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Swannanoa Library Closed

All Day 12/10 - 1/31
Swannanoa

The Swannanoa Library is closed. Please visit any of the other libraries in our system, 

Closing
Branches:
Swannanoa
Description:

The Swannanoa Library is closed. Please visit any of the other libraries in our system, 

Kira

Hurricane Helene Art Collection by Kira Bursky Exhibit

01/02/2025 @ 1:00pm to 01/18/2025 @ 6:00pm
West Asheville Library at West Asheville
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours.Artist Kira Bursky says, "After Hurricane Helene came through my town, I drew to process my feelings. The 31 ...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours.

Lego Club the First and Third Saturday of Every Month from 10 to 11:30am. What will you create? Image shows brightly colored lettering and LEGO blocks.

LEGO Club!

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville
Program Type:
Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Event Details:

Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month! Build unique LEGO architecture and display your own LEGO creations at the library. *Please leave your personal LEGOs at ...

Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville
Room: Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month! Build unique LEGO architecture and display your own LEGO creations at the library. *Please leave your personal LEGOs at home, we have plenty!

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.

Nine racially and gender diverse, preschool-age children, sitting on the floor in a clump, attentively facing an adult, who is sitting on the floor facing them. We can see only the back of their left arm.

Family Story Time

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, songs and activities designed for the whole family. Stay afterward to socialize and play with the large building blocks and other toys. Baby sensory toys are also av...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, songs and activities designed for the whole family. Stay afterward to socialize and play with the large building blocks and other toys. Baby sensory toys are also available.

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

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester 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. 

Flyer with red to orange gradient. A group of cartoon wild animals are gathered around an open book in the center. To the right of them is a pale yellow star post-it note. Text reads "Family Story Time 10:30 AM Saturdays at the East Asheville Public Library, 3 Avon Road Asheville".

Family Story Time

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, STEAM/STEM, Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Join us for stories and fun every Saturday morning! Get ready to dance and sing as well as listen to stories with an accompanying craft happening the second half of Story Time! &nb...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, STEAM/STEM, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories and fun every Saturday morning! Get ready to dance and sing as well as listen to stories with an accompanying craft happening the second half of Story Time!  All ages are welcome.

 

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.

StarryTime Logo

StarryTime! Story Time With Special Guest Star - Graham Carson

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Family Fun, Story Telling, Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Join us for StarryTime at Enka-Candler Library! We are inviting the best and brightest educators in the community share their talents by guest-starring as story time hosts. This pr...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Family Fun, Story Telling, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for StarryTime at Enka-Candler Library! We are inviting the best and brightest educators in the community share their talents by guest-starring as story time hosts. This program is designed for families with children of all ages.

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.

Manhattan Short Film Fest 2024

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Film Screening
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Better late than never! We've rescheduled the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival so Asheville residents can join other film lovers who united in over 500 venues worldwide to view and ju...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Film Screening
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Better late than never!

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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

Holiday Closing - Martin Luther King Day 2025

All Day
Black Mountain, East Asheville, Enka-Candler, Fairview, Leicester, North Asheville, Oakley/South Asheville, Pack Memorial, South Buncombe/Skyland, Swannanoa, Weaverville, West Asheville

Holiday Closing - Martin Luther King Day 2025

Closing
Branches:
Black Mountain, East Asheville, Enka-Candler, Fairview, Leicester, North Asheville, Oakley/South Asheville, Pack Memorial, South Buncombe/Skyland, Swannanoa, Weaverville, West Asheville
Description:

Holiday Closing - Martin Luther King Day 2025

Kira

Hurricane Helene Art Collection by Kira Bursky Exhibit

01/21/2025 @ 10:00am to 01/31/2025 @ 8:00pm
West Asheville Library at West Asheville
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours.Artist Kira Bursky says, "After Hurricane Helene came through my town, I drew to process my feelings. The 31 ...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours.

story time

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years. Ticketed registration is required. Tickets will be given out starting 10 am in th...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 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

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years.  

Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville
Room: Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 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.

Book cover of Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo

North Asheville Branch Book Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's book: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon WooThe North Asheville Book Club meets in-person on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's book: Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo

The North Asheville Book Club meets in-person on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Baby Story Time

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Family Fun, Literary, Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.Story time will be followed by free play time.

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Family Fun, Literary, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Story time will be followed by free play time.

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.

LEGO

LEGO Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Come down the Pack Memorial Library and play with LEGOs!Show off your building skills and make new friends with other LEGO maniacs.Please leave your personal LEGOs at home, because...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Come down the Pack Memorial Library and play with LEGOs!
Show off your building skills and make new friends with other LEGO maniacs.

Please leave your personal LEGOs at home, because we've got plenty.

White flyer with two photos of medium-sized dogs, one a golden retriever, one a goldendoodle. Text says Read to a Dog First and Third Tuesdays of each month with Flora from 4-5. And Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month with Evelyn from 4 -5.

Read to a Dog: Flora the Golden Retriever

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville
Program Type:
Community Collaboration, Literacy, Live animal
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
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. Practice reading with a furry p...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Community Collaboration, Literacy, Live animal
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 event requires registration

Manhattan Short Film Fest 2024

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Film Screening
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Better late than never! We've rescheduled the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival so Asheville residents can join other film lovers who united in over 500 venues worldwide to view and ju...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Film Screening
Required
Seats Remaining: 86
Event Details:

Better late than never!

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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

Fiber Fun at the Leicester Library

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Collaboration, Drop In, Educational
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, quilting, weaving, needlework, mending or any other fiber activity to the library! Enjoy the company of other fiber enthusiasts in this twice a mon...

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Collaboration, Drop In, Educational
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, quilting, weaving, needlework, mending or any other fiber activity to the library!

Graphic with ReClaim the RAD logo, featuring an image of a sun-like gear rising above blue waves of water, and event information.

Exhibition opening: ReClaim the RAD: Flood Debris Resurrected into Art

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Special Collections Reading Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Local History/Genealogy
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Originally created by and exhibited at the Czart Gallery from November 2024 – January 2025, Buncombe County Special Collections is proud to host this exhibition featuring local art...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Special Collections Reading Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit, Local History/Genealogy
Event Details:

Originally created by and exhibited at the Czart Gallery from November 2024 – January 2025, Buncombe County Special Collections is proud to host this exhibition featuring local artists who have create

Disclaimer(s)

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

orange, yellow, and red tones with aqua typewriter and typewriter font saying Wesfest and program information

WesFest- A Public Library Program for Wes Anderson Enthusiasts in 3 Parts

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Film Screening
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

We'll be hosting a themed activity plus film once a month during the wintry months. If you're someone who enjoys having a movie on while crafting, or someone who just wants to watc...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Film Screening
Event Details:

We'll be hosting a themed activity plus film once a month during the wintry months. If you're someone who enjoys having a movie on while crafting, or someone who just wants to watch a movie, join us.

Book jacket design of Jane Eyre over a large yellow circle on a dark purple background.

Bookmarked: Online Library Book Club discusses Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fairview Library - Virtual Event at Fairview
Program Type:
Book Club, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This event requires registration.A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzles readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.The lib...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library - Virtual Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

This event requires registration.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Flyer with blue background and circus tent curtains on either side as a border. There are four animal puppets in the center: a crocodile, mouse, giraffe, and fox. Below, text reads "Puppet Playtime 10 AM to 11:30 AM each Wednesday at the East Asheville Public Library. Adult Supervision Required. 3 Avon Road Asheville."

Puppet Playtime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Every Wednesday morning, we open up the children's programming room to give kids and families time for free play with our stash of puppets. Children must be under the supervision o...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming 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: Drop In, Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Every Wednesday morning, we open up the children's programming room to give kids and families time for free play with our stash of puppets. Children must be under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

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.

Pre-K Storytime

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

Baby and man as seen through a colorful play tunnel

Baby Gym

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

Play with other babies and meet other caregivers! Babies 4 months-18 months and their caregivers are welcome to come play in our Community Room. There will be mats and things to ro...

Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, Physical Activity
Event Details:

Play with other babies and meet other caregivers! Babies 4 months-18 months and their caregivers are welcome to come play in our Community Room. There will be mats and things to roll on, bounce on, and climb.

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.