Celebrating National Library Week April 19-25! Wednesday, April 22: National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day), a day to celebrate library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are. The Brooke County Public Libraries will join communities from across the country in observing National Library Outreach Day on April 22, 2026. Formerly known as National Bookmobile Day, library celebrations will highlight

Celebrating National Library Week April 19-25! Tuesday, April 21: National Library Workers Day , a day for library staff, users, administrators, and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Now is the perfect time to highlight the critical role library workers play in keeping our libraries running. Let’s celebrate and recognize the amazing STARS who work in libraries. Flood social media (using the hashtag #NLWD25) with words of gra

Pick up your Right to Read Packet starting today (includes a random book selection)! While Supplies Last. For further reading, visit the Young Person's Guide to Intellectual Freedom , which breaks down the topic in quick and easy-to-read sections. Perfect for all on the go and all ages.

Celebrating National Library Week April 19-25! Monday, April 20: Right to Read Day , a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read. The American Library Association (ALA) kicks off National Library Week with the release of its State of America's Libraries Report , including the list of Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2024. While supplies last, stop in at one of the circ desks to pick up your own copy of

Celebrate National Library Week ! National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. Celebration Days During National Library Week Monday, April 20: Right to Read Day , a day for readers, advocates, and library lovers to take action to protect, defend, and celebrate the right to read. The American Library Association (ALA) kicks off National Libr

You might have seen a lot of press coverage about Administration FY budgets, shutdowns of IMLS, etc. You might further ask yourself what IMLS is really? The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums . IMLS provides grants to libraries that need to replace technology and infrastructure. Many rural and urban communities depend on these grants to continue operations and provide

If anyone is aware of who is tagging the back of our Branch library, the Follansbee Public Library, please see the City of Follansbee Police at 304-527-1211 and/or contact the Library Director at 304-737-0157. The first incident we believe happened over the weekend (between the close of business day on 4/3 and when we found it later on 4/6), and the second incident happened overnight on Tuesday, 4/7, after close and was found on Wednesday at 8 am on 4/8. Our cameras are old a

Due to a staffing shortage, we will be closing the Branch today. It will be reopen tomorrow.

Please note that the April meeting has one change. It will be held on 4/27/26, but instead of the normal 1pm start time, the start time will be 9:30am. Access to the meeting can be made through the back door for those patrons wanting/needing to attend the open session. Any needing ADA access can use the side ramp and ring the doorbell. The Director needs to be in Wheeling later that day for a United Way Allocation presentation which is why the request for the change has been

We are closing at 3pm today due to a staff shortage. Mah Jongg is still meeting and access to any late members can be made by knocking on the back door. We will be open tomorrow at normal time.

We are aware of the penny shortage and the inability of many to get pennies from banks and other entities. None of our services' current charges have prices that would require pennies in your change. However, some of our replacement costs do. As such, all of our replacement costs will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Mailed bills may show an item corrected by hand. Board approved 2/2/2026

Save the Date: 4/13/26 4 pm-8 pm Join us on April 13, 2026, as Chipotle hosts us for a Fundraiser for the Brooke County Public Libraries. Your Dine-In or Order Online order applies to this fundraiser as long as you show a paper or digital copy. 25% of your food sales is then donated back to the libraries as long as we make our qualifying amount. So help us make this a success! Running short on time and want to order ahead? It is very simple. Follow the instructions and make s

The Follansbee Library is closed today, 1/28/26. Due to the heavy snow removal, the City has been delayed and has not been able to dig us out yet. We also have community members parked in our parking lot, who have not moved, which will delay a plow getting through our narrow lot. Please bear with us!

Due to the severity of backroads, we have many staff who are still digging themselves out. For the safety of them and our patrons we are closing. We will have no overdue fines for these two days so please so not stress or put your safety in peril to return anything! We should reopen on Wednesday, January 28th.

We are closed 1/26/26 and should hopefully be reopened 1/27. Stay tuned.

Due to the unknown and potentially severe impacts this weekend's winter storm will bring, we are prepping for 1/26/26 for the safety of our most valued resource (our staff), and our patrons. If the Brooke County Schools have a 2-hour delay, our libraries will operate on a 2-hour delay. If the Brooke County Schools Close, we will also close. Programs scheduled for this day typically already follow the school’s delay/closing announcements. Meetings that were scheduled have alr

Celebrating National Library Week April 19-25! Thursday, April 23: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries. Take Action for Libraries Day is held annually on Thursday of National Library Week. For the past few years, library funding unfortunately has been under attack. ALA encourages every library advocate to Show Up for Our Libraries by telling Congress to protect federal support for libraries. Use our tools below to take action and go

Did you attend a dining fundraiser for the library at anytime during the current calendar year? If so, submit your receipt along with your name and phone no. & get entered into a yearly drawing for a gift. Two ways to submit your receipts: BRING YOUR RECEIPT IN FOR STAFF TO COPY (or) EMAIL A PHOTO OF YOUR RECEIPT TO BCPL@WVLC.LIB.WV.US The winner will be contacted by January 31st! The winner's name will also be in our February Newsletter!

Save the Date: 10/13/26 11 am-11 pm Join us on October 13, 2026, as Primanti Bros. hosts us for a Dine to Donate Fundraiser for the Brooke County Public Libraries. Your Dine-In or Take-Out order applies to this fundraiser as long as you show a paper or digital copy. 20% of your food sales is then donated back to the libraries as long as we make our qualifying amount. So help us make this a success!