Library
Happenings . . .
South Buncombe
Library Renovations Scheduled
The
South Buncombe branch of the Asheville-Buncombe Library System will
be temporarily closed for renovations beginning Friday, October 4th
at 6pm. Renovations
will include more shelf space and seating, additional computer
workstations and a new community meeting room, doubling the size of
the current building. Library services will still be available to
patrons of the South Buncombe library at any of the 11 libraries in
the system. The enhanced and expanded South Buncombe Library is
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BIBLIOBUS–
A Multilingual
Outreach Program
Four
county libraries, Transylvania, Haywood, Madison and Buncombe, have
combined resources to launch a brand new service: the Bibliobus.
This bookmobile outreach program is supported by $95,116 in federal
funds from the Library Services and Technology Act, a grant
administered by the State Library of North Carolina. This particular
grant is for Hispanic Services, so the Bibliobus has a variety of
Spanish language materials to offer. The Bibliobus will make monthly
visits serving people who are unable to take advantage of regular
library services due to lack of transportation, language
difficulties, work commitments during library hours or other
reasons. Stops include factories, schools, neighborhoods and
churches. Anyone can use the Bibliobus. About a third of the
materials will be in English. The Bibliobus itself, the former
Buncombe County Bookmobile, holds about 1,500 books. In just the
first few days of service, Bibliobus staff issued over a hundred new
library cards in Buncombe County alone. For more information contact
250-4729. June Schedule. |
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THANK YOU AND A PICNIC FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Friends of
the Swannanoa Library would like to express their sincere
thanks to the many individuals and businesses that have
helped with the recent landscaping phase of Grovemont Park
Playground. Special thanks go out to the following: Susan
Roderick and Quality Forward for donation of plant materials
and funding, Rick Watson of Target Contracting for the
donation and delivery of some outstanding topsoil and mulch,
the Asheville Christian School for their amazing planting
energy, Mason's for their donation of plant materials, John
Thelen of Landmark Landscapes for a terrific design and work
putting this together, and to the countless other
individuals who volunteered their time and energy. An extra
special thank you goes to Bob and Donna Kelly for their
relentless energy in keeping this project going to
completion!
To celebrate the
completion of this final landscaping phase of Grovemont
Park, the Friends of the Swannanoa Library are hosting a
"Play Day Picnic" on June 29, 11:00-3:00 at
Grovemont Park. So, if you are one of the hundreds of
volunteers who volunteered on this project (or plan to in
the future!), please bring a potluck dish to share and join
us for lunch and an afternoon of traditional games like
tug-of-war! For more information, please contact George
Scott, Swannanoa Friends president. 686-7221
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COMPUTER CLASSES FOR THE
PUBLIC
Is
the technology revolution leaving you behind?
Is the Internet a mystery, e-mail an enigma?
If you’re ready to catch up, we can help. Thanks to a grant
from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a new computer lab has
been set up on the lower level of Pack Memorial Library.
This allows us to offer computer classes to the public.
Classes on using the Internet, including e-mail, and Microsoft
Word have been planned for November and December. These will be basic
classes, perfect for beginners. The
schedule is posted below. More
classes will be offered in the future, so please let us know if there
is a particular software program you want to learn.
Instructors will be Jennifer Stuart of the Reference Department
and Tim Daniels of the South Buncombe Branch.
There is a limit of 10 participants in each class.
To register or to obtain more
information, please contact Jennifer at 250-4724.
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