Together with our partners at Buncombe County Public Libraries, DigitalNC is proud to announce that years worth of Community Connections issues are now available. Community Connections was a monthly publication that focused on supporting and highlighting Asheville’s LGBT+ community. The new collection includes almost a dozen issues spanning from 2001 to 2003, and are the most recent issues to be uploaded. They will join over a hundred issues currently online at NC Digital, which go as far back as 1987!

Within the pages of Community Connections are local events, national news stories, and regular columns written by local Buncombe County residents. Local businesses often advertised their services in the paper, highlighting their support of the publications’ purpose. Each issue also includes a community calendar with meeting times for local groups, ranging from historical talks and potlucks to Wicca classes and pagan support networks. The publication provided a vital service to an often underrepresented community in North Carolina.

You can read the newest issues of Community Connections online at DigitalNC here. You can find more information about our partners at Buncombe County Public Libraries online, either at DigitalNC or at their website here.