September FoL Volunteer of the Month Susan Edwards is a breath of fresh air and sunshine in our Friends of the Library volunteer group. Cheerful, hardworking, and dedicated, she helps sort donated books, assists with book sales, and creates enticing booth displays for our events. She is also our FOL social media coordinator, and her…
Halloween Fun on October 31 Ahoy mates and greetings to goblins, ghosts and ghouls of all kinds. On Tuesday, October 31 the Friends of the Library and library staff will be celebrating this spooktacular holiday along with the thousands of trick-or-treaters that stop by the library. Please donate a bag of candy and come join…
Our August Volunteer of the Month Where to begin? She is involved with so many of our FOL activities. She volunteers with the seed library, sorts book donations, helps maintain the libraryâs container garden, and operates a very successful Etsy FOL book shop. Who is this volunteer? Lyndall Noyes-Brownell. She rocks with energy, enthusiasm, and optimism! Lyndallâs…
Big Book Sale and an Antique Book Sale, Too! Folks were lined up at 9:15am on Saturday, August 12 (the morning of the Sourwood Festival) anxiously waiting for the doors to open for the Big Book Sale. And the emphasis was on BIG! FOL had recently received a single contribution of two truckloads of used…
Fiction Book Donations Needed We are in need of fiction books for our upcoming book sale in December.  If you have fiction books you are ready to donate, we would love to have them!  You may place the books in our book donation bin in the foyer of the library. Or if you have a large quantity…
July Volunteer of the Month From a young age our July volunteer of the month wanted to live in North Carolina. It took Renee Hudson many years to get here but she made it! She grew up in central Georgia, spent many years in southern Louisiana and lived in hotter and more humid Thailand for over five…
Seeking âTrail Volunteersâ â Exercise and Volunteer at the same time! The Lake Tomahawk GROW project is complete and looks great! Our Librarian, Melisa Pressley, hopes to keep it looking wonderful with the help of a few Trail Volunteers. Trail Volunteers would walk the trail regularly to monitor the condition of the story stations. They…
Mark Your Calendar for August 12 Book Sale Do we have books for you? Indeed, we do! Boxes and boxes. At our August 12 Book Sale, to be held in the Community Room from 10am â 1pm, we will have lots of books for everyone â vintage, adult, young adult and childrenâs books. In addition…
Volunteer of the Month Our Volunteer for the month of June is Paula Joerling. Originally from Cincinnati, Paula and her husband Tom spent the last 30 years in Atlanta. Moving to Black Mountain two years ago was a dream come true for them. Paula works as a product designer and illustrator for the home dĂ©cor industry. Her work…
May Volunteer of the Month May flowers bring us Sandra Jakeway as our FOL Volunteer of the month. Sandra is all about flowers and sunshine with her smile, energy and focus to get things accomplished. Sandra spent her first 60 years in Tampa, Florida before moving to Black Mountain with her husband Wayne. Retired with…