Celebrating National Poetry Month and the Dark City Poets The Dark City Poets Society (DCPS) had the honor of being highlighted in the April issue of Our State magazine! So fitting for National Poetry Month. The DCPS has been working with Our State magazine over the past year to create this beautiful four-page article that…
One Book, One Buncombe This spring, the Buncombe County Public Library system welcomes an inaugural countywide book club called One Book, One Buncombe. The vision for this communal effort is to have as many people as possible read, discuss, meditate, and ultimately have the shared experience of collectively reading the same book. The first One…
Swannanoa Valley Book Club Are you interested in exploring and learning more about our region through novels, poetry and historic nonfiction? The Swannanoa Valley Book Club series presented by the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center in collaboration with the Black Mountain Library, hosts monthly events featuring discussion and visits from regional authors. When &…
WNC Repair Café Success The Black Mountain Library hosted its first-ever WNC Repair Café Sewing & Mending event on March 14. Wow and Thank You! We had a great turnout from community volunteers and participants. As the doors opened, our first community members arrived with items for repair and the parking lot was full to…
First Sowing Circle Program of the Season! Our first Sowing Circle program will take place on Friday, March 8 and is truly a program for everyone. We’ll look at everything from ways to “warm up,” accessible garden choices including raised beds and containers and tool choices. We hope you will be able to join us…
Sewing & Mending Repair Event with WNC Repair Café March 14 from 4-7pm The Black Mountain Library is thrilled to join other Buncombe County library branches and host our first WNC Repair sewing and mending repair event this month! Join us at this collaborative event on March 14 from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Community Room…
Book Club Re-Launch We are excited to announce Book Club is BAAACK! We will have a welcome gathering in the Community Room of the Black Mountain Public Library on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30pm. We’ll decide on selections for the year and distribute copies of the One Book, One Buncombe novel, The Violin Conspiracy by…
2024 Friends of the Black Mountain Library Board Our 2024 FOL Board wishes you a most joyous holiday season! We look forward to serving the library and our community in the coming year.
Library Rocks in the Parade Our little library was rockin’ at the annual Black Mountain Holiday parade! Poodle-skirted librarians, pink ladies, balloon dogs, two Fonzies and many elves marched down State Street playing off of the theme of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Speaking of Christmas trees – our float sported a tree made from…
Book Sale Success Well, another successful holiday sale is in the books! Many thanks to our volunteers as well as to our community of readers and shoppers. It was worth it to see so many books go to good homes! The dreary weather did not deter our dedicated readers and repeat buyers who were ready…