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Hora del Cuento - Bilingual Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and in English designed for the whole family.

Homeschool Lunch Bunch: Family Board Games

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Event Details:

Enjoy family friendly board games provided by Well Played Board Game.

Bring a bag lunch and connect with other homeschool families.

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.

Tween D&D with Raj

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tween (ages 10-12)
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Event Details:

Calling all adventurous tweens! Join us for Dungeons & Dragons at Pack Memorial Library!

All players aged 10-12 are eligible.

This program is free, but you do need to register.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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LEGO Club!

10:00am - 11:30am
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12)
Library Branch: Oakley/South Asheville
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

10:30am - 11:00am
Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville Library
Age Group: 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.

Baby Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months. 

AARP TaxAide Volunteer Tax Help

9:00am - 5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Beginning January 21, 2025, to request a tax preparation appointment: 

Call 828-669-8610 (Calls are answered on Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30 PM by Melinda at the Lakeview Center for Active Aging.)

or

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Toddler Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
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

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
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.

Baby Story Time

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
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 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.

Fiber Fun at the Leicester Library

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
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!

WesFest- A Public Library Program for Wes Anderson Enthusiasts in 3 Parts

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Enka-Candler
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Film Screening
Event Details:

We'll be hosting a themed activity plus film once a month during the wintry months. If you're someone who enjoys having a movie on while crafting, or someone who just wants to watch a movie, join us.

Bookmarked: Online Library Book Club discusses The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fairview
Room: Fairview Library - Virtual Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

This event requires registration.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool (ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool (ages 3-5)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years. 

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool (ages 3-5)
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.

Tiny Tots Yoga

11:00am - 11:45am
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.), Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.), Preschool (ages 3-5)
Open
Registration
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
Registration 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

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Preschool (ages 3-5)
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.

Birding for Kids with ecoEXPLORE

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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: Educational, Informational, STEAM/STEM
Event Details:

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about birds, and the many different types that call Western North Carolina their 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.

Ukulele Lessons with the Asheville Ukulele Society

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: East Asheville
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Classes, Educational, Music
Event Details:

Come learn to play the ukulele with the Asheville Ukulele Society. Lessons are free, but space is limited. To register, sign up at the library front desk or call 828-250-4738.

AARP TaxAide Volunteer Tax Help

9:00am - 5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Beginning January 21, 2025, to request a tax preparation appointment: 

Call 828-669-8610 (Calls are answered on Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30 PM by Melinda at the Lakeview Center for Active Aging.)

or

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Weaverville Library Knitters and Stitchers

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
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.

Baby Story Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Library Branch: Black Mountain
Room: Black Mountain Library
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months. 

Toddler Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddler (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.)
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

A fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years.