Newsbank is the newest online resource that the library has added to our collection. You can now view newspapers throughout the country, including finding obituaries through an easy search.
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Richlands News Press and Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
If you are accessing this resource outside the library, you will need to enter your 14 digit number on the back of your card.
Join your local librarians for a virtual lunch and enjoy a session of Laugh & Learn on Wednesdays at noon. We will demonstrate crafts, STEM experiments, food demos, tricks and stunts. Upcoming demos include “3 Ways to Make Lemonade” and “The Amazingly Precarious Fork Trick for Beginning Stuntologists.” Prepare to be amused and informed. Check our Facebook page to stay posted.
Also, be sure to catch Miss Lisa for a Virtual Story Time on Tuesdays at 11am on our Facebook page for a live event.
Stop by the library porch during open hours and pick up a “Grab & Go” bag of crafts & activities, including a Bingo sheet. Complete 20 or more of the READO/BINGO activities and show your card to a librarian to earn your prize bag. Check the library Facebook page or call your local library to find out when prize bags are available. Print off a Summer Reading Bingo: PDF
Tazewell County Public Libraries will reopen our buildings to the public on Monday, July 6th. Our capacity is limited to 10 patrons in the building. We are asking patrons to limit their time to 1 hour blocks of time. We will continue curbside service. All libraries will return to regular business hours, but will close half-an-hour early in order to properly clean the building. Please see out Location and Hours page for regular hours.
Our staff has been diligently working during the library closure to enhance our online and curbside services. Those will continue for the foreseeable future. Additionally, we have modified our buildings to protect the staff and the public. You may notice some of the following changes when you visit us:
Some furniture removed
Remaining furniture spread further apart
Sneeze guards installed at circulation desks
All toys and manipulatives removed from children’s areas
6 ft floor markers at circulation desks
Returned materials sanitized and quarantined for 72 hours
All staff wearing masks
We strongly encourage all members of the public to wear masks when entering our buildings. This is for the protection of our staff and other vulnerable members of the public. We also have hand sanitizing stations available throughout the buildings, and encourage frequent hand washing and social distancing.
We appreciate your patience as we navigate these new challenges.
All TCPL locations will be closed to the public until further notice due to COVID-19. This was a very difficult decision to make, but the health and safety of our community, our patrons, and our staff is our priority.
The American Library Association released a statement today urging libraries to close, so we feel this is the right decision however upsetting it may be.
Please do not worry about returning what you have checked out right now, as due dates are automatically being extended. Late fines will not be accruing during this time.
In the meantime, we will still be offering limited services! These include:
Tazewell County Public Library is proud to announce the Week of Stories from Thursday, April 25, 2019 to Friday, May 3rd at the Tazewell Main Library. Our four scheduled programs include a Poetry Reading (Open Mic), a Local Author Event, a Memoir Writing Workshop, and a Storytelling Program for Adults.
April is National Poetry Month so join us on Thursday, April 25 at 7pm for an Open Mic Poetry Reading. Read a poem (yours or your favorite), sing a song, or tell a story. You do not need to read anything to join us for the night.
Join us on Saturday, April 27 from 9am – 1pm for a Local Author Event at the Tazewell Library. Meet and purchase books from local Southwest Virginian and Southern West Virginian authors at this event. We will have a total of eleven authors attending the event: Robert Merritt, Tom Fugate, Cyrus Alderwood, Kari Kilgore, Maddie White, Werner Lind, Jason A. Adams, Kirk Abner, J.S. Crews, Mary Alice Barksdale, and Donna Fogelsong.
On Tuesday, April 30 at 6pm, Instructor of English at Bluefield College, Crystal Kieloch, will lead a Memoir Writing Workshop. We each have personal stories with universal meanings – learn how to start, and how to develop what you want to say even if you don’t know what it is yet. In this workshop, participants will receive the tools to help develop their own personal stories. Learn story structure, and writing techniques that will move you toward a solid memoir. No previous writing experience required.
Join us at the Tazewell Library on Friday, May 3 at 1pm for a storytelling event for adults. Storytellers Rema Keen and Deb Linkous will perform engaging stories that will make you smile, laugh, and think. Rema Keen has performed in a number of regional and national theaters including The Barter Theatre in historic Abingdon, Virginia. Deb Linkous has told her stories at Crab Orchard Museum and many local libraries.
For additional details about scheduled programs, check out our website at tcplweb.org or call (276) 988-2541. The address of the Tazewell Main Library is 129 Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24651.
Rising 6th – 8th graders will have a blast at our 2019 STEM Camp, held from June 17-21 at our Tazewell Main Library from 9am – 12pm every day. Kids will have the opportunity to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math through a myriad of hands-on activities.
Activities will include:
– Chemistry: Thermodynamic Slime
– Engineering: Filling Materials
– Astronomy: StarLab Planetarium
– Math: Treasure Hunt
– Engineering: Make a Roller Coaster
– Chemistry: Elephant’s Toothpaste
– Math: Tower of Hanoi
– Technology: Binary Code Bracelets
– Biology: Live Bees Exhibit
– Engineering: Build a Tower
– Technology: Drone Demo
All of STEM Camp spots are currently FULL, but if you would like to be added to the WAITING LIST, please follow this link: Get added to the waiting list here!
**This camp is made possible by donations made in memory of Jerry McPherson.**
TCPL is excited to partner with Girls Who Code, a national non-profit working to close the gender gap in technology. Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE programs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade girls to join the sisterhood of supportive peers and role models, and use computer science to change the world.
3rd-5th Grades
In our brand new elementary school program, girls will learn basic computer science concepts in a fun and creative way. Guided by our New York Times Bestseller, Learn to Code and Change the World, Clubs spend time reading, discussing their ideas, working on activities and challenging each other to be brave.
6th-12th Grades
Our middle and high school Clubs encourage girls to impact their community in a positive way through code. Girls are able to engage in fun and simple online coding tutorials, build community through interactive activities, and learn about inspiring role models. The girls then work in teams to build a culminating Girls Who Code Project, where they use coding skills to solve a real world problem they care about.
