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Image depicts hand-made robots with the title "Wild About Robots" and the information "Ages 5 and up" and "Registration required."

Wild About Robots!

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Oakley/South Asheville Library - Back Deck at Oakley/South Asheville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18)
Event Details:

This event requires registration.Use our craft supplies to create your own robot friend and complete STEAM challenges to help it survive in the wild in this program inspired by The...

Required
Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville
Room: Oakley/South Asheville Library - Back Deck
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM/STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

This event requires registration.

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.

A group of gamers are gathered around a table, with their characters standing behind them.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Games/Gaming
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18)
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers! Join us at the Swannanoa Library on the second Saturday of every month for Dungeons and Dragons!   This program is for ages 13 to 18 and will be ...

Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers! Join us at the Swannanoa Library on the second Saturday of every month for Dungeons and Dragons!   

Disclaimer(s)

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

Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, October 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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

North Asheville Branch Book Club

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
North Asheville Library at North Asheville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club

Baby Story Time

Tuesday, October 15, 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 15, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium 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 Library Auditorium
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.

Hand drums

Intro to Drumming Class

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Event Details:

Join us for this educational and fun guided drum session. This class is super fun and no drumming experience is needed. In this hour long session we will establish the foundations ...

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


Join us for this educational and fun guided drum session. This class is super fun and no drumming experience is needed. In this hour long session we will establish the foundations of rhythm and experiment with various concepts from there.

Flyer with text that reads "Read to a Dog at East Asheville Library. Flora from four to five the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Evelyn from four to five the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Register by contacting the library." The logos for Alliance of Therapy Dogs and Buncombe County Public Libraries is at the bottom of the flyer.

Read to a Dog with Flora the Golden Retriever

Tuesday, October 15, 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

Gold Dungeons & Dragons logo on a purple and black image of a nighttime forest. Registration information and dates of events are also on the flyer.

Dungeons & Dragons for tweens (ages 10-12) at the Weaverville Library

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Classes, Games/Gaming, Other, Story Telling
Age Group:
Tween (ages 10-12)
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: Tween (ages 10-12)
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

Fiber Fun at the Leicester Library

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 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!

Book jacket design of Small Mercies over a large yellow circle on a dark purple background.

Bookmarked: Online Library Book Club discusses Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 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.“Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can’t-put-it-down entertainment.” — Stephen KingThe acclaimed New York ...

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.

“Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can’t-put-it-down entertainment.” — Stephen King

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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 16, 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, October 16, 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.

Vinyl wrapped foam shapes and plastic balls for babies to play with

Baby Gym

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Fairview Library at Fairview
Program Type:
Drop In, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Event Details:

Note: Baby Gym will be held in the children's area of the library during the weeks of Early Voting.

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

Note: Baby Gym will be held in the children's area of the library during the weeks of Early Voting.

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.

Group of small children sitting around a librarian, enjoying a story.

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, 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. Story time will be followed by a craft activity.For the safety an...

Library Branch: Weaverville
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, 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. Story time will be followed by a craft activity.

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 cartoon image of children in differing yoga poses against a beach background.

Tiny Tots Yoga

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5)
Event Details:

Join Ms. Brandon at the Swannanoa Library for a fun Yoga class for children ages 1-3 & their caregivers. A fun combination of movement, songs, and stories along with yoga poses...

Open
Required
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)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Join Ms. Brandon at the Swannanoa Library for a fun Yoga class for children ages 1-3 & their caregivers. A fun combination of movement, songs, and stories along with yoga poses and learning breath techniques--good for everyone!

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, October 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial
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: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

voting logo

Early Voting for 2024 General Election

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:00am - 7:30pm
Black Mountain Meeting Room at Black Mountain
Program Type:
Voting
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:Bee Tree Fire Station – 510 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa 28778Black Mountain Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Bla...

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

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:

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Early Voting for 2024 General Election

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:00am - 7:30pm
East Asheville Meeting Room AB at East Asheville
Program Type:
Voting
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:Bee Tree Fire Station – 510 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa 28778Black Mountain Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Bla...

Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Voting
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:

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Early Voting for 2024 General Election

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:00am - 7:30pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler
Program Type:
Voting
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:Bee Tree Fire Station – 510 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa 28778Black Mountain Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Bla...

Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Voting
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:

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Early Voting for 2024 General Election

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 8:00am - 7:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland
Program Type:
Voting
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations:Bee Tree Fire Station – 510 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa 28778Black Mountain Library – 105 N. Dougherty St, Bla...

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Voting
Event Details:

Early Voting for the 2024 General Election will be held at these locations: