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Best of 2020 Click here to check out some of our most popular titles of 2020! The list includes books of various types, audiobooks, and more, complete with convenient hyperlinks!
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Fairmont Friends Book Sale The Book Cave is Open! The Friends of the Marion County Public Library (Fairmont) will be taking walk-ins to browse the book sale room. Starting December 1, the book sale room will be open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10 am—2 pm on a first come first serve basis. Only 2 visitors will be allowed into the book sale room at a time, due to the size of the room. Stop by the circulation desk on your way into the building for instructions! Masks are required, due to Executive Order 77-20.
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Little Rembrandts Saturday, December 5: 1 pm Youth (age ten and up) are invited to join Ms. Julie in this virtual event! Click here for a supply list and to sign up!
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Facebook Live Story Time Join us on Facebook Live for fun stories and activities! Facebook Live Story Time returns February 2 at 10:30 am, no sign up required.
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Story Time Craft Club Pre-K and K-1 children are also encouraged to register for the Storytime Craft Club! It returns February 2 at 11 am.
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The Book Pack The Book Pack is a new book club for tweens at the Mannington Public Library, recommended for ages 10-13. Pick up a copy of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and register to join us Jan.19 at 1:30 to discuss the book and share a book related activity. Participants must register and agree to the library’s Covid-19 guidelines. Participants must register and agree to the library’s Covid-19 guidelines.
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Online Craft Class Join us Tuesday, January 19 (4:30 pm) on Zoom to make a cute snow man out of ping pong balls and other craft materials! Kits will be available at your branch beginning on Monday, January 11. You will need hot glue, a black and an orange permanent marker, and a toilet paper roll or paper towel roll.
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Beginning Hand Sewing Join us Tuesday, January 26 (4:30 pm) on Zoom to make a microwavable hand warmer filled with rice.
You will need a fat quarter of 100% natural cotton fabric. This can be quilting cotton or flannel. Just steer clear of polyester fabric for this project. You will also need thread, a sewing needle, sewing pins, rice and a funnel for this project.
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Tree Tapping with Keith Pure maple syrup is not only delicious, it is fun to make from scratch! Join local artisan Keith Hubbard and the Fairview Public Library on Saturday, January 9 at 11 am for a virtual tree tapping class! Learn how to pick the trees, when to tap, and how to turn the sap into delectable maple syrup! Yum!
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Beyond the Book Presents: Author Daleen Berry Join us Wednesday, January 20 at 7 pm to meet local author Daleen Berry, a New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker. Since 1988 she has been an award-winning print journalist, columnist and editor who recently crossed over to write for online publications such as The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, and the BBC. "Sister of Silence," a memoir, her first book, was published in 2011. Since then she has written or co-written eight other nonfiction books, including "The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese," "Pretty Little Killers," "Cheatin' Ain't Easy," "Tales of the Vintage Berry Wine Gang," "Shatter the Silence," the sequel to SOS and, "Appalachian Murders & Mysteries," an anthology. Join us and learn about the process of researching, writing and publishing. Participants must register by noon on January 20, with an active email address. Sign up by clicking here!
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Beyond The Book: Pretty Little Killers Join us Wednesday, January 27 at 7 pm as we try out a new genre again – true crime. We will learn about the 2012 disappearance and murder of Skylar Neese in Morgantown, WV, and the eventual arrests of her friends Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf, as they are detailed in Pretty Little Killers by Daleen Berry.
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Artible Beginning acrylic painting for ages 18+. Join us for this virtual class as we create a unique wall decoration. The words say it all and the calming color scheme will enhance any decor. canvas at your closest library. For a supplies list, and to sign up, click here.
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Crafty Creations with Carol ‘Purdy Plant Pots’ Fabric and Mod Podge Craft (Adults Only) Register to join Carol on January 25, at 5 pm. Carol will provide the supplies needed and you can bring any special embellishments you have at home. Participants must register and agree to the library’s Covid-19 guidelines.
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Tabletop Game Group Missing our Wednesday Night Tabletop Game Group? Not to fear, WNG is happening virtually! Please contact Dan Ward at dward@mcpls.org for more information on how to join the fun! WNG meets every Wednesday at 5 pm to play games like Dominant Species, Sagrada, and Terraforming Mars.
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Speaking of Books Join us Tuesday, January 5 at 4 pm, in person at the Fairview Public Library, or by phone or computer, as we discuss Elsewhere by Richard Russo.
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Cover2Cover Pick up a copy of The Bobbed Haired Bandit by Stephen Duncombe & Andrew Mattson, and register to join us Jan. 21 at 1:30 to discuss the book and share a book related activity.
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Graphic Novel Book Club Happy new year! Welcome back to the graphic novel book club. To kick off 2021, we will be discussing Thi Bui's memoir, The Best We Could Do on January 5, 2021 at 7 pm.
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321 Monroe Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
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