Reading

Reading Challenge Book Club

A book club for reading challenge participants. Bring your recent reading challenge favorites to share with others. View the book club website here or email us to learn more. First Tuesdays at 11 am

Silent Book Club

An opportunity for book lovers to read together in companionable silence. Bring your current book and a chair or blanket, and meet us in Bowie-Segraves Park (or the library's community room if the weather is not conducive to outdoor reading). Email us to learn more. Third Thursdays, 5-6:30 pm

Vickie's Book Club (INACTIVE)

This longrunning, traditional book club retired in 2026. View the historical book club website here. 

2026 Ashe County Reading Challenge

An annual reading challenge for adults and teens. The purpose of the reading challenge is to celebrate the lifelong love of reading. Get started, track your progress, share book reviews here.

Arly's Reading Challenge

Arly's Reading Challenge is currently on hiatus, but we welcome everyone to participate in the Ashe County Reading Challenge!

Sponsored by Ashe County Public Library and Ashe County Arts Council

An annual festival of books and reading featuring author readings, workshops, and special events. The festival is held each year in September. Learn more here.

Sponsored by Ashe County Public Library and Old Orchard Creek General Store

The Hart's Grocery Author Series is named in honor of Roey and Eura Hart, who constructed the building Old Orchard Creek General Store now inhabits. For over 50 years, their store was a gathering place for people of all ages. View the poster here.

The State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services (SLNC-ABLS) is a special public library that circulates books and magazines especially made for persons who cannot use regular printed material because of a visual, physical or reading disability. Learn more here.

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