Abingdon
276-676-6233
MON 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
TUE 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
WED 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
THU 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
FRI 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUN 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Damascus
276-475-3820
MON closed
TUE 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUN closed
Glade Spring
276-429-5626
MON closed
TUE 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUN closed
Hayters Gap
276-944-4442
MON closed
TUE 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
SUN closed
Mendota
276-645-2374
MON closed
TUE 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
WED 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
THU 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SAT 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
SUN closed
Join us in Glade as we discuss "Dinosaurs Before Dark" by Mary Pope Osborne. Call 276-429-5626 to request a copy!
Join us for the free movie "Double Indemnity" in our Movies for Grown-Ups series. Oscar winner Billy Wilder directs Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in this gripping film noir about a calculating wife, a smitten insurance agent and an unsuspecting husband.
Teens, stop by the Abingdon library on Friday afternoons for card games, board games, activities, and snacks.
Here's your chance to make one of our popular Sugar Scrubs at Damascus library, especially for spring! We will be using floral and fruity top notes to blend our DIY scrubs, so you can take your DIY creation home and indulge in a little pampering.
Bring your unfinished projects or start something new! We will be sewing, mending, doing embroidery, cross-stitching, crocheting and knitting. We will have books for inspiration and instruction. Fabric, thread, sewing machines and supplies are available for you to use.
Carol Doss, of the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Inc., will speak about rain barrel watering systems. Come to the program to be entered to win one of several barrel watering systems!
Meet Linda Parsons to celebrate her new book of poetry, “Valediction,” during National Poetry Month. The collection travels inward and outward, exploring life’s oppositions: parental and relationship struggles and losses; home and away; the mystical and spiritual versus the physical; balancing grief and reemergence; hello and goodbye. The volume is a hybrid, featuring poems and […]
It's National Library Week! Students and members of the community are welcome to stop by the library's table in the Virginia Highlands Community College library on Tuesday April 9th, 1- 3 pm. WCPL staff will be on hand to share information about library resources and programs and register for free library cards. The library is […]
Our bodies, minds, and hearts learn together as we sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun!
Kids, learn all about the 2024 Solar Eclipse and watch this spectacular event with your fellow sky-gazers! Make chalk corona and comet crafts, play a moon rock game, and watch NASA's eclipse broadcast.
Use your five senses to experience herbs in new ways. Guests will take home a seed or herb-filled pot to continue their sensory journey throughout the year.
Create your own decoupaged coasters for your home or make a gift for someone special. All supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring special pictures, thin fabric or paper napkins to match your home décor.
Come and join Rachel for a trip into fantasy, horror and wonder through reading. She is a very experienced guide. This month's book will be Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Bouley. This event is for teens and young adults and will be the held the second Tuesday of each month.
Teens, stop by the Abingdon library on Friday afternoons for card games, board games, activities, and snacks.
Enjoy stories and songs in the great outdoors with a repeat of our Tuesday storytime at Munchkin Park at 353 Clark Street in Abingdon!
We are always trying new recipes, flavors, and basic kitchen skills in our monthly Teen Cuisine class!
All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for an accessible activity that promotes social connection. In April's Morning Mingle, we are playing Spring BINGO.
Join us at the library for a fun family program! We'll engage in fun activities that allow children to explore, play, and connect with other families. This program is sponsored by Ballad Health on the third Thursday of every month.
Homeschooling families, come and gather for education and play at the library. It's also an opportunity to share resources with each other.
Join Penny as she teaches you how to crochet! We supply the crochet needles and yarn and you supply the willingness to learn. If you already know how to crochet, bring your current project and spend an hour with other crocheters visiting and sharing tips and ideas!
Show off your engineering talents by building bridges with LEGOS, popsicle sticks, paper, and other fun materials!
Teens, do you love Young Adult novels, but want to avoid “spicy” content? Our Sweet Reads Book Club will explore the cutest, cleanest rom-coms in our collection. April's book is Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho. Get a copy at the library or reserve a copy on Hoopla!
Use your five senses to experience herbs in new ways. Guests will take home a seed or herb-filled pot to continue their sensory journey throughout the year.
Join us for the free movie "A League of Their Own" in our Movies for Grown-Ups series. Tom Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ballplayer whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943, while the male pros are at war, Dugan finds himself drawn back […]
Teens, stop by the Abingdon library on Friday afternoons for card games, board games, activities, and snacks.
No shushing at this movie! Bring your family and friends to this free interactive experience at your library! Everyone can join in the fun during the film with the provided props. Light snacks are included. March 27th - Hop! April 13th - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs May 11th - Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Gail Olson, Master Gardener and member of Wild Ones-Appalachian Highlands Chapter, will provide information and tips for growing a colorful meadow in your yard or field! Meadows aren't only gorgeous but they serve as excellent pollinators and use lots of native plants, too!
Our bodies, minds, and hearts learn together as we sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun!
Join us for storytime at our Abingdon library featuring songs, picture books, rhymes, movement, and so much more! This program is for children 0-5 and their caregivers.
Join us as we discuss ways to navigate different popular streaming apps. Learn how to access your favorite content, and discover free resources.
Enjoy stories and songs in the great outdoors with a repeat of our Tuesday storytime at Munchkin Park at 353 Clark Street in Abingdon!
Join us in Glade as we watch "Emma" starring Anya Taylor-Joy, make a craft, and enjoy refreshments.
Seniors and guests are welcome to join us in Damascus for movies at noon. We show movies that are suitable for all ages and new on DVD. The film for Wednesday, April 27 is "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." Light refreshments will be served.
Join us for a documentary called "The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding." After watching the film, we'll discuss the phenomenon of "earthing," or walking barefoot upon soil, which is all over the internet. Are the benefits real?
We play Bingo with all players of all ages and skill levels on the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Abingdon library conference room. It’s a fun and relaxed time where you can win real prizes and enjoy socializing with others. Join us for Community Bingo!
Join us at the library for a fun family program! We'll engage in fun activities that allow children to explore, play, and connect with other families. This program is sponsored by Ballad Health on the third Thursday of every month.
Come join us for this fun and useful activity for Autism awareness month! We will be making some homemade fidget toys for all ages.
Come join us for an hour of yoga and fun! Learn how to flex and stretch using a chair to modify yoga poses. Chair yoga enhances your focus and creativity, improves your flexibility, strength, and endurance. Karen has been teaching chair yoga since 2018. She currently teaches Chair Yoga at the Coomes Recreational Center.
Homeschool families, join us as we discuss "Dinosaurs Before Dark" by Mary Pope Osborne. Get a copy at the library or reserve a copy on Hoopla!
Join the group for a lively discussion of the New York Times #1 bestselling novel “The Women” by Kristin Hannah.
This family friendly afternoon includes Jackbox games, board games, activities and snacks.
The WCPL Seed Savers Library will be at the 2024 Garden Faire at the Higher Ed Center. Browse the available seeds and learn the how, when, and why of seed saving.
Join us for the free movie "A Room with a View" in our Movies for Grown-Ups series. An Englishwoman (Helena Bonham-Carter) visiting Florence is torn between her straitlaced fiancé and a young Bohemian.
Teens, stop by the Abingdon library on Friday afternoons for card games, board games, activities, and snacks.
Families, celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department! We’ll test our Swiftie trivia knowledge and make friendship bracelets to wear and share.
Come join us for Earth Day activities! We will have a crafting station with sun catchers, egg carton bird feeders, and seed bombs as well as books, coloring pages, and activity sheets!
Learn about living organisms under your feet and how to build healthy soils! Visit us at Abingdon's Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 20th from 9AM - 1PM at the Abingdon Visitor Center, 208 West Main Street.
The WCPL Seed Savers Library will be at the 2024 Garden Faire at the Higher Ed Center. Browse the available seeds and learn the how, when, and why of seed saving.
Teen artists, express yourself with our monthly creative projects and bring home a beautiful piece of original artwork!
Jamila Minnicks will have a conversation with Barbara Kingsolver about her novel “Moonrise Over New Jessup,” which won the most recent PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, sponsored by Kingsolver. The novel is set in the 1950s in rural Alabama, where characters are struggling with issues of integration in the rapidly changing South. Kingsolver is […]
Annual Spring Book Return! No Fines! No Questions! Place your overdue materials in the book drops or return them to the library!
Our bodies, minds, and hearts learn together as we sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun!
Looking for a fun and focused LEGO build? Try out an advanced LEGO challenge and build your teamwork and time management skills.
Join us for storytime at our Abingdon library featuring songs, picture books, rhymes, movement, and so much more! This program is for children 0-5 and their caregivers.
Damascus Chief of Police Kermit Turner will join Storytime for a very informative program on Stranger Danger. The story for the day will also be about stranger danger and how to keep safe.
Enjoy stories and songs in the great outdoors with a repeat of our Tuesday storytime at Munchkin Park at 353 Clark Street in Abingdon!
Join us as we discuss "Trial and Error" by Robert Whitlow. Books are available in the library while they last!
Wimpy kids unite! We’re celebrating Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series with games, comics, and trivia.
Join us at the library for a fun family program! We'll engage in fun activities that allow children to explore, play, and connect with other families. This program is sponsored by Ballad Health on the third Thursday of every month.
Homeschooling families, come and gather for education and play at the library. It's also an opportunity to share resources with each other.
Get ready for summer at the library! Join as we decorate flower pots perfect for your porch or house! This program is free but you must register by calling 276-676-6233
Join us for the free movie "The Boys in the Boat" in our Movies for Grown-Ups series. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight, taking on elite rivals from around the world as part of the 1936 Berlin summer […]
Teens, stop by the Abingdon library on Friday afternoons for card games, board games, activities, and snacks.
Get ready for summer at the library! Join as we decorate flower pots perfect for your porch or house! This program is free but you must register by calling 276-676-6233
Lee Diggs, Master Naturalist, will talk about her experiences foraging for edible mushrooms and wild plants in Southwest Virginia - and in your own backyard! Perfect activity for spring and summer!
Our bodies, minds, and hearts learn together as we sing interactive songs, play instruments, move, groove, and have fun!
Join us for storytime at our Abingdon library featuring songs, picture books, rhymes, movement, and so much more! This program is for children 0-5 and their caregivers.
Use your five senses to experience herbs in new ways. Guests will take home a seed or herb-filled pot to continue their sensory journey throughout the year.
This is your chance to build the Eiffel Tower, Space Needle, Big Ben or the White House with Legos!
All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for an accessible activity that promotes social connection.
Enjoy stories and songs in the great outdoors with a repeat of our Tuesday storytime at Munchkin Park at 353 Clark Street in Abingdon!
Join the Readers Circle with Jill at Abingdon library. Exchange reading suggestions with other avid readers. Bring your current read to share.
Join us at the library for a fun family program! We'll engage in fun activities that allow children to explore, play, and connect with other families. This program is sponsored by Ballad Health on the third Thursday of every month.
Come join us for an hour of yoga and fun! Learn how to flex and stretch using a chair to modify yoga poses. Chair yoga enhances your focus and creativity, improves your flexibility, strength, and endurance. Karen has been teaching chair yoga since 2018. She currently teaches Chair Yoga at the Coomes Recreational Center.
Use your five senses to experience herbs in new ways. Guests will take home a seed or herb-filled pot to continue their sensory journey throughout the year.
This family friendly afternoon includes Jackbox games, board games, activities and snacks.
Enjoy a free showing of "Clifford the Big Red Dog" (2021) a family friendly movie for all ages.
Let’s go down under this First Friday! We’ll read Bluey stories, enjoy Bluey-themed coloring and activity sheets, and play our own game of Keepy Uppy.
Join us as we read the club's selected books each month! You may pick up a copy of the book at Mendota library.
Join us in Glade as we discuss E.B. White's classic "Stuart Little." Call 276-429-5626 to reserve a copy!
Join us for the free movie "Indiscreet" in our Movies for Grown-Ups series. Cary Grant is the suave American diplomat who pretends to be married in order to preserve his bachelor status. Ingrid Bergman is the glamorous leading lady of the London stage who has no scruples about having an affair with a married man.
A very merry Unbirthday to you! Join us in Glade Spring for a mad time! Waist coats and pocket watches are not required.😉
Bring your unfinished projects or start something new! We will be sewing, mending, doing embroidery, cross-stitching, crocheting and knitting. We will have books for inspiration and instruction. Fabric, thread, sewing machines and supplies are available for you to use.
Meet Ed Ayers, one of the most distinguished historians in America, speaking about his latest book, “American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860.” This period saw the expansion of slavery, dispossession of Native Americans, mass immigration, technological advances, and many other forces that began to shape American culture through traditions of dissent and innovation that are […]