Literacy Volunteers of Monongalia and Preston Counties

08/31/2026

Thank you, Dolly, for everything you have done!

About Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) of West Virginia is a book gifting program that delivers a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book per month to children from birth to 5 years of age, providing a 60-volume home library promoting early literacy, school readiness, family engagement, an...

08/19/2026

Thank you to Literacy Foundation for our 2026 adult literacy grant! Funding received will support our classes!

07/28/2026

The countdown is on, Book Bag Club friends! Five days until our Camp Cryptid Pop-Up Playdate celebrating the end of our summer reading program!

Join us and our friends SPARK Imagination and Science Center at Chestnut Ridge Park & Campground this Saturday anytime from 4:00 - 6:00 PM for all the salamander and cryptid fun, then stay and enjoy a wonderful family concert with Megan Jean’s Secret Family on us!

07/17/2026

Sad news, Book Bag Club friends -- our Purple Crayon Pop-Up Playdate is being shelved to keep all our readers in peak bookworm condition. Stay in with a good book, and add more books to your bookshelf trackers for cool prizes at Camp Cryptid on August 1! We'll see you there!

Some days, outside is NOT the best side.
Due to the air quality in Morgantown today, Spark! has made the difficult decision to not have our STEAM-powered fun booth at the Ruby Amphitheater this evening, July 17.

We will be back next Friday (7/24) with more STEAM fun for everyone!

07/16/2026

UPDATE: it seems that all of the elements have joined forces in conspiring to keep us home with a good book this weekend. Stay cool and calm with an epic read, then, we will see you on August 1st at Camp Cryptid!

The last of our Book Bag Club summer reading program events are almost here, and we would love to see you out and about!

Friday, July 17th -- "Harold and the Purple Crayon" Pop-Up Playdate featuring a book trail + kids community art project + free purple crayons and printables at the Ruby Summer Concert Series at Ruby Amphitheater on the Waterfront with our friends at SPARK! Come out and dance with us to Switchfoot with Hello June!

Sunday, July 19th -- "Robo-Sauce" Make & Take Read Aloud plus DIY robot masks and a robot dance party at SPARK Sundays...plus the installation of our new Book Bag Club Book Nook in their museum!

Saturday, August 1st -- Save the date for our Camp Cryptid summer reading program wrap party at Chestnut Ridge Park by Feather Lake! We'll be there from 4:00 - 6:00 PM with tons of cool cryptid + salamander prizes, activities, books and goodies. Register to attend in advance and stay to play with the incredible band Megan Jean's Secret Family from 6:30 PM onwards on us! Registration link will be posted on Sunday!

07/07/2026

Hey, Book Bag Club friends! Our first collaborative Young At Art workshop with Summer 2026 reading program partner SPARK Imagination and Science Center is already here! Come out and play TOMORROW MORNING FOR FREE (ON US!) at the science center @ 10:30 AM, and join our Book Bag Club families in learning about indigenous Pop Art artist George Littlechild with a very creative Make & Take Read Aloud!

06/22/2026

We are looking for online and virtual tutors! Help adults reach their personal, professional, and educational goals by improving their English or reading/writing skills. As a tutor, you'll meet with your learner for at least one hour a week and report their progress monthly. No experience? No problem! We provide Pro-Literacy training, materials, and lesson plans to get you started. Once trained, you'll be a certified Pro-Literacy tutor!

Signing up is easy—just meet with our director for 15 minutes and provide three references. We ask for at least a 12-week commitment. If you are interested, please email [email protected]!

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06/14/2026

Our Book Bag Club's Summer 2026 Family Reading Program starts now! Come out and play TODAY at SPARK Imagination and Science Center from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM! We have all the STEAM-y nature art fun! Pick up your family book bags AND enjoy a free day at the science center on us!

05/22/2026

Thank you for having us last night! We had so much fun at Mylan Elementary making nature journals.

05/18/2026

LVMPC is excited to share our Free Virtual Summer Class Schedule for adults in Monongalia and Preston Counties, West Virginia! All classes are taught by a certified English teacher. You must be over 18 and live in West Virginia to join. They will be online on Zoom. Classes begin the week of May 25th and run until the end of July (There will be no class on Memorial Day).
If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected].

1. English Basics every Monday at 11:00AM
2. Professional Vocabulary every Monday at 1PM
3. English Conversation every Wednesday at 11AM

Thank you to Literacy Foundation for our 2026 adult literacy grant! Funding supports our classes!