WCPL Youth Services

All WCPL locations will be closed today, June 19th. We'll see you with more Summer Reading fun tomorrow!

Couldn't resist sharing more photos from Ed's Dinosaurs Live! Is there something on my back?

Image descriptions: Drew from Ed's Dinosaurs Live stands in front of a crowd of children. A tiny toy dinosaur clings to his back.

Darin Handy is bringing his collection of amazing creatures to Damascus and Abingdon tomorrow!

Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Wildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH
Damascus - 11AM
Abingdon - 3PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH
Glade Spring - 11AM
Damascus - 3PM

THURSDAY, JULY 9TH
Hayters Gap - 11AM
Abingdon - 3PM

Thanks to our program sponsors WCPL Foundation, WCPL Friends of the Library, and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

Tomorrow (6/17) at all WCPL locations, we're doing a real fossil dig! Join us to dig for fossils and learn how to identify them in this fun hands-on STEM activity.

Fossil Finds
Wednesday, June 17th at 11AM
All WCPL locations

Thanks to our program sponsors WCPL Foundation, WCPL Friends of the Library, and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

🦖 Ed's Dinosaurs Live Photo Dump 🦖

We loved welcoming the Ed's Dinosaurs Live team to our libraries for lots of high-energy roars and laughter!

Image/video description: Various photos of library staff and visitors with lifelike, animatronic dinosaur puppets.

Teens, join us for a fun and fragrant workshop where you will craft a colorful bar of soap with a hidden dinosaur inside!

Dino Soap Bars
Abingdon: Monday, June 15th at 3PM
All other locations: Tuesday, June 16th at 3PM

Thank you to our program sponsors WCPL Friends of the Library, WCPL Foundation, and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

YES, Summer Reading superstar Darin Handy will bring his scaly friends to the library over the next three weeks, and we can't wait! Here's the full schedule:

Darin Handy’s Amazing Creatures
Wildlife rehabilitator Darin Handy will introduce us to reptiles and other incredible wild creatures of Southwest Virginia.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH
Damascus - 11AM
Abingdon - 3PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH
Glade Spring - 11AM
Damascus - 3PM

THURSDAY, JULY 9TH
Hayters Gap - 11AM
Abingdon - 3PM

Thanks to our program sponsors WCPL Friends of the Library, WCPL Foundation, and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!

Did you know we're giving away cool dino-themed prizes every week during our Summer Reading Program? Visit your local WCPL location, check out books, and track your reading for a chance to win!

Summer Reading Program Weekly Prizes
Winners will be chosen randomly and contacted every Tuesday morning.

🦖Week 1 (June 16th): Weighted Triceratops Plush
🦖Week 2 (June 23rd): LEGO Classic Creative Dinosaurs Set
🦖Week 3 (June 30th): National Geographic Earth Science Kit
🦖Week 4 (July 7th): Dinosaur Warmie (colors may vary)
🦖Week 5 (July 14th): Learning Resources Grow It! Play Set
🦖Week 6 (July 21st): National Geographic Clay Dinosaur Modeling Kit

Starting tomorrow in Hayters Gap, Mr. Ed and his dinosaurs will bring us a roaring good time!

Ed's Dinosaurs Live!
Mr. Ed puts on an exciting show with his lifelike, interactive dinosaurs.
Come meet his whole Dino Crew!

THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH
Hayters Gap - 11AM

FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH
Glade Spring - 11AM
Abingdon - 3PM

SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH
Mendota - 11AM
Damascus - 3PM

Tomorrow at all WCPL locations, children and their grown-ups will work together to create a family of dinosaurs in a keepsake craft they will treasure forever!

Dinosaur Family Fingerprints
All WCPL Locations:
Wednesday, June 10th at 11AM

Thank you to our program sponsors, WCPL Friends of the Library, WCPL Foundation, and Kiwanis Club of Abingdon!