Meeting Date: November 19th, 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Author: James McBride The Blurb: In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing development, the last thing they expected to uncover was a human skeleton. Who the skeleton was and how it got buried there were just two of the long-held secrets that had been kept for decades by the r

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Reminder: If you are an attendee of Tai Chi, the group will not meet from November 2026 to March 2027. The last session of the year will be October 26, 2026, and they will not meet again until 4/5/2027! The instructor would like to thank you and is looking forward to seeing you all next Spring!

The Brooke County Public Library is hosting a United Way Workshop on Disaster Preparedness. Sign up today to attend the 10/23/2026 session from Noon-1:30. bit.ly/uwpworkshop You must register to attend. The library is only a hosting space for this event and is not in charge of it at all. This free workshop will cover how to prep an emergency kit, secure your finances in the event of a disaster, and what to do after a disaster strikes! Attend the workshop for a disaster bag, l

Operation Gratitude to Vets Join us for a joint program where the National ADBC Museum presents a topic with the unveiling of a new collection. Tour both the Main Library Location, the Visitors Center, and the Museum Areas themselves. The Wellsburg USPS Office will be on-site, selling a special commemorative bicentennial postal cancellation and tiered commemorative stamp bundles. A bivouac will be set up, weather willing, along with other features. 11/11/26 11 am - 4 pm 1

Meeting Date: October 29th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Mr. Dickens & His Carol Author: Samantha Silva The Blurb: Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But

Celebrate the legacy of iconic artist and literary champion Dolly Parton by participating in West Virginia’s Dolly Days Read-a-Thon! Hosted by the West Virginia State Library, this special literary celebration is open to all West Virginia youth in grades K – 5. How it Works Have your parent or guardian complete the registration form to receive and download your official Dolly Days Read-a-Thon Reading Log. Read 25 books between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 (approxi

Due to the instructors schedule, there is no Tai Chi on 9/21. Sessions will resume on 9/28.

Come down to the main or branch library and pick up your voter registration form if you are in need of one and/or if you need to update your registration! #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady

10/15/26 5:30-6:30pm WV Author Pete Kavadas Most Unlikely to Succeed River Room - Main Library Location in Wellsburg https://www.brookecountylibs.org/events

Meeting Date: September 24th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Holly Author: Stephen King The Blurb: “Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.” — BILL HODGES Stephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged,

Don't forget to register if you need to do so. Stop by a Brooke County Library Location (main or branch) on 9-15-26 to grab your registration form!

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! It is also FINE FREE MONTH! Currently, the only items that you receive overdue fines for are DVDs. But life happens! So, if you come in during this month and have library overdue fines from ANY prior dates, you can request that they be forgiven and your card wiped clean to start using. Please note that the only fees not waived are other service fees that you owe the library and/or the replacement cost of items.

The Brooke County Public Library and the National ADBC Museum & Research Center will be home to a Brooke County 250th-themed Time Capsule, courtesy of the Brooke County Commission. In celebration of the digital age, we will be burying a flash drive filled with eLetters on any topic that our patrons want to share. A letter to a loved one, a letter of a funny family story, a history of a veteran in your family, a list of well wishes for a friend, etc. The capsule will be dug

Ms. Kim has been wanting to do a special story hour for her 1,000 Books kiddos, and this year we started it! Each year now in August, anyone who is signed up for the program and has not yet entered Kindergarten, will be eligible to sign up for the special story hour! Thanks to all the families who have completed the program over all these years, and welcome to the ones who are currently on their journey to finish. For more information about the program, visit the page that ou

Back in April, in Celebration of National Library Week, we started a new passive drop-in program: A Community Puzzle. Puzzles are great for lowering stress, improving memory, and giving a fantastic brain workout. A special table at the main location is set up with a puzzle, and everyone is encouraged to stop for a few minutes and complete a few pieces if they have time. Our first puzzle was completed yesterday and took about 4 months. We are excited to start a new one and see

The Brooke County Public Libraries worked with multiple entities over the years in order to make sure that Dolly Parton Imagination Library was brought back to Brooke County. In Early 2020, we kicked off access to the program in the ZIP code of 26070 with the funding help of the local ELK's Chapter in Wellsburg (1553). Our kick-off event was unfortunately canceled due to COVID, and we just kept on reading. Each year we also celebrate the Dolly Parton Read Aloud Day. For the f

Huge thank you to the Story Hour families who put this together again this year! Last year they made $236.06. This year they made $233.26. So close! They are already planning how they want to do it different again next year. There were 8 kids in attendance, each with their own family represented! We could not ask for better youth in our libraries. Thank you for supporting our littles. They learned math skills, customer service skills, and most importantly, had fun with their

Mark your calendars, friends! The group meeting dates for 2026 are set. Next week will be the summer Friends meeting on August 18th at 1:30 pm! The doors are open to new friends and old, always ready to welcome new members and help you learn more about all the wonderful things they do for the library!