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  • The McCreight Lecture

    The Capitol Theater 123 Summers St., Charleston, WV, United States

    The McCreight Lecture As part of its year-long celebration of fifty years serving West Virginians through the humanities, the WV Humanities Council is proud to announce novelist and poet Percival […]

    FREE

  • An Evening with the Poets

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    An Evening with the Poets October 18, 6pmLocation: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St.Marc Harshman presents a night of poetry at Taylor Books with Steve Scafidi and youth poet from […]

    FREE

  • West Virginia Book Festival

    Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center Theater 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV

    West Virginia Book Festival The West Virginia Book Festival is a free annual event for book lovers of all ages. Featuring programs by local and international bestselling authors such as […]

    FREE

  • Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation 3rd Anniversary Benefit and Reading

    Coco’s 233 Hale Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation 3rd Anniversary Benefit and Reading A night honoring the legacy of Giancarlo DiTrapano and support the Giancarlo DiTrapano Foundation for Literature and the Arts.All proceeds go directly […]

    $10 – $100

  • KCPL StoryWalk®

    KCPL StoryWalk® May 28 – June 1 The whole family will enjoy our StoryWalk®, “Mrs. Honey’s Hat”,  in the Library Walkway (entrances on Capitol and Summers Streets). Every day a […]

  • Literary Roundtable

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    Literary Roundtable May 30 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm Curated and hosted by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, this year’s panel on written fiction will feature the works of Marie Manilla, […]

  • Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale

    Kanawha County Public Library

    Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale May 31 | 10am – 3pm This year’s Annual Kanawha County Public Library Used Book Sale, in conjunction with the Capitol Street Art Fair […]

  • Summer Library Club Saturday: Color Our World Kick-Off

    Kanawha County Public Library

    Summer Library Club Saturday: Color Our World Kick-Off May 31 | 11am – 2pm Join the Kanawha County Public Library outside on the Plaza for a Summer Library Club pre-registration […]

  • Poems While You Wait

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    Poems While You Wait May 31, 12-2pm  WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, along with poets Kirk Judd and Sara Henning, will create original one-of-a-kind poems designed just for you!Stop by […]

    FREE

  • An Evening with the Poets

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    Marc Harshman presents a night of poetry at Taylor Books with Jesse Graves, youth poets from Poetry Out Loud and the WV Youth Laureate programs. Representing Poetry Out Loud is […]

  • West Virginia Book Festival

    Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, WV

    ​The West Virginia Book Festival is an annual event for book lovers of all ages and! Featuring programs by local and international bestselling authors, a Used Book Sale, and a […]

    Free

  • SCARS: HANDS-ON WRITING WORKSHOP with Marc Harshman

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    SCARS: HANDS-ON WRITING WORKSHOP (for poets, fiction, and non-fiction authors, amateurs or beyond) West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman helps writers make use of detail, memory, and senses in this […]

  • Literary Roundtable

    Taylor Books 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, United States

    Sunday, May 24 | 3pm  Curated and hosted by WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, this year’s panel will feature the works of poets Sara Henning, Ace Boggess, and Kari Gunter-Seymour. […]

  • Kanawha County Public Library’s Summer Library Club

    Kanawha County Public Library

    Saturday, May 30 – July 31 Summer Library Club (May 30–July 31) is an eight-week program for all ages at all KCPL locations, designed to build literacy and a lifelong […]

  • KCPL Storywalk® Up, Down, and Around

    Saturday, May 30 | 10am – 2pm Enjoy the KCPL Storywalk® Up, Down, and Around, a rhyming picture book that celebrates gardening and the life cycle of plants, following vegetables […]