August was National Wellness Month and Fours Sisters Bakery chose the Friends of the Black Mountain Library as their charity. $1,000 or 100% of their walnut brownie sales were raised and donated for library efforts! Co-owner and baker, Dorothy Goodman, believes that “books, reading, imagination and education are key parts to our wellbeing.” After a…
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…
Get Ready! Another awesome book sale is coming!! The FOL will be hosting a book sale on Saturday, December 10, from 10-1 at the library. Fill an Ingles paper shopping bag with books of your choice for $5. Or purchase children’s books for 2 for $1.00. This sale will not be a lot of any…
Cate is our volunteer of the month for November. Cate Crane wears many hats. She travels extensively. Right now she’s ending a six-week-long exploration of western states and national parks. She’s also a prolific writer, including many of the blog posts for the FOL web site and newsletter. You never know what Cate will do…
National Friends of Libraries Week celebrates the work of friends groups nationwide and what better way to celebrate than to support the Friends of the Black Mountain Library? This is a great time to become a member or provide an additional financial gift, or explore other ways to support below. The FOL supports your local…
Land of the Sky 101 is a community learning circle for those who are interested in an introduction to the history of Asheville, Buncombe County and Western North Carolina. A nine -part series of readings and discussions is modeled after the themes of the exhibit “An Incomplete History of Buncombe County” mounted in the BCSC…
The FOL tailgate table has a new item on it: Succulents! Thanks to Bryan Crews, stunning succulent plants have been added to the table. The plants provide not only a fun conversation starter with shoppers they have been a great donation raiser. The library is grateful for Bryan’s generosity and appreciate his participation in the…
Yes, we sell dissected maps in our library bookstore! This was an early term for what we now know as jigsaw puzzles. The puzzle craze was at its heyday in the early 1900’s, but by the 1960’s jigsaw puzzles had all but disappeared. That changed a few years ago, when we were all staying home…
We are in urgent need of volunteers to host the Friends of the Black Mountain Library table at the remaining Tailgate Markets this year. This involves providing happy smiles, greeting and chatting with people about the Library and the Friends, and also some setup and breakdown while at the Tailgate Market, such as table and…
As Black Mountain, North Carolina celebrates the 100 years of outstanding service provided by its library, Tom Stiles, a public speaker and volunteer historian provides a fascinating look back on the library’s history. If you missed the discussion, no worries! We recorded it for you.