Grand Opening Celebration of the GROW Trail – June 10 from 10am-Noon Bring your family, friends and neighbors to the Grand Opening Celebration and dedication of the Greenways Read Out Loud Walking Trail (GROW Trail) at Lake Tomahawk on Saturday, June 10 from 10am-Noon. The celebration will include a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony; music, free…
Centennial Celebration Success – Our First 100 Years More than 100 library supporters, friends and neighbors came together on April 25 to celebrate 100 years of library service to the community. The history of the library was recounted through photographs, objects and stories displayed throughout the Community Room. The library opened in 1922 at the…
Tailgate Market Opens May 6 We’re back! This season the FOL will be in a new location at the weekly Tailgate Market – near the children’s area. We will have books for kids and adults by donation, library swag and more. Hope to see you there!
Kanopy Comes to Buncombe County Michelle is thrilled to announce that Buncombe County Libraries recently signed a contract to provide access to the Kanopy movie streaming service for all of our cardholders free of charge. Effective immediately, from the comfort of your own home and the coziness that lies therein, you can now choose from around…
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…
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…
Sowing Circle Presents: Making Gardening Fun for Children, Worms 101 Saturday, April 15 at 10 am in the Library’s Community Room Join Nancy Good and Lauren Fortuna, Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, for a fun program for kids and parents to share and learn about the benefits worms provide to a growing garden. There will be…
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…
Dark City Poets Society Update The Dark City Poets Society held one of the biggest Poetry Nights yet on Tuesday, February 21! A total of 33 different poets shared their work between the two readings at the library and BAD Craft. An attentive audience of 35-40 people attended Poetry Night at the library and at…