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…
At the River ~ Documentary Film Screening on August 27 The Friends of the Black Mountain Library and the White Horse Black Mountain join with filmmaker Carolyn Crowder for a showing of her feature length documentary At The River: Struggle and Grace in the Segregated South on Sunday, August 27 at 3 PM. Carolyn, a Black Mountain resident,…
Sowing Circle Presents: Botanical Cyanotype for Beginners Join us at the library on Saturday, September 23rd from 10:30am-12:30pm for a special adult workshop in which we will learn about and create cyanotypes. The cyanotype is a beautiful historical process using sunlight and photographic chemistry hand-applied to watercolor paper to yield wondrous blue and white images. This process was first discovered in 1842…
Local History Program focuses on the RAIL Project
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…
The Gathering Success The Friends of the Library held their Annual Gathering at the White Horse on Wednesday, July 19. Refreshments were served before the business session. New officers for 2023-24 were introduced; volunteers of the month and business sponsors were recognized, and annual reports were given. The local Upbeats Ukulele Band performed and debuted a music video…
The Things We Find in Books, Chapter 4 The Friends of the Library receive book donations on a weekly basis and are most appreciative. Books are sold in our library bookstore, online, and at book sales, and all funds generated are used to support our own Black Mountain Library. And we also continue to find…
Diving Deeper: A Reading List to Accompany At the River documentary If you would like to learn more about the topics and discussions covered in the At The River project the library has resources for you. Recommended reads in the Cardinal system available through the Buncombe County Libraries to accompany the At The River project. Joel Alvis: Religion and Race (1994)David Chappell: A Stone…
Join us at the Swannanoa Valley Museum Antique Sale Join us at the historic Monte Vista Hotel on Saturday, August 26, as the FOL embarks on a new adventure. We will be participating as a vendor at the Swannanoa Valley Museum Antique Sale! The sale is the first of its kind for the Museum and…