Black Experience Book Club
Monthly community centered discussions exploring literature that centers Black voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora, led by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement, alexandria ravenel, alternating between a gallery and Noir Collective.
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Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.
Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.
Community-centered book discussion exploring literature that centers the voices, histories, and futures of the African Diaspora. Hosted by YMI’s Director of Community Engagement in a culturally rooted, dialogue-forward setting.
Adult readers gather monthly to discuss a selected book, exchange perspectives and interpretations, and connect through literary conversation in a welcoming public library setting.
Adult readers gather monthly to discuss a selected book, exchange perspectives and interpretations, and connect through literary conversation in a welcoming public library setting.
Adult readers gather monthly to discuss a selected book, exchange perspectives and interpretations, and connect through literary conversation in a welcoming public library setting.
Adult readers gather for an in-person discussion of Patrick Ryan’s novel Buckeye, sharing thoughtful literary conversation and community connection in a recurring monthly gathering for local readers.
Adult readers gather for an in-person discussion of Patrick Ryan’s novel Buckeye, sharing thoughtful literary conversation and community connection in a recurring monthly gathering for local readers.
Adult readers gather for an in-person discussion of Patrick Ryan’s novel Buckeye, sharing thoughtful literary conversation and community connection in a recurring monthly gathering for local readers.
Settle into quiet communal reading during Banned Books Week, celebrating open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas alongside Asheville’s literary community.
Settle into quiet communal reading during Banned Books Week, celebrating open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas alongside Asheville’s literary community.
Settle into quiet communal reading during Banned Books Week, celebrating open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas alongside Asheville’s literary community.
Sip coffee during a lively author conversation about an award-winning novel blending travel, romance, and humor. Explore Black identity, African heritage, and cultural reclamation across the transatlantic diaspora.
Sip coffee during a lively author conversation about an award-winning novel blending travel, romance, and humor. Explore Black identity, African heritage, and cultural reclamation across the transatlantic diaspora.
Sip coffee during a lively author conversation about an award-winning novel blending travel, romance, and humor. Explore Black identity, African heritage, and cultural reclamation across the transatlantic diaspora.
Readers share and discuss books they've finished over the past month, exchanging perspectives, favorite passages, and recommendations in a welcoming public library gathering for fellow readers.
Readers share and discuss books they've finished over the past month, exchanging perspectives, favorite passages, and recommendations in a welcoming public library gathering for fellow readers.
Readers share and discuss books they've finished over the past month, exchanging perspectives, favorite passages, and recommendations in a welcoming public library gathering for fellow readers.
Discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel At the Edge of the Orchard in a welcoming reader gathering, with physical and digital copies available through Buncombe County Public Libraries.
Discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel At the Edge of the Orchard in a welcoming reader gathering, with physical and digital copies available through Buncombe County Public Libraries.
Discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel At the Edge of the Orchard in a welcoming reader gathering, with physical and digital copies available through Buncombe County Public Libraries.
Rotate through brief, friendly conversations over coffee to meet Leicester neighbors, build local connections, and discover shared interests in a relaxed community gathering for newcomers and longtime residents alike.
Rotate through brief, friendly conversations over coffee to meet Leicester neighbors, build local connections, and discover shared interests in a relaxed community gathering for newcomers and longtime residents alike.
Rotate through brief, friendly conversations over coffee to meet Leicester neighbors, build local connections, and discover shared interests in a relaxed community gathering for newcomers and longtime residents alike.
Discuss a featured North Carolina Reads book through questions of racial, social, and gender equity, regional history, and culture, with conversation centered on building a more just and inclusive society.
Discuss a featured North Carolina Reads book through questions of racial, social, and gender equity, regional history, and culture, with conversation centered on building a more just and inclusive society.
Discuss a featured North Carolina Reads book through questions of racial, social, and gender equity, regional history, and culture, with conversation centered on building a more just and inclusive society.
Needles clicking and hooks looping while makers work on in progress yarn projects in a relaxed library community room. Drop in to knit, crochet, chat, or observe with a welcoming all skill levels crowd (not an instructional class).
Needles clicking and hooks looping while makers work on in progress yarn projects in a relaxed library community room. Drop in to knit, crochet, chat, or observe with a welcoming all skill levels crowd (not an instructional class).
Needles clicking and hooks looping while makers work on in progress yarn projects in a relaxed library community room. Drop in to knit, crochet, chat, or observe with a welcoming all skill levels crowd (not an instructional class).
Lively, discussion-driven reads that unpack international politics, economics, culture, and climate change through acclaimed nonfiction and timely bestsellers. Expect thoughtful conversation on global conflicts and social dynamics in a public library setting.
Lively, discussion-driven reads that unpack international politics, economics, culture, and climate change through acclaimed nonfiction and timely bestsellers. Expect thoughtful conversation on global conflicts and social dynamics in a public library setting.
Lively, discussion-driven reads that unpack international politics, economics, culture, and climate change through acclaimed nonfiction and timely bestsellers. Expect thoughtful conversation on global conflicts and social dynamics in a public library setting.
Practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed, no-pressure monthly gathering for intermediate speakers, with friendly discussion designed to build fluency and confidence. Teens and adults are welcome.
Practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed, no-pressure monthly gathering for intermediate speakers, with friendly discussion designed to build fluency and confidence. Teens and adults are welcome.
Practice conversational Spanish in a relaxed, no-pressure monthly gathering for intermediate speakers, with friendly discussion designed to build fluency and confidence. Teens and adults are welcome.
Young readers ages 10–13 explore a variety of books and share lively discussions every other month. Participation is flexible, welcoming strong independent readers who want to discuss selections that interest them.
Young readers ages 10–13 explore a variety of books and share lively discussions every other month. Participation is flexible, welcoming strong independent readers who want to discuss selections that interest them.
Young readers ages 10–13 explore a variety of books and share lively discussions every other month. Participation is flexible, welcoming strong independent readers who want to discuss selections that interest them.
A 20 minute triple scream stress release session on a river facing brewery deck before opening time, built for cathartic volume and shared laughter. Drop in with the Buncombe County Library crew for an all welcome monthly meetup with easy parking.
A 20 minute triple scream stress release session on a river facing brewery deck before opening time, built for cathartic volume and shared laughter. Drop in with the Buncombe County Library crew for an all welcome monthly meetup with easy parking.
A 20 minute triple scream stress release session on a river facing brewery deck before opening time, built for cathartic volume and shared laughter. Drop in with the Buncombe County Library crew for an all welcome monthly meetup with easy parking.
Discuss Terry Roberts’s novel about Jo Salter, a mathematical prodigy from the North Carolina mountains who rebuilds her life after her mother’s death and imagines an unexpected future.
Discuss Terry Roberts’s novel about Jo Salter, a mathematical prodigy from the North Carolina mountains who rebuilds her life after her mother’s death and imagines an unexpected future.
Discuss Terry Roberts’s novel about Jo Salter, a mathematical prodigy from the North Carolina mountains who rebuilds her life after her mother’s death and imagines an unexpected future.
Readers discuss Phaedra Patrick’s The Messy Lives of Book People in an open community gathering hosted by library staff. Registration is required, and anyone interested in reading and conversation is welcome.
Readers discuss Phaedra Patrick’s The Messy Lives of Book People in an open community gathering hosted by library staff. Registration is required, and anyone interested in reading and conversation is welcome.
Readers discuss Phaedra Patrick’s The Messy Lives of Book People in an open community gathering hosted by library staff. Registration is required, and anyone interested in reading and conversation is welcome.
Play free ACBL-sanctioned contract bridge in a welcoming library setting, with games facilitated by a Bronze Life Master who teaches current bidding methods. No registration or membership is required.
Play free ACBL-sanctioned contract bridge in a welcoming library setting, with games facilitated by a Bronze Life Master who teaches current bidding methods. No registration or membership is required.
Play free ACBL-sanctioned contract bridge in a welcoming library setting, with games facilitated by a Bronze Life Master who teaches current bidding methods. No registration or membership is required.
Readers gather for an adult book-club conversation about psychological suspense, character motives, and the twists in Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, sharing interpretations and reading perspectives.
Readers gather for an adult book-club conversation about psychological suspense, character motives, and the twists in Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, sharing interpretations and reading perspectives.
Readers gather for an adult book-club conversation about psychological suspense, character motives, and the twists in Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, sharing interpretations and reading perspectives.
Free food distribution and essential community resources support residents across Buncombe County. The open-to-all market connects neighbors with practical assistance in a welcoming, community-focused setting.
Free food distribution and essential community resources support residents across Buncombe County. The open-to-all market connects neighbors with practical assistance in a welcoming, community-focused setting.
Free food distribution and essential community resources support residents across Buncombe County. The open-to-all market connects neighbors with practical assistance in a welcoming, community-focused setting.
Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, dance, play, and read together in an interactive monthly storytime led by a children’s librarian, with welcoming activities for babies too.
Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, dance, play, and read together in an interactive monthly storytime led by a children’s librarian, with welcoming activities for babies too.
Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, dance, play, and read together in an interactive monthly storytime led by a children’s librarian, with welcoming activities for babies too.