Author Archives: mgtlibrary
-
We Are Hiring!
Leave a CommentWe are hiring for 2 new library assistants! MPLS is looking for candidates who have stellar customer service skills, comfortable using a computer, a good sense of curiosity, and attention to detail. Both positions include paid holidays, paid sick and vacation time, and an hourly rate of $12.00.The Morgantown Public Library position must be available Monday-Thursday from 4pm -8pm and every other Saturday 9am – 4pm.The Cheat Area Public Library position averages 19 hours a week and includes a minimum of 2 Saturdays a month.Please indicate which location you are interested in when emailing your application. -
Friday Exhibit Opening Reception
Leave a CommentDon’t miss out Friday night’s opening reception at the downtown branch (373 Spruce Street, Morgantown WV 26505) from 6:00pm – 8:00pm for the multisensory multimedia exhibit, “Listening for Racial Understanding,” as part of the Listening Project conceived by Morgantown locals, Eve Faulkes and Susan Eason!
Beginning with recorded interviews with 46 individuals of different racial and cultural backgrounds, The Listening Project invited artists to create renderings inspired by these very interviews. 23 pieces of art range in form from poetry, digitally generated art, video, and oil on canvas. QR codes will be available for each of the pieces to provide a multisensory multimedia experience.
“As part of the library’s values of inclusion and stories, we are pleased to host this very unique exhibition and hope that visitors will pause and listen to the lived experiences that the participants have shared,” says Sarah Palfrey, library director.
Before the exhibition travels to Lewisburg and Beckley, it will be available to the public during normal business hours through Friday, September 30th, 2022. To close the exhibition on this final day from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, meet other participants of the project with an appearance by poet, Susan Truxell Sauter, who will be reading her work that inspired one of the art renderings.
-
Thank you Mills Group, LLC!
Leave a CommentThank you to the Mills Group, LLC for selecting us for their pro-bono conceptual services in celebration of West Virginia’s 159th birthday! The award is granted to public entities and non-profits that are working to improve their communities through architecture, preservation, and planning efforts in Morgantown, Wheeling, and Shepherdstown. This award will provide conceptual design services in the hopes that we can build a new Clinton District Public Library branch in the near future, and we couldn’t be more grateful!
-
LawDepot
Leave a CommentYou now have access to LawDepot, through our Libby app!
It is the leading publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents, forms, and contracts that cover a wide range of legal needs such as:
–Plan your estate
–Sell a vehicle or personal property
–Sell services
–Start a business & much more!LawDepot includes guided step-by-step directions to create over 150 state-specific legal forms & documents. No secondary account is required, which ensures anonymous use – once you sign in via Libby with your library card number you are good to go!
If you choose to access LawDepot through the Libby app on your phone, select the building icon at the bottom of your screen, scroll down to “extras” and select “LawDepot.”
-
Access 500+ Online Courses
Leave a CommentWe are proud to announce a new service within our Libby app: Universal Class!
This is an educational service providing online courses for patrons (generally high-school age and older) interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Register online, participate in the classes online at your own pace, correspond with instructors online, and have up to six months to complete an individual class.Universal Class supports lifelong learning and enhances not only social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also employability. Class content covers a wide range – from hobbies (arts and crafts, dog training, photography) to job skills (writing improvement, medical billing, computer programming, domestic violence counseling) to education and test preparation (writing for children, general science, Algebra, Homeschooling Strategies) – and much more!
-
Books & Brews: Pub Crawl (Aug 12)
Leave a CommentThe Morgantown Public Library is hosting its first-ever Books & Brews: Pub Crawl for Adults.
Win Bingo and get a bespoke insulated wine mug. To win Bingo, download the Bingo card, complete 3 squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) by visiting 3 local establishments. To complete your Bingo card, you must ask waitstaff/bartenders for the Books & Brews passcode.
The Rules
- Must visit three establishments to win Bingo (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal).
- Must have the correct passcode for each location.
- Books & Brews Pub Crawl starts and ends on Friday, August 12th, during the normal business hours of our participating venues.
- Waitstaff/bartenders are not obligated to provide passcodes after 10pm, August 12th.
- Email the completed bingo card by the end of Monday, August 15th, to jdp0038@mix.wvu.edu. Cards won’t be accepted after this date.
- After you have emailed your completed bingo card to jdp0038@mix.wvu.edu, pick up your tumbler starting on Monday, August 15th, at the downtown branch. You will have until August 31st to claim your prize.
-
Dowtown Parking (August 4-5, 2022)
Leave a CommentThe parking lot across from downtown branch will be closed TODAY (August 4, 2022) and TOMORROW (August 5, 2022) while it is being repaved.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Parking is still available at the 1) Walnut Street parking garage, 2) Fayetteville Street Metro Parking, and the 3) parking lot by the CVS and Truist bank. -
Staff Picks for You
Leave a CommentHave you tried our Staff Picks For You service: https://bit.ly/3yryKSx
Shelby is one of our staff members that picks out books based on your preferences! We will select up to 10 books and 4 DVDs based on your individual preferences.
“When picking books the first thing I do is look at what books the patron listed as ones they’ve liked. I find the common theme or tone between the listed books and find books that share that commonality. Sometimes patrons share what they like in a book (i.e. strong character growth, fast paced books, poetic prose, unexpected plot twists, etc) and I’ll find books that include that. I also look at what other people who read those books enjoy. I like to keep in mind the books that are popular and pick from those when I can. If there’s another librarian who I know reads and enjoys similar books to the patron I ask them what books they’ve liked. I try to pick out at least one brand new book to try and ensure they get something they haven’t read before.”
This service is available at all Morgantown Public Library branches, including Arnettsville Public Library, Cheat Area Public Library, Clay Battelle Public Library, Clinton Public Library, and the Morgantown Public library (Downtown location.) Please give us 3 days to fill requests. Library staff will call you when your materials are ready. For additional help or to place your request over the phone please call 304-291-7425.
-
Hoopla Book Club
Leave a CommentHoopla has made it easy so you can host your own book club. As long as everyone in the club holds a library card, each person can get instant, simultaneous access to their choice of audiobook of eBook. No holds or late fees.
For this quarter, fall in love with The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. by Lee Kravetz.
We have discussion guides, author Q&A, character insights, book introductions, and recommended reads to help you along.
The Hoopla Book Club chooses a new Spotlight and eight additional titles every quarter.
- Everything you need to host a book club: Hoopla provides all the resources you need to host clubs in person or virtually. Find discussion guides, author Q&As, recommended readings, meetings planners, and more!
- Diverse offerings for any reader: Along with the spotlight title, Hoopla selects eight additional titles to meet the diverse interests of any group. From autobiosography to Young Adult, your next club title can be found here.
- No holds. No waiting: Every Hoopla book club title is available instantly with no holds, no waiting, and no late fees.