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AARP TaxAide Volunteer Tax Help

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Tax Help
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Beginning January 21, 2025, to request a tax preparation appointment: Call 828-669-8610 (Calls are answered on Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30 PM by Melinda at the Lakeview Center for Activ...

Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Beginning January 21, 2025, to request a tax preparation appointment: 

Call 828-669-8610 (Calls are answered on Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30 PM by Melinda at the Lakeview Center for Active Aging.)

or

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Purple background behind a pyramid shaped stack of yarn balls in all different colors with knitting needles sticking out of the top ball. Words Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers top left corner.

Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of crafting and conversation.  Participants bring their own projects and enjoy the company of others. This is not an instructional group.  Newcomers...

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of crafting and conversation.  Participants bring their own projects and enjoy the company of others. This is not an instructional group.

Kira

Hurricane Helene Art Exhibit by Kira Bursky Exhibit

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 6:00pm
West Asheville Library at West Asheville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours. Please call 828-250-4750 if you are unsure of hours.Artist Kira Bursky says, "After Hurricane Helene came th...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours. Please call 828-250-4750 if you are unsure of hours.

Baby Story Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville
Program Type:
Literacy, 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.

Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville
Room: Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Literacy, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 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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Family Storytime

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Story Time
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:

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

Library Branch: Swannanoa
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 Storytime

Baby Story Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Black Mountain Library at Black Mountain
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: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Library
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. 

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Preschool Story Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Fairview
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

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Leicester
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. 

Hominy Creek Comfort Makers - 3rd Thursday of the Month 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Hominy Creek Comfort Makers

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Collaboration
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

If you can sew on a machine, hand sew, crochet or knit, stuff a pillow or iron come join our makers group! Sewers, knitters, and menders are welcome to join us.We will be working o...

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

If you can sew on a machine, hand sew, crochet or knit, stuff a pillow or iron come join our makers group! Sewers, knitters, and menders are welcome to join us.

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Baby Gym

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
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. 

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
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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Book cover of The Women by Kristin Hannah

Skyland/South Buncombe Book Club: The Women by Kristen Hannah

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland
Program Type:
Book Club, Drop In, Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion sponsored by the Friends of the Skyland/South Buncombe Library! This month we will be reading The Women by Kristen Hannah.  The bo...

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Drop In, Literary
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion sponsored by the Friends of the Skyland/South Buncombe Library! 

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Off-Site Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Mattie Decker

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Fairview Library - Offsite Event at Fairview
Program Type:
Classes, Drop In, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Now being held at Flying Cloud Farm.  Mindfulness is paying attention in the present moment, on purpose, without judgment, as if our life depends on it.This course series offe...

Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library - Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Classes, Drop In, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Now being held at Flying Cloud Farm.  Mindfulness is paying attention in the present moment, on purpose, without judgment, as if our life depends on it.

Two white babies sitting on the floor, held up by adult hands, with an out-of-focus picture book being held by a barely visible adult facing them.

Baby Story Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville
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. Older siblings are always welcome. Stay afterward to socialize with other parents and let your ba...

Library Branch: West Asheville
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.

Blood Drive with the Blood Connection at Enka-Candler Library

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3:30pm - 7:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Community Collaboration, Community Service/Service Project
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The Blood Connection will be at the Enka-Candler Library accepting donations on Thursday, February 20. Walk-ups or registration is welcome. To register visit the Blood Connection w...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Community Collaboration, Community Service/Service Project
Event Details:

The Blood Connection will be at the Enka-Candler Library accepting donations on Thursday, February 20. Walk-ups or registration is welcome.

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An Intro to Rhythm, Drumming, & Beyond with Scott Middleton from TRAP of Asheville

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville
Program Type:
Classes, Educational, Music
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18)
Event Details:

In this hour-long workshop, we will focus on rhythmic note values and their various subdivisions while touching upon accents, drum tones, rests, hand patterns, call and response in...

Open
Required
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Classes, Educational, Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

In this hour-long workshop, we will focus on rhythmic note values and their various subdivisions while touching upon accents, drum tones, rests, hand patterns, call and response interplay, popular and world drum beats, time signatures, playing alo

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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Read With Gracie!

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Enka-Candler Library - Children’s Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, Literacy, Live animal, STEAM/STEM
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 on the first Thursday of each month at Enka-Candler Library from 4-5 p.m. and read with Gracie! Gracie is a certified therapy dog who loves to meet new friends and read lot...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Library - Children’s 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: Drop In, Family Fun, Literacy, Live animal, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us on the first Thursday of each month at Enka-Candler Library from 4-5 p.m. and read with Gracie! Gracie is a certified therapy dog who loves to meet new friends and read lots of books.

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 Tea Blending Workshop

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Drop In, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Hot tea season is here and we can help you craft your perfect cup. Drop by anytime after 4pm to mix custom tea blends. Caffeinated and non-caffeinated options will be available. We...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Drop In, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Hot tea season is here and we can help you craft your perfect cup. Drop by anytime after 4pm to mix custom tea blends. Caffeinated and non-caffeinated options will be available.

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Writing the Storm: a creative writing workshop in two parts

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Classes, Health & Wellness, Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Most everyone in the Fairview community has been affected by Hurricane Helene, and many of us have stories to tell about it. In this two-part workshop, participants will be guided ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Classes, Health & Wellness, Literary
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Most everyone in the Fairview community has been affected by Hurricane Helene, and many of us have stories to tell about it.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Kira

Hurricane Helene Art Exhibit by Kira Bursky Exhibit

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 6:00pm
West Asheville Library at West Asheville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours. Please call 828-250-4750 if you are unsure of hours.Artist Kira Bursky says, "After Hurricane Helene came th...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Event Details:

Artwork exhibition in our community room during normal operating hours. Please call 828-250-4750 if you are unsure of hours.

Hora del Cuento - Bilingual Story Time

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and in English designed for the whole family.

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and in English designed for the whole family.

event details with images of a teddy bear and 2 books

Toddler Story Time

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, 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: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, 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.

Baby Story Time Fridays at 10:30 AM

Baby Story Time

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time featuring songs, rhymes, bounces, and books designed for children ages 0-18 months.These early literacy programs for kids and their caregive...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time featuring songs, rhymes, bounces, and books designed for children ages 0-18 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.

Toddler Playtime

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly Toddler Playtime in the Community Room from 10:30-11:30am on Fridays (no Storytime currently, sorry!). Children and caregivers can play and socialize. We will ...

Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly Toddler Playtime in the Community Room from 10:30-11:30am on Fridays (no Storytime currently, sorry!). Children and caregivers can play and socialize. We will have fun toys out!

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Book Club at Fairview Library

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Book Club, Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Fairview Library will now host a monthly Friday book discussion group!  We will follow the same booklist as the Bookmarked online discussion group that meets monthly on Tuesda...

Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Literary
Event Details:

Fairview Library will now host a monthly Friday book discussion group!  We will follow the same booklist as the Bookmarked online discussion group that meets monthly on Tuesdays.  You are welcome to attend both!