Closed Memorial Day
In observance of Memorial Day, all Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, May 27. We will reopen for our normal hours on Tuesday, May 28.
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New Books list May 10, 2019
NEW MATERIALS LIST – UPDATED May 10, 2019 To have this list emailed to you when it is updated, please go to NEW MATERIALS EMAIL LIST, and click on subscribe. NEW MATERIALS (3 entries) NAME # OF RECORDS 1 New Fiction, Paperbacks and Graphic Novels 174 1 New Non Fiction 122 3 All New Materials…
New Books List April 16, 2019
NEW MATERIALS LIST – UPDATED April 16, 2019 To have this list emailed to you when it is updated, please go to NEW MATERIALS EMAIL LIST, and click on subscribe. NEW MATERIALS (3 entries) NAME # OF RECORDS 1 New Fiction, Paperbacks and Graphic Novels 207 1 New Non Fiction 97 3 All New Materials…
It’s Criminal! True Crime in the Library
Have you already burned through your true crime podcasts and netflix queue? If so, then go old-school and check out a book! From gory to white-collar, of-the-moment to historical, scientific to hard-boiled, we’ve got a book for you.
In Memorium: Dorothy S. (Muse) Chittum
In Memoriam Dorothy S. (Muse) Chittum Death: March 2019 Wood County Library Director, 1968-1988 “…To be a true library, it must be used.” The following is an excerpt from an article entitled “New Parkersburg South Library Opens to The Public,” published in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel on 31 Jan 2016, following the completion of the…
She Has a Name
Have you ever noticed how many book titles refer to a woman only in relationship to other people, or only by her physical characteristics? My Name is: Linda Wallheim My name is: Joan Castleman My name is: Naomi Malcolm Our names are: Stella, Ritzi, and Maria My name is: Marie Perry My name…