It’s hard to believe that it has been a little over six months since Tropical Storm Helene hit our mountains. Since late January, the Buncombe County Special Collections team alongside a trusty crew of friends and volunteers have been working hard to preserve our memories of this disaster. The Come Hell or High Water digital
It’s hard to believe that only twelve months have passed since December 2023. As we look back on this past year, it is with even deeper gratitude for the community that carries us through even the toughest of times. As the old mountain saying goes, “come hell or high water,” the people of Asheville and
BCSC's 2024 artist resident, photographer Eric William Carroll, recently opened a new exhibition in our reading room highlighting the rich range of scrapbooks in our public library collections. This blog post showcases favorite examples and shares his findings about the scrapbooks he encountered during the residency.