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Bouncing Books! Music & Movement Story Time @ the YMCA

11:00am - 12:00pm
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Library - Offsite Event
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Drop In, Family Fun, Health & Wellness, Literacy, Music, STEAM/STEM, Story Telling, 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.

Quilting Bee with the Asheville Quilt Guild

10:00am - 2:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In
Event Details:

Quilters of all ages welcome! Bring your own sewing machine and project or work on a community project. Snacks not provided, but we encourage you to bring a bag lunch. Drop in any time to participate.

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
Cancelled
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.

Read to a Dog: Cooki the Shih Tzu

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
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: Community Collaboration, 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

Read To A Dog! (with Hayley)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Library
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Family Fun, Literacy, Live animal
Event Details:

Reading to a dog can help young readers build skills, confidence, and enjoyment in reading! Participants

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.

LEGO Hour

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us for free-form LEGO building every other Thursday afternoon, at 3:30pm!  All ages 5 and up are welcome, but anyone under 10 years old will need to be accompanied by a caregiver.

After School Art Experience--Amate--Mexican Art Form

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Amate is a Mexican art form where scenes from daily life are painted on paper made from the pulp of fig and mulberry trees.

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

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: West Asheville
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.

Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-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.

Reading MENtors

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler 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: Family Fun, Story Telling, Story Time
Event Details:

Reading MENtors is a reading initiative that encourages men from our community to celebrate that reading is for everyone.

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
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.

Read to a Dog: Flora the Golden Retriever

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
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: Community Collaboration, 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

EcoEXPLORE: Botany!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Educational, Family Fun, Nature/Environment, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about the many different plants that call Western North Carolina their home!

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
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.

Read to a Dog: Layla the Labradoodle

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
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: Community Collaboration, 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

Read To A Dog! (with Hayley)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Library
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Family Fun, Literacy, Live animal
Event Details:

Reading to a dog can help young readers build skills, confidence, and enjoyment in reading! Participants

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.

LEGO Hour

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: Family Fun, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us for free-form LEGO building every other Thursday afternoon, at 3:30pm!  All ages 5 and up are welcome, but anyone under 10 years old will need to be accompanied by a caregiver.

After School Art Experience--Cubism

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come learn a bit about Cubism, an art movement popularized by Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso. Then, using markers participants will create their own meaningful self-portrait that looks everything but realistic. 

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 Time

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5)
Program Type: STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Drop in or stay for the entire time. Build and share ideas! LEGOS + snacks are provided. This program is FREE and no registration is needed.

Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: West Asheville
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.

Family Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming 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: 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.

Reading MENtors

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler 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: Family Fun, Story Telling, Story Time
Event Details:

Reading MENtors is a reading initiative that encourages men from our community to celebrate that reading is for everyone.

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5)
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.

Lego Club

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5), School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Games/Gaming, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Lego Club for ages 5-12. Make new friends and have fun building. Legos will be provided--please leave yours at home.

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.