Gift Basket Help Needed! You all know FOL has been selling gift baskets in our bookstore. They have turned out to be super popular and a great way for FOL to raise additional funds for our library. Each basket features a theme, for example, Mother’s Basket, Puppy Love, Rest and Relaxation, Your Golf Game, etc. The baskets…
Shopportunities Abound! Your friends at the Black Mountain Library have you covered for all your holiday shopping needs! Our latest items are new totes and tee shirts. Tote bags and short-sleeved shirts are $15 each while long-sleeved shirts are $20. While you’re visiting our famous FOL Store, be sure to check out the lovely gift…
It’s the Big Holiday Books (and More) Sale! Join us in the Community Room from 10am-1pm on Saturday, December 2 for the Friends of the Black Mountain Library Holiday Book Sale. This sale features a large selection of military books (some fiction but mainly non-fiction), bookish gift baskets, jigsaw puzzles and vintage/collectible books. You’re sure…
End of Season Tailgate Market Thanks to all our dedicated volunteers who have cheerfully shared their love of the library and community at the Tailgate Market this season! We only have three more markets and are in need of volunteers on November 4 and 11. As you know, each week, two rotating volunteers host the…
Poetry Anthology Available Now! The Dark City Poets Society is excited to announce the publication of their first anthology! This project has been in the works since the beginning of the year when the group decided to create something that would have more of a lasting impact within our community. Over the past several months,…
Rockin’ N’ Rollin’ at the Holiday Parade This year the Black Mountain Library will be rockin’ n’ rollin’ into the holidays at the annual holiday parade on December 2nd at 5:00 pm. The Holly Jolly theme this year is the “little town that rocks” and we’ll be doing a little twist and shout around a very…
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…
Don’t Miss Write Local, Read Local Author Fair on Nov 11 The second annual Write Local, Read Local Author Fair will take place on Saturday, November 11 from 9:00 am to noon at the Black Mountain Library. This year, the event will showcase 28 local writers across all genres. New this year – authors will read selections…
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…