Week Calendar

Francine Delaney kindergarten visit

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. 

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years.  

Every Wednesday morning, we open up the children's programming room to give kids and families time for free play with our stash of puppets. Children must be under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

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

Play with other babies and meet other caregivers! Babies 4 months-18 months and their caregivers are welcome to come play in our Community Room. There will be mats and things to roll on, bounce on, and climb.

NOTE: FOR THE MONTH OF MAY THIS PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE WEAVERVILLE NATURE PARK AS WE CONTINUE TO AWAIT REPAIRS TO OUR COMMUNITY ROOM. 

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.

Join us for a story time for families and children of all ages as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities!

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

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

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

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

A lively language enrichment story time featuring songs, rhymes, bounces, and books designed for children ages 0-18 months.

Join us for a fun and interactive story time designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years!

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.

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

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.

Join us for a fun and interactive story time featuring guest reader, John Meador, collector, creator, and cool guy! John will read a story followed by arts & crafts, a silly obstacle course, hula hoops, puzzles, and more!

Our friendly and welcoming Spanish conversation practice group is geared towards people with Intermediate level Spanish skills who are looking for a supportive chance to practice and sharpen their skills.

Learn foundational watercolor techniques and go home with your own painting of sunflowers in a vase. No experience with painting is required to participate in this fun, step-by-step workshop.

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!

A lively language enrichment story time featuring songs, rhymes, bounces, and books designed for children ages 0-18 months.

Registration is required. Please call West Asheville Library at 828-250-4750 to register. Join Ms. Brandon at the West Asheville Library for a fun Yoga class for children ages 1-3 & their caregivers.

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. 

When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winnin

Join Ms. Brandon for a fun combination of movement, songs, yoga poses, and breath techniques! This program is designed for children 1-3 and their caregivers.  Ms. Brandon is a local yoga instructor who specializes in working with children.

Please contact Brea Kuykendall at brea@landofsky.org or call 828-251-7438 for more information or to register for series starting in April.

Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Please contact Brea Kuykendall at brea@landofsky.org or call 828-251-7438 for more information or to register for series starting in April.

Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Jenny Pickens is an artist living in Swannanoa and has designed this art program with the Swannanoa community in mind.

Join us to learn about the efforts of city, county, and state authorities to restore our community and enhance resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Join us to discuss this month's book: A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan

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

Depression is common in older adults and often overlooked or misdiagnosed.  Vaya Health representatives will discuss risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options.

Stories, songs, and activities in the barn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm! 

The Enka History Book Club reads historical fiction and non-fiction on the 3rd Wednesday of every month.

The pick for May is The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali.

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.

Books, songs, rhymes and activities designed for children 3-5 years.

Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.

Mindfulness Meditation is back at Fairview Library!

Mindfulness is paying attention in the present moment, on purpose, without judgment, as if our life depends on it.

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.

Build LEGO creations and make friends! LEGOs are provided - please do not bring your own. Children under age of 11 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

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.

Many kids love optical illusions. Now they have an opportunity to create their own optical illusion known as an agamograph. Popularized by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, these artistic optical illusions inspire creativity and wonder.

Michael Reno Harrell will be telling stories in his signature Southern Appalachian style at the Pack Library. "Easy” is as good an adjective to describe Michael’s style as any.

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.

The Leicester Library is excited to offer a 10 week Tai Chi for Beginners Series taught by Patricia P. Gilliam, PhD, ANP-BC,  a Board-Certified Tai Chi For Health Instructor and Nurse Practitioner. 

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about the many different herptiles that call Western North Carolina their home! What's a herptile you ask? Herptiles are reptiles and amphibians!

Join us to make motorized critters that can move about with battery power!

Join us for a relaxing afternoon focused on self-care and helping the community. 

Join us each month on an adventure to worlds beyond our own as we discuss well-reviewed science fiction and fantasy, either new and popular, or classic. Be prepared to talk about your favorite authors and books.

Buncombe County Special Collections is proud to partner with Black Wall Street AVL to present Elder Talk, an intimate and powerful evening

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.

Ashley Featherstone, Director of Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency, and Melanie Pitrolo, Regional Program Manager, Air Resources with the Forest Service, will share updates on post-Helene conditions, tips for protecting yourself from pollution

Public libraries are such a staple of American communities, but how did this system come to be? Celebrate (and investigate) the history of our public libraries!

The Black Experience Book Club reads books by Black authors about the many facets of the Black experience. Join other book lovers to discuss this month's pick, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson.

This event requires registration. The library's moderated online book discussion group meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September through May.