Library News
Tender & Tenacious: Ride Along with Cross Lanes Branch Library
Ride along with us! Spend a typically one-of-a-kind Thursday in the life of Cross Lanes Branch. A gnome, a spot of rain, and an unexpected incident.
KCPL TV Commercials Now Live
Motion Masters Video Production produced two new television commercials for the Kanawha County Public Library System in January 2024. These new ads feature KCPL staff members and patrons, and are currently running on Optimum Cable’s most popular channels, including ESPN, CNN, HGT
KCPL Announces Bookmobile Schedule
Kanawha County Public Library’s new Bookmobile hits the road for the first time on Monday, December 4, 2023. The vehicle replaces KCPL’s Mobile Library, which was retired in 2021.
Mothman has a library card. Do you?
September is Library Card Sign Up Month
Join us for CRYPTID WEEK September 11-16!
If you sign up for a new card, get a replacement card, add or verify your email, or update your information or privilege at your branch during the month of September, you may pick out a v
West Virginia Book Festival Announces Full Schedule for 2023
The 2023 West Virginia Book Festival will be held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Saturday, October 21st, featuring bestselling authors R.F. Kuang, William Kent Krueger, Mary Kay Andrews, Sherri Duskey Rinker, and Neema Avashia.
Ride Along with Courier Gary Turpin
KCPL's Summer Library Club Returns
Get ready for a summer of reading fun at the Kanawha County Public Library, which launches its 2023 Summer Library Club on June 1st.
Community Survey 2023
The Kanawha County Public Library wants to know what you think about our community and its library services. We’ll use your feedback to help us develop our strategic plan to guide the Library over the next several years.
KCPL Reopens Glasgow Branch Library
The Kanawha County Public Library will resume service at its Glasgow Branch Library on Monday, May 1st. The Branch has been closed since August of 2021 due to ongoing maintenance issues at Glasgow’s Town Hall, where the Branch is located.
West Virginia Book Festival Announces Featured Authors for 2023
The 2023 West Virginia Book Festival will be held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Saturday, October 21.
Main Library Returns to Sunday Service Beginning March 5
The Kanawha County Public Library returns to Sunday hours at its Main Library on March 5th, 2023. Sunday hours were discontinued with the onset of the COVID 19 crisis and the start of the Main Library renovation in 2020.
KCPL Offers Free Tax Assistance
The Kanawha County Public Library will again offer free tax assistance in 2023. Federal and state forms are available at all KCPL locations and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) will offer in-person tax preparation assistance beginning February 10th.
Hold Locker Pickup Now Available at the Main-Charleston Location
A hold locker is a self-service system that allows you to automatically have items that you have placed on hold be checked out to you when you pick them up. You will find the hold lockers on the 1st floor of the Charleston Library across from the Jacobson Tower.
KCPL Mobile App Now Available
The Kanawha County Public Library’s new Mobile App is now available for free download on Apple and Android devices.
"Chessie the Railroad Kitten" Visited Cedar Grove's Children this Christmas
Mark Totten, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Historical Society, donated copies of their children's book Chessie Takes A Train Trip to the Riverside Public Library to give out to Cedar Grove Elementary student