
Etowah Book Club
Discuss Erik Larson’s historical nonfiction account of the events leading to the Civil War, exploring political tensions, Fort Sumter, and the people caught in a nation’s unraveling.
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Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.

Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.
Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.

Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.

Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.
Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.

Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.

Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.
Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.

Discuss Min Jin Lee’s historical novel Pachinko in a welcoming monthly reading group for adult readers. Regular and large-print copies are available to borrow from the library.

Discuss Min Jin Lee’s historical novel Pachinko in a welcoming monthly reading group for adult readers. Regular and large-print copies are available to borrow from the library.
Discuss Min Jin Lee’s historical novel Pachinko in a welcoming monthly reading group for adult readers. Regular and large-print copies are available to borrow from the library.

A welcoming monthly reading group discusses Virginia Feito’s Victorian Psycho, exploring dark Victorian fiction and contemporary literary themes in a community library setting. Readers can share interpretations and connect over their latest read.

A welcoming monthly reading group discusses Virginia Feito’s Victorian Psycho, exploring dark Victorian fiction and contemporary literary themes in a community library setting. Readers can share interpretations and connect over their latest read.
A welcoming monthly reading group discusses Virginia Feito’s Victorian Psycho, exploring dark Victorian fiction and contemporary literary themes in a community library setting. Readers can share interpretations and connect over their latest read.

Discuss Ariel Lawhon’s historical mystery, The Frozen River, in a welcoming monthly gathering for readers. Library copies are available to borrow, and newcomers are welcome.

Discuss Ariel Lawhon’s historical mystery, The Frozen River, in a welcoming monthly gathering for readers. Library copies are available to borrow, and newcomers are welcome.
Discuss Ariel Lawhon’s historical mystery, The Frozen River, in a welcoming monthly gathering for readers. Library copies are available to borrow, and newcomers are welcome.

Discuss Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s historical novel about Nikki’s discovery that her formerly enslaved ancestor Luella ruled a vanished kingdom in the hills of Western North Carolina.

Discuss Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s historical novel about Nikki’s discovery that her formerly enslaved ancestor Luella ruled a vanished kingdom in the hills of Western North Carolina.
Discuss Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s historical novel about Nikki’s discovery that her formerly enslaved ancestor Luella ruled a vanished kingdom in the hills of Western North Carolina.

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.

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.

A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Gabriel García Márquez’s Latin American classic, The General in His Labyrinth, with library checkout copies available beforehand; newcomers can join the ongoing reading series.

A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Gabriel García Márquez’s Latin American classic, The General in His Labyrinth, with library checkout copies available beforehand; newcomers can join the ongoing reading series.
A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Gabriel García Márquez’s Latin American classic, The General in His Labyrinth, with library checkout copies available beforehand; newcomers can join the ongoing reading series.

Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.

Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.
Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.

Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.

Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.
Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.

A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.

A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.
A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.

Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.

Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.
Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.

Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.

Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.
Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.

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.

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.

Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.

Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.
Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.

Readers discuss a twisty literary thriller blending family drama and a moving love story as estranged siblings investigate a fifty-year-old family mystery. Snacks and relaxed conversation round out the library gathering.

Readers discuss a twisty literary thriller blending family drama and a moving love story as estranged siblings investigate a fifty-year-old family mystery. Snacks and relaxed conversation round out the library gathering.
Readers discuss a twisty literary thriller blending family drama and a moving love story as estranged siblings investigate a fifty-year-old family mystery. Snacks and relaxed conversation round out the library gathering.

A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.

A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.
A community book discussion of Morningside examines the 1979 Greensboro Massacre and North Carolina history, prompting reflection on racial and social equity, civic responsibility, and building a more inclusive society.