October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

This guest blog was provided by REACH Violence Prevention Education Coordinator ​Elijah Ingraham. REACH of Macon has been providing comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, including male, female, and child victims, for more than thirty years. REACH provides outreach, intervention, and prevention throughout our service area which includes a …

A Break from “all this” with Bartram…

Hi, Kristina here at MCPL where we're making the best of this beautiful Water|Ways exhibit from the Smithsonian. We had originally planned for LOTS of programs, field trips, movies and more in conjunction with the display... no need to go into all the readjusting we've done! But we are hosting a few events, including a …

William Bartram: Hike and Learn

What’s YOUR favorite reference question? One of mine is “Can you tell me about some good places to hike around here?” I love it when people ask me for help getting out and playing in the woods. If I can add some historic knowledge and conservation advocacy to my answer- I’m even happier! We have …

November is Native American Heritage Month – Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Sign Dedication

Kristina Moe here at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin, writing my first blog. Yes, I’ve been here nearly 12 years without contributing, but last month I was finally convinced to write something. Here goes. Most days I love my view from the Reference Desk- when I started writing this there was a glorious …