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

Do you know what OPAC stands for? You might remember the Card Catalog! OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog. Unlike an old-school card catalog, this is easily updated and easily accessible both in the library and at home! For information on how to use it, visit our Help Guide . It is updated periodically, and if things look slightly different (web page, images, link url, etc.), the hope is that the generalization of information will still help you navigate your sessio

Welcome book and movie lovers! We've got a great love story to spotlight this February for our book and a movie double feature. At BCPL, you can check out both the book and dvd of The Time Traveler's Wife, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams and written by Audrey Niffenegger. From the book's blurb - This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry, who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry was thirty. I

We've returned this February to show you another fun spot in the library you may not have known about! This month we've got our bakeware collections in our Library of Things on display... Ever needed a special supply that you might not want to buy? Maybe you have a project in mind or something you always wanted just to try? Check out our library of things kitchen supplies! We have a small selection of baking supplies, but we also have some surprises like a sushi kit! Stop in

Looking for a fun Valentine's week read or dessert? We love chocolate, but this February we're sharing the strawberry super pie receipe from Diane Mott Davidson's mystery Dying for Chocolate ! Let's get started... Ingredients- Crust: ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar ¾ cup chopped pecans Topping: 2 pounds strawberries, divided ½ cup water 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch Filling: 1 ¼ cups whipping cream

WVPB is excited to share that West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s 2026 PBS Kids Writers Contest is now open for K–5 students! Children are invited to write and illustrate their own original stories. Students can submit themselves or teachers are welcome to send in as a class set. Submissions are open through March 31, 2026 , and may be mailed to WVPB or emailed to education@wvpublic.org . We also offer free resources, including activity and brainstorming packets, to help g

Welcome back, book clubbers! Let's see what February's pick is all about, shall we? Meeting Date: February 26th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Unearthing Author: W.C. Robertson The Blurb: Nathanial Stone is a good-hearted man working an ordinary job in an ordinary town. He wouldn't call it boring, but it certainly wasn't thrilling. However, a series of destructive events shifts the course of Nathanial's future and pushes him j