Asheville-Buncombe Library System, serving an area of 210,000 residents, has a collection of 460,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 28,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 9,600 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 75 employees, of whom 12 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library and 11 branch libraries, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $720,000. Patrons make 1,100,000 visits annually, and check out materials 1,610,000 times. Thirty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
67 Haywood Street, Asheville North Carolina 28801
Telephone
828-250-4713
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Asheville) Asheville-Buncombe Library System
(Asheville) Asheville-Buncombe Library System
(Burnsville) Avery-Mitchell-Yancy Library
(Morganton) Burke County Public Library
(Morganton) Burke County Public Library
(Shelby) Cleveland County Memorial Library
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04/11 Coming to The Asheville area
Taste of Toccoa Toccoa GA April5 Northeast Georgia's premier dining event, A Taste of Toccoa features sample-sized portions of the most popular dishes from Toccoa's best restaurants and caterers. Garnish with live music, entertainment, shopping, and activities, and you have a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy.
Celebrate Clayton Clayton GA April27-28 Celebrate Clayton is an Arts, Music, Crafts and Gardening event for all ages, with mouth-watering food and a super kids program. Set in the spectacular North Georgia Mountains Celebrate Clayton is held annually the last weekend in April.
International Biscuit Festival Knoxville TN May18 The four categories of competition are Sweet Biscuits, Savory Biscuits, Special Biscuits and Student Biscuits.
Mountain Flower Art Festival Dahlonega GA May18-19 The festival, located on the hisoric square of Dahlonega, Georgia, is a juried art and quality craft festival held for over 20 years on the 3rd weekend in May.
Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Pineville KY May23 The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival is one of Kentucky's oldest festivals, finding its start in 1931.
Mountain Laurel Festival Clarkesville GA May23-26 The Mountain Laurel Festival is a fun, hometown event that sees about 5000 people each year.
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