Looking for some reading opportunities for your children?
A PaperPie Book Fair will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 20 at the Old Stone House Gift Shop.
Sponsored by Service League of Morgantown, this event is held annually each summer.
Choose from books for children from Usborne Publishing and Kane Miller Books, as well as Learning Wrap-Ups (educational manipulatives) and SmartLab Toys (maker of steam-based toys and games).
Mexican God’s Eye yarn weaving will also be available as a free hands-on craft activity for kids. Children may make their own or pick an already made one. Face-painting will also be provided.
Profits from the sale provide funding for books and media supplies to Monongalia County K-12 school libraries.
Last year Service League’s Book Committee donated a total of $3,026 to 10 Mon County libraries. The 2023-24 recipients were Brookhaven Elementary, Cheat Lake Elementary, Eastwood Elementary, Mason-Dixon Elementary, Monongalia County Head Start, Mylan Park Elementary, Ridgedale Elementary, Skyview Elementary and Suncrest Elementary.
Service League has owned and operated the Old Stone House Gift Shop at 313 Chestnut St. in downtown Morgantown since 1935. The historic shop features unique gifts and home decor, West Virginia foods, handcrafted items and used books.
In its 89 years of existence, Service League has contributed over $456,816 back to the Morgantown community to improve the lives of local citizens through charitable, educational and cultural activities. This includes over $26,000 to the Morgantown Public Library and approximately $86,263 towards books for Mon County School libraries.
Since 2008, its Charity Partner Program has donated over $62,966 to local non-profits.
The Old Stone House was built around 1795 and is the oldest stone dwelling in the county. It is listed on the National Historic Registry.
