WCPL Youth Services

Congratulations, Tristan E., Aliyah H., Bonnie Q., Bailey S., and Jared C. on winning our summer reading program grand prizes, sets of outdoor adventure goodies including a tent, hammock, camp chair, flashlight, lantern, and s'mores sticks! We are so proud of all of our readers! Thank you Kiwanis Club of Abingdon and all of our library guests for a wonderful SRP!

Thank you for an amazing and adventurous Summer Reading Program! Big thanks especially to our wonderful program sponsors, Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

Reading trackers and adventure logs should be returned by tomorrow, Wednesday, July 17th. We will be selecting and contacting our grand prize winners on Thursday, July 18th.

📚😁Keep an eye out for more fun things to come in the school year!

Don't Miss out on the fun at the Glade Spring Farmers Market this weekend! 🌷🐝🍅🥕

We're excited to invite you to the Glade Spring Farmers Market on Saturday, July 13 from 8:30a.m. to noon, the Master Gardeners of Washington County and the Washington County Seed Saver Library will talk about the importance of planting native plants in Virginia. Thanks to https://www.plantvirginianatives.org we will be giving away native plants, Plant Virginia Natives stickers, and a limited supply of the book "A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia Native Plants." Additionally, we'll be raffling off a propagation station and a gift basket containing goodies from the market.

Our vendors are excited about this event on Saturday! It's a great time to shop local! Be sure to share with your friends!

Join us at 6:30 tonight at Munchkin Park for our summer reading finale! Thank you Kiwanis Club of Abingdon for sponsoring another great SRP!

Our Kids Summer Reading Finale is S'more Stories and you can guess what it's about–making s'mores and hearing great stories!

We'll be at Munchkin Park at 353 Clark Street in Abingdon starting at 6:30 on Thursday, July 11, after it's cooled off a bit.

WCPL's 2024 Summer Reading Program has been sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Abingdon. Thank you, Kiwanis!

Jeff Wampler returns with his hilarious, educational magic show tomorrow (June 28th)! He will be at the Mendota Library at 11AM and the Abingdon Library at 3PM.

Tomorrow is BUBBLEPALOOZA at all WCPL locations! (Abingdon's program is taking place at Munchkin Park, 353 Clark Street). Visit us at 11AM for bubbles galore!

Tomorrow at 2, teens can learn cake decorating techniques and design cupcakes based on the Adventure Begins at your Library theme! Visit any of our 5 libraries to participate!

Meet us at the Meadows tonight at 6:30! We’re hosting a family meetup with songs and a story walk at the Meadows Sports Complex at 78 Cook Street in Abingdon.

Teens can craft their own galaxy-themed decor at our constellation jars program Tuesday, June 4th at 2pm at all five of our libraries!

Saturday is the first day of our Summer Reading Program! Stop by any of our libraries from 11-2 for reading trackers, a goodie bag, and library books. SRP 2024 is generously sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

It’s a library visit from our favorite pups! Emerging readers can practice their skills by reading aloud to a certified therapy dog. Join us at 4 this afternoon at the Abingdon library!

The Washington County Public Library 2024 Summer Reading Program, Adventure Begins At Your Library, starts Saturday, June 1st! We are excited to share six fun-filled weeks with our kids, teens, and families! Thank you, Kiwanis Club of Abingdon for making it all happen!

We are so excited to share six fun-filled weeks with our kids, teens, and families this summer! Thank you, Washington County Schools, for helping to spread the word and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon for making it all happen!

Be sure to check out all the amazing summer reading opportunities that the Washington County Public Library has to off for our students.
https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/o/wcps/article/1589976

Don't forget storytime on Wednesday in Damascus, Glade Spring, Hayters Gap, and Mendota. Tomorrow, Damascus Chief of Police Kermit Turner will join storytime there for a very informative program on Stranger Danger.

Do you know a high school student who loves democracy? Enter them into the League of Women Voters of Virginia poster contest.
Students are invited to submit a poster for one of these contest themes:
1. Voting is Important in Our Democracy
2. Voting Requires Following Specific Laws
3. Voting and a Vote Should Depend on True, Not False, Information
4. Every Vote will be Handled Legally, Carefully and Counted Correctly
Cash prizes will be awarded to winners
For more information:
https://my.lwv.org/virginia/2024-youth-poster-contest

Happy ! We have a lot going on for kids and teens at all of our libraries. Stop by and say hello!

Kids, paint a winter scene of birch trees using a watercolor & salt technique at the Mendota library, Friday at 10:30!

Learn about physics in this fun and easy craft for kids. Join us at the Hayters Gap library Thursday at 4!

Make your own fake snow for fun wintry sensory play at the Glade Spring library! 11a.m. Wednesday!

Journey to the library (no satyr guide required) for a training day of games, and activities to prepare you for your quests at Camp Half-Blood. Kids and teens are welcome! Wednesday, January 24th, 5:30p.m. at the Abingdon library!

Looking for a fun and focused LEGO build? Try out an advanced LEGO challenge and build your teamwork and time management skills. Abingdon Library today at 4:30!

Happy snow day! We will reschedule the Homeschool Open House program that was planned for this evening. Stay warm and cozy!

We got up in the morning and had a big goodbye breakfast.
Then came the best part of all... coming home with you!

...Well, except for a quick midnight trip to the copy machine.

The fort the librarians made for us was so soft and cozy. We drifted off for a good night’s sleep...

Then we needed a story for bedtime... thankfully, we were in the perfect place! We all loved reading Goodnight Moon before we snuggled into bed.

After dinner, we all enjoyed a movie together. The library had so many to pick from! What do you think of our choice?

Then we had a tasty dinner- don’t worry, we kept our food far away from the library books!

After everyone arrived, we played the library’s board games to get to know each other.

Our Stuffie Sleepover at Washington County Public Library is happening now! Follow along at WCPL Youth Services!