SHELL : Theatre for the Very Young presented by Asheville Creative Arts
A 30-minute interactive multilingual and multimedia performance installation for ages 0-7 and their caretakers. SHELL includes projections, movement, puppetry and play.
SHELL follows a Slug and a Snail who journey to find a new shell when the Snail’s shell is broken in a storm. Composed of different vignettes, audiences will practice phonetics, play with causality and object permanence against the backdrop of a story performed in Spanish and English, and touches on migration and community / SHELL sigue a una babosa y un caracol que viajan para encontrar un nuevo caparazón cuando el caparazón del caracol se rompe en una tormenta. Compuesto por diferentes viñetas, el público practicará la fonética, jugará con la causalidad y la permanencia del objeto en el contexto de una historia que se representará en español e inglés y tocará la migración y la comunidad.
See a short video at https://youtu.be/awhepku-Zjo
Photo credit: Stephan Pruitt Photography.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Performance. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.). Toddler - (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.). Preschool - (ages 3-5). School Age - (grades K-5).
Friday, April 26, 2024, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. SHELL : Theatre for the Very Young presented by Asheville Creative Arts
A 30-minute interactive multilingual and multimedia performance installation for ages 0-7 and their caretakers. SHELL includes projections, movement, puppetry and play.
SHELL follows a Slug and a Snail who journey to find a new shell when the Snail’s shell is broken in a storm. Composed of different vignettes, audiences will practice phonetics, play with causality and object permanence against the backdrop of a story performed in Spanish and English, and touches on migration and community / SHELL sigue a una babosa y un caracol que viajan para encontrar un nuevo caparazón cuando el caparazón del caracol se rompe en una tormenta. Compuesto por diferentes viñetas, el público practicará la fonética, jugará con la causalidad y la permanencia del objeto en el contexto de una historia que se representará en español e inglés y tocará la migración y la comunidad.
See a short video at https://youtu.be/awhepku-Zjo
Photo credit: Stephan Pruitt Photography.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Performance. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.). Toddler - (ages 18 mos.-2 yrs.). Preschool - (ages 3-5). School Age - (grades K-5).
Friday, April 26, 2024, 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. One Book, One Buncombe Author Event with Brendan Slocumb
Buncombe County Public Library started our inaugural countywide book club called One Book, One Buncombe this spring. 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 this spring.
Our first One Book, One Buncombe selection has been The Violin Conspiracy by North Carolina-based author Brendan Slocumb. Hundreds of people all across the county have been reading this thought provoking novel in March and April, and a wide selection of programs have been well attended.
One Book, One Buncombe 2024 will culminate with a free community event featuring author Brendan Slocumb on Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. This event will take place at Ferguson Auditorium at AB Tech. 19 Tech Drive, Asheville, 28801. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! No advance registration is required to attend this program. Seating will be first come, first served.
Slocumb will speak about the book and sign books…
Phone: (828) 250-4700. Email: jen.waite@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Literature. Online Programs. Author Event. Book Club. Age Group: Teen - (grades 6-12). Adult.
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Ferguson Auditorium
AB Tech Community College
19 Tech Drive
Asheville, NC.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Online Zoom: West Asheville Library Book Discussion. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
West Asheville Library Book Discussion group will discuss The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb as part of a community-wide reading of The Violin Conspiracy. This is an online Zoom event. Please join us! Email sherry.roane@buncombecounty.org for the Zoom information.
DISCLAIMER: While Buncombe County has taken steps to protect this video-teleconferencing (VTC) session from unwanted intrusions (such as “Zoom-bombings”), it cannot guarantee the absence of such an intrusion, disruption, or other negative event from this VTC session. By participating in this VTC session, you, on behalf of yourself and any minors participating under your supervision, hereby release Buncombe County, its principals, agents, employees, and volunteers from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions or rights of action, which are related to, arise out of, or are in any way connected with this VTC session, including those allegedly attributed to the negligent acts or omissions of Buncombe County. Further, you acknowledge that…
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Book Club. Literature. Online Programs. Age Group: Adult.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Craft program: Life with Asthma for Kids
Asthma is not a terrible enemy! Join us for a reading of the children's book Life with Asthma. After the reading, we'll have a models of peak flow meters to decorate.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Arts & Crafts. Author Event. Age Group: Preschool - (ages 3-5). School Age - (grades K-5).
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Library Advisory Board Meeting
Library Advisory Board
Agenda , Minutes, The Library Advisory Board generally meets on the first Thursday of every other month at 6:30pm at a library or online. Please check the calendar just prior to the bi-monthly meeting to make sure the meeting hasn't been cancelled, postponed or moved.
Watch the live stream or meeting recording and review meeting presentations here: https://engage.buncombecounty.org/libraryadvisoryboard.
Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801.
For more info visit engage.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Scrapbook Office Hours with Artist Eric William Carroll
Join professional photographer & amateur archivist Eric William Carroll for his Scrapbook Office Hours!
Eric will have basic scrapbooking supplies on-hand, as well as his instructions for a “screenshot scrapbook” which anyone with a smartphone or tablet can partake in. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own scrapbooks to share and/or scraps to work with (printed photographs, newspaper clippings, etc.). Enjoy the company of others as we celebrate the scrapbook in all of its forms!
Thursday, April 11, 2024, 3 – 5pm at the Black Mountain Library, 105 North Dougherty Street
Saturday, April 20, 2024, 1 – 3pm at the Buncombe County Special Collections Reading Room, Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood Street
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 2 – 4pm at the Fairview Library, 1 Taylor Road
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1 – 3pm at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 5:30 – 7:30pm at the Enka-Candler Library, 1404 Sand Hill Road
An artist talk and exhibition opening featuring Carroll’s research…
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: 828-250-4740. Email: packnc@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Arts & Crafts. Informational. Local History & Genealogy. Age Group: Adult. Family - (children of all ages).
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. West Side Stories: Sharing West Asheville’s History
The West Asheville History Project is Buncombe County Public Libraries’ longest-running community-driven archives project. Learn more and share your story at this evening event held in partnership with the West Asheville History Museum!
At the West Asheville Library, from 5–6pm, Clifford W. Cotton II and Robert M. Randolph will share tales of their family history in West Asheville. Attendees are encouraged to share stories of their own--whether of generations past, or of personal experiences of a changing West Asheville.
After the library event, participants are invited to join local historian and curator Conda Painter at the West Asheville History Museum (727 Haywood Road) to explore captivating photos and artifacts, such as the iconic 1930s May’s Market delivery bike and original trolley car bell. From 6:30–7:45pm, Conda will lead a historic walking tour focusing on the captivating 700 block and the remarkable recent discovery of West Asheville’s hidden 1800s cemetery.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4740. Email: packnc@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Telling. Local History & Genealogy. Informational. Age Group: Adult.
Friday, May 17, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, May 25, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Library Closed
All Public Library Closings
Holiday Closing: All Buncombe County Public Libraries will be closed.
Location: All Branch Locations. Phone: 828-250-4700. Email: library@buncombecounty.org.
Monday, May 27, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Lego Club
Lego Club for ages 5-12. Make new friends and have fun building. Legos will be provided--please leave yours at home.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Arts & Crafts. STEM/STEAM. Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5).
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. CANCELLED - Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Library Closed
All Public Library Closings
Holiday Closing: All Buncombe County Public Libraries will be closed.
Location: All Branch Locations. Phone: 828-250-4700. Email: library@buncombecounty.org.
Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Lego Club
Lego Club for ages 5-12. Make new friends and have fun building. Legos will be provided--please leave yours at home.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Arts & Crafts. STEM/STEAM. Age Group: School Age - (grades K-5).
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, June 29, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Library Closed
All Public Library Closings
Holiday Closing: All Buncombe County Public Libraries will be closed.
Location: All Branch Locations. Phone: 828-250-4700. Email: library@buncombecounty.org.
Thursday, July 4, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
CANCELLED - Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, July 4, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, July 6, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, July 11, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Library Advisory Board Meeting
Library Advisory Board
Agenda , Minutes, The Library Advisory Board generally meets on the first Thursday of every other month at 6:30pm at a library or online. Please check the calendar just prior to the bi-monthly meeting to make sure the meeting hasn't been cancelled, postponed or moved.
Watch the live stream or meeting recording and review meeting presentations here: https://engage.buncombecounty.org/libraryadvisoryboard.
Thursday, July 11, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801.
For more info visit engage.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, July 13, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Family Story Time
Join us for a story time designed for the whole family as we share books, songs, rhymes, and activities.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Family - (children of all ages).
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org. Baby Story Time
Join us for a lively language enrichment story time designed for children ages 4 to 18 months.
Location: West Asheville Library - 942 Haywood Rd. - Asheville. Phone: (828) 250-4750. Email: westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Event Type: Story Time for Kids. Age Group: Baby - (ages 4 mos.-18 mos.).
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
For more info visit www.buncombecounty.org.