Main Menu

• Home
  • A Time of Words
  • Decorate A Pumpkin!
  • Introducing WiFi To Go
  • Motorcycle Police
  • Kanopy
  • Introducing Magzter eMagazines
  • Christmas Events
• Services
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • Your Library Card
    • Library Membership - Get Your Library Card Today!
  • Lending Information
    • Lending Periods, Fines & Fees
  • Public Computers & Wi-Fi
    • Wireless Internet Access
  • WiFi To Go
    • Check Out The Internet with the Library's Free Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending Program!
  • Print, Scan & FAX
    • Document Services
  • Employment Assistance
    • Virginia Workforce Connection
    • Career Connect Center
  • Conference Rooms
  • Nature Backpacks
  • Forms
    • Materials Request
    • Conference Room Reservation Form
    • Highland Games Registration
    • Summer Youth Program Registration
    • Teen Summer Program Registration
    • Genealogy Workshops
• Programs
  • Activities and Holiday Closings Calendar
  • Library Book Clubs
    • Read With Mathews Women
      • Read With Mathews Women Book Club
    • Mathews Men Read
    • Bestsellers Book Club
  • Digital Literacy Classes
  • Email Newsletters
  • Recent Photo Galleries
    • Howl-A-Palooza 2024
    • Deck The Halls
  • Event Registration
• E-Branch
  • Find Books
  • Research
  • Discover Your Family History
  • Learn
  • Find A Job
• History & Genealogy
  • Our Collections
    • Chesapeake Room and Mathews Archives
  • Using The Collections
    • Using the Collections
  • Research Guides & Bibliographies
    • Research Guides & Bibliographies
  • Digital & Transcribed Records, Mathews, VA
    • Land Tax Records, Mathews County, Virginia
      • Land Tax Records, Mathews County, Virginia
    • Marriage Registers, 1854-1858
      • Marriage Records, 1854-1858, Mathews County, Virginia
    • Revolutionary War Roster
      • Revolutionary War Records (1775-1783), Rosters, Pensions and Bounty Land Warrants
    • Digital & Transcribed Records, Mathews, VA
    • 1851-52 Mathews County Mercantile & Professional Directory
    • 1888-1889 Mathews County Gazetteer & Classified Directory
    • War of 1812, Pay Rolls
    • War of 1812, Pension & Bounty Land
  • Research Assistance
    • Research Assistance
  • Timeline
    • Timeline
  • History of Mathews
    • History of Mathews
  • Historic Sites
    • Historic Sites
  • Battle of Cricket Hill
    • Battle of Cricket Hill
  • How to Donate
    • How to Donate
  • Genealogy Links
    • Archeological & Historical Organizations
    • African American Genealogy Resources & Guides
    • Genealogy Records and Resources
    • Immigration Records & Ship Manifests
    • Libraries, Archives & Museums
    • Maps
    • Military
    • Newspapers
    • Periodicals
  • Planning a Visit
    • Before Your Library Visit ...
  • Community Scan Days
• Youth
  • Kids
  • Teens
• About
  • COVID-19
    • Provisional Services Guidelines
    • Library Services During COVID
    • Information Portal
  • Contact Us
    • General Inquiries
    • Library Staff
  • Hours and Location
  • Board of Trustees
    • Board Members
    • Meeting Minutes
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 22, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - February 12, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 12, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - April 9, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - June 11, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - October 8, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 10, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - August 13, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 14, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 12, 2013
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 11, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - February 11, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 14, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - April 8, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 13, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - June 10, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - August 12, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 9, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - October 14, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 13, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - February 10, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 10, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 10, 2014
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - April 14, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 12, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 10, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - June 9, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - August 11, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 8, 2015
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - February 9, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 8, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 10, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - July 12, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 13, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 8, 2016
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 14, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 9, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - July 11, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 5, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 14, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 9, 2018
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 13, 2018
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 8, 2018
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 10, 2017
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - July 10, 2018
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 13, 2018
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 8, 2019
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 12, 2019
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 14, 2019
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 12, 2019
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 14, 2020
      • Letter of Commendation - November 10, 2020
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - November 10, 2020
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - September 8, 2020
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - January 12, 2021
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 9, 2021
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - May 11, 2021
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - July 13, 2021
      • Board of Trustees Minutes - March 10, 2020
    • Director's Reports
      • Director's Report - July 15, 2012
      • Director's Report - August 14, 2012
      • Director's Report - September 11, 2012
      • Director's Report - October 9, 2012
      • Director's Report - November 13, 2012
      • Director's Report - January 8, 2013
      • Director's Report - February 12, 2013
      • Director's Report - March 12, 2013
      • Director's Report - April 9, 2013
      • Director's Report - July 15, 2013
      • Director's Report - August 13, 2013
      • Director's Report - May 14, 2013
      • Director's Report - June 11, 2013
      • Director's Report - November 12, 2013
      • Director's Report - October 8, 2013
      • Director's Report - September 10, 2013
      • Director's Report - January 14, 2014
      • Proposed 2014-2015 Library Budget
      • Teen Survey Report
      • Director's Report - March 11, 2014
      • Director's Report - April 8, 2014
      • Director's Report - May 13, 2014
      • Director's Report - June 10, 2014
      • Director's Report - August 12, 2014
      • Director's Report - September 9, 2014
      • Director's Report - October 14, 2014
      • Director's Report - November 10, 2014
      • Director's Report - February 10, 2015
      • Director's Report - March 10, 2015
      • Director's Report - January 13, 2015
      • Director's Report - June 9, 2015
      • Director's Report - April 14, 2015
      • Director's Report - January 12, 2016
      • Director's Report - August 11, 2015
      • Director's Report - September 8, 2015
      • Director's Report - October 13, 2015
      • Director's Report - November 10, 2015
      • Director's Report - March 8, 2016
      • Director's Report - May 10, 2016
      • Director's Report - July 12, 2016
      • Director's Report - September 13, 2016
      • Director's Report - November 8, 2016
      • Director's Report - January 10, 2017
      • Director's Report - March 14, 2017
      • Director's Report - May 9, 2017
      • Director's Report - September 5, 2017
      • Director's Report - January 9, 2018
      • Director's Report - March 13, 2018
      • Director's Report - May 8, 2018
      • Director's Report - November 14, 2017
      • Director's Report - July 11, 2017
      • Director's Report - September 11, 2018
      • Director's Report - July 10, 2018
      • Director's Report - May 14, 2019
      • Director's Report - January 8, 2019
      • Director's Report - March 12, 2019
      • Director's Report - July 9, 2019
      • Director's Report - September 10, 2019
      • Director's Report - November 13, 2018
      • Director's Report - November 12, 2019
      • Director's Report - January 14, 2020
      • Director's Report - March 10, 2020
      • Director's Report - May 12, 2020
      • Director's Report - July 14, 2020
      • Director's Report - September 8, 2020
      • Director's Report - November 10, 2020
      • Director's Report - January 12, 2021
      • Director's Report - March 9, 2021
      • Director's Report - May 11, 2021
      • Director's Report - July 13, 2021
      • Director's Report - September 14, 2021
    • Bylaws
      • Bylaws of the Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees
  • Library Policies
    • United States Patriot Act Compliance
    • Patron Computer and Internet Access Use Policy
    • Disruptive Behavior Policy
    • Policy on Unattended Children
    • Collection Development Policy
    • Website Privacy Policy
    • Gifts and Special Collections Policy
    • Library Loan Policy
    • Photo Usage
    • Social Media Policy
  • Director's Blog
    • More Than You Expect
    • Maximizing Our Potential
    • Exceeding Our Expectations
    • Knowing Our Strengths
    • Critical Convictions
    • Being Connected
    • Honoring Excellence
    • Thirty Years Ago – A Relative Perspective
    • Striking the Mark
    • Building For The Future
    • On Being Digitized
    • Figuring It Out – One Step At A Time
    • Library's Leading Role
    • Added Value – Libraries as transformative institutions
    • What's the Trade-Off?
    • Library Stewardship
    • Addressing What Matters
    • So – What Should We Be Doing?
    • The Power of Outreach
  • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Volunteer at the Library
  • Education Fellowship Program
    • Endowment Fellowship
    • Qualification Guidelines
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Website Accessibility
    • Website Accessibility
  • Search This Website
  • Staff Login

Download & Stream

• Get a Library PIN
• Magzter

Research

• Extra Resources:

Find Books

• Request Library Materials

Kids

• KidSpace
  • Story Time
    • Reading is Fun!
  • July Program
    • Registration
    • Activities
    • Summer Youth Program
    • Narrative
    • Calendar
  • Homework Help
  • Great Kid's Books!
    • Now Available @ Your Library
  • Story Walk
    • Trail Tales! at Port Fun Park
  • 1,000 Books B 4 K
• July Program
  • Registration

Teens

• Teen Territory
  • Teen Territory Rules
  • Teen Club Schedule
• Book Club
  • Teen Reads Book Club
• Hot List!
  • June 2020
  • July 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • October 2020
  • November 2020
  • Hot List Videos
• Teen Blog
  • Book Review: This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
  • Book Review: Overturned  by Lamar Giles
  • Feral Youth
  • Teen Dating Violence Prevention Awareness Month
  • Do You Need a Job?
  • Teen Gardening Project - May 3, 2019
• Homework & More