May happenings at the Weaverville Library. For more information about any event, call the library at 250-6482. They’re located at 41 North Main Street.

PM Book Club: Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” by Alexandra Fuller. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

AM Book Club: The Pleasure Was Mine with Author Tommy Hays
Wednesday, May 7, 12:30 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “The Pleasure Was Mine” by Tommy Hays. The author will join us for this special book discussion. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

Mayan Culture: Then and Now
Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m.
George Stuart, president of the Center for Maya Research, will present a talk at the Weaverville Library on Mayan architecture and culture. Mr. Stuart was recently featured on the PBS series Nova’s documentary “Cracking the Maya Code” and has the largest library on Maya culture, archaeology, and literature in the world. He retired after 30 years at the National Geographic Society where he was an editor, designer and cartographer. Sponsored by the Friends of the Weaverville Library.

BIG Used Book Sale
Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Come to the Weaverville Library on Saturday, May 24 for a BIG library used book sale. The sale will be from 10am-3pm and feature a wide selection of books for adults and kids at great prices. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Friends of the Weaverville Library.

The AARP Tax-Aide program, in cooperation with the IRS, the NC Department of Revenue and the Council on Aging of Buncombe County will offer free tax preparation at the Weaverville Library on Thursdays from Noon-5 p.m.  The assistance is available for older adults, as well as low and middle income taxpayers, from February 1-April 15, 2008.   The Weaverville Library is located at 41 North Main Street.

Call the Weaverville Library at 250-6482 for more information about these or any other library events.
 
Stories for Kids
The Weaverville Library holds a Story Time for kids ages 3-6 every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. Storytime includes singing, stretchers and creative activities.  There is also a Toddler Time for 18-36 month olds on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
 
Weaverville AM Book Club: The Joy Luck Club
Wednesday, January 2
12:30 p.m.
The book to be discussed is “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan. All interested readers are welcome to attend.
 
Weaverville PM Book Club: Favorite Short Stories
Wednesday, January 8
7 p.m.
The Weaverville PM book club will continue discussing their favorite short stories in January. All interested readers are welcome to attend.

The Weaverville library is located at 41 North Main Street. The library is open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Tuesday evenings they’re open until 8 p.m.), and on Saturday from 10 a.m. -5 p.m.

Here’s the latest event schedule as provided by the Friends of the Weaverville Library:

Holiday Book Sale
Saturday, December 1, 1-3 p.m.
The Friends of the Weaverville Library will hold a Box Book Sale 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, December 1.  You can purchase a box filled with the books of your choice for only $5 per box.  They will provide the boxes.  Proceeds benefit the Weaverville Library.

Pastyme Musical Program
Saturday, December 8, 3 p.m.
Vocal ensemble concert.  Seating is expected to be limited, so get there early.

Book Discussions
Book discussions are held in the lower level of the Weaverville Library.  Everyone is welcome to participate.

• Tuesday, December 4, 7 p.m. – Assorted Short Stories
• Wednesday, December 5, 12:30 p.m. – Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
• Wednesday, January 2, 12:30 p.m. – The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
• Tuesday, January 8, 7 p.m. – Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
• Tuesday, February 5, 7 p.m. – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
• Wednesday, February 6, 12:30 p.m. — The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman 

Storytimes
Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. — Family Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds
Thursdays at 10:30 .m. — Toddler Storytime for 18-36 month olds

For more information about any of the above programs, call the Weaverville Library at 250-6482.

It’s Art Safari weekend, and here’s a few sales and specials local businesses are hosting:

The Garden Station
One Merrimon Avenue
They will be serving hot cider throughout the day on both Saturday and Sunday. The shop’s decorated for the Holidays and all remaining shrubs and trees are 20% off.

Maggie B’s Wine and Specialty Shop
113 North Main Street
Special Store Hours: Saturday 10-7:30 & Sunday 12-5
They will have artisan cheeses and wines from Portugal all day Saturday and Sunday for tasting. They will also have a guest artist, Sara Eadie, demonstrating and selling Ukrainian eggs.

Weaverville Library
41 North Main Street
Friends of the Weaverville Library is holding its 1/2 Price Book Sale 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday.

Main Street businesses Mangum Pottery, Miya Gallery, and Preservation Hall are participating in the Art Safari Tour.

Weaverville native Albert Weaver III will be signing copies of his book, “That Just Irks the Devil Out of Me! Selected Pixels and Vignettes Celebrating the Life of Dorothy B. Weaver” 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27 at the Dry Ridge Museum.

The book, about his mother, Dot Weaver, will be available for purchase for $22.50. Net proceeds from its sale will be used to fund an endowed scholarship at Mars Hill College in memory of L.A. and Dot Weaver.

Dry Ridge Museum is located underneath the Weaverville Library at 41 North Main Street.

Friends of the Weaverville Library invite you to the 1/2 Price Sale 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, November 3.  There will be 3 rooms of books at this sale.  They also have Weaverville history books on sale for $10 each, and a Weaverville map for $5.  Proceeds from the sale are used to purchase items for our Weaverville Library.  In past years, purchases have included book carts, supplies, art materials for story telling, outside deck and umbrella, shelving, office items, and more.  For more information call the library at their new phone number, 250-6482.

The Weaverville Library has a new phone number, 250-6482.  I hear it’s because Buncombe County realized they could save money by switching their phone service to go through the cable company. 

Celebrate Children’s Book Week at the Weaverville Library with the Children’s Book Festival, which takes place at the library Saturday, November 17, 1-4 p.m.  The festival will include story times, puzzles, games, music, crafts, library tours, and special book characters.

Children’s Book Festivals will also be held at Pack Memorial, East Asheville, and West Asheville libraries.

The Weaverville Library holds Family Storytime year-round for 3-5 year olds every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m.  Sign-up is not required.

Starting in October, the Library will also host an 8-week Toddler Storytime session at 10:30 a.m. for ages 18-36 months.  This session will run from the first Thursday in October to the last Thursday in November.  Sign-up is required. 

For more information or to sign up, contact the Library at 645-3592.  It’s located at 41 North Main Street.

Take advantage of a fantastic book sale every Wednesday except the first Wednesday of every month from 1-3 p.m. at the Weaverville Library. The Friends of the Weaverville Library have a huge selection of books for sale at great prices in the lower level of the library, located at 41 North Main Street. Call 645-3592 for more information.

All programs will take place at the Weaverville Library unless otherwise noted:

Book Discussions

Book discussions are always on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. and the first Wednesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at the Weaverville Library. 

• Tuesday, October 2, 7 p.m.
  The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Wall
• Wednesday, October 3, 12:30 p.m.
  On Agate Hill: A Novel by Lee Smith
• Tuesday, November 6, 7 p.m.
  On Agate Hill: A Novel by Lee Smith
• Wednesday, November 7, 12:30 p.m.
  March by Geraldine Brooks

A cappella Performance: Pastyme

Saturday, December 8, 3 p.m.

Pastyme is a vocal ensemble whose a cappella performances have won rave reviews across the Southeast from Asheville to the Spoleto Festival in Charleston. Seating is expected to be limited, so come early.

Pastyme has its roots in the sacred and secular music of the High Renaissance, however, they perform a variety of music originating into the 21st Century. You can learn more about them and hear clips of their music at their website.

Walter Ziffer: “How the Bible Came To Be”

October 16, 7 p.m.

Walter Ziffer returns for a speaking engagement in the lower level of the Weaverville Library.  This presentation will address the origin of the Bible.

Born in Czechoslovakia, Ziffer lived under Nazi occupation and is one of only a handful of German concentration camp survivors.  He is a renown scholar with a degree in engineering from Vanderbilt University.  He also holds multiple graduate degrees in Biblical Studies, including a Ph.D., and is the author of many articles and several books.  He has taught at the Universities of Maine and North Carolina-Asheville, and Mars Hill College.

Mystery Movie Night

Tuesday, November 13, 7 p.m.

The Friends of the Weaverville Library are sponsoring the showing of the “The Hound of the Baskervilles” as part of its ongoing Mystery Series hosted by Bill Brittain.  This 1939 classic is considered to be the best of the early Sherlock Holmes films.  Free popcorn will accompany the showing, which will take place in the lower level of the library.

Buncombe County employees will be collecting items that will be sent to our troops in Iraq for Christmas. They are inviting the community to join them and make it “Christmas in September” by donating any of the items listed below between September 10 - 21.

Items can be dropped off at any area library, including the Weaverville Library, during business hours.  Items can also be dropped off at the County Courthouse Commissioners Office (2nd floor, Room 206) or in the lobby at Election Services (189 College Street, Asheville).

These items will be boxed and shipped with the help of Operation Care Package and Yellow Freight Lines and will be delivered to our troops in time for Christmas.

The following items are acceptable and much needed by our troops. They are the ONLY items that will be accepted: Read the rest of this entry »

The Friends of the Weaverville Library are having the annual Labor Day Used Book Sale on Saturday, September 1, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. in the lower level of the Weaverville Library. Call 645-3592 for more information.

The Weaverville Library PM Book Club will meet at the Weaverville Library Tuesday, August 7 at 7 p.m. to discuss “Ragtime” by E.L. Doctorow. All interested readers are welcome to attend. For information call 645-3592.