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

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

We're starting off a new series of blog posts this year, and we're kicking off 2026's book and a movie idea with a combo sure to give you chills! Check out the double feature of Jo Nesbo's horror thriller The Snowman and the film starring Michael Fassbender. From the book's blurb - Oslo in November. The first snow of the season has fallen. A boy named Jonas wakes in the night to find his mother gone. Out his window, in the cold moonlight, he sees the snowman that inexplicably

We can't wait to share a new round of blog posts with you this year! Lots of library lovers and visitors don't have time to explore. So, we're sharing some of our favorite spots in both Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Library that you may not know about.... This January, we're shining the spotlight on our Grab n' Go crafts. Every month, new craft supplies and coloring pages are set are for fun for young and old. Some of our favorite crafts are the simplest! Like s

Our recipes and reads posts are returning for 2026! We can't wait to share more delicious dishes and stories. Let's get started... This January we're making Hayley's spaghetti carbonara from Lee Hollis' mystery novel Death of an Italian Chef . Ingredients - 1 pound of thin spaghetti 8 oz pancetta or bacon, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 eggs 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese Fresh ground black pepper Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional) Instructions- Whisk the eggs, parm

There's no better time of year to CHILL out with a great read than January! This month we're featuring some of our favorite cold weather thrillers, perfect to keep your heart pounding late into those long nights. All titles are available from Brooke County Libraries, either as ebooks or at one of our locations. Deep Freeze by John Sandford Virgil knows the town of Trippton, Minnesota a little too well. A few years back, he investigated the corrupt—and as it turned out, homici

Welcome back and to a new year of BCPL Book Club picks! Let's get started with January's selection! Meeting Date: January 29th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Hiding Author: C. L Johnson The Blurb: Attorney Camilla S. Kennedy was known as an excellent attorney. She was good at straddling the line between legal and illegal, which allowed her reputation to grow quickly. She was known as a tough attorney who wouldn't quit the figh

We're glad you're here for our final resume tip! You can find our resume tips any time here on our blog, and we offer resume assistance and proofreading as a library resource as well. Resume Tip #58 - Be Yourself Of course when filling out a professional resume, you want to be polished and paint yourself in the best possible light. But remember, you are making a first impression on a potential supervisor, HR manager, or even a coworker you may work with for years. You want it

We love the holiday season of course! And some of our favorite reads are set during the holidays too. So we're ready to share some great holiday stories available from Brooke County Libraries, either as ebooks or at one of our locations. A Holiday Yarn by Sally Goldenbaum With the Seaside Knitters' help, Mary Pisano converts her charming inherited home into a B&B. Her first week is booked by her very own family, in town to discuss their grandfather's will. She's hoping the tr

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