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SLC: PBS Storytime

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Cross Lanes Meeting Room at Cross Lanes Branch Library

Program Type:

Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

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Library Branch: Cross Lanes Branch Library

Room: Cross Lanes Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

What is your favorite PBS Kids character? Find out which beloved character will help us learn to play together with toys and activities. It will be a colorful time!

STEM: Make a Badge for West Virginia Day

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Main Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years

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Library Branch: Main Library

Age Group: Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

Celebrate West Virginia Day by creating your own wearable badge! This fun activity supports children's fine motor skills like cutting and coloring. Participation counts toward your Summer Library Club Reading Challenge! Children's Services.

SLC: PBS Storytime

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Riverside Public Library

Program Type:

Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

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Library Branch: Riverside Public Library

Age Group: Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

What is your favorite PBS Kids character? Find out which beloved character will help us learn to play together with toys and activities. It will be a colorful time!

SpheroBolt Zombie Maze

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Elk Valley Meeting Room A/B at Elk Valley Branch Library

Program Type:

IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

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Library Branch: Elk Valley Branch Library

Room: Elk Valley Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

Program Type: IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

Guide your SpheroBolt through a zombie horde to the safety of a hospital! But be careful – if you hit a zombie, you get infected!

SpheroBolt Zombie Maze

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Clendenin Meeting Room at Clendenin Branch Library

Program Type:

IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

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Library Branch: Clendenin Branch Library

Room: Clendenin Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

Program Type: IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

Guide your SpheroBolt through a zombie horde to the safety of a hospital! But be careful – if you hit a zombie, you get infected!

SpheroBolt Zombie Maze

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Dunbar Meeting Room at Dunbar Branch Library

Program Type:

IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

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Library Branch: Dunbar Branch Library

Room: Dunbar Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

Program Type: IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

Guide your SpheroBolt through a zombie horde to the safety of a hospital! But be careful – if you hit a zombie, you get infected!

Cooks and Books

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main 308/309 Conference Room at Main Library

Program Type:

Otis Laury Nutritional Literacy, Book Discussions

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Open

Library Branch: Main Library

Room: Main 308/309 Conference Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Otis Laury Nutritional Literacy, Book Discussions

Registration Required

Event Details:

Cooks and Books is a discussion group that will meet on the second Monday of every other month to share recipes and explore beautiful cookbooks together.

SLC: PBS Storytime

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library

Program Type:

Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

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Library Branch: Main Library

Age Group: Children, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Family

Program Type: Storytimes, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

What is your favorite PBS Kids character? Find out which beloved character will help us learn to play together with toys and activities. It will be a colorful time!

SpheroBolt Zombie Maze

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Sissonville Meeting Room at Sissonville Branch Library

Program Type:

IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Age Group:

Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

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Library Branch: Sissonville Branch Library

Room: Sissonville Meeting Room

Age Group: Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens

Program Type: IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club

Event Details:

Guide your SpheroBolt through a zombie horde to the safety of a hospital! But be careful – if you hit a zombie, you get infected!

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Branches	Main Library	Clendenin Branch Library	Cross Lanes Branch Library	Dunbar Branch Library		Elk Valley Branch Library	Bookmobile	Riverside Public Library	Sissonville Branch Library	St. Albans Branch Library
Rooms	Main 406/407 John L. and Maude Dickinson Room	No room assigned	Cross Lanes Meeting Room	No room assigned	Dunbar Meeting Room	Elk Valley Offsite	No room assigned	No room assigned	Sissonville Meeting Room	No room assigned
All Day				This event is in the "All Ages" group The Great Duck Hunt 06/02/2025 @ 9:30am–06/30/2025 @ 5:00pm All Ages Dunbar Branch Library This event is in the "All Ages" group Library Branch: Dunbar Branch Library Age Group: All Ages Program Type: I-Spy & Scavenger Hunts Event Details: Come in and help "Hunt" for the elusive Duck of Dunbar. Try your luck at finding our duck. Once found come to the Circ desk for a prize. Disclaimer(s) Accessibility Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation to attend a program at any KCPL facility should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event. Phone: 304-343-4646 ext. 1242 or 1268 Email: facilities@kanawhalibrary.org Main Library Patrons with strollers, wheelchairs, or other wheeled devices will find it easier to use the Jacobson Tower entrance on Quarrier Street or the Skybridge entrance via Summers Street Garage. Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Inclement Weather All programs are subject to rescheduling or cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Photo & Video We often photograph and videotape library events. These images are used for publicizing KCPL and its programs. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer or a staff member know.						This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group I Spy: West Virginia Cryptids! All Day 6/15–6/21 Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years St. Albans Branch Library This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group Library Branch: St. Albans Branch Library Age Group: Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years Program Type: I-Spy & Scavenger Hunts Event Details: Can you find where Mothman is hiding in the St. Albans Branch Library? Maybe he's hanging out with some other West Virginia cryptids! Find them all and you can select a small prize. Children 12 and under. Groups should call before coming. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
10:00am	This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group Baby and Me Storytime 10:00am–10:30am Babies: 0-18 Months Main Library This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group Library Branch: Main Library Room: Main 406/407 John L. and Maude Dickinson Room Age Group: Babies: 0-18 Months Program Type: Storytimes Event Details: Interactive program with books, songs, tickle rhymes, knee bounces and more!						This event is in the "All Ages" group Coonskin Park 10:00am–1:00pm All Ages Bookmobile Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group Library Branch: Bookmobile Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Bookmobile Disclaimer(s) Inclement Weather All programs are subject to rescheduling or cancellation in the event of inclement weather.
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10:30am	This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group Baby Playgroup 10:30am–11:00am Babies: 0-18 Months Main Library This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group Library Branch: Main Library Room: Main 406/407 John L. and Maude Dickinson Room Age Group: Babies: 0-18 Months Program Type: Playgroups Event Details: Informal playgroup to encourage play and social interaction between parents, caregivers, babies, and toddlers.					This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group This event is in the "Toddlers: 18-36 Months" group This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group Stories & Art at the Park 10:30am–11:00am Babies: 0-18 Months, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years Elk Valley Branch Library Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies: 0-18 Months" group This event is in the "Toddlers: 18-36 Months" group This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Elk Valley Branch Library Room: Elk Valley Offsite Age Group: Babies: 0-18 Months, Toddlers: 18-36 Months, Pre-K: 3-5 Years Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes, Summer Library Club Event Details: Color your world with stories and art at the park! Enjoy an interactive storytime - stories, songs, rhymes, and collaborative art - outdoors at Coonskin Park, near the Hoppy Shores playground area. Disclaimer(s) Accessibility Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation to attend a program at any KCPL facility should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event. Phone: 304-343-4646 ext. 1242 or 1268 Email: facilities@kanawhalibrary.org Main Library Patrons with strollers, wheelchairs, or other wheeled devices will find it easier to use the Jacobson Tower entrance on Quarrier Street or the Skybridge entrance via Summers Street Garage. Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Photo & Video We often photograph and videotape library events. These images are used for publicizing KCPL and its programs. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer or a staff member know.
10:45am
11:00am		This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group Glow-in-the-Dark Rock Painting 11:00am–12:00pm Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years Clendenin Branch Library Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Pre-K: 3-5 Years" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group Closed Library Branch: Clendenin Branch Library Age Group: Pre-K: 3-5 Years, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Library Club Registration Required Event Details: Everyone knows the library rocks! So help make colorful rocks for the Clendenin Library and they will be displayed outside for all to see. Get creative with the glow-in-the-dark paint and show the world you love the library!
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2:00pm			This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group This event is in the "Teens" group Rainbow Galaxy Racing SLC 2:00pm–3:30pm Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens Cross Lanes Branch Library Open Registration Required This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group This event is in the "Teens" group Open Library Branch: Cross Lanes Branch Library Room: Cross Lanes Meeting Room Age Group: Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming Sessions, STEM, Summer Library Club Registration Required Event Details: Color Your Our during KCPL's Summer Library Club! Disclaimer(s) Accessibility Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation to attend a program at any KCPL facility should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event. Phone: 304-343-4646 ext. 1242 or 1268 Email: facilities@kanawhalibrary.org Main Library Patrons with strollers, wheelchairs, or other wheeled devices will find it easier to use the Jacobson Tower entrance on Quarrier Street or the Skybridge entrance via Summers Street Garage. Photo & Video We often photograph and videotape library events. These images are used for publicizing KCPL and its programs. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer or a staff member know.
2:15pm
2:30pm							This event is in the "All Ages" group Coonskin Park 2:30pm–4:00pm All Ages Bookmobile Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group Library Branch: Bookmobile Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Bookmobile Disclaimer(s) Inclement Weather All programs are subject to rescheduling or cancellation in the event of inclement weather.
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5:30pm					This event is in the "Family" group Family Game Night 5:30pm–7:00pm Family Dunbar Branch Library This event is in the "Family" group Library Branch: Dunbar Branch Library Room: Dunbar Meeting Room Age Group: Family Program Type: Family Nights, Gaming Sessions Event Details: Come roll the dice, challenge your family and compete to see who will win the game at our family game night. We will pop popcorn and play table top games. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Inclement Weather All programs are subject to rescheduling or cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Photo & Video We often photograph and videotape library events. These images are used for publicizing KCPL and its programs. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer or a staff member know.
5:45pm
6:00pm								This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "All Ages" group History Alive! with Bessie Smith 6:00pm–7:00pm Children, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens, Adults, Family, Seniors, All Ages Riverside Public Library This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Elementary: 6-11 Years" group This event is in the "Tweens: 10-12 Years" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Seniors" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Library Branch: Riverside Public Library Age Group: Children, Elementary: 6-11 Years, Tweens: 10-12 Years, Teens, Adults, Family, Seniors, All Ages Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Movies & Performances Event Details: Join us for History Alive! with Bessie Smith and enjoy a musical and historical performance! Brought to you by the West Virginia Humanities Council. Disclaimer(s) Accessibility Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation to attend a program at any KCPL facility should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event. Phone: 304-343-4646 ext. 1242 or 1268 Email: facilities@kanawhalibrary.org Main Library Patrons with strollers, wheelchairs, or other wheeled devices will find it easier to use the Jacobson Tower entrance on Quarrier Street or the Skybridge entrance via Summers Street Garage. Inclement Weather All programs are subject to rescheduling or cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Photo & Video We often photograph and videotape library events. These images are used for publicizing KCPL and its programs. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer or a staff member know.	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Beginning Coding with Fiero Code 6:00pm–7:00pm Teens, Adults, Seniors Sissonville Branch Library Waitlist Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Seniors" group Waitlist Library Branch: Sissonville Branch Library Room: Sissonville Meeting Room Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors Program Type: Classes & Workshops, IDEA Lab, STEM, Summer Library Club Registration Required Event Details: Learn the basics of coding with Fiero Code! Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this program is required due to limited space and materials. If you cannot attend, please call the library to cancel your registration so the spot may open up to others. A registration will be cancelled and a program spot made available to other patrons if the registrant does not arrive within 10 minutes of the scheduled program time. Accessibility Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation to attend a program at any KCPL facility should contact the ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event. Phone: 304-343-4646 ext. 1242 or 1268 Email: facilities@kanawhalibrary.org Main Library Patrons with strollers, wheelchairs, or other wheeled devices will find it easier to use the Jacobson Tower entrance on Quarrier Street or the Skybridge entrance via Summers Street Garage.
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