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

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. As a member of the Brooke County Partners in Prevention Team, we Pinwheel our locations in order to help our community stop and think about this serious issue. The blue pinwheel is the national symbol for child abuse prevention, representing a happy, healthy, and safe childhood. As you see the Pinwheels at one of our library locations, and/or throughout the county, these Pinwheel Gardens are designed to raise awareness and remind the co

April 6, 2026 Adult Fiction Judge Stone by Viola Davis & James Patterson. The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary Stone. She holds two responsibilities sacred: running her family farm and presiding over her courtroom. It's there she draws the most controversial case in the history of the South. Criminally, it's open-and-shut. Ethically, there is no middle ground. Essentially, it's a choice between life and death. No judge can sa

Welcome back to our book club 2026 picks! This April, we've got an exciting thriller picked, let's learn more... Meeting Date: April 30th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: None of This Is True Author: Lisa Jewell The Blurb: Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday

A special guest visited the library yesterday and a few of our Storyhour kiddos got their photos taken! A few were a bit reserved and not in the photo, and that is ok!