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Downloadable Audiobooks Service Expanded
In response to public demand, we have changed the number of books and holds patrons have have. Now you can have five items checked out t AND place the same number on hold! ALSO, we now offer a mobile edition of our downloadable audiobook service for easy browsing, searching, and checkout from your Smartphone, Blackberry, or other web-enabled device. Windows Mobile (5 or newer) users can wirelessly download audiobooks to their mobile device using OverDrive Media Console for Windows Mobile. Android device owners can install a beta version of OverDrive Media Console to download OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks. Go to our Digital Media home page to download the console to your phone and have your audiobooks with you everywhere you go.
Finding Your Ancestors Online
Attention Gaylord Cooper fans! Mr. Cooper has gotten over his bout with the flu and is robust and rarin’ to make good on his promise to give a great lunchtime workshop. So, at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Mr. Cooper, the acclaimed genealogist, gravestone interpreter and storyteller, will show us how to use the Internet to find out more information about our ancestors than you could ever imagine. You are welcome to bring your lunch to this workshop. The Library will provide desert and beverages. For information, call 304-528-5700.
Art on the 2nd Floor
Visual artists seem to have a penchant for travel. In Pursuit of the Exotic: Artists Abroad in 19th-Century North Africa, Egypt and the Holy Land, focuses on select group of 19th- century European artists, written into art history as “Orientalists,” who depicted exotic lands that had existed on the edge of European consciousness until their rediscovery in the 18th century. Come to the 2nd floor of the main library to see the display. More ->
Show Your Love -- Join the Friends
Show your love during the February month of love! A great way is to join The Friends of the Library, which play a very important role in helping the library serve the public. Volunteers dontate their time and energy in many ways. More ->
February is the Month for Love
Whether you believe that St. Valentine was a priest who flouted the word of Claudius II and performed marriage ceremonies for the men in his army, or that he was perhaps an imprisoned man who sent love letters to his jailor's daughter, let love sweep you away on February 14, Valentine's Day. Don't worry if you need a little help finding your special someone, there are plenty of books at the library to help you find true love. New and worth consideration is Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match--filled with juicy details and ideas to help you find your other half so you can celebrate love every day!
Black History Moves Out of the Shadows
In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson--a historian and scholar--launched an initiative, now known as Black History Month, to bring widespread attention to the contributions and struggles of black people throughout America's history. Take some time this month to learn about the people who have helped shape this country but who have often been overlooked in its history books. Of particular interest is Andrew B. Lewis' new book, The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation, which spotlights the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a group of young black activists who campaigned for equal rights in the 1960s. The book helps set the record straight on this controversial and often misunderstood coalition.
Winter Newsletter Now Online
The December-January-February issue of Library Connection, our regular newsletter, is now available in print at the library branches and digitally right here online. Read all about our wonderful volunteers as well as news of upcoming events for the winter season. To read about this and more, click here.
Math Tutoring for Adults
Are you an adult or traditional student that needs a little help with basic math skills? Are you a parent struggling to help your child with their homework? Could you use a refresher in basic math skills?Tutoring sessions are available for adults who need to brush up on their math skills.Where? Main library, 455 9th street, Huntington. When? Monday evenings 5:30-8:30 pm
Meet the new BookFlix Database
Good news – we've subscribed to a fun, new reading program that you and your child can access from home! Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. This engaging resource for children in grades PreK-3 will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills and introduces students to a world of knowledge and exploration. Children can access BookFlix anywhere there is an Internet connection. It’s like having access to the library’scollection24 hours a day, seven days a week! For easy instructions for using BookFlix from home, please contact Main Library at 304-528 5711 ext. 141 or any branch library. More ->
Free Help Online to Learn Languages!
We're proud to announce we're now carrying the online
language-learning software by Mango Languages. Free of charge,
Mango Languages is a welcome addition to the library for those wanting to
study a foreign language easily and at their own pace. Click here to try. More >
Drive-In Window Opening Earlier
The Drive-Up Window at the Main Library now opens at 8:45 a.m. Monday through Saturday for your convenience. Now you can pick up the books being held for you and still be in time for work. Enjoy!
Find your favorite Author or Illustrator here!
Do you want to know all about your favorite Author and Illustrator? Their Biography and all they have done? Just click here on their last names. You even can check our catalog from here and put the books on hold. Just try!!!!
