Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Flyer for Stitch and Listen at the West Asheville Library on Tuesday, April 28th, at 3:30pm. The short audiobook being featured is Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

Stitch N Listen

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
West Asheville Meeting Room at West Asheville Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, One Book One Buncombe

Age Group:

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

This is a low-key community crafting circle, where we listen to an audio short story while we work. All quiet crafts are welcome!

Tuesday, April 28th 6:30-7:30 Create wearable art with Kimberly of Sand Hill Flower Stand! Join us for a local fresh flower workshop and leave with your own beautiful & bespoke flower crown.

Flower Crown Making With Sand Hill Flower Stand

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, One Book One Buncombe

Age Group:

Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, One Book One Buncombe
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Kimberly from Sand Hill Flower Stand in making a flower crown!

Sand Hill Flower Stand has provides the Enka-Candler Library with beautiful fresh flowers in season!

Supplies will be provided. Registration is required. 

recycled paper flowers

Recycled Paper Flower Craft

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Enka-Candler Meeting Room at Enka-Candler Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, One Book One Buncombe

Age Group:

Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: Enka-Candler Library
Room: Enka-Candler Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, One Book One Buncombe
Event Details:

Create a unique paper flower bouquet using recycled paper from books, magazines, comics, and maps! Our friend Linda is hosting this fun afternoon of crafting and camaraderie. All supplies are included, no registration required.

Community Book Discussion

One Book, One Buncombe: "Happy Land" Community Book Discussion

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
North Asheville Meeting Room at North Asheville Library

Program Type:

Book Club, One Book One Buncombe

Age Group:

Adult
Library Branch: North Asheville Library
Room: North Asheville Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, One Book One Buncombe
Cover of Happy Land, shows a black woman wearing a crown of flowers

One Book, One Buncombe: East Asheville Library Evening Book Club

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
East Asheville Meeting Room A at East Asheville Library

Program Type:

Book Club, One Book One Buncombe

Age Group:

Adult
Library Branch: East Asheville Library
Room: East Asheville Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, One Book One Buncombe
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's pick: Happy Land, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

Photo of storyteller Ronnie Pepper gesturing to the side where the date and time for the event are noted, background is pink sky over gentle blue mountains

One Book, One Buncombe program The Real Happy Land: Stories from the Kingdom and Its Legacy

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Fairview Meeting Room at Fairview Library

Program Type:

One Book One Buncombe, Story Telling

Age Group:

Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Library Branch: Fairview Library
Room: Fairview Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen (ages 12-18), Adult
Program Type: One Book One Buncombe, Story Telling
Event Details:

Join storyteller and historian Ronnie Pepper for an engaging program exploring the remarkable history of the real-life Kingdom of Happy Land.

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Star Trek Club: Movie Showing

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Pop culture
Event Details:

Join us for the Swannanoa Public Library’s monthly Star Trek Fan Club meeting! This month, we will be watching Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. 

Disclaimer(s)

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

May the Fourth be with you: A Galactic Library Celebration

4:00pm–6:00pm
Family (children of all ages)
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   

Star Wars Day: Revenge of the Sixth!

3:30pm–5:30pm
School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Library Branch: East Asheville Library
Room: East Asheville Library - Children’s Programming Room
Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5), Tween (ages 10-12), Teen (ages 12-18), Adult, Family (children of all ages)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop In, Family Fun, Literary, Pop culture
Event Details:

Since our library branch is closed for "May the 4th be with you"...that won't stop us from celebrating "Revenge of the Sixth!"

Dungeons & Dragons for Tweens (10-12) at the Weaverville Library

5:00pm–7:00pm
Tween (ages 10-12)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Weaverville Library
Room: Weaverville Meeting Room
Age Group: Tween (ages 10-12)
Program Type: Games/Gaming, Literacy, Pop culture, STEAM/STEM, Story Telling
Registration Required
Event Details:

Space for this program is limited. Registration is required. Please register online through our events calendar or call 828-250-6482 with questions.

Disclaimer(s)

This event requires registration

Star Trek Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Pop culture
Event Details:

Join us for the Swannanoa Public Library’s monthly Star Trek Fan Club meeting!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Star Trek Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Pop culture
Event Details:

Join us for the Swannanoa Public Library’s monthly Star Trek Fan Club meeting!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Star Trek Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Pop culture
Event Details:

Join us for the Swannanoa Public Library’s monthly Star Trek Fan Club meeting!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Star Trek Club

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adult
Library Branch: Swannanoa Library
Room: Swannanoa Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Pop culture
Event Details:

Join us for the Swannanoa Public Library’s monthly Star Trek Fan Club meeting!

Disclaimer(s)

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