East Asheville Public Library

09/25/2026

We're super excited to be partnering with Asheville Creative Arts - ACA and puppeteer, Fede Collina, to bring BUILDERS to East Asheville Public Library on October 2 at 3:30pm and Leicester Public Library on October 3 at 11am. If you didn't get a chance to see the performance at Kids Fest this year, you're in for a treat!

Builders follows a cast of playful puppets and larger-than-life characters as they explore a big question: What does it look like to make everyone feel like they belong? Join us for this interactive puppet show. Best part (besides the show itself)? It's FREE!

09/16/2026

Toddler Time at the East Asheville Public Library is cancelled today, Wednesday, Sept. 16, due to a staff illness. We will have the children's programming room open for puppet free play all morning instead. We hope to see you next week!

09/11/2026

There's still 15 days left to submit original reimagined book cover designs for banned books! You can submit designs in person or over email. Selected designs are going to be printed onto real trading cards that will be handed out during Banned Books Week in October!

You can find more information here: https://engage.buncombecounty.org/bannedbookcards

09/10/2026

We have a new regular therapy dog who is joining us this fall! Starting in October, we will have Freya the Springer Spaniel on the first Tuesday afternoon of the month. Please give her a warm welcome the way we did with Flora!

Sign up for a 15-minute timeslot in person, by sending us an email, or by calling our branch!

09/09/2026

We hope you had as much fun over the summer as we did!!

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

The American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week is coming in October. Now through Sept. 26, the East Asheville Public Library in Buncombe County is collecting community art submissions that redesign the covers of banned books. We hope to raise awareness of book challenges and bans (and maybe introduce you to your next read)!

Selected designs will then be printed onto trading cards that you can pick up during Banned Books Week Oct. 4 - Oct. 10.

Watch the video below or visit publicinput.com/bannedbookcards to learn more!

08/29/2026

Story time here at the East Asheville Public Library is cancelled today, Saturday, Aug. 29, due to a staff illness. We hope to see you next week!

08/26/2026

It's been a long journey to choosing our Dinosaur Showdown champion, but we have a winner! After twelve weeks of voting, you chose. . .

Quetzalcoatlus!

Quetzalcoatlus is an impressive creature, standing 12 - 18 feet high, as tall as a giraffe, and having a wingspan of 33 - 40 feet. It is one of the largest flying creatures that ever existed!

Archeologists and sharp-eyed fans of our runner up, ankylosaurus, might note that quetzalcoatlus is actually a pterosaur, not a dinosaur, so perhaps the debate will continue. Let us know your favorite dinosaur or other prehistoric creature in the comments!