Swords, stories and more at Morgantown StoryFest

Yahoo

08-06-2025

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Morgantown Public Library held its annual celebration of storytelling on Sunday afternoon, this year with a Renaissance fair twist.
This year, StoryFest was held in downtown Morgantown on Spruce Street. Staying true to its Renaissance theme, the event featured a period-accurate swordfighting demonstration from Black Bear Historical Fencing along with a mermaid read-along, a make-your-own family crest art station and several local vendors and authors.
While it might seem like an unusual mix for an event put on by a local library, Outreach Coordinator for the Morgantown Public Library Abby Cyphert said it all boils down to storytelling in the end.
'We just think that storytelling matters so, so much, and it means so many different things, that's why we have all kinds of different guests,' Cyphert told 12 News. 'We have not just authors but artists, we have a mermaid, we have swordfighters, we have dancers, and it's just all different kinds of people who tell their stories in their own ways. Our big hope for the event is that people also want to tell their own stories after they come here.'
Throughout the evening, attendees also got to hear readings from the Morgantown Writers Group, listen to other readings from firemen and poets and even say hello to Cooper, the mascot of the West Virginia Black Bears.
To stay the most up-to-date on future Morgantown Public Library events, you can find calendars both inside the library and on the library's website.
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