Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9a.m. to 5p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 9a.m. to 7p.m. Saturday hours are 10a.m. to 1p.m.
The Book Cellar Annex on Town Square will be closing due to having lost their retail space. Books can still be purchased at the Annex until the end of the month or in the basement store at the library.
Conference rooms can be reserved at the library. Our small and large conference rooms may be reserved up to 90 days in advance and require at least 48 hours notice. The rooms are for use by local agencies, clubs and interest groups and no selling or other collection of funds is permitted. The rooms are not reserved for individuals. Call the library to check availability and to get a reservation form or more information. The tutoring room is still available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please remember that books stay on our hold shelf for 7 days before they are returned to their library of origin. You have 7 days to pick them up.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Join Yancey County Library and The Yancey County Humane Society on June 1st for a pet adoption event from 10a.m.-1p.m. at the library. Animal friends available for adoption will be on site and light refreshments will be available. Come find that fur-ever friend you’ve been looking for.
CLOSINGS:
The library will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday Saturday May 25 and Monday May 27.
ONGOING EVENTS:
You can now sign up for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. The program provides reading logs to track the books your child reads or that you read to your child and gives prizes for every 100 books read. Any child not yet in kindergarten is eligible to sign up. Receive a free tote bag when you join the program.
Join us May 23 for Storytime with Miss Natasha. The subject is Words That Rhyme. This will be the final story time until our summer program begins in June.
Wednesday Readers Book Club: The next meeting will be held at the library on June 19 at 10a.m. The book for June is The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy.
Ales & Tales Book Club: Meets the third Sunday of each month at 2:00p.m.at Homeplace Brewery. The next meeting is June 23. The book choice for June is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
