2024 Friends Board
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.
November Volunteer of the Month
November Volunteer of the Month Our Volunteer of the Month, Chad Ledford, was born and raised in Black Mountain and has worked for JHA healthcare management group for about 20 years. Chad provides a secondary market for books we are unable to sell in our bookstore. He furnishes these books to residents of health care…
Business Sponsorship Opportunities
Business Sponsorship Opportunities The Black Mountain Friends of the Library plays a crucial role in supporting and enhancing the programs and services offered by our library, providing funds in areas not budgeted by the county. In the past year, FOL has supported many programs including a wonderful reading at the library with the North Carolina…
October Volunteer of the Month
October Volunteer of the Month Susan Leive spent summers in Black Mountain beginning in 2000 and each year summer lasted longer and longer until she finally relocated full time from the Florida gulf coast in 2009. She is a member of the Friends of the Library Board and is our Volunteer of the Month for…
End of Season Tailgate Market
End of Season Tailgate Market Thanks to all our dedicated volunteers who have cheerfully shared their love of the library and community at the Tailgate Market this season! We only have three more markets and are in need of volunteers on November 4 and 11. As you know, each week, two rotating volunteers host the…
September FoL Volunteer of the Month
September FoL Volunteer of the Month Susan Edwards is a breath of fresh air and sunshine in our Friends of the Library volunteer group. Cheerful, hardworking, and dedicated, she helps sort donated books, assists with book sales, and creates enticing booth displays for our events. She is also our FOL social media coordinator, and her…
Fall Tailgate Market Hosts Are Still Needed
Fall Tailgate Market Hosts Needed Note: This is a repost from last month. Why? Because we still need some help! Have you visited our local Tailgate Market recently? There is so much going beyond the joys of purchasing fresh and local foods. The Friends of the Library is proud to host a happy table on…
Our August Volunteer of the Month
Our August Volunteer of the Month Where to begin? She is involved with so many of our FOL activities. She volunteers with the seed library, sorts book donations, helps maintain the library’s container garden, and operates a very successful Etsy FOL book shop. Who is this volunteer? Lyndall Noyes-Brownell. She rocks with energy, enthusiasm, and optimism! Lyndall’s…
July Volunteer of the Month
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…
Seeking “Trail Volunteers” – Exercise and Volunteer at the same time!
Seeking “Trail Volunteers” – 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…