Job Skills Workshop

The library has been hosting a series of FREE Job Search Workshops on Monday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 lead by Joan Simonetti Beck. The last session before the holidays will be held Monday, December 17th. Call the library and ask for Pam to reserve your place in the workshop. Look for a new schedule after the holidays.

Holiday Closings

Free Consumer Handbooks

Spend some time with your favorite Veteran!

GFWC Weirton Woman's Club Literary Department Annual Basket Raffle

It's basket time again! The Literary Department of the GFWC Weirton Woman's Club has created 10 theme baskets overflowing with goodies to raffle just in time for Christmas. This year's basket themes are: Steeler, Italian, Winter Comfort, Chocolate, Tea, Scrap Booking, WVU, Patriotic, Toy, and Christmas. Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5.

New Online Book Discussion

Along with our Facebook page, we have started a closed group for our library patrons to share recommendations for books and authors and discuss books that they have read and liked. The group is listed as closed so that we can avoid advertising. If you would like to talk about the books you've read or find out about what others have read and found to be good, join us! The name of the group is Mary H. Weir Public Library Talking About Books. 

The West Virginia Division of Public Transportation is updating the Regional Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Plans, which address unmet transportation needs throughout the state. Help improve transportation options in your community by completing a survey online.

Take the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/WVMOBILITY

Free Family Movie

Saturday, October 13th at 2 p.m., the library will be hosting a free family movie. Drac finally gets his own real vacation on a cruise ship! Will he find relaxation, love, trouble, or all of the above?? Spooky laughs for the whole family. 

Free popcorn will be available. Guests are welcome to bring any family-friendly snacks for themselves as well. No reservations are required.

November Book Discussion

The book for November's Book Discussion Group is Dogwood by Chris Fabry. Told through the voices of several of the people involved, this novel is the story of a tragedy that changed lives in the small town of Dogwood, WV. As one reviewer put it, this story has "more twists than a backwoods country road." This book was a Christy Award winner in 2009.and has a 4 1/2 star rating on Amazon. This monthly book discussion group is free and open to everyone. Books will be available at the library circulation desk and the title is in our WVDeli Collection.

Book Discussion - The Help

The book for October's Book Discussion is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. We will meet Saturday, October 6, at 11 a.m. in the library's Activity Room off Walnut Street. Everyone is welcome

City Comprehensive Plan Draft Link

The City had posted a draft of the Comprehensive Plan Update on their website. It is a comprehensive look at the state of the city now, and goals for the future. http://www.cityofweirton.com/…/Weirton-Comprehensive-Plan-D…

New RB Digital App

Have you downloaded the RB Digital App yet? In addition to our large collection of downloadable books, audiobooks and films through Overdrive, we also have books, audio books and magazines from RB Digital. In my car, I can play the audios through my phone as easily as if I were making a phone call through my car's audio system. I downloaded the app, checked out an audio book, and downloaded the book through my home Wifi, When I got in the car, I made sure my car audio system was on, opened the app on my phone, selected the book, hit play, pushed the AUX button my car has by the AM, FM, and CD buttons, and there was my audio book coming through my car's speaker system! 

New Virtual Reference Books

We have added some new titles to the Gale Virtual Reference Library collection. The new titles are: Don’t Break the Bank: A Student's Guide to Managing Money, Getting a Government Job: The Civil Service Handbook, Sexual Health Information for Teens, Tobacco Information for Teens, Abuse and Violence Information For Teens and Learning Disabilities Information For Teens. To see the whole list click on GVRL: Research Matters on the library's web page. To search them all, put your search term in the space at the bottom of the icon. These are full text books from a reliable company.

Schedule Change

On September 4th, we will change from our summer schedule to our regular schedule. This means the library will be open from 10 am until 8 pm on Monday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday hours stay the same at 10 am to 5 pm.

New books are added daily!

We subscribe to all the magazines shown (except Teen Vogue) and many more!

The library's Saturday Book Discussion Group  will meet on April 14^th at 11:00. The book for April is Mrs. Sinclair’s Suitcase by Louise Walters, a story of family secrets unraveled by a letter found in an old woman’s suitcase of books. Copies of the book are available at the library and through WV Deli, the library’s digital consortium. Everyone is welcome to attend.