The first bookmobile traveled the county between 1934 and 1953. Nearly three decades later, in 1934, the charleston public library became the kanawha county public library and began bookmobile service to the rest of the. We offer free programs and services for people of all ages, from birth to senior citizens. Kitsap regional library serves 258,000 residents through nine community libraries, online access to materials and services, a bookmobile, and outreach services. Kanawha library system may revive clendenin branch. The peoples premier source of information in a community where learning and reading are. Kanawha county public library system closed indefinitely. Kanawha county public library west virginia library commission. Materials borrowed from the mobile library may be returned to any kanawha county public library system location. The kanawha county public library is the largest public library. Kanawha county public library seeks director public libraries. We have awesome events for kids, tweens and teens, and adults. There are 10 branches of the library and a traveling bookmobile that. Since the library had no branches at the time, it was the only library available to many residents of kanawha county.
Bookmobile is located at 123 capitol st charleston, wv 25301. Summers library receives grant for new bookmobile news. Kanawha county public library libraries charleston area. A book mobile serving children in blount county, tennessee, united states, in 1943 a bookmobile or mobile library is a vehicle designed for use as a library. This particular model is based on a saftliner hdx chassis. The clendenin branch of the kanawha county public library, which has. Readers can sign up by genre like the good news club, mysteries, science fiction and more. Fines on overdue materials are 10 cents per day per item. Main library with the remainder distributed among our 9 branch libraries and mobile library. The kanawha county public library systems director is resigning after about a year in the position. Most books and audiovisual materials are checked out for four weeks from the mobile library. Albans along with the mobile library and the kcplaffiliated nitro public library, are affected by the closures.
Kanawha library system director submits resignation. Kanawha county library, charleston, west virginiadeborah fallows. Download andor stream ebooks, audiobooks, videos and more through our wvdeli online collection. Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors and information on over 350,000 books. Since the library had no branches at the time, it was the only library available to.
All branches of the kanawha county public library system are closed. In place of the closed branch, the mobile library bookmobile bus. The kanawha county public library system is the largest public library system in west virginia. Tumblebooks is an online library of interactive books for prereaders and early readers. Download andor stream e books, audiobooks, videos and more through our wvdeli online collection. The kanawha county public library is the peoples premier source of information. Due to continuing concerns over the potential spread of the coronavirus covid19, the kanawha county public library system will remain closed until further notice, in accordance with the governors stay at home order. The bookmobile will join the spirit lake steam at city park in june friday, june 26, 11. This temporary branch of the library opened tuesday in the building where the kanawha county public library systems elk valley branch had been located until 2011.
Bookmobile back for county library news, sports, jobs. Mobile library in the tradition of our original bookmobile, todays mobile library offers many of the same services and materials as our branch locations. All materials may be renewed two times if the items have no holds. Mobile library in the tradition of our original bookmobile, todays mobile. Bookmobile schedule and lobby stops community library. What a library levy means to a west virginia town the atlantic. If the bookmobile does not run because of bad weather, no fines will be charged because an alternative vehicle will not be sent out to pick up returns.
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