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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. 

Baby Gym

11:00am - 12:00pm
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
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.

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Skyland/South Buncombe Book Club: The Women by Kristen Hannah

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: South Buncombe/Skyland
Room: South Buncombe/Skyland Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Drop In, Literary
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion sponsored by the Friends of the Skyland/South Buncombe Library! 

Baby Story Time

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Library Branch: West Asheville
Room: West Asheville 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. Older siblings are always welcome. Stay afterward to socialize with other parents and let your baby play with our baby sensory toys.

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.

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.

Teen D&D with Raj

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen (ages 12-18)
Library Branch: Pack Memorial
Room: Pack Memorial Library Auditorium
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18)
Program Type: Games/Gaming
Event Details:

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

All players aged 13-17 are eligible.

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

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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.

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.

WNC Scale Model Club

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: North Asheville
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

The Western North Carolina Scale Model Club is a non-profit group for stati (non-RC) model builders to present their models and share tips and tricks in a laid back atmosphere. Bring your latest finished piece or your work in progress.

SF & Fantasy Book Club "Godkiller" by Hannah Kanner

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Swannanoa
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Join us for an evening expanding your mind in fantastic realms and science futures, both pardisical and apocalyptical. Every month we will read another book from fantasy or science fiction...either classics or the newest best sellers.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

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

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.

Baby Gym

11:00am - 12:00pm
Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Library Branch: Leicester
Room: Leicester Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.)
Program Type: Drop In, Physical Activity
Event Details:

Drop in and play. Ball pit, toys, soft slide and structure to climb on and through. For ages 4 to 18 months.

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.

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.

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