Morgantown Public Library

Need a beach bag? There's still time to join our Summer Reading Program (through August 1)! Get a tote for signing up, then log your reading time to earn prizes. To register, use the link below. Thanks to our library kids for posing in the sand; photo used with permission.

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. Join us Thursday, July 16 at 2 p.m. via digital live-stream in partnership with the Morgantown Public Library System.

Register and ask questions of the author at the link below.

👂Listen up! Celebrate summer and library joy at our first ever, all-ages Library Desk Concert! During special evening hours on Friday, August 7, performers will take over our desk. Feel free to bring a picnic blanket or folding chair to get cozy. We'll also have a craft table to make your own guitar pick necklaces!

Featuring local artists:
🎤Becks!
🎤Emma Birdz & Alex Finzel
🎤The Weevils

🖌️The possibilities are endless at Tween Time! Kids aged 10-12 are invited to join us for games, activities, and crafts. We do something different every month, and on August 4 at 6 p.m. we'll be doing a Paint & Sip. Create your own painting while sipping on different kinds of juice and sparkling water!

🐶For kids who love dogs! Read to Rover is designed to help children ages 5-12 to work on their reading skills by reading aloud to trained therapy dogs. These cute canines are excellent listeners and enjoy an occasional tummy rub. There are limited time slots available for readers, so you must register by visiting the circulation desk or calling 304-291-7425.

Don't miss Karin Slaughter, bestselling author of Pretty Girls, the Will Trent series, and The Good Daughter, streaming at 7 p.m. on July 14! Watch a chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide. Register to watch live and submit author questions, using the link below!