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Category: Good Books

New Books List udated

Posted on February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 By Director No Comments on New Books List udated

NEW MATERIALS LIST – UPDATED February 2, 2018 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 93 1 New Non Fiction 60 3 All New Materials…

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New Books list updated

Posted on November 25, 2017 By Director No Comments on New Books list updated

NEW MATERIALS LIST – UPDATED November 24, 2017 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 255 1 New Non Fiction 176 3 All New Materials 810

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And the Oscar Goes to… Books!

Posted on February 4, 2016February 26, 2021 By Director No Comments on And the Oscar Goes to… Books!

Ever since the dawn of the silver screen, film and books have been inextricably linked. Early, grainy film adaptations of horror classics like Dracula and Frankenstein, paved the way for blockbuster Hollywood classics also based on novels: The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, and Mary Poppins, to name a few. Now, the 2016…

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January 2011’s Author of the Month – Maeve Binchy

Posted on October 3, 2011 By Director No Comments on January 2011’s Author of the Month – Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy, a true Irish storyteller, had her name at the top of Britain’s most popular writers list and the New York Times Best Seller’s List. Binchy’s novels touch on issues such as parent-child relationships and the illusion of love. Her novels do not focus entirely on sex, but their appeal, instead, stems from the…

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Awful Library Books

Posted on June 16, 2011 By Director No Comments on Awful Library Books

  You read it right! Just picture it… you’re in the stacks perusing some books and you pull something that catches your eye. You start to look through and have this thought in your mind like, “Really? Is this really a book that people read?” Well, there is a blog dedicated to these types of…

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March 2011’s Author of the Month – Anne Rivers Siddons

Posted on March 1, 2011 By Director No Comments on March 2011’s Author of the Month – Anne Rivers Siddons

Anne Rivers Siddons, born 1936, graduate of Auburn University, started her career off as – what people may call, a free minded writer. She knew she was meant to be a writer when she was fired for her powerful articles in an Alabama Newspaper in which gained national attention. It was her articles like these…

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Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Adults-South Parkersburg
This peaceful salon is back this winter for another chance to connect and warm up during the dark, cold season. Adults can join us for [...]
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Alien Stage: Karaoke Night (Emerson Branch)
Alien Stage: Karaoke Night (Emerson Branch)
Tuesday, February 24, 2026    
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Teens-Emerson
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Insights Book Club (Emerson Branch)
Insights Book Club (Emerson Branch)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
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Friends of the Library Booksale (Emerson Branch)
Friends of the Library Booksale (Emerson Branch)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
Hardback books, trade paperbacks, CD's, and DVD's are each $1 Mass market paperbacks and children's books are each 50 cents Get a bag of books [...]
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Perler Bead Keychains for Teens (South Parkersburg Library)
Perler Bead Keychains for Teens (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Teens-South Parkersburg
Teen Program Wednesday, February 25th ; Drop in between 3:30-5:00 P.M. Teens, ages 12-19, can make their own keychains made from Perler Beads.
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Sundown Towns in Appalachia (Emerson Branch)
Sundown Towns in Appalachia (Emerson Branch)
Thursday, February 26, 2026    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
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True Crime Book Club (Emerson Branch)
True Crime Book Club (Emerson Branch)
Saturday, February 28, 2026    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Emerson Library
  • Adults-Emerson
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Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, March 4, 2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Wednesday, March 4th. Children under the age of two will have story time at 10:30 A.M. Children ages 2-3 will have story time at 11:00 [...]
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Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Friday, March 6, 2026    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Friday, March 6th Children ages 4-5 will have story time at 1:30 P.M. The book will be "The Little Red Hen" from a short story [...]
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Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Monday, March 9, 2026    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
On Monday, March 9th from 4:30-5:30 P.M. at the South Parkersburg Library. Any child under 12, who can read independently, can sign-up to read to [...]
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Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Adults-South Parkersburg
This peaceful salon is back this winter for another chance to connect and warm up during the dark, cold season. Adults can join us for [...]
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Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Friday, March 13, 2026    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Friday, March 13th Children ages 4-5 will have story time at 1:30 P.M. The book will be “Ruby's Chinese New Years” from Vickie Lee.
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Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Wednesday, March 18th. Children under the age of two will have story time at 10:30 A.M. Children ages 2-3 will have story time at 11:00 [...]
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Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Adults-South Parkersburg
This peaceful salon is back this winter for another chance to connect and warm up during the dark, cold season. Adults can join us for [...]
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Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Friday, March 27, 2026    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Friday, March 27th Children ages 4-5 will have story time at 1:30 P.M. The book will be “Where the Deer Slip Through” from Katey Howes.
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Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
South Parkersburg Library
  • Childrens-South Parkersburg
Wednesday, April 1st Children under the age of two will have story time at 10:30 A.M. Children ages 2-3 will have story time at 11:00 [...]
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Events on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
24 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Alien Stage: Karaoke Night (Emerson Branch)
Alien Stage: Karaoke Night (Emerson Branch)
24 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Insights Book Club (Emerson Branch)
Insights Book Club (Emerson Branch)
25 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Friends of the Library Booksale (Emerson Branch)
Friends of the Library Booksale (Emerson Branch)
25 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Perler Bead Keychains for Teens (South Parkersburg Library)
Perler Bead Keychains for Teens (South Parkersburg Library)
25 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Events on Thursday, February 26, 2026
Sundown Towns in Appalachia (Emerson Branch)
Sundown Towns in Appalachia (Emerson Branch)
26 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Events on Saturday, February 28, 2026
True Crime Book Club (Emerson Branch)
True Crime Book Club (Emerson Branch)
28 Feb 26
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
4 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Friday, March 6, 2026
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
6 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Monday, March 9, 2026
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
Tail Waggin’ Tutors (South Parkersburg Library)
9 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
10 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Friday, March 13, 2026
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
13 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
18 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
Hygge Club (South Parkersburg Library)
24 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Friday, March 27, 2026
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
Small Fry Tales (South Parkersburg Library)
27 Mar 26
Parkersburg
Events on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
Wee Be Jammin’ Story Time (South Parkersburg Library)
1 Apr 26
Parkersburg
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Emerson Children's Calendar
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