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Recently, Macon County Public Library received a donation of ten new, fully stocked backpacks, to check-out for day hikes around Franklin and Macon County. The packs and their contents were the gift of North Carolina State University student Kaitlyn Sutton.

Scott Watkins Fine Photography, presented by Franklin Picture Framing, will be on display in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room during the month of August. A reception held Friday August 7th between 5:00 - 7:00pm. Join us for refreshments and meet the artist.

The Fontana Regional Library is excited to host the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as they present the children’s program, “Interesting Invertebrates.”  Children will meet live invertebrates such as millipedes, crayfish, tarantulas, scorpions and Madagascar hissing cockroaches in an up-close, safe look at animals without backbones.  The program will be held at the following times and locations:

Were you one of the 230,000 people who came to one of Macon County’s libraries last year?  Did you:

• check out a book?
• use a computer or wi-fi?
• learn something new at a storytime or other event?
• get answers to your questions?
• host a meeting or tutoring session?
• have your taxes completed?

The Astronomy Club of Asheville has donated a high-quality table-top telescope to the Macon County Public Library to use for programs and to check out to patrons for their own use.

Media Contact: Jeff Delfield - (828) 488-3030 x28

The Marianna Black Library is kicking off another Summer Music Series on Thursday, June 11th, and is proud to present the traditional music of Larry Barnett and Blue Smith at 7:00 PM.

The Macon County Public Library is pleased to announce the June 2015 schedule for computer classes.

These classes, like all Fontana Regional Library sponsored technology/computer classes and workshops, are free to the public.

Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 PM in the Community Room of the Jackson County Public Library

Media contact: Ben Woody (bwoodyfontanalib.org)