Week Calendar

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. 

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.

During your Tech Time appointment you can recieve one-on-one help from library staff. To the best of our ability we will help you solve a tech related problem or accomplish a specific task.

An interactive story time for the whole family featuring books, rhymes, and songs in Spanish and English.

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.

Need help with your job search? NCWorks staff will be on hand to provide free, first-come, first-served assistance.

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.

If you can sew on a machine, hand sew, crochet or knit, stuff a pillow or iron come join our makers group! Sewers, knitters, and menders are welcome to join us.

Join the party and play!

Baby Story Time will be transforming into Baby Gym on Fridays at 10:30 a.m.

Music, bubbles, big foam blocks, tunnel mazes, puppets and sensory toys, oh my!

Perfect for 4-18 months.

Enjoy books, songs, and movement activities with Sadie from 10:30-11am. Appropriate for 18 months to 3 years old. Kids and caregivers can stay to play and socialize afterward until 11:30am!

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

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!

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.

Join us for a magical story time featuring the marvelous Ms. Ann of Books Alive. Read, sing, play and dance as we celebrate all the wonders of reading books aloud together.

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 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!

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. 

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

In collaboration with the YMCA the Enka-Candler will be hosting a Gentle Yoga and Guided Meditation Series this fall.

All are welcome, from novices to advanced practitioners.  

Spend an afternoon discovering the textures and shapes of gathered leaves and printing with them on a variety of fabric and paper items. We will use screen printing ink on muslin pieces, cotton tea towels, and blank cards.

Semi-Annual Community Clothing Swap.

Turning the Page on Helene is a community-based art project that is using the transformative power of altered books to tell our communities’ stories of Hurricane Helene through the visual arts.

Join us to discuss this month's book: The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides

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

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

The selection for September will be "Take My Hand" by Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

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

Bubble Brigade is back! Mountains of soapy foam and fun music create a party atmosphere you don't want to miss!

You will get wet! Please dress appropriately!

"China Unseen" is a community storytime with Chinese native photojournalist Shunyu Huang to explore her homeland through the lens of rich ethnicity and landscape.

Come make a faux stained glass "window" of your very own. We will provide the materials (picture frame, markers, and aluminum foil) and the instructions. This program is for all ages, kids and adults.

Join us for a movie afternoon to celebrate Hobbit Month at the library! 

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.

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

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.

Buncombe County Special Collections invites you to attend the Helene anniversary screening of two films by local filmmakers on September 20th at 3:00 pm in the Pack Memorial Library Auditorium: Isaac King and Tristan Turner’s 2024 movi

Bring your needles or your hooks and join us for some friendly company as you work on your current project.  No registration necessary; just come by the Skyland Library community room with a love of yarn!

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.

Drop by the Pack Library anytime between 4 and 5:30 to make your own pair of earrings. We'll use collage and beading techniques to create one-of-a-kind jewelry for you to take home. 

How do seeds grow? Where and how can you get seeds? What's the best time to plant seeds and how can you save them?

The Slug & Snail Puppet show, presented by Asheville Creative Arts, explores themes of community, resilience, and friendship in a safe and creative space.

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.

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.

Space for this program is limited. Registration is required. Please stop by the Weaverville Library or call 828-250-6482 to reserve your space!

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

Sand Hill Flower Stand has provided the Enka-Candler Library with beautiful fresh flowers all summer!

Supplies will be provided. Registration is required. 

Author Shona Patel grew up on a tea plantation in Assam, India. Join her as she discusses her book Tea Time for the Firefly and shares her expertise about Assam tea and the region.

Learn to concoct your own herbal tea blends! 

The Fairview Library Book Club is a book discussion group that meets in person on the second Friday of each month at 11AM at the library and online via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month at 7PM. We read a variety of genres.