A department of Buncombe County Government in North Carolina, Buncombe County Public Libraries maintains over 10 branches. Operational for more than 125 years, the department s libraries stock a range of books, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, audiocassettes and CDs. Its libraries lend tapes, videos and various study materials. Buncombe County Public Libraries also offers reference and readers advisory services. The department operates a law library for the legal community. Its libraries offer a range of electronic databases that provide information on education, psychology, genealogical researches, literary criticisms, and health and medicine. Buncombe County Public Libraries additionally offers online membership card accounts. The department provides a summer reading program and organizes storytelling workshops.