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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 workshop for writers of all experience levels and genres. The workshop begins with a discussion that addresses the practical need for detail in the creation […]

  • 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. Location: Taylor Books Annex Gallery, 226 Capitol St, Charleston, WV 25301 Time: 3:00pm   About the poets: Sara Henning Sara Henning is an award-winning teacher […]

  • 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 as they grow “up, down, and around”.  Location: KCPL Art Walk, adjacent to the Main Library, 123 Capitol St. Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm