North Asheville Branch Library

06/04/2026

There will be no Toddler Story Time or Hora del cuento - Bilingual Storytime this week.

We will miss you, but we can't wait to welcome everyone back next week!

🎉In the meantime, we would love to see you this weekend at the Summer Library Fest taking place at the East Asheville Library!🎉

See you there!

06/04/2026

☀️ Ready to kick off the ultimate summer? The Summer Library Fest is hitting the East Asheville Library this Saturday, June 6 (10 AM - 1 PM), and we are going BIG! 🥳📚

Here’s the lineup:
🎨 Crafts & face painting
🎲 Games & community partners
🍦 FREE ice cream from The Hop!
🎶 Live music by Jonathan Lloyd and Friends

👉 The Main Event: Dust off your dancing shoes because we’re hosting a New Orleans-style second-line parade right at NOON! 🎺💃

Bring the whole family and let's celebrate!

05/27/2026

Join us this Saturday to keep that summer slump at bay! 📖

05/26/2026

Get ready to meet some of Western North Carolina’s coolest neighbors! 🐸🐍

Join us THIS THURSDAY for an awesome, hands-on program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about herptiles—aka our amazing local reptiles and amphibians.

We’ll answer burning questions like why some snakes get stinky when they're upset, clear up the ultimate frog vs. toad debate, check out cool wildlife artifacts, and even meet a live critter up close! You'll also get the inside scoop on how to become an official ecoEXPLORE nature scientist.

05/15/2026

Our last bird walk of the season is coming up soon! 🐦

Join members of the Blue Ridge Audubon Society for a guided bird-watching excursion around the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary!

Register today at https://bit.ly/4d5YXub

05/13/2026

Get ready for the big event! Join Buncombe County Public Libraries this Saturday, May 16, at 2 p.m. for a special "One Book, One Buncombe" event featuring Dolen Perkins-Valdez!

We’re gathering at A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium to hear the author dive into her riveting novel, Happy Land—a moving exploration of local history, memory, and resilience.

This event is completely free and open to everyone, with no registration required. Seating is first-come, first-served.

If you can’t make it to the auditorium, tune into the live stream at www.facebook.com/buncombegov.

05/02/2026

One Book, One Buncombe is in full swing! 📖✨ Join one of our small group discussions to share your thoughts and get ready for our big Dolen Perkins-Valdez author event on May 16th!

04/23/2026

04/21/2026

Happy Library Week!

We’re celebrating National Library Week and this year’s theme is Find Your Joy!

Your library card gives you access to so much more than books: free LinkedIn Learning, Zoom passes, the NC Digital Library (Libby), magazines and newspapers, Local History & Genealogy resources, language learning tools, Hoopla, literary databases, and fun events like book clubs, crafts, and community readings. What will you find?

Our libraries are places to discover, imagine, and connect. Come find your joy! Register for a free library card at your nearest Buncombe County library, it's easy!

Image: Poster showing a row of illustrated books with the text “Buncombe County celebrates National Library Week” and the county seal above.