March Volunteer of the Month Brent Carroll is our FoL Volunteer for March. Thanks to Brent, the Friends of the Black Mountain Library have an awesome website and our technical capabilities continue to grow. After serving in the Navy for 20 years, Brent retired and then signed up with the federal government, working for the US…
Music at the Library Centennial Celebration Don’t miss the amazing music at our Library Centennial Celebration on April 25 at 6pm! Friends of the Black Mountain Library are honored and excited to have Julia Weatherford and Pearl Angeline Shirley share old time Appalachian music with us at the celebration. Long-time Black Mountain residents, Julia and Pearl, mother…
Our February Volunteer of the Month Our February Volunteer of the Month is Linda Brinson. Linda not only volunteers at FOL events, she also is a new member of the Board. Linda works hard, volunteers often and her smile lights up a room. Linda was born in Mississippi and moved to this area in 1988. She later traveled…
Save the Date! Our Library’s Centennial Celebration! Mark your calendar to join us at the library on Tuesday, April 25 from 6pm to 8pm for the Centennial Celebration of the Black Mountain-Tyson Public Library. The Library began in July 1922 in the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. Do you know how many books were donated to…
A New FoL Etsy Store – Thanks to our Volunteer of the Month Our Volunteer of the Month, Laura Lunsford Carrick, has opened a second Etsy Store of vintage books for the Friends of the Black Mountain Library. This means even more on-line book shopping for us! As a retired litigation paralegal, Laura knew her…
Friends Pop-Up Book Sale a Great Success! Our December 10th Book Sale raised over $1,100 for the benefit of the Black Mountain Library. These pop-up book sales are very successful thanks to the many book lovers who come and buy books. Thank you for supporting our library! And we hope you had fun perusing the many boxes of…
Volunteers Make It Happen! Thank you to all our Friends of the Library volunteers for your hard work and dedication! FoL book sales, tailgate presence, special events and other activities would not happen without you. We are truly grateful for your help and support of our Black Mountain Library. Your 2022 volunteer hours equate to one full- time…
Calling All Members of the Friends of the Black Mountain Library. Join us for a fun holiday event! Saturday, December 3 we will be decorating our float entry and participating in the parade. Help with the decorating, ride on the float, walk beside the float or just cheer us on. Please click the Holidays! below to let us know…
Did you know that the Black Mountain Library has a magazine exchange and community bulletin board located near the back entrance? We call it the Community Corner and are seeking a volunteer to assist our Library Staff in keeping this area neat, clean and organized. To that end, we are searching for a volunteer who enjoys…
Where do you meet fellow readers? Well of course at the library. Also you may have joined a book club where you enjoy discussing books with other readers. Or you may share books with your neighbors. When it comes to traveling, how do you meet fellow readers? Traveling recently, I was looking for ways to meet people on…