Do You Have a Smart Card?

In celebration of Library Card Sign Up Month, visit your local BC Public Library & get your card today!

Smartphones Are a Target

Warning: Smartphones are the latest target for hackers.

Mosquitoes Can be Deadly

WNC is one of a few places in the nation where La Crosse-bearing mosquitoes are present & Sept. is the peak month for infections in humans.

Ceremony Commemorating Library Desegregation

50 years ago this month, September of 1961, Pack Memorial Library was desegregated.

Are you Prepared for Flooding?

Where will your family be if it floods? At work, at school, in the car? How will you find each other?

What Gets You Kicked Off of a Plane?

We all know that knives, guns & improperly stored liquids can give you problems, but what about tight clothes?

Scholastic Book Fair - Sept. 13

The sale will benefit Valley Child Dev Cntr - it’s not too early to think about Christmas gifts for the children in your life!

Can You Make a Scarecrow? You Could Win!

Use your creativity to make an original scarecrow creation to enter in the Scarecrow Festival contest – you could win a prize!

Pets of the Week - Cats & Dogs

Check out these adorable cats & dogs looking for a home!

Recipe of the Week - Grilled Fish Sandwiches

Congratulations to Carla Hargrove for her Grilled Fish Sandwiches recipe!

Everyone is invited to learn more about outdoor recreation and conservation on North Carolina's National Hunting and Fishing Day - Saturday, September 24.

Attend one of seven fun, family-oriented events across the state supported by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Learn more on this special webpage.

Please be cautious when receiving emails that look like they’re from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The IRS has issued several recent consumer warnings on the fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by scamsters trying to gain access to consumers’ financial information in order to steal their identity and assets.  

See link below for information concerning scams using their name and/or their logo:

Phishing and Other Schemes Using the IRS Name

The Kid’s Fishing Tournament at Lake Julian Park will take place on Saturday, September 24. The event is open to all children ages 15 and under and is sponsored by Buncombe County Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services.

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