Yancey County Public Library — Attraction in Burnsville

Library will be closed for two weeks in January 2025. During that time library staff will be cataloging 31,000+ books for return to the AMY Regional system. This is driven by Yancey County Commissioners. The Commission will be taking total control of the library n mid 2025 and provide services lost by withdrawal from AMY. This services lost includes the bookmobile, all computers, community enrichment programs. County Manager will provide for necessary taxpayer funding, a magority of which is currently provided through AMY, for those lost books n services caused by the withdrawal. The Commissioners want to retain the same high quality of service our community has received for the past 50 years as a...

Great librarians and staff! All are friendly, knowledgeable and always willing to help. I first got my library card at his branch over 20 years ago and have grown to love this place! Thankfully, Yancey County's Library is part of the 3-county AMY Regional Library System, which allows it to offer a variety and depth of library materials and services not often available from libraries in a rural county of this size. A great public library should have something for everyone and make their entire community feel welcome. Yancey County Library is a great public library!...

A fair collection of books, supplemented by the other three libraries in the three county system. In addition, they have a large number of online resources that you can access from home or in the library. They also have a collection of local resources and a local genealogy center. The staff is pleasant and helpful. There are lots of activities, so check their schedule. There is also a large number of books for sale by the Friends of the Library. On a nice weather day you can also spend time with your children on the...