Below is a link to the ALA Action Center. Why share it you ask? Great question. The internet that you as a patron use when you utilize any of the Brooke County Public Libraries, Public Access Computers (PACS), and/or WiFi connection points, is provided in support by the State Library, which files eRate each year to help reduce internet costs and makes the bill more affordable for them to pay for many libraries in WV. If we were to lose eRate, the Library Section would not be

Adult Fiction The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez. In everyone's life, there's a split-second decision that can change everything. For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she'd met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends, co-parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favorite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things

Meeting Date: July 30th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Wand Smoke: Broken Author: Marquese Liddle The Blurb: Just outside a small coal mining town by the name of Village South dwells the bitter, blind, drug-dealing troglodyte, the self-styled cult leader and Lord of Fear, Canti. Together with his sole follower, the Serpent Cursed girl known only as Broken, these wannabe villains seek power in occult magic enough to take t

Thank you to the 38 people who celebrated our 250th Celebration this past Friday, 7/3! A two-part program where the adults could stay to listen to a presentation about John Adams, given by the ADBC Museum Curator. The families could decide to leave the River Room for a story, craft, and lunch during the presentation. Then all came back together to share in the cake! Jim was dressed to the 9's and cake was eaten by many additional library patrons. Thank you all for celebratin

July 6, 2026 Adult Fiction The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison. "The Library of Fates was designed to show you who you are--and who you could become. Its rarest book, The Book of Dark Nights, holds a secret: when you write an intimate confession on its pages, you'll receive a prediction for your future, penned in your own handwriting. For Eleanor, whose childhood was defined by a senseless tragedy, the library offers a world where everything makes sense. She's spent most