Looking for a delicious summer salad and a splashy fun read? Look no further! Our may book and a recipe combo is perfect for you then! We're making Orange-Avacado Salad from Susan Mallery's fictional The Summer Book Club. This one's easy so let's get started - Ingredients- Salad- 4 cups salad greens 1 ripe avocado, diced 1 bunch of green onion, sliced 3 oz crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup pecan halves and pieces Segents of 1 orange, cut into chunks Dressing- Juice and zest of 1 o

Consider downloading an image, coloring it, and filling in the children's book titles you love, and or the ones you want to read! Share it on social media with the hashtags #BooksGetCurious #WVLibraryProgramsRock #BrookeCoPubLibs #ChildrensBooksWeek

Join Brooke County Public Libraries in becoming an @EveryChildRead Children’s Book Week champion by celebrating the joy of reading what you want, when you want, and how you want! #BooksGetCurious #ECAR

"How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, and your overall mental health. How you react to your experiences and feelings can change over time. Emotional wellness is the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. Flip each card below for checklists on how to improve your health in each area. Click on the images to read articles about each topic. You can also print the checklists sepa

Celebrate Childrens Book Week (May 4th - 10th) by listening to the book week jingle! Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2026 is the 107th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is Books: Get Curious. This slogan celebrates all the ways that the stories we read, share, and tell encourage and quench the curiosity inherent in every child. We hope you have been joining us for some of our programs

Meeting Date: May 28th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Billy Creekmore Author: Tracey Porter The Blurb: Folks say I'm bound to be unlucky in life, for I was born at midnight on a Friday, the thirteenth of December, and Peggy says it's certain I can commune with spirits. But I ain't never seen any ghosts, not even my own mother, and wouldn't that be the ghost I'd see if I could? So begins the tale of Billy Creekmore, a boy

Celebrate Earth Day with this bounty of beautifully written and illustrated picture books that encourage readers to connect with and protect our land.* Perfect for families wanting to incorporate some stories along with their tree planting! The Books will soon be entered into our collections: When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk To Life Leave the Trees, Please The Dirt!: Wild Life Under the Soil's Surface Into the Wilderness Monarch and Mournin

Check out another fun look at our hidden gems at BCPL and Follansbee Library - or in this case hidden in plain sight! We're so excited to share with you another fun spot in our libraries, let's go.... Have you ever been inside our libraries? Odds are, you may have noticed our many book displays. The books on display are available for check out and changed frequently to encourage our regular readers and guests alike to try a new author or series! Putting different books front

We're back and we've got another wonderful recipe and read to share! This April we're making Apple Scones from Cindy Woodsmall's Seasons of Tomorrow. Let's get started... Ingredients- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus some for patting out the dough 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, plus some for topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tsps baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 sticks cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Welcome back to our book club 2026 picks! This April, we've got an exciting thriller picked, let's learn more... Meeting Date: April 30th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: None of This Is True Author: Lisa Jewell The Blurb: Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday

April typically hosts Money Smart Week, as well as celebrates it as Financial Literacy Month. Stop in today to pick up your Money Smart Packets (while supplies last), filled with information to better help you prep your financials at home. For more information for both adults and children, visit: Learn Money Smart Money Smart for Adults Money as You Grow: Help for Parents & Caregivers Money Smart for Young People WVU Extension Financial Literacy Blog Financial Literacy Month

In honor of a new Captain Underpants book being available soon for you to check out, come in and grab a Captain Underpants Fun Packet along with a Bob and Tweets Activity Book! While Supplies Last.

Do you love double features? Our Book and a Movie combo is perfect for you then! We have a great selection for March: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. The young adult classic tale was made into a movie starring Alexis Bledel as Winnie. Check out the dvd and book copy from BCPL! The book's blurb - From Newbery Honoree and E. B. White Award–winning author Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a spellbinding modern-day masterpiece about immortality, friendship, and growing u

If you would like some further reading on how to end the stereotypes against Down Syndrome, consider reading this End the Stereotypes Guide for Children . It should take you to a page where it might automatically download the PDF for you. Stop in to grab your very own coloring page (while supplies last) and/or print off a copy yourself.

Unleash Your Inner Storyteller! World Storytelling Day is the perfect time to help kids discover the magic of storytelling —and you don’t need a stage, a giant book, or even a perfectly planned story. All you need is a little creativity. So whether you’re a teacher, librarian, parent, or just a fan of a great tale, here are some playful ways to turn kids into fearless Storyologists ! Get ready for giggles, gasps, and maybe even a talking pickle or two. Here is a fun prompt

We're so excited to share with you another section of our libraries you may not know about! At both locations, we have shelves of Wonderbooks! Wonderbooks are like audiobooks, complete with a built-in reader to help little ones enjoy books on their own. There are lots of popular authors and series available, as well as some unique finds! They don't look very different from regular books, but the surprise is inside.... Using a wonderbook is easy for kids and grown ups! The bui

Did you know that through the state prodived databases, WVINFODEPOT.ORG , you have access to NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus? NoveList Plus Reading Recommendations NoveList has expert reading recommendations for fiction. Get trustworthy advice from people who love to read. NoveList Has Appeal Appeal factors in NoveList help you decide whether a book is “your style.” Find the best book for you! Just for Readers Just for Readers Find series information, reading lists, award

Hungry for a great meal and a great read? We always are! Let's get into our March 2026 book and a recipe idae - Midnight Beef from Isis Crawford's mystery A Catered Murder. Ingredients - 3 lbs beef tenderloin 1/2 to 3/4 cup back peppercorns 1 1/2 tablespoons rosemary Preferably fresh oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (servies 1/3 pound meat per person) Instructions- Preheat to 500. Form the meat into a roll and tie with string. Crush peppercorns with a rolling pin or bottle. Fin

Welcome back to our 2026 book club picks! We're ready to share the details on our March read! Meeting Date: March 26th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: I, Eliza Hamilton Author: Susan Holloway Scott The Blurb: As the daughter of a respected general, Elizabeth Schuyler is accustomed to socializing with dignitaries and soldiers. But no visitor to her parents’ home has affected her so strongly as Alexander Hamilton, a charismatic,

March 3, 2021 - Do You Feel Lucky? Some books have all the luck! (We're bringing this post back from the early days of our blog - for fun!) Brooke County Libraries are excited to share a list of "luckiest" books for the month of March 2021. Also feel free to check some out and let us know what you think! We love to hear your thoughts in our comment section or on one of our social media pages. All titles are available either as Ebooks or at one of our locations. McKettrick's