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Route 340 Closure Begins Early In The Morning On September 12

Route 340 Closure Will Affect Traffic For Three Months

Route 340 Closure Traffic Will Hit Jefferson County And Surrounding Region

Childcare Options Needed In Jefferson County

Appalachian Heritage Festival At Shepherd University To Highlight Family And Community

School Attendance Matters For Academic Skills

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Grandparents Day Has West Virginia Roots

August, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Sep 2023, Shepherdstown Public Library

Marian McQuade prepares cards with children. Read the Full Story >>

Summer Reading for Fun & Prizes

July, 2023 Tagged With: Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library, In Print July 2023, Shepherdstown Public Library, summer programs

The Shepherdstown and Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Libraries are both hosting summer reading programs. Read the Full Story >>

Pollinator Palooza Event at Shepherdstown Public Library

September, 2022 Tagged With: butterflies, gardening, In Print Sep 2022, pollinators, Shepherdstown Public Library

butterfly - D. Pifer photo

The Shepherdstown Public Library is hosting “Pollinator Palooza,” a four-day (Sep 7 - 10), family-friendly program in its new gardens.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Public Library Checks Into Its New Home

July, 2022 Tagged With: grand opening, In Print July 2022, Shepherdstown Public Library, Statewide Library Network, West Virginia Library Commission

The Shepherdstown Public Library has occupied the iconic market house building at the center of downtown Shepherdstown for 100 years. That’s a lot of time to accumulate books — and memories. But come July 22, library director Hali Tayor and the library staff will cheer on the ribbon-cutting for a brand new library building just outside of downtown Shepherdstown. The Read the Full Story >>

An Unexpected Hit To The Library

July, 2021 Tagged With: Shepherdstown Public Library

The initial impact was on the rear wall but the stress rippled through the structure to damage the east wall.

The 2021 4th of July in Shepherdstown started off with a low-key ceremony honoring the flag organized by the Volunteer Fire Department. It ended with a bang sometime late in the evening with an unknown vehicle crashing into the rear wall of the Market House located in the middle of King Street. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Library Gets a New Website

April, 2021 Tagged With: COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Shepherdstown Public Library

The Shepherdstown Library website has a new look and a new address. Read the Full Story >>

Reading Programs for All Ages at the Shepherdstown Library

January, 2021 Tagged With: online, reading, Shepherdstown Public Library

The Shepherdstown Public Library continues its regular weekly reading programs for all ages and adds a new program for teens this month. Visit the “events” tab on the Library’s Facebook page at 11 am on Tuesdays and 6 pm on Saturdays for live storytime presentations. You can view past storytime presentations under the “video” tab Read the Full Story >>

8X8 CREATE! A Online Art Show & Auction

January, 2021 Tagged With: Fundraiser, Shepherdstown Public Library

The Friends of Shepherdstown Library (FOSL) invites artists and crafters of all ages and skill levels to create an original 8”x8”(or larger) work of art to donate for an online auction. Read the Full Story >>

Breaking Ground

October, 2020 Tagged With: Shepherdstown Public Library

The multi-year effort to build a new facility for the Shepherdstown Public Library takes a big step forward with the October 30 ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the new location adjacent to the Clarion Hotel property just outside of the Town boundary.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Library Expansion Effort Hits Important Benchmark

October, 2017 Tagged With: Fundraiser, Shepherdstown Public Library

Plans for the relocation and expansion of the Shepherdstown Public Library are entering the homestretch, but opportunities are still available to contribute to the fundraising effort. Read the Full Story >>

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