for your entertainment and enlightenment

Friends of the Albert Carlton-CashiersCommunity Library

Summer Programs

At the Library

2018What’s happening this summer?

at the Cashiers Library

presented by

FREE!

Tuesday August 28Crafternoon 3:45pm

Thursday August 30Jane Nardy 3pm

August 30, Thursday 3PM Jane Nardy – Ella Raines an actress and cousin of Jane Nardy will speak about Jane Gibson Nardy, descendant of early Cashiers settler Col. John Zachary, and the historian for the Cashiers Historical Society. A professional genealogist for over 30 years, she is an accomplished regional speaker and writes a monthly column for Laurel Magazine.

Friday September 21Author Kristy Woodson Harvey 3pm

Author Kristy Woodson Harvey author of The Secret to Southern Charm, and national best Seller of Dear Carolina plus others including Lies and Other Acts of

Love, Slightly South of Simple talks about her books and how she writes them.

Who are Friends of the Library?Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library are people from all walks of life who share a common belief that a good public library is a valuable community asset that must be

nourished and supported. We currently have more members than any other Friends group in the Fontana system.

The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is an organization of citizens dedicated to promoting the continued growth of our public library and its services.

Join Us! www.cashiersfriends.com/membership

249 Frank Allen Rd.Cashiers, NC 28717

Across from the Post Office

(828) 743-0215www.cashiersfriends.com

Storytime DaysPre-School Storytime

Wednesdays - June 6 - August 29 at 10amLittle Bilingual Storytime

Thursdays - June 7 - July 26 at 10:30am

Mah Jongg - Wednesdays - 1pm

Movies-Thursdays June 7, Thursday 1 pm – Coco

June 7, Thursday 3:45 pm – WinchesterJune 21, Thursday 1 pm – Peter Rabbit

June 21, Thursday – Crooked HouseJune 28, Thursday 1 pm Leap!

June 28, Thursday 3:45 pm DownsizingJuly 5, Thursday 1 pm – Paddington 2

July 5, Thursday 3:45 pm – Star Wars: The Last JediJuly 12, Thursday 1 pm – Ferdinand

July 12, Thurdays 3:45 pm – AnnihilationJuly 19, Thursday 1 pm – Wonder

July 19, Thursday 3:45 pm – SuburbiconJuly 26, Thursday 1 pm – Beauty and the Beast

July 26, Thursday 3:45 p.m. 12 StrongAug 2, Thursday 3:45 pm – Adult Movie

Ana Crespo brings her award winning bilingual children’s program to the Cashiers Library this summer with a fun filled interactive story time for young children.

JuneFriday June 8

Scavenger Hunt all Day - Drop In

Tuesday June 12Fine Art of Nesting with Live Animals 11am

Adult Backyard Birding with Live Animals 3:30pm

Lego Club 3:45pm

Wednesday June 13FOL Members Night Preview of the Book Clearance 5pm-7pm

Are there any advantages to being a member of the Friends of the Albert Carlton Library? You bet! On June 13th we have a special event planned just for members. From 5 pm to 7 pm members will get first choice of all the wonderful books available at our annual Book Store Clearance Sale. The Books are free and donations are really appreciated. If you are not a member pick up a membership form at the check-out desk in the library, fill out the appropriate category, include a check, and you are good to go for.

Thursday-Saturday June 14-16FOL Book Clearance More than 3,000 “pre-owned books” will be sorted into categories and displayed on tables during the regular library hours.

Thursday 10-7, Friday 10am-5:30pm Saturday 10am – 1pm The books are free and donations are very much appreciated as this is a fund-raiser to buy new library books. FOL members will get first chance at the books on Preview Night,

Wednesday June 13 from 5pm – 7pm

Tuesday June 19STEAM Club 3:45pm

Friday June 22Animal Fact or Myth 12pm

Friday June 22Ashley Stewart, Local Author of “Hey Brother.” Reading and Q&A with the author. 1:30pm

Tuesday June 26Crafternoon 3:45pm

Friday June 29Growing Crystals From Scratch 12pm-3pm

JulyTuesday July 3

Crafternoon 3:45pm

Wednesday July 4Library CLOSED

Friday July 6Drop in Rock Painting Party 10am-12pm

Saturday July 7Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival 5pm

Monday July 9Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival 5pm

Tuesday July 10“Snakes Alive!” 11am

Children love snakes. Bring all your little ones to see Ron Cromer, a specialist in herpetology, let the children touch and feel the reptiles. This is a “Hands On” science program to provide insight into the lives, habits, and characteristics of reptiles, especially snakes! They will experience a variety of gentile reptiles. Ron Cramer’s expertise and humor makes Snakes Alive an unforgettable educational experience.

Tuesday July 10Lego Club 3:45pm

Thursday July 12Mary Z Cox and Tim Gardner in Concert 7pm

Friday July 13Friday Family Program TBA

Anne Van Curen 4pmActress Anne Van Curen presents her 1-hour monologue about Grandma Gatewood’s Appalachian Trail journey. Go along as she tells the story of

the first woman to solo hike the A.T. in 1955.The monologue is based on the book Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: the Inspiring Story of the Woman

Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery.

Saturday July 14Dolly Parton Imagination Library Storytime 11am

Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Monday July 16Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Tuesday July 17STEAM Club 3:45pm

Friday July 20Professor Whiz Pop 11am

Saturday July 21HCCMF 5pm

Monday July 23HCCMF 5pm

Tuesday July 24Crafternoon 3:45pm

Friday July 27Protect Our Wild Backyards 4pm

Porter Halyburton – “Reflection’s on Captivity” 4pmOn October 17, 1965, LTJG Porter Halyburton’s plane was shot down over North Vietnam. On that day Halyburton became a prisoner of war that lasted seven and a half years. Now retired, Commander Halyburton reflects on his years as a POW and the lessons he learned and the faith in God, country, and family that carried him through this ordeal.

Saturday July 28Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Monday July 30Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Tuesday July 31STEAM Club 3:45pm

AugustThursday August 2

“Free to be You...and Me” a production by The Library and PAC Youth Theatre Young Adult Production 1pm

Friday August 3Drop In Ice Cream Party 10am-3pm

Bring your reading logs and pick up your free book

Friday August 3“Free to be You...and Me” a production by

The Library and PAC Youth Theatre Young Adult Production 7pmSaturday August 4

Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Sunday August 5“Free to be You...and Me” a production by The Library and PAC

Youth Theatre Young Adult Production 3pm

Monday August 6Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Concert 5pm

Tuesday August 7Lego Club 3:45pm

Friday August 10“Birds of Prey” Raptor Program,

Highlands Cashiers Land Trust 3pm“Raptor” is not a scientific classification but a catchall term used to refer to agile and powerful avian hunters such as eagles, hawks, falcons kites and owls. A Raptor expert will bring a group of the birds of prey from Balsam Mountain Trust for the upcoming presentation. The birds kept at

Balsam Mountain Trust can no longer effectively hunt and therefore cannot live in the wild. Their injuries are usually the result of accidents. The Trust rehabilitates them and used them for educational programs.

Tuesday August 14Donna Everhart 2pm

North Carolina author of “The Education of Dixie Dupree” and “The Road to Bittersweet” Reading with Q&A with the author.

Lego Club 3:45pm

Thursday August 16Poetry Night 7pm

The Friends of the Cashiers Library urge Cashiers residents to sign up to read their favorite poems at the library’s Cashiers Favorite Poems Night Thursday, Aug 16th at 7:30. Those reading poems on stage will be

selected from area residents and visitors who have submitted the name and specific poem of their favorite poet. Submission forms are available at the library. The deadline for submissions is Aug 13.

for your entertainment and enlightenment

Friends of the Albert Carlton-CashiersCommunity Library

Summer Programs

At the Library

2018What’s happening this summer?

at the Cashiers Library

presented by

FREE!

Tuesday August 28Crafternoon 3:45pm

Thursday August 30Jane Nardy 3pm

August 30, Thursday 3PM Jane Nardy – Ella Raines an actress and cousin of Jane Nardy will speak about Jane Gibson Nardy, descendant of early Cashiers settler Col. John Zachary, and the historian for the Cashiers Historical Society. A professional genealogist for over 30 years, she is an accomplished regional speaker and writes a monthly column for Laurel Magazine.

Friday September 21Author Kristy Woodson Harvey 3pm

Author Kristy Woodson Harvey author of The Secret to Southern Charm, and national best Seller of Dear Carolina plus others including Lies and Other Acts of

Love, Slightly South of Simple talks about her books and how she writes them.

Who are Friends of the Library?Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library are people from all walks of life who share a common belief that a good public library is a valuable community asset that must be

nourished and supported. We currently have more members than any other Friends group in the Fontana system.

The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is an organization of citizens dedicated to promoting the continued growth of our public library and its services.

Join Us! www.cashiersfriends.com/membership

249 Frank Allen Rd.Cashiers, NC 28717

Across from the Post Office

(828) 743-0215www.cashiersfriends.com