West Virginia Library Section

The Jackson County Public Library is partnering with LifeBridge AmeriCorps to bring some financial literacy programs to you.

Come in and say hi, and learn more about Financial Literacy and LifeBridge AmeriCorps.

The Dates and times to come for programs. If there is a certain time or day that works best for you let us know when and what program you are interested in and we will take it into consideration.

Programs will be at both the Ripley and Ravenswood locations.

Join Josh, the film critic for the WV Gazette Mail, to discuss the Oscar winning film "Anatomy of a Fall" on Monday, September 30 @ 6pm.

Kanopy is a free library streaming service offering thousands of films and up to 15 rentals a month. Call SCPL at 304-744-6561 for more information on how to use Kanopy with your library card.

"Anatomy of a Fall" can be viewed on Kanopy by following this link:
https://www.kanopy.com/en/scplwv/video/14133507

"Anatomy of a Fall" is also available on DVD at SCPL.

One of our storytime graduates hit a milestone today. Miss Harper has checked out 300 books since getting her library card in April 2023. She was awarded a handmade bookmark made by a 94 year old lady in Florida whose family sent her bookmarks to a library in every state. Congratulations !

The book sale will be at the WSS fish hatchery, on Saturday, Sept 7, from 10 am to 3 pm.
The sale will continue on Monday, Sept 9, to Thursday, Sept 12, during normal library hours in the Community room.

Lets all do the anti rain dance with Kiah!!

KIDS 17 & UNDER - SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE! Look at the flyer below for more details.

Last weekend, our Library Director Donna Calvert and our Library Assistant Sarah Marzouk attended the National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.! As the West Virginia Affiliate for the Library of Congress's Center for the Book, they tabled for the state of West Virginia in the festival's popular event Roadmap to Reading. Roadmap to Reading features every U.S. state and territory, wherein each table has one adult title and one children's title related to the region in some way (authors are from the region, the book is set there, etc). These titles are called Great Reads. Our adult title was Following the Silence by WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman. Our children's title, written by native West Virginians, was Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece, written by Marc Harshman and Anna Egan Smucker, and illustrated by LeUyen Pham.

For the Roadmap to Reading, the festival gives out free maps to attendees. With those maps, attendees go to every table and get a special stamp in the table's respective region! Attendees with a fully stamped map got a free prize. We had a blast stamping thousands of people's maps with cardinals and rhododendrons, our state bird and flower!

This weekend, the West Virginia Library Section, as the West Virginia Affiliate for the Library of Congress's Center for the Book, will be attending the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. to promote our One Book One West Virginia titles! This year, Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece, written by Marc Harshman and Anna Egan Smucker and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, is the children's title. Following the Silence by Marc Harshman is the adult title.

Click here to check out more about these two titles and to learn about One Book One West Virginia:

One Book One West Virginia Since 1929, the West Virginia Library Commission has assisted public libraries in developing a culture that values reading, education, and freedom of access to information.

We are very excited to be participating in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! If you have a youngster from birth to pre-enrollment for kindergarten, you qualify! Stop by the Elkins or Beverly library to register and pick up a packet including everything you need to get started! If you have any questions, please give us a call!

Join us in welcoming the AMAZING Ellie on August 16th at 4PM! Ellie will join us for a story and showcase some of her amazing tricks! Ellie is a trained therapy dog who will be joining us with her human Donna! 🐶📖🐶

Ellie will also stop by the Linwood Community Library on August 15th at 10:30AM if you can not make it to Durbin!

Upcoming Events @
🚶Every Sunday | Walk 100 Miles Challenge: Submit Miles
🏫 Refer Students, Reap Rewards from now until 8/15
💼 Job Fair | September 17
Enroll for the Fall 24 semester by August 15!
Visit: https://easternwv.edu/events/

Check out what’s happening in August at CHPL! Come join us for some programs. Also, don’t forget we will be serving free lunch until August 16!

Get ready for an adventure! Join us at the Helvetia public library for a fun-filled nature walk and nature ecosystem jar-making activity. Bring your friends and family for a memorable day out! All ages are welcome!

☀️📚🚉 This Wednesday is our final adventure for our Summer Reading Program!
This is our "party week" for all children who are registered and have attended at least one week of our programs this summer. Miss Susan will be here from WVDEP youth programs for a great presentation & craft. We will have prizes for returned reading logs, yard games, lunch & more fun surprises!

⚙️For ages 8-18, join us this summer for Tinker Tuesdays, when you can learn and play around the world in the Makery! 🗺️
We’ll be learning about solar power and volcanoes, building with cardboard, and using green screens. Don’t miss it!

Young Adult Book-Talk is meeting next Tuesday, July 16th @ 6pm! Anyone age 17-35 is welcome to join us. No registration needed. 😁🎆📚

See you there adventurers!

We will be closed tomorrow for the 4th of July and on Friday the 5th of July per Governor Jim Justice’s Proclamation. You may view the proclamation here: https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2024/Pages/Gov.-Justice-declares-holiday-for-state-employees-on-Friday,-July-5,-2024.aspx

Thank you and have a happy holiday weekend!

Gov. Justice declares holiday for state employees on Friday, July 5, 2024 Office of the Governor - Jim Justice

SCPL will be reopening on July 8! Book and media drops are open starting today. Please return materials in the front and rear drop. We're excited to get back to serving the community starting on July 8!

Get ready for an exciting summer reading program at the Helvetia public library on Tuesday, July 2nd! Join us for a nature walk and Sacavanger hunt that will take you on an adventure around Helvetia! All ages are welcome!

We are adventurers! Join us tomorrow—Tuesday, July 2–at 7 p.m. for an evening with at the library. Learn how scientists explore the ocean and meet some sea creatures. Perhaps you will discover something new! 🐚🦀

Hope to see you next week for adventure fun!😊

It’s not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Program! Children, teens, and adults still have time to participate in the fun. This is the calendar for July. Check back often because we’re always adding more activities.

Check out what's happening this month at Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library! Come join us for some fun (and free!) programs!

☀️🏕🇺🇲 Next week's Adventure at the Library! Starts at 10 a.m. at our pavilion.

Get your projects ready, crochet club returns this week!

🗺️ So much fun happening at the library this summer! 🗺️

As we kick off South America week, don’t miss on Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m. as wildlife educator Samantha Slevens teaches us about the creatures from South America and around the world that she’ll be bringing to the library! 🐍🐢🪳