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Costume Exchange Drop Off

10:00am–5:00pm

Adult, Family (children of all ages)

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Library Branch: North Asheville Library

Room: North Asheville Library

Age Group: Adult, Family (children of all ages)

Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun

Event Details:

For all ages!

Drop off gently used costumes & accessories at the North Asheville Library front desk now through October 17th.

Stop by on Saturday, October 18th during our open hours (10-5) to choose a costume.

Tiny Tots Yoga with Ms. Brandon

10:15am–12:00pm

Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

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Library Branch: Weaverville Library

Room: Weaverville Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Program Type: Classes, Family Fun, Health & Wellness, Physical Activity

Event Details:

Space for this program is limited. Registration is required for individual sessions and dates. Please stop by the Weaverville Library or call (828) 250-6482 to reserve your space.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am

Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), Family (children of all ages)

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Library Branch: Swannanoa Library

Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room

Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), Family (children of all ages)

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

Join us for a story time for families and children of all ages as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Baby Story Time

10:30am–11:15am

Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

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Library Branch: Black Mountain Library

Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room

Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.

Charla en español

10:30am–11:30am

Teen (ages 12-18), Adult

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Library Branch: East Asheville Library

Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room

Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult

Program Type: Language

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Preschool Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Preschool (ages 3-5)

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Library Branch: Fairview Library

Room: Fairview Library

Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)

Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, Story Time

Event Details:

Join us as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities designed for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Story Time

10:30am–11:30am

Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

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Library Branch: Leicester Library

Room: Leicester Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

A fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years.

Baby Gym

11:00am–12:00pm

Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

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Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library

Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium

Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

Program Type: Physical Activity

Event Details:

Drop in and play with other babies. Crawl through tunnels, play in ball pits, and enjoy other sensory toys. Caregivers must stay in the room. Ages 4-18 months.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Drop-In Job Help with NC Works

12:00pm–4:00pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Weaverville Library

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Drop In, Jobs/Careers

Event Details:

Need help with your job search? NCWorks staff will be on hand to provide free assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Here are some of the services they provide:

Leicester Library Book Discussion Group

1:00pm–2:00pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Leicester Library

Room: Leicester Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

This month we're discussing The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.

Fairview Mindfulness Retreat

1:00pm–4:30pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Fairview Library

Room: Fairview Library - Offsite Event

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

THIS EVENT IS AT THE SHERRILL'S INN, NOT AT THE LIBRARY.

Expand your mindfulness practice at this off-site event led by Dr. Mattie Decker.

Special Storytime at Hickory Nut Gap Farm

2:00pm–3:00pm

Preschool (ages 3-5)

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Library Branch: Fairview Library

Room: Fairview Library - Offsite Event

Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

Stories, songs, and activities in the barn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm!

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Baby Story Time

3:30pm–4:00pm

Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

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Library Branch: West Asheville Library

Room: West Asheville Meeting Room

Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

Program Type: Story Time

Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months. Older siblings are always welcome. Stay afterward to socialize with other parents and let your baby play with our baby sensory toys.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Powerful Pollinators

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age - (grades K-5)

Closed

Registration Required

Closed

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Library Branch: Swannanoa Library

Room: Swannanoa Library

Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)

Program Type: Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come to the library to learn about the magic of pollinators and native NC pollinator plants!

Read With Gracie!

4:00pm–5:00pm

Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), Family (children of all ages)

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Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library

Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room

Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), Family (children of all ages)

Program Type: Family Fun, Literacy, Live animal, STEAM/STEM, Story Telling

Event Details:

Trying out your new reading skills in front of other people can be intimidating! But dogs always listen and never judge, even when we make mistakes.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Yoga with Ms. Jenn Grades K-5

4:00pm–5:00pm

School Age - (grades K-5)

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Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library

Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium

Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Grade K-5th.

Join Ms. Jenn for fun yoga instruction featuring animal poses and mindful breathing.

Creative Writing Group online

4:00pm–5:30pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Leicester Library

Room: Leicester Library - Virtual Event

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Literacy, STEAM/STEM, Story Telling

Event Details:

Join us for creative writing online! We meet on Zoom for several rounds of writing prompts.

Sewing and Mending Repairs with WNC Repair Cafe

4:00pm–6:30pm

Adult, Family (children of all ages)

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Library Branch: Fairview Library

Room: Fairview Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Family (children of all ages)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes

Event Details:

Does your favorite shirt have a hole or a tear or a missing button?Are your curtains too long? Has your stuffed animal sprung a leak? Come on down to the library where volunteers who are good with a needle and thread will be happy to help you.

Swannanoa Readers Discuss "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson

4:30pm–5:30pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Swannanoa Library

Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Join the Swannanoa Readers as we discuss an amazing non-fiction book.

Disclaimer(s)

Participants consuming food and beverage do so at their own risk.

Dungeons & Dragons for teens (12-18) at the Weaverville Library

5:00pm–7:00pm

Teen (ages 12-18)

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Library Branch: Weaverville Library

Room: Weaverville Meeting Room

Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18)

Program Type: Classes, Games/Gaming, Story Telling

Event Details:

Space for this program is limited. Registration is required. Please stop by the Weaverville Library or call 828-250-6482 to reserve your space!

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Friends of Leicester Library meeting

5:30pm–6:30pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Leicester Library

Room: Leicester Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Community Collaboration, Community Service/Service Project, Informational

Event Details:

The Friends of the Leicester Library will meet 5:30 pm in the Community Room at the library. Join us for updates on library programs and garden events. All are welcome.

TBR Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adult

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Library Branch: Black Mountain Library

Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

The TBR (To-Be-Read) Book Club meets every month at the Black Mountain Public Library. Call or email the library for this month's selection.

Disclaimer(s)

Participants consuming food and beverage do so at their own risk.

My Story: Celebrating Four Memoirs from the Mountains of WNC: Second in series: Talk by Priscilla Ndiaye Robinson, featuring her memoir A Mother’s Cry: he’s still my child

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adult

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Library Branch: West Asheville Library

Room: West Asheville Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Author Event, Literary, Online Program

Event Details:

My Story: Three great Memoirs by WNC Authors: Lecture Series at West Asheville Library sponsored by the Wilma Dykeman Foundation. Everyone has a story. Many of us attempt to put our story in writing. Some of us get published.

Disclaimer(s)

Participants consuming food and beverage do so at their own risk.