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Putting Your Garden to Bed at the Weaverville Library

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Educational, Informational, Lecture/Speaker, Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, John Bowen, as he shares tips for preparing your garden for the winter. You and your garden have worked hard all summer, and now it’s...

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Educational, Informational, Lecture/Speaker, Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, John Bowen, as he shares tips for preparing your garden for the winter. 

Pen and Ink drawing of a barn

Drawing Barns in Pen and Ink with James Cassara

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes, Educational
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

This event requires registration. The barns of NC hold many stories and serve as wonderful artifacts of our rich history. They're also a lot of fun to draw!  In this two ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes, Educational
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This event requires registration. 

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Bright green background with Baby Yoda head over an open book

Jedi Training Academy

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop In, Family Fun
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5)
Event Details:

October is Star Wars Reads Month! Hone your Jedi skills at the Fairview Public Library's Jedi Training Academy. There will be an obstacle course, Jedi mind tricks, crafts, and...

Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In, Family Fun
Event Details:

October is Star Wars Reads Month! 

Hone your Jedi skills at the Fairview Public Library's Jedi Training Academy. There will be an obstacle course, Jedi mind tricks, crafts, and more. 

May the Force be with you! 

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.

White Dungeons & Dragons logo printed on red streak. Registration and event details/dates printed over a misty forest background.

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

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Classes, Games/Gaming, Other, Story Telling
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18)
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!CURRENT REGISTRATION STATUS - WAIT LI...

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Classes, Games/Gaming, Other, 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!

CURRENT REGISTRATION STATUS - WAIT LIST ONLY

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

An image of the Spy Kids (2001) movie poster.

Movie Afternoon: Spy Kids

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Film Screening
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Event Details:

Join us for a movie afternoon to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Spy Kids (2001) is a PG-rated film that tells the story of two young kids who must become spies to save the...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Film Screening
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us for a movie afternoon to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! 

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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

Flyer for knitting club indicating the first & third Thursdays of every month

Skyland Library Knitting & Crochet Club

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Bring your needles or your hooks and join us for some friendly company as you work on your current project.  No registration necessary; just come by the Skyland Library commun...

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Event Details:

Bring your needles or your hooks and join us for some friendly company as you work on your current project.  No registration necessary; just come by the Skyland Library community room with a love of yarn!

Purple Background. Pyramid shaped stack of rainbow colored yarn balls with a set of knitting needles sticking in the top red ball of yarn. Text floating in top left corner says Weaverville Library Knitters & Stitchers

Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 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.

Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5)
Event Details:

Books, songs, rhymes and activities designed for children 3-5 years.

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

Books, songs, rhymes and activities designed for children 3-5 years.

toddler time

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, October 8, 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.

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville
Program Type:
Literacy, 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: Literacy, 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.

A Beginner's Introduction to Tai Chi

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Informational
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This 10-week class will be an introduction to Basic Tai Chi Principles using the Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Level I form. If you are new to Tai Chi this class is a ...

Required
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Informational
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This 10-week class will be an introduction to Basic Tai Chi Principles using the Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention Level I form. If you are new to Tai Chi this class is a perfect fit for you.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Leicester Library Book Discussion Group

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This month we're discussing A Flicker in the Dark by  Stacy Willingham.  The Leicester Library Book Discussion Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1...

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

This month we're discussing A Flicker in the Dark by  Stacy Willingham.  The Leicester Library Book Discussion Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 pm in the Community Room at the library.

Baby Story Time

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 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, October 8, 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, October 8, 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...

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

Dark-haired woman talking to a large furry brown puppet with huge eyes.

Spooky Time: A Chillingly Fun Adventure for All Ages!

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville
Program Type:
Story Telling
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Get ready for an afternoon filled with suspense, giggles, and delightful surprises! Join Carolina as she spins a web of spooky tales that are just the right mix of chills and laugh...

Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Story Telling
Event Details:

Get ready for an afternoon filled with suspense, giggles, and delightful surprises! Join Carolina as she spins a web of spooky tales that are just the right mix of chills and laughter.

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.

Maroon colored flyer with wood grain border. Dungeons & Dragons logo with sword. Flyer also contains registration information and event details/dates.

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

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Classes, Games/Gaming, Other, Story Telling
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18)
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!CURRENT REGISTRATION STATUS - WAIT LI...

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Classes, Games/Gaming, Other, 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!

CURRENT REGISTRATION STATUS - WAIT LIST ONLY

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Friends of the Leicester Library

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester
Program Type:
Community Collaboration, Informational
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The next Friends of the Leicester Library meeting will be held at 5:30pm in the Community Room at the library.  Join us for updates on library programs and garden events. All ...

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Community Collaboration, Informational
Event Details:

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

Music Jams in the Garden

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Giving Garden at Leicester
Program Type:
Community Collaboration, Drop In, Music, Nature/Environment
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Come make some music while you enjoy the mountain views at the Leicester Library.  Bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, drum, and/or any other instrument (flute, voice, ukul...

Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Giving Garden
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Community Collaboration, Drop In, Music, Nature/Environment
Event Details:

Come make some music while you enjoy the mountain views at the Leicester Library.  

Schedule for the Book Club

TBR: Book Club

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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.

Library Branch: Black Mountain
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.

Knitted sheep with wooden face and legs, resting on and half covered by a knitted blanket

Fairview Library Fiber Arts Club

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

A monthly gathering of those who enjoy knitting, crocheting, or other fiber crafts, and hanging out with new friends! This is not an instructional group, but newcomers are mos...

Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Event Details:

A monthly gathering of those who enjoy knitting, crocheting, or other fiber crafts, and hanging out with new friends! 

This is not an instructional group, but newcomers are most welcome. Come ready to meet fun people!

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, October 9, 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.

Tech Time

Copy of Tech Time

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Pack Memorial Library at 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
Room: Pack Memorial Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Digital Literacy/Technology, Drop In
Event Details:

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
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
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.