Any time the UPS truck pulls up to McClintic Library, everyone, and I mean every single person, turns to look...
Read moreBy Helena Gondry Hillsboro Library Friends “Shepherd’s Pie, Wild Mushrooms and English Tea” Reflections on Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) I have...
Read moreOne of the duties of a library’s board of trustees is to set policy for the library system. Policies usually...
Read moreWhat if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to...
Read moreA few months back I wrote about a series of murder mysteries, written by Alex Grecian, that I thoroughly enjoyed....
Read moreSome of my recent articles have talked about the generous donations the libraries have received in the past few months...
Read moreSummer is here! It’s a time of lazy, hot days full of sunshine, picnics, lemonade and vacations. But for librarians,...
Read moreLast summer, Mountain State Press announced the publication of My People Was Music, a stunning collaboration of poetry, photography and...
Read moreLiving in Pocahontas County, the interest in the real-life Pocahontas is strong and inevitable. We’ve all heard the stories of...
Read moreDurbin Library Grand Opening June 7 Durbin Community Library will close May 26 only to open in its new location...
Read moreI would like to take some time this week to highlight a, perhaps, little-known service offered by Pocahontas County Free...
Read moreLibrarians sort and categorize books. It’s what we do. We split fiction from non-fiction; reference books which must stay on...
Read moreI listed people who have generously donated to the Pocahontas County Free Libraries in 2014 and 2015, specifically the McClintic,...
Read moreThe following have generously donated to McClintic, Green Bank, Hillsboro or PCFL in general during 2014 and 2015. We owe...
Read moreThe Pocahontas Nature Club and the Hillsboro Library Friends are joining forces once again to present their very popular Wild...
Read moreI think you have to reach a certain age to become interested in genealogy. I don’t see a lot of...
Read more“In school, we learned about the world before ours, about the angels and gods that lived in the sky, ruling...
Read moreI was standing behind the circulation desk when a boy approached me with a puzzled look on his face. I’m...
Read moreWe all had to “spring forward” this past weekend. I hate that. I love “falling back,” but springing forward just...
Read moreIs it spring yet? I don’t like to wish time away, because some day I’m going to wish I had...
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