News & Events
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3-Sentence Love Story Contest
February 1, 2021
You have exactly 3 sentences to tell us a love story! Online submissions are accepted until 11:59 PM EST, February 21st for three different age categories: kids (ages 11 and under), teens (Ages 12-18), and adults (Ages 19 and up) at https://forms.gle/KqzXFY3fdhfi83fn9 Grand prize winners in each category will win a $25 gift card to […]
Announcing a Virtual Media Literacy Series
January 21, 2021
Don’t be a victim of fake news. The digital age has made information easily accessible and especially abundant. Anyone anywhere can create content. The challenge is determining the source’s credibility, in other words, “can it be trusted?” In our 8-video Media Literacy Series, Morgantown Public Library System staff will unpack the difficult but necessary skills […]
Winter Reading Challenge
January 3, 2021
Join us in our Winter Reading Challenge: Books Like Us (Jan 1st – Jan 31st) sponsored by Simon & Shuster! Register at mympls.beanstack.com. Read at least 5 books (any books you choose–they do not have to relate to the theme) and compete in your age category: 1. Children (ages 5-12) 2. Teens (13-17) 3. Adults […]
‘BookDash’ Delivery Service Becomes a Permanent Library Service!
November 24, 2020
After an initial trial period, we are proud to permanently introduce BookDash into our collection of existing services. If you haven’t heard of it already, it is a library delivery service for our homebound patrons. If you are unable to visit any of our branch locations due to certain limitations we have created this service […]
Merging into the Largest Inter-Library Lending Consortium
December 4, 2020
Big News! The Morgantown Public Library System is merging into the state’s newest and largest inter-library lending consortium–the West Virginia Library Network (WVLN). This transition will bring many far-reaching benefits for our community. Currently, our library is part of the Northern Library Network (NLN), which comprises 46 libraries in the state. This merger brings together […]