Black Mountain Library

06/06/2026

Please join us for GROW Trail's New Installation Celebration!!! The event is free and for all ages!!

06/05/2026

Summer Reading 2026 has begun! “Unearth a Story” is this year's theme. Kickoff Summer Reading in a big way at our Summer Library Fest tomorrow Saturday, June 6 at East Asheville Library located at 3 Avon Rd. in Asheville. This family friendly event runs from 10am –1pm with a New Orleans style second line parade headlining at noon. Get ready to put your dancing shoes on! BCPL welcomes you to celebrate with art and crafts, community partners, games, facepainting, free ice cream from The Hop and live music by Jonathan Lloyd and Friends. This summer celebration is made possible by local Friends of the Library chapters and the hard work of our youth services librarians.

06/04/2026

Join Dark City Poets Society feedback group tonight Thursday, June 4 at 5:30. This is a monthly meeting for members to share their work in the Black Mountain Library Community Room.

06/04/2026

Our June book club selection is Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie. Join us one week from today, June 11 at 5:30 in the Black Mountain Library community room.

06/02/2026

This website is a great companion to the America 250 America 250 Celebration of Freedom . Drop by the library and peruse our display also!

When looking for personal stories of the Revolutionary War, our archivists found a unique source for this, pension applications. Our latest blog post, "Revolutionary War Soldiers’ and Widows’ Pensions: Exploring the Stories of Individual Soldiers and Heirs" helps you explore these sources and learn more about North Carolina in the Revolutionary War era.
https://ncarchives.wpcomstaging.com

Image: Stephen Marchesi, artist, courtesy of the N.C. Office of Archives and History.

06/02/2026

Add this to your June 13 calendar and join us for this wonderful storyteller!

Adam Booth - Performance Artist

Saturday, June 13th 1:30 p.m.

Adam Booth is the 2022 West Virginia Governor’s Arts Awards Folk Artist of the Year. His original stories blend traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia.

06/02/2026

Join Dark City Poets Society feedback group this Thursday, June 4 at 5:30. This is a monthly meeting for members to share their work in the Black Mountain Library Community Room.

06/01/2026

Free Community Event. Join us June 14th for GROW Trail: New Installation Celebration!!!

05/28/2026

Our June book club selection is Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie. Join us two weeks from today, June 11 at 5:30 in the Black Mountain Library community room.