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.

Join us every Wednesday morning in October and November at the Skyland/South Buncombe Library for free, no-registration-required technology and device help workshops!

Do any of these sound like you?

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.

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.

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

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

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. 

The Friends of the Enka-Candler Library will be holding a BIG book sale on Friday, October 3rd (from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM) and Saturday, October 4th (from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM)!

This book sale will be held in our community room.

Every first Friday, sing along to songs in English and Spanish with a special performance presented by Bilingual Birdies. Tickets are no longer needed. Kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers are welcome. 

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

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 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!

The Friends of the Enka-Candler Library will be holding a BIG book sale on Friday, October 3rd (from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM) and Saturday, October 4th (from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM)!

This book sale will be held in our community room.

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.

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.

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

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. 

Join us for an interactive story time on the first Saturday of each month at Ferguson Family YMCA! Sing, dance, play, and read with Librarian Kate from Enka-Candler Library.

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

Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Need help with your job search? NCWorks staff will be on hand to provide free assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Here are some of the services they provide:

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

Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention

One of our favorite annual traditions! Join other film lovers who will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world at the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

Asheville’s native son Thomas Wolfe was the first writer from Appalachia to achieve national prominence.

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

Calling all adventurers! Join us at the Swannanoa Library on the second Saturday of every month for Dungeons and Dragons!   

Have fun with acrylic paint pens during Hobbit Month. Everyone will get a round 4"canvas backed with a magnet. Perfect for your hobbit hole, or your refrigerator. 

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.

Wednesday, October 29 will be the last regularly scheduled preschool storytime. Preschool storytime will no longer be offered at Pack Library beginning in November. 

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

Join us as we discuss this month's title, The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Copies of this title are available at the Weaverville Library while supplies last.

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.

A free farmers’ market-style food distribution by MANNA FoodBank, plus community resource connections.

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!

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about the many different types of mushrooms and fungi that call Western North Carolina home! Ever wondered what exactly fungi IS?

Have fun building a unique creation with LEGOs at the East Asheville Public Library!  Flex your building skills and make some friends while you're at it. Please leave your personal Legos at home because we've got plenty.

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.

Otherworlds Book Club presents "Talkin' Tolkien" a merry hour of hobbit food and good discussion. We'll ask your favorites and share some quotes. Discuss some of what made JRR Tolkien write what he did, and maybe have a riddle contest.

One of our favorite annual traditions! Join other film lovers who will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world at the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

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.

The Friends of the East Asheville Public Library present Historic Preservation in the Wake of Helene, with the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County.

Join us for an evening celebrating  our local writing community with three very different local authors.