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Intergenerational LEGO Club

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Family Fun, Games/Gaming, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Family Fun, Games/Gaming, STEAM/STEM

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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Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Tuesday, January 7, 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.

Dark City Poets Society

Dark City Poets Society

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Dark City Poets Society is a completely free poetry group that is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.Join us at the Black Mountain Library from 6:00-7:30 pm on the f...

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

Dark City Poets Society is a completely free poetry group that is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society 5:00-5:45 PM 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month East Asheville public library

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
East Asheville Meeting Room AB at East Asheville
Program Type:
Classes, Educational, Music
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Please note: Due to a scheduled library closure, January lessons are on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays.Come learn to play the ukulele with the Asheville Ukulele Society. Lessons ...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Classes, Educational, Music
Event Details:

Please note: Due to a scheduled library closure, January lessons are on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays.

Creative Writing Group online

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Leicester Library - Virtual Event at Leicester
Program Type:
Literacy, STEAM/STEM, Story Telling
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Join us for creative writing online! We meet on Zoom for several rounds of writing prompts. The group is simple - we just write and read our writing to each other.  This is a ...

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Library - Virtual Event
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), 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.

Library Advisory Board Meeting

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

AgendaMinutesThe Library Advisory Board generally meets on the second Thursday of every other month at 6:30pm at a library or online. Please check the calendar just prior to the bi...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
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Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Tuesday, January 14, 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.

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Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Thursday, January 16, 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.

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Skyland/South Buncombe Book Club: Open Secrets by Alice Munro

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 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 Open Secrets by Alice Munro.  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! 

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

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!

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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.

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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: 25
Event Details:

This event requires registration.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society 5:00-5:45 PM 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month East Asheville public library

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville
Program Type:
Classes, Educational, Music
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Please note: Due to a scheduled library closure, January lessons are on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays.Come learn to play the ukulele with the Asheville Ukulele Society. Lessons ...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Classes, Educational, Music
Event Details:

Please note: Due to a scheduled library closure, January lessons are on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays.

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WNC Scale Model Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

The Western North Carolina Scale Model Club is a non-profit group for stati (non-RC) model builders to present their models and share tips and tricks in a laid back atmosphere. Bri...

Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

The Western North Carolina Scale Model Club is a non-profit group for stati (non-RC) model builders to present their models and share tips and tricks in a laid back atmosphere. Bring your latest finished piece or your work in progress.

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Revisiting the Classics at the Weaverville Library

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Book Club, Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join Librarian and Friend Jill Totman this Fall & Winter to discuss, "Books I Swore I'd Never Read Again!" Re-read classic titles will fresh perspective & new conversations...

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

Join Librarian and Friend Jill Totman this Fall & Winter to discuss, "Books I Swore I'd Never Read Again!" Re-read classic titles will fresh perspective & new conversations.  

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SF & Fantasy Book Club "Service Model" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for an evening expanding your mind in fantastic realms and science futures, both pardisical and apocalyptical. Every month we will read another book from fantasy or science...

Required
Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Join us for an evening expanding your mind in fantastic realms and science futures, both pardisical and apocalyptical. Every month we will read another book from fantasy or science fiction...either classics or the newest best sellers.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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

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Intergenerational LEGO Club

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Family Fun, Games/Gaming, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Family Fun, Games/Gaming, STEAM/STEM

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.

AARP TaxAide Volunteer Tax Help

Monday, February 3, 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

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Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Tuesday, February 4, 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.

Dark City Poets Society

Dark City Poets Society

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Literary
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Dark City Poets Society is a completely free poetry group that is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.Join us at the Black Mountain Library from 6:00-7:30 pm on the f...

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

Dark City Poets Society is a completely free poetry group that is open to writers of all ages and experience levels.

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society 5:00-5:45 PM 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month East Asheville public library

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
East Asheville Meeting Room AB at East Asheville
Program Type:
Classes, Educational, Music
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Come learn to play the ukulele with the Asheville Ukulele Society. Lessons are free, but space is limited. To register, sign up at the library front desk or call 828-250-4738....

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Classes, Educational, Music
Event Details:

Come learn to play the ukulele with the Asheville Ukulele Society. Lessons are free, but space is limited. To register, sign up at the library front desk or call 828-250-4738.

AARP TaxAide Volunteer Tax Help

Thursday, February 6, 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

Fiber Fun at the Leicester Library

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Collaboration, Drop In, Educational
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), 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: Teen (ages 12-18), 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!