Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Did you know that we sell gift certificates???


Get Involved!

Interested in helping out in the Swannanoa NC community...?
Find out more about the Swannanoa Revitalization Project in the works!!
Here are just some of the exciting volunteer opportunities with Friends ofthe Swannanoa Library...

Serving on Friends board of directors
Serving on a special committee (fund-raising, booksale, buildingmaintenance, etc)
Building Maintenance, remodeling (building shelves, minor plumbing, electrical, etc.)
Grounds Maintenance - Occasional shrub pruning, flower planting, mulch raking, etc.
Help with upkeep of Grovemont Park, adjacent to the library
Fund-raising
Grant writing
Book mending
Bulletin Board
Playground maintenance/inspection general clerical support (stuffing envelopes, etc.)
and much more!!

...if you're interested in finding out more, please drop us an email at swannanoa.library@buncombecounty.org, stop by the Swannanoa Branch, or call the library at 250-6486.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Weekly Storytime Schedule


Swannanoa Library
Storytime Schedule

Mother Goose Time
Wednesdays at 11:00
(Ages 4 months-18 months)

Toddler Time
Thursdays at 10:00
(Ages 18 months-3 years)

Preschool Storytime
Thursdays at 11:00
(Ages 3-6 years)

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Stories that Pop!


Directions to the Swannanoa Library

  • Travel I-40 East from Asheville, NC
  • Take Exit 59 (Swannanoa Exit)
  • Turn left at stop sign at end of ramp (Patton Cove Rd)
  • Proceed a couple of hundred yards to traffic light (Gas station across intersection)
  • Turn right (onto "new" Hwy 70)
  • Proceed to next traffic light
  • Turn left, go across bridge to yield sign
  • Turn right (onto "old" Hwy 70)
  • Proceed 3 or 4 tenths of a mile
  • Turn left onto Grovemont Ave. (Just past Texaco F&J convenience store on left)
  • Proceed 3 or 4 tenths of a mile, and you will come to Grovemont Square (grass field w/rock wall)
  • Library is at the opposite end of the Square - go around Square to the right
  • You have arrived! Library is red brick building adjacent to the playground

Click here for map to Swannanoa

The mission of the Friends of the Swannanoa Library is to increase awareness, use, and enjoyment of the Swannanoa Library and its surrounding park and playground facilities as a means of strengthening the community of Swannanoa.