Welcome to Murphys Volunteer Library
480 Park Lane
Murphys, CA
Tuesday through Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
480 Park Lane
Murphys, CA
Tuesday through Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We are please to open our doors to library patrons and book lovers of the Murphys area.
Our hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Can't find the book you're looking for in the Calaveras Library system? Did you know that you can borrow books from other libraries through the Link+ system? Read the New York Times for free? Watch movies and listen to audio books?
Murphys Library is a great source for used book at rock bottom prices. Ask the librarian how to find our used book room upstairs. We've got great titles on all sorts of topics (follow our Instagram account to see what's on the shelves)
Murphys Library always has a good supply of new books for your reading enjoyment.
Murphys Library celebrates student achievement with a scholarship award.
Thursday • April 18 • 11:00 a.m.
Join us for a discussion of
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Where: upstairs at the Murphys Library
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, follows Ivan Denisovich, a prisoner in a Soviet forced labor camp in the 1950s. Its publication was an extraordinary event in Soviet literary history. Never before had an account of Stalinist repression been openly distributed. This historic book is a gripping read and testament to dignity, personal faith, and finding humanity.
Thursday • May 16 • 11:00 a.m.
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
by Yu Hua
From the acclaimed author of Brothers and China in Ten Words: here is Yu Hua’s unflinching portrait of life under Chairman Mao. A cart-pusher in a silk mill, Xu Sanguan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become lethally frequent as he struggles to provide for his wife and three sons at the height of the Cultural Revolution.
Shattered to discover that his favorite son was actually born of a liaison between his wife and a neighbor, he suffers his greatest indignity, while his wife is publicly scorned as a prostitute. Although the poverty and betrayals of Mao’s regime have drained him, Xu Sanguan ultimately finds strength in the blood ties of his family. With rare emotional intensity, grippingly raw descriptions of place and time, and clear-eyed compassion, Yu Hua gives us a stunning tapestry of human life in the grave particulars of one man’s days.
Upstairs at the Murphys Library
Tuesdays • 10:30 A.M.
Story Time for Tots is back at the Murphys Library.
Your kids will have a wonderful morning with stories, music, and activities suitable for small children.
If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to lead a Story Time, please contact us at murphyslibrary @ gmail.com
April Author Talks with
your favorite writers
Free online events
•April 2•
Paula J. Johnson
The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us
•April 9•
Colum McCann & Diane Foley
American Mother
•April 17•
Xochitl Gonzalez
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
All you need is a Calaveras County library card!
Saturday
March 9
5 p.m.
Join us at the Calaveras County Library in San Andreas for a wild ride around the world through different cultures and traditions. Enjoy crafts, games, snacks, and meeting members of your community.
The best part? It's all free! So don't miss out on the fun!
Last Sunday of every month
3-4 p.m.
Calaveras County Meditators of all traditions and experience levels are invited to join in a silent drop-in meditation offered upstairs at the Murphys Branch Library, 480 Park Lane, Murphys, CA 95247.
Did you know that you can check out a free Day-Use pass from your local library to a California State park?
All you need is library card!
In partnership with the First Partner’s Office and the California State Library, State Parks is providing free vehicle day-use entry to over 200 participating state park units operated by State Parks for check out to library-card holders.
The California State Library Parks Pass is valid for entry of one passenger vehicle with capacity of nine people or less or one highway licensed motorcycle.
What comes to mind when you think about where you live?
Why do you love Calaveras County?
Calaveras County Poet Laureate Linda Toren is creating a community Sourced Poem Project.
Celebrate the special features of your district in Calaveras County with a short narrative, phrase, word. or poem and send it to Linda Toren for inclusion.
In your submission, indicate your district. Please include your name if you give permission to use it when the poems are present to the public. You may anonymous If you wish.
Send submissions to calaveraspoet@gmail.com or drop them off at your local Calaveras County branch library.
Our mission is to provide resources that enhance the library experience for patrons in the Murphys area.
We are always looking for volunteers to help us make our vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you.
We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you. Thank you for your time and donations that makes this possible!
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