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Schedule Updates

• Main Library The Main Library in Charleston is open on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. until April 2020. Please check with library staff for more information.

• Nitro Public Library will close early on Thursday, Oct. 31 for Nitro Trick-or-Treat. Normal hours will resume on Friday, Nov. 1.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

We invite you to read 1,000 books with your child before kindergarten. Click the image above to get started today.

Introducing Kanopy!

KCPL patrons can now access over 30,000 films with a library card
Request a New Title

Is our catalog missing something you want? KCPL welcomes patron requests for specific materials. Click the link below to learn more.

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Upcoming Events
I Made it Myself
Oct. 23, 10:30 AM
St. Albans Branch Library
Jump into Storytime
Oct. 23, 10:30 AM
Elk Valley Branch Library
Playgroup at the Library
Oct. 23, 11:00 AM
Elk Valley Branch Library
Knit a Bit
Oct. 23, 10:30 AM
St. Albans Branch Library
Game On!
Oct. 23, 3:30 - 4:45 PM
Sissonville Branch Library
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Teen Zone!
Kids Zone!
BookMyne Mobile App

Use our mobile app – BookMyne™ on your iPhone to search our collections and manage your library account.

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Get your free library card
"At the Library" October Issue
Free Homework Help

Mango Languages

Learn a new language for free.
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Library Director

The Kanawha County Public Library is now accepting applications for the position of Library Director.

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Downloadables
Freegal Music
Three free downloads weekly & five hours of ad free streaming daily - every kind of music under the sun!
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Hoopla - Audiobooks, eBooks & Video
Download movies, videos, music, e-books and audiobooks at no cost. Check out up to 7 items a month with no wait.
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Kanopy - Video
The Kanopy collection offers more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language, and Criterion. 5 per month.
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RBDigital - Magazines, Audiobooks & Music Lessons
Check out and download magazines to almost any device! Now includes art and music tutorial lessons. Starting 7/1/19 audiobooks
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TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks is an online library of interactive books for pre-readers and early readers. The number of chapter books is growing too!
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WVDELI - eBooks & Audiobooks
Download and/or stream e-books, audiobooks, videos and more through our WVDELI online collection.
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Newspaper Archives
Charleston Historical Papers

Search historic Charleston Newspapers online with card and pin.

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