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Toddler Storytime at Fairview Public Library

Toddler Story Time

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Fairview Library at Fairview Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Join us as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities designed for children ages 18 months-3 years old. 

Library Branch: Fairview Library
Room: Fairview Library
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities designed for children ages 18 months-3 years old. 

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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Bilingual Birdies

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Performance, Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5)

Every first Friday, sing along to songs in English and Spanish with a special performance presented by Bilingual Birdies. Tickets are no longer needed. Kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers are welcome. 

Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5)
Program Type: Music, Performance, Story Time
Event Details:

Every first Friday, sing along to songs in English and Spanish with a special performance presented by Bilingual Birdies. Tickets are no longer needed. Kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers 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.

Baby Gym Enka-Candler Library Every Friday 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Baby Play Time at Enka-Candler Library!

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library
Program Type:
Family Fun
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

Join the party and play!

Baby Story Time will be transforming into Baby Play Time on Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Music, bubbles, big foam blocks, tunnel mazes, puppets and sensory toys, oh my!

Perfect for 4-18 months.

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

Join the party and play!

Baby Story Time will be transforming into Baby Play Time on Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Music, bubbles, big foam blocks, tunnel mazes, puppets and sensory toys, oh my!

Perfect for 4-18 months.

Storytime with Miss Anna every Friday at 10:30am; includes: singing, wiggling, stories, and a craft

Family Storytime

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
South Buncombe/Skyland Library at South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, Literary, Music, Story Time
Age Group:
Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, Literary, Music, Story 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.

toddler story time

Toddler Story Time

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville Library
Program Type:
Educational, Family Fun, Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Enjoy books, songs, and movement activities with Sadie from 10:30-11am. Appropriate for 18 months to 3 years old. Kids and caregivers can stay to play and socialize afterward until 11:30am!

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

Enjoy books, songs, and movement activities with Sadie from 10:30-11am. Appropriate for 18 months to 3 years old. Kids and caregivers can stay to play and socialize afterward until 11:30am!

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 showing general admission book sale hours on Friday, May 1st: 11am - 4pm

Friends of the South Buncombe Library Booksale

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Program Type:
Book Sale
Age Group:
Adult

 

The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their Spring Book Sale on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd!

 

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

 

The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their Spring Book Sale on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd!

 

Baby Play Time Clean-Up

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adult

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

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Pastel blue speckled background with illustrations of babies and toddlers crawling, walking, and playing. Information in varying colors of pastel font introduces new and expectant parent program series.

Community Building for Expectant and New Parents

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville Library
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Adult

Join us every Friday between 3-4:30 pm for a casual gathering of expectant and new parents/caregivers of babies 0-18 months.

Library Branch: Weaverville Library
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Adult
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun
Event Details:

Join us every Friday between 3-4:30 pm for a casual gathering of expectant and new parents/caregivers of babies 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.

basket of peppers and a woman offering community services at a table with a checkered tablecloth

Community Engagement Market

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Fairview Meeting Room at Fairview Library
Program Type:
Community Collaboration, Drop In, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adult

A free farmers’ market-style food distribution by MANNA FoodBank, plus community resource connections.

Library Branch: Fairview Library
Room: Fairview Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Community Collaboration, Drop In, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A free farmers’ market-style food distribution by MANNA FoodBank, plus community resource connections.

Enka-Candler Library LEGO Club First Fridays 3:00-4:30 1404 Sand Hill Rd., Candler NC 28715

LEGO Club

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Family (children of all ages)

Join us on the first Friday of each month to build your own creation at LEGO Club!

Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us on the first Friday of each month to build your own creation at LEGO Club!

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.

Pale yellow background with two images: one of a white woman with shoulder length hair and a jean jacket, and one of a graphic novel cover reading "Once Upon a Tail" with a cartoon horse and a pink dragon in front of a castle. Text reads 'Guest Author Storytime with Audrey Perrott with an author reading, ukulele playing, and a craft happening in partnership with Malaprops hosted at the East Asheville Library on May 2nd at 9 AM'

Guest Author Storytime with Audrey Perrott

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 10:30am
East Asheville Meeting Room AB at East Asheville Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author Event, Family Fun, Literacy, Literary, 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)

In collaboration with Malaprops, we are bringing author Audrey Perrott to the East Asheville library for a special Storytime event!  Join us as Audrey reads her brand-new children's book ONCE UPON A TAIL!

Library Branch: East Asheville Library
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
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: Arts & Crafts, Author Event, Family Fun, Literacy, Literary, Story Time
Event Details:

In collaboration with Malaprops, we are bringing author Audrey Perrott to the East Asheville library for a special Storytime event!  Join us as Audrey reads her brand-new children's book ONCE UPON A TAIL!

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 showing general admission book sale hours on Saturday, May 2nd: 9am - 4pm

Friends of the South Buncombe Library Booksale

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Program Type:
Book Sale
Age Group:
Adult

 

The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their Spring Book Sale on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd!

 

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

 

The Friends of the South Buncombe Library are pleased to announce their Spring Book Sale on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd!

 

LEGO Club!

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville Library
Program Type:
Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)

Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month! Build unique LEGO architecture and display your own LEGO creations at the library. *Please leave your personal LEGOs at home, we have plenty!

Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville Library
Room: Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month! Build unique LEGO architecture and display your own LEGO creations at the library. *Please leave your personal LEGOs at home, we have plenty!

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.

Family Story Time

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)

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.

Library Branch: West Asheville Library
Room: West Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), 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.

An image of a Lego castle.

Intergenerational LEGO Club

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa Library
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)

Drop-in for a casual hour of LEGO building! 

Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
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
Event Details:

Drop-in for a casual hour of LEGO building! 

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.

Bouncing Books

Bouncing Books! Music & Movement Story Time @ the YMCA

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Enka-Candler Library - Offsite Event at Enka-Candler Library
Program Type:
Music, Physical Activity, Story Time
Age Group:
Family (children of all ages)

Join us for an interactive story time on the first Saturday of each month at Ferguson Family YMCA! Sing, dance, play, and read with Librarian Kate from Enka-Candler Library.

Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library
Room: Enka-Candler Library - Offsite Event
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Music, Physical Activity, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive story time on the first Saturday of each month at Ferguson Family YMCA! Sing, dance, play, and read with Librarian Kate from Enka-Candler Library.

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.

Poster for the Skyland Library Knitting Club, consisting of a photograph of a stack of colorful balls of yarn with knitting needles through the ball on top. Surrounding the yarn balls is a looping border resembling string. The poster includes the words "Skyland Library Knitting Club" & "The 1st & 3rd Saturday of Every Month" above the balls of yarn.

Skyland Library Knitting & Crochet Club

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library at South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Age Group:
Adult

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!

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Library
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!

baby story time

Baby Story Time

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.

Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: 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.

baby gym

Baby Play Time

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Physical Activity
Age Group:
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)

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 Library
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.

Tech Time

Tech. Time- One on One Help with Technology Related Tasks

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Pack Memorial Library at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Digital Literacy/Technology
Age Group:
Adult

During your Tech Time appointment 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 specific task.

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

During your Tech Time appointment 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 specific task.

star wars

May the Fourth be with you: A Galactic Library Celebration

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Pack Memorial Library Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author Event, Family Fun, Pop culture
Age Group:
Family (children of all ages)

Celebrate May the Fourth at the Library with a galaxy of activities, including: 

4pm - Presentation by Amy Ratcliffe, local author of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy   

Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author Event, Family Fun, Pop culture
Event Details:

Celebrate May the Fourth at the Library with a galaxy of activities, including: 

4pm - Presentation by Amy Ratcliffe, local author of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy   

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Writing From the Top of Your Head

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult

If you're feeling paralyzed by perfection in your creative life, you are not alone! So many writers struggle to write freely and end up feeling what they write is not good enough to show the world.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library
Room: Pack Memorial Activity Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you're feeling paralyzed by perfection in your creative life, you are not alone! So many writers struggle to write freely and end up feeling what they write is not good enough to show the world.

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Oakley/South Asheville - Children's Room at Oakley/South Asheville Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children 18 months to 3 years.

Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville Library
Room: Oakley/South Asheville - Children's 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 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.

Flyer for South Buncombe Bridge Club, green background with red, white, and black text & pictures of playing cards.

South Buncombe Library Bridge Club

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room at South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Program Type:
Drop In, Games/Gaming, Other
Age Group:
Adult

 

Join us for ACBL-sanctioned contract bridge games every Tuesday at the library!


All games are free to the public -- no registration or memberships necessary.

Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland Library
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Drop In, Games/Gaming, Other
Event Details:

 

Join us for ACBL-sanctioned contract bridge games every Tuesday at the library!


All games are free to the public -- no registration or memberships necessary.