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Professor Whizzpop

Recommended for ages 5+.  Magician for Summer Reading.  This is a ticketed program.  Tickets are free and available one hour prior to program start time.  Must have a ticket to attend.  Tickets are first-come, first-served.  Roll up for the Musical Magical Tour…Step Right this way!

The Library Rocks! with Professor Whizzpop’s 2018 Summer Reading Program; the Musical Magical Tour.  A brand new program designed to get your Summer Reading crowd rocking out to books!  In this amazing musical medley of mashed up magic you’ll be introduced to the latest in musical technology, we will “Rock in our School Shoes” with Pete the Cat and even play the world’s most popular tune LIVE with the Seals on the Bus.  This hilarious mix tape of magic, music, and books will be the high note of your summer!

10:30am-11:30am: Canton Public Library

2:00pm-3:00pm: Waynesville Public Library

Special Rompin’ Stompin’ Story Time/Preschool Summer Reading Kick-Off

Join us at the Canton Branch for a high energy music and movement storytime including fun scarves, shaker eggs, rhythm sticks, and the parachute.  Additional fun includes bubbles and sidewalk chalk, healthy refreshments, a free book for each child in attendance, sign-ups for Summer Reading at the public library, and sign-ups for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Croonin’ Critters with Balsam Mountain Trust

Crooning Critters presented by Balsam Mountain Trust and their live animal ambassadors to explore the world of animal squeaks, squawks, and howls.  We’ll explore how and why animlas make their music and then try out a few screeches and squeals of our own.  This is a ticketed program.  Tickets are free and available one hour prior to program start time.  Must have a ticket to attend.  Tickets are first-come, first-served.  (Recommended for ages 3+. )

10:30am-11:30pm: Waynesville branch

2:00pm-3:30: Canton branch

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party

Enjoy sidewalk chalk, bubbles, face painting, karaoke, rock painting, balloon art, and get your Summer Reading Challenge Card!  This event is for all ages!  Fun for everyone!

GRAND SLAM #4 ALL BULL PAY IT FORWARD

This weekend, come out for the No Bull Barrel Race and Rodeo in the McGough Arena! Advance tickets available at Alan’s Jewelry and Pawn, Jackson’s Western Wear in Asheville and at the WNC Ag Center in the McGough Arena

2018 Carnival for a Cure

June 2nd 4:00pm-10:00pm – 2018 Carnival for a Cure with Relay For Life of Buncombe County, NC at A. C. Reynolds Middle School. “Inflatables! Games! Lots of food! Entertainment throughout! Plus special survivor laps and luminary ceremony. Teams have been working all year to fundraise for Relay. This is the big event that finishes off the season. The community comes out and each team has a tent with food or activities. The entertainment is FREE, but there will be a charge for inflatables and food.”

Tap n Shake with Sonia Brooks (Toddlers & Preschools)

Tap n Shake along with Sonia Brooks in this interactive music program. This program will take place instead of our regular toddler storytime on this day.

10:30am – 11:00am – Toddlers (1-3yrs)
11:15am – 12:00pm – Preschoolers (3-5yrs)

Summer Fun at the Library series

June 1st-July 31st

June 20th: Big Bang Boom … Fun, high energy music for kids and parents to enjoy!

June 26th: Didgeridoo Down Under … Didgeridoo Down Under is a high-energy, Australia-themed show that combines music, culture, science, puppetry, comedy, character building, and audience partcipation. The didgeridoo, usually a hollow tree trunk, has been played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1500 years, and is known for it’s otherworldly sound. Didgeridoo Down Under, however, is more than music. It is an interactive, educational, motivational, and highly entertaining event happening here at the main branch of HCPL!

July 12th: Snakes Alive! … Learn about the lives, habits, and characteristics of snakes and other reptiles. Live animals will be present!

July 17th: Songs and Stories with Silver Trout Arts … Music, storytelling, and puppets!

July 26th: Newly Grown Tales … Come help create some “Newly Grown Tale” in this interactive take on traditional folk tales.

 

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