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  • About
  • Contact Us
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  • Contact Us
  • Events
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  • New Books

Welcome to Murphys Volunteer Library

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480 Park Lane

Murphys, CA

Limited hours due to Covid-19: 

Tuesday through Saturday

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact Us

We are open!

Murphys Library is open to the public

Online Calaveras Library Services available

Online Calaveras Library Services available

We are please to open our doors to library patrons and book lovers of the Murphys area. 

Our hours are Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In order to keep our patrons and our staff safe, we will be following county protocols. 

  • Masks required when inside the library. 
  • Only 6 people allowed in library at a time; 30 minute browsing limit. 
  • Please observe social distancing. 
  • We have hand sanitizer for patrons' use. 

Online Calaveras Library Services available

Online Calaveras Library Services available

Online Calaveras Library Services available

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?  

Online Library Resources

Book Room Sales

Online Calaveras Library Services available

Check out new books in the library!

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)


Due to Covid concerns we are not accepting donations at this time, but we still have plenty of books for sale!

Check out new books in the library!

2020 Loretta Fox Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Check out new books in the library!

Murphys Library always has a good supply of new books for your reading enjoyment.

Browse the new book selections

2020 Loretta Fox Memorial Scholarship Recipients

2020 Loretta Fox Memorial Scholarship Recipients

2020 Loretta Fox Memorial Scholarship Recipients

 Murphys  Library celebrates student achievement with a scholarship award. 

Learn more about the scholarship

Story Time For Tots is back!

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

Join the Murphys Volunteer Library book club!

March Book Club

When: Thursday March 16, 2023  11 a.m.

Where: Upstairs at the library


My Name is Lucy 

by Elizabeth Strout


A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration. Her bestselling novels, including Olive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys, have illuminated our most tender relationships. Now, in My Name Is Lucy Barton, this extraordinary writer shows how a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all — the one between mother and daughter.


Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.


Any questions call or text Joan Dionne at 209.728.7996

April Book Club

When: Thursday April 20, 2023  11:00 a.m.

Where: Upstairs at the library


The Henna Artist

By Alka Joshi


Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist—and confidante—most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own…


Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow—a sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those that surround her as she does.


Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel.


Any questions call or text Joan Dionne at 209.728.7996

Community Sourced Poem Project

Help write a poem about Calaveras County


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.

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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. 

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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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Murphys Volunteer LIbrary

420 Park Lane • PO Box 702 • Murphys, CA • 95247

(209) 728 3036

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