The Fairview Library Committee received a $1,000 grant from the Robert H. Mollohan Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. to assist in providing children’s programming and purchasing books at the Fairview Public Library.

The Fairview Library Committee, Inc. is a small community-based organization of unpaid volunteers that supports the public library in Fairview, West Virginia. The organization was established in 1975 and has remained quite active. The seven member committee has continued to function through the years with the primary purpose and mission of ensuring library services for the Fairview area.

The committee organizes programs for children including: story time and circle time, puppet shows, summer reading programs, and summer tutoring. Some adult programs include: craft instruction groups, how to classes, senior game day, and adult literacy classes.

In 2003, a Main Street fire destroyed the building surrounding the Fairview Public Library and drastically damaged the library building. The Fairview Library Committee began dedicating its efforts to building a new home for the library. Although the outside construction is now finished, the Library Committee is still working to restock the library’s shelves and restart the former programs. The Robert H. Mollohan Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. awarded the Fairview Library Committee a grant to help with this endeavor.

For more information about the Fairview Library Committee, please contact Sharon Tiano at 304.449.2242.