WLRL Fair a Success Our second Write Local, Read Local Author Fair is now in the books. On November 11, we hosted 25 authors and introduced them to 85 readers. It felt so good to have 100+ literature-loving people in the library on a dreary Saturday morning! We received positive comments such as: We are looking forward…
NaNoWriMo Come Write-In! November is National Novel Writing Month! What does that entail exactly? The challenge is to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November. The Black Mountain Library is here to keep away writer’s block! We will open our Community Room for all interested writers and we’ll have a…
Remembering Sherri Cronin It is with sadness that we share the news of Sherrie Cronin’s passing. Sherrie was formerly the Secretary for the Friends of the Black Mountain Library and wrote our first newsletter in 2017. She worked with Pam King to re-energize the FOL at that time. She also wrote a NC Humanities Grant…
Author Talk and Workshop: Weaving at Black Mountain College Registration is required and attendance is limited. Sign up here for the Black Mountain Library program. This program is presented in partnership with Buncombe County Special Collections and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Weaving at Black Mountain College: Anni Albers, Trude Guermonprez, and Their Students is curated by…
A Stitch in Crime – New Tuesday Afternoon Program in October Calling all yarn artists and True Crime fans. Grab your knitting needles, crochet hooks, and embroidery needles and join us at the Black Mountain Library! We’ll listen to a True Crime podcast and work on our yarn projects. This is not intended to be an…
An Evening with Jaki Shelton Green, Oct 3 at 6pm Don’t miss a reading and conversation with Jaki Shelton Green, Poet Laureate of North Carolina on Tuesday, October 3 from 6-7:30pm in the Black Mountain Library’s Community Room. This special event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and is free and open to…
Local History Program focuses on the RAIL Project
Summer Learning Program begins June 1 The 2023 Summer Learning Program runs June 1 through August 31 and is open to everyone ages birth-18 years. This year’s theme encourages us all to come together to discover stories that spark our imagination. And there’s no better place to do that than at your public library. To…
GROW Trail at Lake Tomahawk The Friends of the Black Mountain Library, in partnership with the Black Mountain Greenways and Trails Committee, the Black Mountain Beautification Committee, the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce, and the Arbor House Bed and Breakfast is excited to announce that the Greenways Read Out-loud Walking Trail (GROW) project at Lake…
We’re In the News! Earlier this month, Buncombe County featured the Black Mountain Library in a must-read article encapsulating what makes our branch so special. “Celebrating 100 years of service in 2022, this branch has matured and had time to become one of Black Mountain’s backbones.” The article explores the many ways that the library…