November programs for Buncombe County libraries

From Buncombe County Public Libraries:

Half Price Juvenile and Young Adult Book Sale at the Oakley Library in November
Begins November 1
South Asheville/Oakley Library
749 Fairview Road
250-4754
The Oakley/South Asheville has a Perpetual Book sale in the lobby of the library. In November, all of the Juvenile and Young Adult fiction books will be half price. It will be fifty cents for hardback books, and 25 cents for paperback books. Come stock your shelves and help the library at the same time. For more information contact the library at 250-4754 or email oakley.library@buncombecounty.org.

Book Giving Tree at the Fairview Library
Begins November 1
Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
250-6485
The Holidays are drawing near, and the Fairview Library needs your help with a very special event. The Friends of the Fairview Library are sponsoring a Giving Tree Project. This project will send Fairview Elementary School children home at Christmas break with books to keep. With your help, we can be sure these children have something special to make their holidays bright. To participate, visit the Fairview Library and select a gift card with pertinent information about a child (gender, grade/reading level). Then, purchase a book or books ($10 minimum total retail value) and return it unwrapped to the Fairview Library by December 7th. Or, you can make a $10 donation to the Friends of the Fairview Library, and we will do the shopping for you. Thank you so much for helping make this project a success!! For more information, contact the Fairview Library at 250-6484 or email fairview.library@buncombecounty.org.

Information Sessions on the Affordable Care Act at the Library
Month of November
Various Libraries
The Council on Aging of Buncombe County will present an informational program on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at several libraries in the month of November. The event will provide an overview of the ACA the federally funded marketplace in North Carolina and review the information needed to apply for coverage and a subsidy. There will be a question and answer session after the presentation.

The dates and times for the sessions are:

Saturday, November 2 – Pack Memorial Library from 2-4pm
Wednesday, November 6 – Skyland/South Buncombe Library from 2-4pm
Tuesday, November 12 – Black Mountain Library from 2-4pm
Wednesday, November 13 – West Asheville Library from 2-4pm
Thursday, November 14 – Weaverville Library from 2-4pm
Friday, November 15 – North Asheville Library from 2-4pm
Monday, November 18 – Fairview Library from 2-4pm
Thursday, November 21 – Leicester Library from 2-4pm

For more information, call the Council on Aging at 277-8288.

25 Cent Sale at Pack Library
Friday, November 1 from 10:30am-3pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
The Friends of the Library will be having a used book sale on Friday, November 1 from 10:30am-3pm. There will be bargain books for 25 cents in the hallway outside of the library and all boxes of books will be $2 a box.

All proceeds from the sale will benefit the library. For more information call 250-4700 or email library@buncombecounty.org.

FOR THE LOVE OF LEGOS! Lego Club for Kids at the Enka-Candler Library
Friday, November 1 at 4-5pm
Enka-Candler Library
1404 Sandhill Road
250-4758
The Enka-Candler Library is starting a Lego Club this fall. The club will be for kids ages 5 to 12 and will meet at the library on the first Friday of each month from 4-5pm.

If you have Legos to spare, please donate them to the library, but plan to leave your favorites at home. We’ll provide a building challenge and the bricks, you provide the imagination! For more information, please call 828-250-4758 or email enka.library@buncombecounty.org

Enka-Candler Book Club: Her Fearful Symmetry
Tuesday, November 5 at 7pm
Enka-Candler Library
1404 Sandhill Road
250-4758
The book to be discussed is “Her Fearful Symmetry” by Audrey Niffenegger. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Weaverville Evening Book Club: The 19th Wife
Tuesday, November 5 at 7pm
Weaverville Library
41 N. Main Street
250-6482
The book to be discussed is “The 19th Wife” by David Ebeshoff. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Science Fiction Book Discussions at Pack Library: Brave New World
Tuesday, November 5 at 6pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
Pack Memorial Library’s science fiction reading and discussion series “Imagining the Future: Scientific Revelations in Fiction” continues in November. By studying classic science fiction novels, readers will be able to explore differing attitudes toward science and reflect on predictions which have sometimes turned out to be strikingly accurate. Guest humanities professors from UNC-Asheville and Appalachian State will lead the discussions.

This book discussion series is free and open to the public, but registration is required and a limited number of books are available. Pack Library will loan the books at no charge. Please call 250-4717 or emaillibrary@buncombecounty.org for further information. Sign up now for your free book loans and bring a friend!

The books will be discussed from 6-8 pm on the following Tuesdays:

November 5: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Guest Speaker: Merritt Moseley

November 19: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Guest Speaker: Anne Jansen

December 3: The Space Merchants by Frederick Pohl and C.M. Kornbuth
Guest Speaker: Leon Lewis

December 17: Greenhouse Summer by Norman Spinrad
Guest Speaker: Peg Downes

This “Let’s Talk About It” Book Series is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council and the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina. Refreshments and additional funding are compliments of the Friends of Buncombe Libraries.

Skyland Library Knit ‘n Chain
Tuesday, November 5 at 6pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488
A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels

Make a Leaf Journal at Pack Library
Saturday, November 16 at 3:30pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
On Wednesday, November 6 at 3:30pm join us for Reading Corner when we create leaf Journals. Master Gardener Suzanne Wodek will share tree lore and guides us in making journals and leaf rubbings (all supplies provided.) For ages 6-12. For more information on this free program, contact the Youth Services Department at 250-4720 or email pack.children@buncombecounty.org.

Weaverville Afternoon Book Club: Sister Carrie
Wednesday, November 6 at 3pm
Weaverville Library
41 N. Main Street
250-6482
The book to be discussed is “Sister Carrie” by Theodore Dreiser. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Swannanoa Knitters
Wednesday, November 6 at 5pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488
A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels.

The Special Effects of Hitchcock at Pack Library
Thursday, November 7 at 7pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
On Thursday, November 7 at 6pm Pack Memorial Library will present “The Special Effects of Hitchcock.” Host Peter Loewer will show film excerpts and explore the cinematic magic of Alfred Hitchcock, director of more than 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades.

Join us as we discuss Hitchcock’s pioneering film techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. We’ll be screening film clips from such Hitchcock classics as Saboteur, Spellbound, Foreign Correspondent, and Rebecca.

This program is open to all, and admission is free. Please call 250-4717 for further information or email library@buncombecounty.org.

West Asheville Library: Crisis in Fukushima
Thursday, November 7 at 7pm
West Asheville Library
942 Haywood Road
250-4750
On Thursday, November 7 at 7pm at the West Asheville Library, UNC Asheville professor Dot Sulock will discuss the April 2011 nuclear plant meltdown at Fukushima, Japan. Ms. Sulock will detail the damage the reactor sustained from the earthquake and tidal wave, and ongoing efforts to deal with the ensuing melt-down of the site’s nuclear reactors, including the extreme challenge of removing 400 tons of spent fuel beneath the plant. Ms. Sulock will also address the continuing impact on the natural world. Call the West Asheville Library at 250-4750 or email westasheville.library@buncombecounty.org for details.

East Asheville Book Club: Defending Jacob
Thursday, November 7 at 6:30pm
East Asheville Library
902 Tunnel Road
250-4738
The book to be discussed is “Defending Jacob” by William Landay. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Fairview Library Book Sale
Saturday, November 9 at 9am-3pm
Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
250-6485
Great bargain books for adults and children. This sale will be at the Fairview Community Center and all proceeds benefit the Fairview Library. For more information call the library at 250-6484 or emailfairview.library@buncombecounty.org.

Book Giving Tree at the Oakley Library
Begins Tuesday, November 12
South Asheville/Oakley Library
749 Fairview Road
250-4754
Please help provide new books for disadvantaged children in our community. Beginning November 12, visit the Oakley/South Asheville Branch Library and select a gift card with pertinent information about a child (gender, grade/reading level, a special interest). Purchase a book ($10 minimum retail value) and return it to the Oakley Library by December 17. Or donate $10 and the Friends of the Oakley Library will do the shopping for you.

Since our first Giving Tree in 2000, we have provided books to over 1500 local children. Your participation will insure the continued success of this project. The Giving Tree is sponsored by Friends of the Oakley Library. For more information contact the library at 250-4754 or email oakley.library@buncombecounty.org.

Film Night at the Weaverville Library: Silent Film Comedy Classics
Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm
Weaverville Library
41 N. Main Street
250-6482
On Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm join local film historian Chip Kaufmann for three great silent comedy classics at the Weaverville Library: Charles Chaplin’s “A Dog’s Life”, Buster Keaton’s “The Playhouse” and Harold Lloyd’s “High and Dizzy”. This free program is sponsored by the Weaverville Library Friends. For more information call the Library at 250-6482 or email weaverville.library@buncombecounty.org.

The Battles of a Bipolar Buddhist with Author Kitty Richards at the Black Mountain Library
Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm
Black Mountain Library
105 Dougherty Street
250-4756
Local author, Kitty Richards, will discuss her new book Battles of a Bipolar Buddhist on Tuesday, November 12, at 7 pm at the Black Mountain Library. Kitty is the winner of the memoir writing contest sponsored by the Friends of the Black Mountain Library two years ago. This program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Black Mountain Library, will take place in the Education Room of the library and is free and open to the public. For more information call 250-4756 or email blackmountain.library@buncombecounty.org.

Leicester Book Club: On Kingdom Mountain
Tuesday, November 12 at 1pm
Leicester Library
1561 Alexander Road
250-6480
The book to be discussed is “On Kingdom Mountain” by Howard Frank Mosher. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Historic Preservation Planning Workshop at Pack Library
Wednesday, November 13 at 5:30pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
What is the future for Historic Preservation in Asheville? What parts of our historic built environment can benefit from future efforts? Preservation is progress, preservation is planning. Due to a grant from the Department of Cultural Resources and funding from generous private sources, the City of Asheville will be undertaking the production of a comprehensive preservation plan for Asheville and Buncombe County. The process will begin this November and be completed in June of 2014.

Public participation in the creation of the plan will be key to a successful result. The Preservation Society invites the public to an introduction to the planning process to learn how you can play a key role in this important effort for the future of preservation. If historic preservation is important to you, we urge you to attend!

This free program is sponsored by the Preservation Society and the NC Room at Pack Library. For more information contact the Preservation Society at 828-258-7436 or the NC Room at Pack Library, 828-250-4740

Poetry Alive! at the North Asheville Library
Wednesday, November 13 at 3:30pm
North Asheville Library
1030 Merrimon Avenue
250-4752
Poetry Alive! will present a program for school aged children (age 5 and up) at the North Asheville Library on Wednesday, November 13 at 3:30pm. Join us for our favorite poems presented in a high energy performance. For more information on this free event, contact the North Asheville Library at 250-4752 or email northasheville.library@buncombecounty.org.

Sew What? At the Swannanoa Library
Wednesday, November 13 at 10am
Wednesday, November 27 at 10am
Swannanoa Library
101 West Charleston Street
250-6486
In our new Wednesday morning sewing class, sewers from beginners on up are invited to bring a project and join us for social sewing. We’ll exchange sewing techniques and maybe work on projects together. Hosted by experienced seamstress and quilter, Betsy Keen. For more information, contact the library at 250-6486 or email swannanoa.library@buncombecounty.org.

Red Herring Puppets at Pack Library
Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
On Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm, Family Fun Night @ Pack Library presents “Adventures in Folklore with the Red Herring Puppets.” This free program will be a warm and wonderful puppet show for the whole family. For more information contact the Youth Services Department at 250-4720 or email pack.children@buncombecounty.org.

Fairview Afternoon Book Club: The Round House
Thursday, November 14 at 1pm
Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
250-6485
The book to be discussed is “The Round House” with Louise Erdrich. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

International Game Day at Pack Library
Saturday, November 16 at 10am-5pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
Celebrate International Game Day at Pack Library! Saturday, November 16th from 10am to 5pm in the Pack Youth Services Department We will have board games available all day long. Stop by and play, play, play! For more information contact the Youth Services Department at 250-4720 o email pack.children@buncombecounty.org.

Black Mountain Mystery Book Club: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tuesday, November 19 at 7pm
Black Mountain Library
105 Dougherty Street
250-4756
The book to be discussed is “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith. All interested mystery readers are welcome to attend.

North Asheville Library Book Club: Loving Frank
Tuesday, November 19 at 2pm
North Asheville Library
1030 Merrimon Avenue
250-4752
The book to be discussed is “Loving Frank” by Nancy Horan. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Swannanoa Knitters
Wednesday, November 20 at 5pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488
A casual knitting and needlework group for all skill levels.

Fairview Evening Book Club: The Paris Wife
Thursday, November 21 at 7pm
Fairview Library
1 Taylor Road
250-6485
The book to be discussed is “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Skyland Book Club: The Orchardist
Thursday, November 21 at 2:30pm
South Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
250-6488
The book to be discussed is “The Orchardist” by Amanda Coplin. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

An Evening of Jazz at Pack Library
Thursday, November 21 at 6pm
Pack Memorial Library
67 Haywood Street
250-4700
Pack Memorial Library will host a free jazz concert at 6pm on Thursday, November 21. Vocalist Jesse Earl Junior will be accompanied by pianist Michael Jefry Stevens in a duet performance of live jazz.

Michael Jefry Stevens is an internationally-known jazz pianist and composer. Over the past 40 years he’s released more than 80 CDs and continues to perform and conduct workshops in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Jesse Earl Junior is a multi-faceted singer with roots in Gospel, Jazz, and the Blues with a bit of R&B thrown in for good measure. After stints in the jazz venues of New York and his native Milwaukee, he has settled in Asheville and continues to sing the music he loves.

This program is open to all, and admission is free. Please call 250-4717 for further information or email library@buncombecounty.org.

Weaverville Teen Awesome Group Gets Crafty for the Holidays
Friday, November 22 at 4-5:30pm
Weaverville Library
41 N. Main Street
250-6482
Calling all TWEENS & TEENS 6th graders and up! Get ready for this holiday season with crafty DIY presents & decorations. We will provide supplies, snacks and a movie— bring your friends and creativity! This program will be Friday, November 22 from 4-5:30pm at the Weaverville Library. For more information call the Library at 250-6482 or email weaverville.library@buncombecounty.org.