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…
GROW Trail at Lake Tomahawk The Friends of the Black Mountain Library, in partnership with the Black Mountain Greenways and Trails Committee, the Black Mountain Beautification Committee, the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce, and the Arbor House Bed and Breakfast is excited to announce that the Greenways Read Out-loud Walking Trail (GROW) project at Lake…
Great Turnout for Amanda Anne Platt Concert On March 8, 2023 Amanda Anne Platt, of the band Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters, performed to an almost sold out crowd in the library’s community room. The acoustic concert raised funds for the Friends of the Black Mountain Library and provided an entertaining evening of lively,…
Join Us for the Library’s 100 (Plus 1) Anniversary Party A recent article in the Buncombe County Community News looks back over the 100-year history of our library, and then looks forward to the future. Black Mountain Library Branch Manager, Melisa Pressley, calmly and confidently predicts that “The library will continue to be a gathering space…
Amanda Anne Platt in Concert at the Library We have a few tickets left for this awesome event! Get your tickets at the library or click the button below.
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…
Black Mountain Library 100th Year Celebration Come one, come all and make plans to join us on Tuesday, April 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm as the Black Mountain-Tyson Library celebrates its 100 years of service to our community. There will be displays on the 100-year timeline, live music by several local musicians, welcomes given…
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…
Many Thanks to this Year’s Business Sponsors Many thanks to our new and returning Business Sponsors who care deeply about our community and understand the importance of how a strong library supports everyone’s success. 2023 Business Sponsors: BAD CraftBlack Mountain Savings BankBloom WNCDynamite Roasting Co.The Enchanted OakFour Sisters BakeryDr. Mark Kleive, DDSMy Father’s PizzaThe Carolina Mountain…
New Life for Old Books Old books received a new life through a journal making class thanks to our friends and partners at the Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League. Artist and instructor, Denise Waldick, led a workshop in which we transformed books into fun and funky journals. Over the course of a morning, we removed the…