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Audiobooks: Perfect for Holiday Travel This holiday season, grab a book on Playaway to keep you company as you travel! If you are like the average commuter, you spend nearly 28 hours In transit every month. Listen to audiobooks on Playaway while you travel and add 24 more books to your life every year. It’s that simple. Playaway audiobooks borrow like a book and play right from the device. No Wi-Fi. No downloads. No streaming. Just plug in headphones or connect to your car with an aux cord and listen on-the-go. We have over 800 books on Playaway in our collection,including titles by Daniel Silva, Debbie Macomber, James Patterson, Shelly Shepard Gray, and more! Stop by your branch, or search for “Playaway” in our collection today. Playaways not your cup of tea? We also have more than 1700 books on CD! Check one out today and get your travel off to a great start.
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Even when MCPLS is closed, our online services never are! Check out these fun online resources! Click these links (or download their apps) to get started today. Freegal: 3 free mp3 downloads a week and 5 hours of streaming hoopla: eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, comics, and music-- no wait! WVDELI (Libby App): eBooks and audiobooks
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1-on-1 Tech Help Thursdays at 2 pm Adults can get hands on help during our 1-on-1 Technology Time! Meeting at the Mannington Public Library every Thursday at 2 pm: this is a designated time for adults to get help with their mobile devices. Please contact the Mannington Public Library at 304-986-2803 for more information.
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Tech Time Thursdays at 3:30 pm Middle school students: Join the Mannington Public Library every Thursday at 3:30 pm for Tech Time with Keith! Each week we’ll be trying out a fun new STEAM program, with everything from 3D printing to Lego Robotics! Please contact the Mannington Public Library at 304-986-2803 for more information.
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Robotics Tuesday, December 18, 5 pm Drop and Rescue: Suitable for children in grades 3 through 5, or for families to do together. We will be using Lego WeDo's to design a device to reduce the impact on humans, animals, and the environment after an area has been damaged by a weather-related hazard. Limited to 20 people, call 304-986-2803 to sign up, or CLICK HERE to sign up.
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Sewing Monday, December 5, 4:30 or 6 pm Join us to make reusable wine bottle gift bags! Some festive fabric will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own fabric too! We recommend cotton quilting fabric. Limited to 6 people per class, call 304-366-1210 to sign up, or follow one of these links:
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The Bookmobile is on the road! Click here for their up-to-date schedule of stops. They'll be hitting the road in Marion County on Mondays through Thursdays, so be sure to find out when they'll be near you! For any questions or comments, please contact us at 304-366-1210.
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2nd Annual Murder Mystery Dinner PartyMark your calendars! Our second annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will take place Friday, January 11, 2019 at 6 pm! This year’s theme is Murder on the Mountain, presented by Murder and Merriment. It is 1933, and a group of guests stay at a mountain inn. When a desperate mountain man attempts to rob the guests one morning, a young teenage boy is shot and killed. The man flees and the law is called. He is tracked down by a deputy sheriff who arrests him and attempts to bring him in. Unfortunately, a torrential rain storm hits and the two men are forced to seek shelter at the nearest refuge – the inn where the crime was committed. Now the mountain man faces his accusers. Sign ups begin December 3 at a cost of $10 per ticket (1 ticket per person) to cover food. To purchase a ticket, please stop by the front desk of the Marion County Public Library. Tickets are available by cash or check only. Please contact Julie Mike at 304-366-1210 or jmike@mcpls.org for more information!
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Holiday Hijinks Come to the library on Saturday, December 8 for some holiday fun featuring delightful holiday crafts, games, “Elves on Our Shelves” Scavenger Hunt, and more! The fun starts at 1 pm. This event features the return of ‘Holiday Hijinks!’ puppet show with two showings: 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm. Come downtown and enjoy all the holiday delights and join us at the library for this festive time of year!
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Friends of the Library Book Sale The Friends of the Library Book Sale returns December 8! Join us from 11 am—3 pm for great deals on hardback books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and more! $3 a bag!
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Adult Craft Class Tuesday, December 11 at 5 pm. Bring two 2-yard pieces of fleece of your choice and join us as we make a fast, fun, easy no-sew fleece throw for those cold winter days! calling 304-366-1210!
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Artible December 7 at 5 pm. Bring your scarecrow painting and we'll turn it over to create a great snowman! Double duty, double fun! For more information on what to bring, or to sign up, CLICK HERE. You can also sign up by calling 304-366-1210.
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Yarn Guild Grab your yarn and join us for Yarn Guild on Monday, December 17 at 5 pm! The Yarn Guild is a place for anyone who enjoys yarn work to gather with like minded individuals. Open to people of all ages and skill levels!
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Teens & 'Tweens Book clubs for December will be Holiday Parties! Talk about your favorite books and why they would make a good gift, games, food, crafts, and fun! We’ll be meeting Monday, December 10. ‘Tween the Pages: 3:30 pm Awesome Readers Club: 5 pm
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Cozying Up to Christmas It’s December once again, and that means it’s time for our “Secret Santa Reading Challenge.” From December 3 through December 21, we will be displaying a variety of our underperforming titles wrapped in holiday paper and arranged under our library Christmas tree. The secret is you won’t know what book you’ve got until you’ve unwrapped it and checked it out. This year, however, the festive wrapping will include each novel’s first line to help you better choose what piques your literary interest. For each “Secret Santa” title you check out, read, and review as “Yay” or “Nay,” you will be entered into a drawing for your chance at one of three gift cards, ranging from $25 to $50 to $75. Participants also receive a holiday treat just for entering. Increase your chances of winning by reading and rating numerous titles! Selections that receive “keeper” status will get the spotlight in our “Readers Recommend” display in January.
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Read, Twinkle, and Be Merry The fall semester of children’s programming draws to a close in December. During the week of December 3rd, our juvenile participants will be treated to their final classes with “Reindeer Games.” 2018’s final coloring workshop is “Reading Is a Gift.”
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Red Light, Green Light Our monthly guessing game at the Circulation Desk is “Red Light, Green Light.” Guess how many red and green M&Ms are in the jar, be the closest without going over, and win!
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Polar Express Finale On December 11 at 11 am, we will be presenting a “Polar Express” finale at the Fairview Fire Hall for our “Toddler Time” and “Story Hour” patrons. The conductor will be there to punch tickets and hand out hot cocoa and cookies, and Santa himself could surprise us with a visit! One lucky winner from each class will be the recipient of our Grand Prize Drawing with all attendees receiving a special treat from the library staff.
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Warm Yourself with a Cozy Read
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Trivia Contest On December 27, trivia buffs can make their mark from 9 am – 4 pm for “It’s a Christmas Carol, Charlie Brown Edition” of our monthly contest, “What Do You Know about That?” Patrons ages 14-up are eligible to participate, and the patron with the most correct answers wins!
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Warmest Thanks The staff of the Fairview Public Library would like to thank the community for their contributions to the “Mitten Tree Drive” and Fairview Girl Scouts Troop #10115’s toy drive for WVU Children’s Hospital last month. Your donations will help make the holidays merry and bright for those in need.
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Toddler Time & Story Time Fall Session Finales on December 4 & 5. Get Hooked on Story Time! Learning to read begins before children start school. From the time they are infants, children learn language and other important skills that will help them learn to read. Developing early literacy skills makes it easier for children to learn to read once they begin school. Fall sessions for “Toddler Time” a program for children up to 3 years of age meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 am, and “Story Time” a program for children 2-5 years of age meets on Tuesdays at 12:30 and Wednesdays at 10:30. You may register when you are visiting the library, or by calling 304-986-2803.We thank you for registering, so we can be prepared for you!
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Friends of the Library Great used book in hand, Let it Snow! Friends Book Sale is open every week Friday 10-4 and Saturday 9-1. Happy Holidays! How the Friends Book Sale supports the Mannington Public Library: The Friends supported the library’s Ghost Stories presentation by providing the prizes for best costumes! Thank you, Friends. Friends of the Library Quarterly Meeting: Monday, December 3, 6 pm.
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Grinch Party Join us Saturday, December 8, 11-12:30. Special GRINCH appearance, movie, games, craft, and treats!
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Van Gogh & Goodies Gettin’ Grinchy! Join Carol on December 17 for her annual Van Gogh & Goodies Social; bring a special treat to share with the group and we’ll get Grinchy with our craft at 5 pm.
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Tech Time with Keith 3D Printing, Lego Robotics, and more! Free STEAM programming for Middle Schoolers every Thursday at 3:30
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Fiction Addiction Fiction Addiction is books, food and FUN! If you are interested joining this teen book club, pick up a copy of Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman at the Mannington Public Library and join us December 17 at 3:30 for the book discussion, craft and FOOD!
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1-on-1 Tech HelpThursdays at 2 pm Adults can get hands on help during our 1-on-1 Technology Time! Meeting every Thursday at 2 pm: this is a designated time for adults to get help with their mobile devices.
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Cover 2 Cover Pick up your copy of Strange as this Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake at the Mannington Public Library and join the “Cover 2 Cover” book club on Thursday, December 20 at 1:30 p.m.
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Fairmont, WV 26554
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