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Join us for a month long celebration of National Poetry Month! Staff from the Parkersburg and Wood County branches will be sharing virtual poetry readings with you. Visit our Facebook video playlist to see some original, creative, expressive readings and spark your own interest in poets and their poems.

Print the pages above or stop by your favorite library branch to pick up a copy of the 2021 ADULT READING CHALLENGE! We challenge to you broaden your reading horizons. You have one year to complete the challenge. THERE WILL BE PRIZES! One entry per person. Please enter at one branch only. Good luck!

Meet the winners for the October 2020 Scavenger Hunt! Landon Miller was the top winner with all correct answers, including the bonus questions. Landon was awarded Pamela Douglas Brust’s book entitled “The Hendersons: One Family’s Legacy”. The Rubio brothers, Alejandro and Mauricio Rubio; Wanda Riser-Shawver and Barbara Stewart all tied for second place and were…

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All Parkersburg and Wood County Public Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th to observe Veterans Day. We will re-open for business on Thursday, November 12th at the usual scheduled time. We thank all Wood County veterans for their service.

While we are closed for Veterans Day, our computer system will be getting an upgrade. The catalog will be unavailable Wednesday, November 11th. You will not be able to renew materials, conduct searches, place holds, or manage your account on this day. Streaming media and e-books might also be affected. Thank you for your patience…

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