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Curbside Service Begins Monday May 18th

Posted on May 14, 2020May 29, 2020 By Director

The Parkersburg and Wood County Public Library will begin curbside service on Monday May 18th at Emerson, South and Williamstown locations. Hours will be: Emerson – Monday through Friday 10am – 5:30pm. South – Monday through Friday 10am – 5:30pm. Williamstown – Monday through Friday 12:30pm – 5:30pm. Waverly – Closed for now. Book drop…

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Hoopla Authentication Issue

Posted on May 8, 2020 By Director

There is an issue with authentication right now with Hoopla. If you are having issues try logging out and then logging back in again. – May 8th,

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Book Drop is Open!

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 By Director

The Library Branches are accepting returns in the book drops now. Feel free to return your library materials at Emerson, South, Williamstown and Waverly. We are working towards a plan of re-opening with curbside service based on the Governor’s order and staffing. Stay tuned for updates. – Brian Raitz, Director

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Sync – Free Audiobooks for Teens

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 By Janet

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+ or anyone who enjoys Young Adult books. Returning April 30th and continuing 13 weeks until July 29,  SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks a week.   SYNC is sponsored by AudioFile Magazine and titles are delivered through Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive. You don’t need…

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Introducing “The Mothman Cometh” Virtual Escape Room

Posted on April 20, 2020April 22, 2020 By Janet

Introducing our first ever Virtual Escape Room! Follow the link to try your luck at escaping Mothman territory: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccmakg_gILrq03i5V87Xeg8Vhmcj9A20LxDaoErXjHk7u3YQ/viewform

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Bored and want books?

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 By Director

The Library may be physically closed, but we still have eBooks and audiobooks that you can checkout. Here are some new ones available on WVREADS – Overdrive through the Libby app. Don’t forget about the other service Hoopla. Titles there are always available. Everyone in Wood County could be reading or listening to the same…

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Williamstown Hours:

Monday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Friday 11 am - 5:30 pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed