Yancey County Public Library

 

 

Yancey County Public Library

Wayne Edwards, Branch Manager
Heather Buchanan, Associate Librarian
Brittany Tipton, Circulation Assistant
Milo Jones, Library Page

PO Box 1659, Burnsville, NC 28714 (mailing address)
321 School Circle, Burnsville, NC 28714 (shipping address)
828.682.2600

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    Yancey County Public Library

    321 School Circle
    Burnsville, NC 28714

    HOURS

    Monday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
    Tuesday: 9:00am to 7:00pm
    Wednesday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
    Thursday: 9:00am to 7:00pm
    Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
    Saturday: 10:00am to 1:00pm
    Sunday: Closed

    Free Wifi

    Computer Access

    Printing and Copying

    Research Help

    Park or School Nearby

    Retail Nearby

    Storytime

    Outdoor Seating

    Private Study Areas

    Meeting Rooms

    Request a Meeting Room
    Oct
    5
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Oct 5 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Oct
    12
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Oct 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Yancey County Public Library Board Meeting at YCPL
    Oct 12 @ 5:30 pm
    Oct
    15
    Sun
    Ales and Tales Book Club– at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery
    Oct 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Ales and Tales Book Club-- at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery

    Book Club is held at Homeplace Brewery: https://homeplacebeer.com/

    All are welcome.

     

    Oct
    18
    Wed
    Wednesday Readers Book Club– We are meeting in person!
    Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Wednesday Readers Book Club-- We are meeting in person!

    Wednesday Readers meets in person at the library every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am.  If you’d like to join our lively chats, give us a call at 682-2600 or email at ycpl@amyregionallibrary.org 

     

     

     

    Oct
    19
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Oct 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Oct
    26
    Thu
    Crafternoon at Yancey Library! Come pick up your kit.
    Oct 26 all-day
    Storytime at Yancey
    Oct 26 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Nov
    2
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Nov 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Nov
    9
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Nov
    15
    Wed
    Wednesday Readers Book Club– We are meeting in person!
    Nov 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Wednesday Readers Book Club-- We are meeting in person!

    Wednesday Readers meets in person at the library every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am.  If you’d like to join our lively chats, give us a call at 682-2600 or email at ycpl@amyregionallibrary.org 

     

     

     

    Nov
    16
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Nov 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Nov
    19
    Sun
    Ales and Tales Book Club– at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery
    Nov 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Ales and Tales Book Club-- at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery

    Book Club is held at Homeplace Brewery: https://homeplacebeer.com/

    All are welcome.

     

    Nov
    30
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Nov 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Dec
    7
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Dec 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Dec
    14
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Dec 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Dec
    17
    Sun
    Ales and Tales Book Club– at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery
    Dec 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Ales and Tales Book Club-- at Homeplace Brewery @ Homeplace Brewery

    Book Club is held at Homeplace Brewery: https://homeplacebeer.com/

    All are welcome.

     

    Dec
    20
    Wed
    Wednesday Readers Book Club– We are meeting in person!
    Dec 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Wednesday Readers Book Club-- We are meeting in person!

    Wednesday Readers meets in person at the library every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am.  If you’d like to join our lively chats, give us a call at 682-2600 or email at ycpl@amyregionallibrary.org 

     

     

     

    Dec
    21
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Dec 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Dec
    28
    Thu
    Crafternoon at Yancey Library! Come pick up your kit.
    Dec 28 all-day
    Storytime at Yancey
    Dec 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Jan
    4
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Jan 4 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Jan
    11
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Jan 11 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Jan
    17
    Wed
    Wednesday Readers Book Club– We are meeting in person!
    Jan 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Wednesday Readers Book Club-- We are meeting in person!

    Wednesday Readers meets in person at the library every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10am.  If you’d like to join our lively chats, give us a call at 682-2600 or email at ycpl@amyregionallibrary.org 

     

     

     

    Jan
    18
    Thu
    Storytime at Yancey
    Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Storytime at Yancey

    Located in Burnsville

    Presented by Miss Natasha!

    Yancey County Library is located in the historic YCI Administrative building at 321 School Circle in Burnsville, North Carolina. The historic library has picturesque views of the beautiful mountains from its upstairs community room and is the only library in the regional system to house an art gallery- The Herring-Kivette Art Gallery. To learn more about Yancey County, visit Yancey County Chamber of Commerce or Explore Burnsville.

    Yancey County library service began in the 1930’s, thanks to the work of Ms. Martha Robinson. The Markel Handicraft School contained a circulating library which served a 25-mile radius from the Higgins Neighborhood Center. The school was named for John Markle, a philanthropist and cousin of Ms. Robinson who began the Presbyterian Mission project in 1918.

    In 1933, Rose LeFevre, president of the Women’s Club of Burnsville, established the first public library in Yancey County. The Library was located in an upstairs room of the Club House (now an apartment building on North Main), and most of the books were given from individual collections. Rose LeFevre succeeded in getting the county to contribute funds specifically for the library for the first time; thereby making the library eligible to receive assistance from the North Carolina State Library Commission in 1945.

    In 1946, the library was moved to the Briggs Building (where The Grapevine store is located) and later moved in 1961 to the basement of the building now occupied by Players Sports. The library then moved to the Ray/Cort building that now houses the Lloyd Bailey Annex. In 1975, the Yancey Library moved to the renovated Northwestern Bank building — given to the county by the bank to use for a library — where it remained until July 2011. Services throughout the early years were enhanced by the purchase of a bookmobile that was driven primarily by Ms. Dorothy Thomas of the Celo Community. Ms. Dorothy, as she was called, was instrumental to bringing the 3 counties together to form the AMY Regional Library System.

    In 2011, the library location moved to the Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District where it remains now. To learn more about the Public Library Expansion Project, visit Yancey County Public Library and to learn more about the historic district, please read Yancey Collegiate Institute and Other Miracles on Baptist Hill by J. Todd Bailey.

    See the 2017 Yancey County State of the County’s Health Report.

    Yancey County Local Board Members

    Jody Higgins**– Chair  

    Jeannette Maddox** 

    Alan Larkins 

    Gail Parker 

    Julia Silvers 

    Susie Buchanan  

    Beryl Carroll 

     
    ** indicates Regional Board Member

    Constitution and By-Laws of the Yancey County Public Library

    Friends of the Yancey County Library

    The Friends of the Yancey County Library is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support Yancey County Library programming and materials through book sales and donations.  They also operate a bookstore on Burnsville Town Square called The Book Cellar.  Please stop by The Book Cellar or Yancey County Library and see about becoming a Friend of the Library.

    Friends of the Yancey County Public Library
    watercolor of the front of Yancey County Public Library

    Watercolor of Yancey County Public Library by Charles Gillespie