Parenting workshop Thursday, May 31 @ 4 p.m.

If you:

-- Have a child between age 2 to 14.
-- Think you can use professional tips on emotional and physical needs of your child.
-- Don’t know why things do not improve, no matter what you do.
-- Like to use the best methods to handle your child’s difficult situations and want to know when is the right time to take your child to Dr. or ER and learn about your child’s physical health.

Then you need to Register for our May 31 parenting workshop. Please call or email for more information & registration at 304-528 5700, sramezan@cabell.lib.wv.us

Summer Reading Programs Coming

Calling All Dreamers! We're launching our Summer Reading Program for Children and Young Adults. Readers of all ages will explore the night this summer as Cabell County Public Library and its seven branches will present “Dream Big—READ!” during their summer reading program. Activities will include programs on dreams and wishes, a game involving nocturnal animals, music and dance programs, and a puppet show titled “A Camping We Will Go.” Additional programs include a prize drawing, story hour, the Battle of the Books reading club, a Reading camp geared for preschoolers, and a “Hunger Games” Party. To read more, click here.

About the Adult Reading Program

This summer CCPL is offering an adult summer reading program following ALA program guidelines, to encourage adults to read more by participating in our “BETWEEN THE COVERS” theme programs. We will have a reading bingo notebook, games and programs related to the subject. Click here to read more about it.

Free Movie Saturday, May 26

Our next free movie is “Dolphin Tale,” a story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. The show is at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at the main library. Come have a good time with us!

Spring Newsletter Online!

The Spring 2012 edition of our newsletter, Library Connection, is now online and available for reading right here at your computer. We have many things on tap to greet the spring. Read all about them! Among the items in this issue is detailed coverage of the upcoming Ohio River Festival of Books, set for April! Click to get your copy.

Knitting and Crocheting Class

This summer, every first and third Thursday of each month, group will meet at 12-1 pm on first Thursdays and 4-5 pm on the third Thursdays. Two instructors in this class will show you how to do knitting or crocheting for a lot of fun projects. Library will provide your start up needle and yarn. Light refreshment will be provided.

We Now Have Kindle eBooks!

Yay! Time to spread the word! Kindle ebooks are now available for download through our FREE download service with OverDrive!

Math Tutor Hours

The math tutor is now available Tuesday evenings 5-8 p.m. at the main library. For details, call the reference department.

Appy Hour with AT&T

These days, AT&T reps are on hand at the main library the first Tuesday of each month for "Appy Hour" from noon to 1 p.m. to tell us as new apps for various smartphones. Also on hand will be guests to help answer your questions about the latest phone technology. Click for more information!

Your Library App is Now Available

Have you ever...

-- Seen a title in a bookstore and thought “I should get this at my library”?

-- Wished you could listen to an audiobook on your smartphone?

-- Wanted authoritative references on the go?

There's an app for that! Check out a few of the FREE mobile apps! Meanwhile, here are step-by-step instructions. And here's another app that may be of interest, this one for OverDrive eBooks and audiobooks.