Skyland Library Knit-N-Chain

Tuesday, February 7 at 6- 8pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488

A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels.

Skyland Library Knit-N-Chain

Tuesday, February 7 at 6- 8pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488

A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels.

Fairview Afternoon Book Club:
The Hunger Games

Thursday, February 9 at 1pm
Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
250-6484

The book to be discussed is "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Skyland Book Club: When I was Gone

Thursday, February 16 at 2:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road 250-6488

The book to be discussed is "When I was Gone" by Sue Miller. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Fairview Evening Book Club:
The Tall Woman

Thursday, February 16 at 7pm Fairview Library 1 Taylor Road 250-6484

The book to be discussed is "The Tall Woman" by Wilma Dykeman. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Black Mountain Mystery Book Club:
The Cabinet of Curiosities

Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm Black Mountain Library 105 Dougherty Street 250-4756

The book to be discussed is The Cabinet of Curiosities" by Lincoln Child. All interested mystery readers are welcome to attend.

Desegregation in Buncombe County:

A Personal History" with Viola Spells Printer Friendly

Tuesday, February 21 at 7pm Weaverville Library 41 N. Main Street 250-6482

Asheville native Viola Spells will recount her involvement in the process of desegregation in Buncombe County in the 1950s and 1960s. Mrs. Spells worked to integrate the library system, the schools and other local institutions. As a teenager, she met with powerful white businessmen and politicians to make her case, resulting in an incredible impact on our community. Don't miss this fascinating true story from someone on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement.

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Weaverville Library. There will be a corresponding photo exhibit on the integration of the Library system throughout the month of February in commemoration of Black History Month. For more information call the library at 250-6482 or email weaverville.library@buncombeco unty.org.

How to Write a Winning Memoir: A Free Seminar

On Monday, February 27 the Friends of the Black Mountain Library will continue the seminar How to Write a Winning Memoir, by local author Nancy Poling. The seminar is free and will begin at 6:30 pm.

For more information, please contact the library at 250- 4756 or email blackmountain.library@buncombe county.org.