Growing Green in the Library Next time you’re in the library, stop for a few moments to appreciate all the many thriving plants surrounding you! You’ll find green growing throughout the branch from the front entryway to the children’s section. Lovingly tended by plant fairy, Ms Lulu, the plants bring joy to all and keep Ms. Lulu…
2024 Friends of the Black Mountain Library Board Our 2024 FOL Board wishes you a most joyous holiday season! We look forward to serving the library and our community in the coming year.
Library Rocks in the Parade Our little library was rockin’ at the annual Black Mountain Holiday parade! Poodle-skirted librarians, pink ladies, balloon dogs, two Fonzies and many elves marched down State Street playing off of the theme of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Speaking of Christmas trees – our float sported a tree made from…
Book Sale Success Well, another successful holiday sale is in the books! Many thanks to our volunteers as well as to our community of readers and shoppers. It was worth it to see so many books go to good homes! The dreary weather did not deter our dedicated readers and repeat buyers who were ready…
November Volunteer of the Month Our Volunteer of the Month, Chad Ledford, was born and raised in Black Mountain and has worked for JHA healthcare management group for about 20 years. Chad provides a secondary market for books we are unable to sell in our bookstore. He furnishes these books to residents of health care…
Melisa Pressley Wins NCLA Award Black Mountain’s own Melisa Pressley was recently presented with the North Carolina Library Association’s prestigious Leadership Institute Award. This competitive award, announced at the 65th NCLA Biennial Conference, recognized her work developing a program to start a new library association that will represent the western district of our state. In Melisa’s…
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…
Business Sponsorship Opportunities The Black Mountain Friends of the Library plays a crucial role in supporting and enhancing the programs and services offered by our library, providing funds in areas not budgeted by the county. In the past year, FOL has supported many programs including a wonderful reading at the library with the North Carolina…
October Volunteer of the Month Susan Leive spent summers in Black Mountain beginning in 2000 and each year summer lasted longer and longer until she finally relocated full time from the Florida gulf coast in 2009. She is a member of the Friends of the Library Board and is our Volunteer of the Month for…
Upcoming and Recurring Events All events are held at the library unless otherwise indicated. 11/1 NaNoWriMo Come Write In 11/4 FOL at the Tailgate Market every Saturday from 9am-noon (through 11/18) 11/7 Dark City Poets Society Critique the first Tuesday of the month 11/8 NaNoWriMo Come Write In 11/11 Write Local, Read Local Author Fair…