attendees on a musical journey, playing pieces inspired by both familiar and exotic traditions — as well as by the wings of birds!

Sylva-- On Friday, May 26 at 10:30 AM, the Jackson County Public Library is having Bilingual Storytime. Bilingual Storytime includes stories, songs, rhymes, and more, in both English and Spanish.

For more information, please call the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 586-2016. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library.
 
The Jackson County Public Library is a member of Fontana Regional Library.

Sylva-- The monthly Creating Community Workshop starts at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 27th in the Atrium of the Jackson County Public Library.

Participants will join local artist Amy Stevens to create a beautiful, hand-painted rock. Call the Library at (828) 586-2016 or email JCPL-Adults@fontanalib.org to register. This class is for people 16 years and older and registration is required.

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City, will be hosting “Taking the Mystery out of the Japanese Language” with Taketo “Ted” Ohtani on Monday, May 22nd, from 3:30 until 5pm.

The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City, in partnership with the VAYA Health, will be hosting an educational series on adult mental health, every fourth Monday of the month throughout the year. Join us in the meeting room for a free course on PTSD: Healing the Emotional Wound. Join us Monday, May 22, 2023 from 1:00 until 2:00 pm.

The Marianna Black library has hosted a Community Music Jam in Bryson City for over a decade and the next one will be on Thursday, May 18th, 6:00 PM on the library front patio, if weather permits, or in the library auditorium.  Anyone with a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer - anything unplugged - is invited to join. This is an opportunity for both beginners and veteran musicians to join a traditional “jam circle” and play along with others – learning old time traditional tunes or sharing them with others.

The Marianna Black Library, in Bryson City, will be hosting special program for area children with stories read by local children’s book authors and illustrators on Tuesday, May 16th, at 2:30pm.  We are happy to present authors Lynda Keener Farren, Virginia Urani, and Marcia Hawley Barnes; along with illustrator Doreyl Ammons Cain, and storyteller Amy Ammons Garza for the special library storytime!

Sylva-- The Jackson County Public Library is hosting a T-Rex and Tea Party on Tuesday, May 16 at 5:30 PM in the Storytime Room. Tea time is here, and so are the dinosaurs! Join us for a tea-rrific time learning about dinosaurs while we enjoy tea and snacks!. This program is free and open to the public.