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Start a Good Habit in 2020 with KCPL
As the new year begins, the Kanawha County Public Library is encouraging the community to start a new reading habit for 2020. During the entire month of January, patrons are challenged to read twenty minutes a day for twenty days. All ages are welcome to participate. Younger children can participate by having an adult read to them. Everyone will be able to log their progress online using Beanstack at www.kanawhalibrary.org or a paper log from any branch location.
Participants who complete this challenge will receive an entry into a drawing for a donated book and a chance to be the star of their very own READ poster. There will be a drawing held at every location.
Read “20 for 20” in 2020 and win great prizes from Kanawha County Public Library. For other events and programs from Kanawha County Public Library, please visit the library’s website at www.kanawhalibrary.org.
For more events and information, please check the KCPL Events & Classes page at www.kanawhalibrary.org.
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Homeschool Day
Homeschool families will meet to learn about the library services and resources available to them. Activities and crafts will also be available for children and parents. Please register for this event online at www.kanawhalibrary.org. All Ages.
Clendenin Branch Library
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 12:30 p.m.
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Lebanon: The Country of My Heart's Desire
View Lebanon as seen through the eyes of a native son and a granddaughter of immigrants. In October, Joe Awad led a 12-day church-sponsored trip to Lebanon. He will discuss growing up in Lebanon and his journey to America as a teenager. Through photographs and stories, Terry O'Fiesh will describe her first impressions of the country of her ancestors. Adult.
Main Library
Sunday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m.
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Relax and Color
Experience relaxation and color the cares away. Bring materials from home or use those provided by the Cross Lanes Library Board. Seniors.
Cross Lanes Branch Library
Thursday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m.
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Elk Valley Book Group
All are invited for a discussion of an acclaimed book. Copies of the book will be available for checkout from the circulation desk. New members are always welcome. Refreshments will be provided by the Elk Valley Advisory Board. Please contact the library at (304) 965-3636 for more information. Seniors.
Elk Valley Branch Library
Tuesday, Jan. 21, Noon.
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Yoga Class
Enrich the body and mind during this free yoga class led by Christine Coleman! This class is intended for adults, but ages 16+ may attend with an adult. Please bring a yoga mat from home. Adult and Teen.
Sissonville Branch Library
Saturdays, Jan. 4 & 18, 10 a.m.
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St. Albans Writes: Dan Light
A professor at Liberty University, Dr. Dan Light will discuss his books, Ten Fresh Takes and West By God Virginia, the latter a home-style patchwork of tales and recollections that celebrates the people and culture of West Virginia and Appalachia. Light refreshments will be provided by the St. Albans Branch Library Advisory Board. Adult and Teen.
St. Albans Branch Library
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 6:30 p.m.
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Teen Time: Paint Night
Teens and tweens can enjoy a variety of painting! Bubble painting, sponge painting, paint on paper, tile, and wood! Also enjoy snacks and music. All supplies will be provided. Teens.
Clendenin Branch Library
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 5:30 p.m.
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Pokemon I SPY
Search the Children's Floor for all kinds of Pokemon. Turn in the game sheet and choose a prize from the treasure chest. Children.
Main Library
Thursday, Jan. 2 - Friday, Jan. 31, All Day.
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What's Your Dream?
Elementary aged children and their families are invited to enjoy crafts, activities, and stories at the library and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Children.
Main Library
Monday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m.
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Dreamcatcher
Learn about the history of the dreamcatcher, from its Ojibwe origins to its more modern uses. Make a dreamcatcher to take home. Family.
Sissonville Branch Library
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m.
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Kids' Yoga
Enjoy a fun family storytime, learn basic yoga moves, and much more. Family.
Main Library
Saturday, Jan. 25, 11 a.m.
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Audiobook listeners are increasing every year. The Kanawha County Public Library offers several ways to find amazing audiobooks to listen to on the go, on the couch, or anywhere in between.
Find audiobooks on CD and Playaways (a digital MP3 player with a book already installed). These physical items do not need to be downloaded and no apps are required. Just borrow them with a library card and listen to a great title.
WVDELI, our Overdrive service, has a wide variety of audiobooks to download onto a tablet, smartphone, or PC.
Hoopla Digital includes audiobooks to download onto many devices. Borrow up to seven items a month with no late fees!
RBDigital users have no limit on the number of items that can be borrowed. Check out this growing collection of audiobooks!
Find more free resources online at the KCPL Research Tools page.
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Our Favorite Books of 2019
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we look back at some of our favorite books that entertained, enthralled, and excited us! For more great picks, please visit us online at www.kanawhalibrary.org.
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity |
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Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Ian McEwan's subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: What makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns against the power to invent things beyond our control |
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Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope are two NYPD rookies assigned to the same Bronx precinct in 1973. They aren't close friends on the job, but end up living next door to each other outside the city. What goes on behind closed doors in both houses, the loneliness of Francis';s wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian's wife, Anne, sets the stage for the stunning events to come. Ask Again, Yes by award-winning author Mary Beth Keane, is a beautifully moving exploration of the friendship and love that blossoms between Francis's youngest daughter, Kate, and Brian's son, Peter. |
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From the two-time NBCC Finalist, a fiercely imaginative novel about a family's summer road trip across America--a journey that, with breathtaking imagery, spare lyricism, and profound humanity, probes the nature of justice and equality in America today. Told through the voices of the mother and her son, as well as through a stunning tapestry of collected texts and images--including prior stories of migration and displacement--Lost Children Archive is a story of how we document our experiences, and how we remember the things that matter to us the most. Blending the personal and the political with astonishing empathy, it is a powerful, wholly original work of fiction |
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On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift. Here begins the epic story of a small African nation, told by a mysterious swarm-like chorus that calls itself man's greatest nemesis. The tale? A playful panorama of history, fairytale, romance and science fiction. The moral? To err is human. |
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