The 250th anniversary of our nation is rapidly approaching. To celebrate, PBS Books has teamed up with the Library of Congress (LOC) and LOC's Centers for the Book to document the important literary heritage of our nation through American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. The vision of this series stemmed from conversations where LOC and PBS Books wanted to spark dialogue in local communities about the important literary heritage of our nation—we hope this episode can be a tool t

Calling all community members who loved book fairs growing up! Bring your families down to experience one. Perfect for those who might not have them in their schools, are either homeschooled, and/or just want an excuse to buy more books. We don't judge! Books will be geared K-8th with some titles geared for Adults thrown in from the company. We will also have some of the normaly table scatter. Bear with us, our Tutor Room, as a result, will be unavailable and MIGHT be a tig

For those parents registered for tomorrow's Baby Safety Shower, know that it is STILL on. (Registration is CLOSED). The Brooke County Partners in Prevention teams grant is held by the CASA office in Follansbee. The Brooke County PIP group is still set to service everyone who is registered only, at the main library in Wellsburg!

While the BCPL Board of Trustees is sad to see a very important and long-tenured Board Member retire from the position early, the Board is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Board Position Opening. You must be a resident of Brooke County and hopefully love our libraries! If you would like to pick up an application to learn more about what the position entails, please stop at the Main or Branch location's circ desk to pick up one today. Or visit this l

May 18, 2026 Adult Fiction Jealous Rage by Sav R. Miller. Professor Sutton Dupont's tenure at Avernia College is as complicated as his family's bloody history, but when the most irresistible temptation he's ever faced slinks into his classroom, Sutton finds himself desperate enough to risk it all. After years trying to make a name for herself in Hollywood, Elle Anderson winds up a college freshman at twenty-five, running from her past and lying to everyone she knows. Especia