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Toddler Storytime at Fairview Public Library

Toddler Story Time

Friday, January 16, 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.

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

Baby Gym at Enka-Candler Library!

Friday, January 16, 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 Gym 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 Gym 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, January 16, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room 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 Meeting Room
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, January 16, 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.

Paper Play: Victorian Puzzle Purses

Paper Play: Victorian Puzzle Purses

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fairview Meeting Room at Fairview Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Notice:  The January class is full and we've added a second date for this class: February 6th at 1pm.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Fairview Library
Room: Fairview Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Notice:  The January class is full and we've added a second date for this class: February 6th at 1pm.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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Making Things Club: Sun-lit Garden

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Winter doldrums getting you down? Join the West Asheville Library Making Things Club!

Library Branch: West Asheville Library
Room: West Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Winter doldrums getting you down? Join the West Asheville Library Making Things Club!

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Family Story Time

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room at East Asheville Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, 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)

Join us for stories and fun every Saturday morning, and make some new friends along the way!  Our theme is constantly changing and is a fun surprise each week.

Library Branch: East Asheville Library
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming 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: Arts & Crafts, Family Fun, Literacy, Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories and fun every Saturday morning, and make some new friends along the way!  Our theme is constantly changing and is a fun surprise each week.

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 Club meets the first and third Saturday of the month at the Oakley Library.

LEGO Club!

Saturday, January 17, 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 folktales

Family Folktales! Storytelling Series

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library
Program Type:
Story Telling
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5)

Join us for a fun and interactive story time featuring guest storyteller, Art Mandler!

Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Story Telling
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and interactive story time featuring guest storyteller, Art Mandler!

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, January 17, 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.

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Hora del cuento - Bilingual Story Time

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville Library
Program Type:
Drop In, Family Fun, Language, Literacy, Story Time
Age Group:
Family (children of all ages)

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

Library Branch: North Asheville Library
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, Language, Literacy, 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.

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Ms. Brandon’s Chair Yoga and Meditation for Adults

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:45am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa Library
Program Type:
Classes, Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Adult

Ms. Brandon’s Special Chair Yoga and Meditation for Adults Class

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Classes, Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ms. Brandon’s Special Chair Yoga and Meditation for Adults Class

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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What's Right With Me? workshop for teens and adults

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester Library
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness, Informational
Age Group:
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult

Make the world a better place, just by being you!

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

Make the world a better place, just by being you!

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Misty forest background with pink hearts and illustrated children doing yoga in the foreground. Red text details the event and registration process.

Heart Warming Yoga with Ms. Brandon

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Weaverville Meeting Room at Weaverville Library
Program Type:
Family Fun, Physical Activity
Age Group:
School Age - (grades K-5)

Join us for a series of fun, themed yoga classes with children's yoga instructor, Brandon Hudson! Yoga will be followed by a craft on the day's theme. Mats will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own!

Library Branch: Weaverville Library
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Family Fun, Physical Activity
Event Details:

Join us for a series of fun, themed yoga classes with children's yoga instructor, Brandon Hudson! Yoga will be followed by a craft on the day's theme. Mats will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own!

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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, January 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room 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 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!

Holiday Closing - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Black Mountain Library, East Asheville Library, Enka-Candler Library, Fairview Library, Leicester Library, North Asheville Library, Oakley/South Asheville Library, Pack Memorial Library, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, Swannanoa Library, Weaverville Library, West Asheville Library, Off Site
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Branches:
Black Mountain Library, East Asheville Library, Enka-Candler Library, Fairview Library, Leicester Library, North Asheville Library, Oakley/South Asheville Library, Pack Memorial Library, South Buncombe/Skyland Library, Swannanoa Library, Weaverville Library, West Asheville Library, Off Site

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, January 20, 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.

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Tiny Tots Yoga with Ms. Brandon

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)

Join Ms. Brandon at the North Asheville Library for a fun yoga class for children ages 1 to 3 and their caregivers. A fun combination of movement, songs, and games along with yoga poses and learning breathing techniques. Good for everyone!

Library Branch: North Asheville Library
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Event Details:

Join Ms. Brandon at the North Asheville Library for a fun yoga class for children ages 1 to 3 and their caregivers. A fun combination of movement, songs, and games along with yoga poses and learning breathing 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.

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

South Buncombe Library Bridge Club

Tuesday, January 20, 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.

A cartoon image of stars emerging from an open book.

Baby Storytime

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Swannanoa Meeting Room at Swannanoa 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: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
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.

toddler time

Toddler Story Time

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Pack Memorial Activity Room at Pack Memorial 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 ages 18 months to 3 years. 

Story time room capacity is 40 people. Please arrive early to secure a spot. 

Library Branch: Pack Memorial Library
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. 

Story time room capacity is 40 people. Please arrive early to secure a spot. 

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.

Preschool Story Time

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Leicester Meeting Room at Leicester Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool (ages 3-5)

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

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

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

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Yoga for Balance at the Weaverville Library

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Weaverville Library at Weaverville Library
Program Type:
Classes, Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Age Group:
Adult

Join Barbara Schauer, founder and lead teacher of our beloved  Weaverville Yoga for this gentle and invigorating practice at the Weaverville Library.

Library Branch: Weaverville Library
Room: Weaverville Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Classes, Health & Wellness, Physical Activity
Event Details:

Join Barbara Schauer, founder and lead teacher of our beloved  Weaverville Yoga for this gentle and invigorating practice at the Weaverville Library.

Book Cover for Nomadland

North Asheville Book Club

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

Join us to discuss this month's book: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

The North Asheville Book Club meets in-person on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

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

Join us to discuss this month's book: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

The North Asheville Book Club meets in-person on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.