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Book cover art for "The Women" by Kristin Hannah

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

Thursday, November 21, 2024 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 The Women by Kristin 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! 

Baby Story Time

Thursday, November 21, 2024 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. 

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. 

Hora Del Cuento - Bilingual Story Time

Friday, November 22, 2024 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.

Baby Story Time Fridays at 10:30 AM

Baby Story Time

Friday, November 22, 2024 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, November 22, 2024 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:

While our Youth Services Librarian is out on leave from October-December, we will offer a weekly Toddler Playtime in the Community Room from 10:30-11:30am on Fridays (no Storytime,...

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:

While our Youth Services Librarian is out on leave from October-December, we will offer a weekly Toddler Playtime in the Community Room from 10:30-11:30am on Fridays (no Storytime, sorry!). Children and caregivers can play and socialize.

Autumn Program: Camouflage and Fall Colors

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Educational, Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5)
Event Details:

In this WNC Nature Center program, kids will explore the science of fall color and animal coloration through hands-on investigation and game playing.

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Educational, Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

In this WNC Nature Center program, kids will explore the science of fall color and animal coloration through hands-on investigation and game playing.

Tech Time

Tech Time

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Digital Literacy/Technology, Drop In
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Tech Time is a drop in program where you can recieve one-on-one help from library staff. To the best of our ability we will help you solve a tech related problem or accomplish a sp...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Digital Literacy/Technology, Drop In
Event Details:

Baby Story Time

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
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. 

Family Story Time

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
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: 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.

Flyer with green gradient background. Text reads "Family Story Time at ten-thirty each Saturday at the East Asheville Public Library." Large image of an open book with stars coming out is in the center of the flyer.

Family Story Time

Saturday, November 23, 2024 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), 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), 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.

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Spanish Conversation Practice Group

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Language
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Spanish Conversation Practice GroupOur friendly and welcoming Spanish conversation practice group is geared towards people with Intermediate level Spanish skills who are looking fo...

Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Language
Event Details:


Spanish Conversation Practice Group

Nighttime city landscape on a blue background captioned Land of the Sky 101 Book Club a local history learning circle

Land of the Sky 101 Book Club

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Special Collections Reading Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Book Club, Local History/Genealogy
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Land of the Sky 101 is a community learning circle for those who are interested in the history of Asheville, Buncombe County and Western North Carolina. A four-part series of readi...

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Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Special Collections Reading Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Local History/Genealogy
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Event Details:

Land of the Sky 101 is a community learning circle for those who are interested in the history of Asheville, Buncombe County and Western North Carolina.

Reading MENtors Story Time

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
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)
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), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Story Time
toddler time

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 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.

Tai Chi for Beginners

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Program DescriptionEvent DetailsThis 6-week class will be the second half of the  introduction to Basic Tai Chi Principles using the Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention...

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Program Description

Event Details

This 6-week class will be the second half of the  introduction to Basic Tai Chi Principles using the Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Level I form t

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

All Creatures Great and Small

Zoom-West Asheville Library Book Discussion--All Creatures Great and Small

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
West Asheville Library - Virtual Event at West Asheville
Program Type:
Book Club, Literary, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a Zoom discussion of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. For Zoom information please email sherry.roane@buncombecounty.org

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library - Virtual Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Literary, Online Program
Event Details:

Join us for a Zoom discussion of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. For Zoom information please email sherry.roane@buncombecounty.org

LEGO

LEGO Club

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 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.

Flyer with text saying "Read to a Dog at the East Asheville Library. Read with Flora from four to five every first and third Tuesdays. Read with Evelyn from four to five every second and fourth Tuesdays." The logo of Alliance of therapy dogs and Buncombe County Public Libraries is at the bottom of the flyer.

Read to a Dog with Evelyn the Goldendoodle

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville
Program Type:
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...

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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: 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

Images of completed scale models

WNC Scale Model Club

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 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.

Flyer with puppet stage as the background. The Puppets on the stage are an alligator, a mouse, a giraffe, and a fox. Text reads "Puppet Playtime from ten to eleven-thirty each Wednesday morning at the East Asheville Public Library. Parental Supervision is Required. The logo for the Buncombe County Public Libraries is at the bottom left of the flyer.

Puppet Playtime

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 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:
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 activity room to give kids time for free play with puppets. Children must be under the supervision or a parent or guardian.

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room
Age Group: 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 activity room to give kids time for free play with puppets. Children must be under the supervision or a parent or guardian.

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.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5)
Event Details:

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

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

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

Hora Del Cuento Bilingual Story Time Wednesdays at 10:30 AM

Hora Del Cuento - Bilingual Story Time

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Language, 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:

An interactive story time for the whole family featuring books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and English.These early literacy programs for kids and their caregivers are designed to...

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), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Language, Story Time
Event Details:

An interactive story time for the whole family featuring books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and English.

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 Gym

Baby Gym

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Drop In, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

Drop in and play. Ball pit, toys, soft slide and structure to climb on and through. For ages 4 to 18 months.

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

Drop in and play. Ball pit, toys, soft slide and structure to climb on and through. For ages 4 to 18 months.

YMCA Healthy Living Mobile Unit Wednesday Nov 27th 12-1:00 PM

YMCA Mobile Market at Enka-Candler Library

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Community Service/Service Project
Age Group:
Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

The YMCA Mobile Market takes place in the Enka-Candler Library community room. Bring your grocery bags and get fresh food for your family. The market provides fresh produce paired ...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Community Service/Service Project
Event Details:

The YMCA Mobile Market takes place in the Enka-Candler Library community room. Bring your grocery bags and get fresh food for your family.