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Welcome to the Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library website.  We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that supports the Cashiers Community Library, located in Cashiers, NC. Support by individuals, families and businesses helps make our community library a gem of Western North Carolina.

The Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is part of the Fontana Regional Library System.  For a gateway to the system, including a full calendar of events and search engine for all Fontana Libraries' materials, click here:

BOOK CLEARANCE
June 13 - 15
Novels - Classics - History - Art - Children's - Humor - Poetry - Religion - Travel  CDs and DVDs and more!


MORE AUDITIONS 
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 7-9 PM
Did you ever want to act?  If so, this is your moment!  Auditions will be held for Playfest, 8 short comedies by selected playwrights from around the world.  The great thing is no one has to remember the scripts.  Actors will read them in rehearsal and on performance night, Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 7 pm.
 
For more information, call Ellen Greenwald, 828-743-1802 or email her at:  waco444@gmail.com.

25th Anniversary Year
Author Talks

Recently, writer Michelle Gable spoke, answered questions and autographed copies of her books, including her newest The Summer I Met Jack, at the Cashiers Community Library.
COMING JUNE 28:  RON RASH
3 pm  FREE at the Library's Community Room
COMPLETE SERIES SCHEDULE
At recent AUTHOR TALKS events, writers MICHELLE GABLE and BILL SHUEY spoke, answered questions and autographed their novels at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.



Visit our
BOOK STORE

Open
when the
Library
is
open
THANKS!
Cashiers Community
for making the
2019 Chocolate Cook Off
a
sweet success! 
Over 200 attended!  Friends of the Library raised more than $1,200
for books, materials and activities at the library!
"Confectioners Compete in Cashiers Library Chocolate Cook Off" news article

Adair Simon
It is with great sadness that we mark the sudden passing of our former Board President and current Director, Adair Simon.

GRATEFUL FOR A GIVING COMMUNITY
Our local business community supports the Friends in many ways.  Here are a few examples.

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The Cedar Creek Racquet Club gave to funds to purchase new bookcases and shelving for the Children's Room, and to purchase new books and materials for children and young adults.
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The Wade Hampton Donor-Advised Fund gave to the FOL to help buy a new color copier for the Library (2017) and to buy and install
automatic front doors at the Library for patrons (2016)
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The Cullasaja Women's Outreach gave to the FOL to help the Library purchase a color copier (2017). 
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The Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley
donated to buy a
new computer for children's activities.

The Cashiers Community Fund (CCF)
invested for projects to encourage
children in the community to read.
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Children use Finch Coding Robots provided by Cashiers Community Fund investment.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Board at 919-807-2214.  The license is not an endorsement by the State.