Pitcher Perfect By Tessa Bailey Release Date: September 9, 2025 Ebook Available from WV Reads! https://wvreads.overdrive.com/wvreads-brooke/content/media/11426059 3.5 Stars - A really light and fun romantic comedy. The ride of perfectionist Skylar falling slowly for rowdy Robbie was pretty easy to love. The family dynamics they get pulled into with Skylar's trip home are a little strange, probably unrealistic to a point. But it set up a lot of exciting and honestly original p

Welcome back! We're ready to share another fun and easy recipe from one of our favorite reads this July! We're making Maami's Buckeyes from Amanda Flower's Cozy Mystery Peanut Butter Panic , an Amish Candy Shop series novel. Let's get started... Ingredients- 1 stick softened butter 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 1 pound powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla 12 oz pack of chocolate chips Instructions- Blend butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar well. Roll into balls and chill overnight. Melt

The King's Ransom By Janet Evanovich Release Date: November 16, 2025 Ebook Available from WV Reads! The King's Ransom - West Virginia Reads - OverDrive 3 Stars - Another quirky comedy, the long awaited sequel to The Recovery Agent. I love the concept of this series, and I like Gabriela and Rafe. I just wish the execution was sharp. There's plenty of banter, weird gags, world travel, romantic tension, and strange side characters. It's not that there's a dull moment. However, I

We are closed today for Juneteenth and tomorrow for West Virginia Day! We hope you'll check out an ebook this weekend and stop in next week when we reopen. To check out our ebook resources go to the Libby app or https://wvreads.overdrive.com/ with your library card. To get more information on our holiday schedule, events, and such, or to just entertain yourself with our blog and online resources, go to our main page at Home | BrookeCoPubLibraries

Ready to dive into another delicious dish and devilishly good story? This June we're making Pineapple Upside Down Cake from the pages of Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble by Ann B. Ross. Let's get started! Ingredients- 3 tbsp butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 4 canned pineapple slices At least 5 Maraschino cherries as garnish Instructions- Preheat oven to 350F. In a 9-inch heavy skillet, melt the butter with brown sugar. Cool slightly and arreange the pineapply

Meeting Date: June 25th 2026 Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: Night Watch Author: Jayne Anne Phillips A Pulitzer Prize Winner! The Blurb: In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who ha

The Widow By John Grisham Release Date: October 25, 2026 Ebook Available from WV Reads! The Widow - West Virginia Reads - OverDrive 3 Stars - Having not tried this author in awhile, the plot was my main reason for choosing this legal thriller. I admit maybe my bar was set a little high. I liked that it reminded me some of The Rainmaker, but ultimately, I didn't care much for Simon. When the main character's viewpoint on everything colors every scene as much as this did, it's

We are closed today in honor of Memorial Day! We hope you'll check out an ebook today and join us later this week when we reopen. To check out our ebook resources go to the Libby app or https://wvreads.overdrive.com/ with your library card. To get more information on our holiday schedule, events, and such, or to just entertain yourself with our blog and online resources, go to our main page at Home | BrookeCoPubLibraries

Looking for a delicious summer salad and a splashy fun read? Look no further! Our may book and a recipe combo is perfect for you then! We're making Orange-Avacado Salad from Susan Mallery's fictional The Summer Book Club. This one's easy so let's get started - Ingredients- Salad- 4 cups salad greens 1 ripe avocado, diced 1 bunch of green onion, sliced 3 oz crumbled feta cheese 1/4 cup pecan halves and pieces Segents of 1 orange, cut into chunks Dressing- Juice and zest of 1 o

We're back and we've got another wonderful recipe and read to share! This April we're making Apple Scones from Cindy Woodsmall's Seasons of Tomorrow. Let's get started... Ingredients- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus some for patting out the dough 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, plus some for topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tsps baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 sticks cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces

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

Do you love double features? Our Book and a Movie combo is perfect for you then! We have a great selection for March: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. The young adult classic tale was made into a movie starring Alexis Bledel as Winnie. Check out the dvd and book copy from BCPL! The book's blurb - From Newbery Honoree and E. B. White Award–winning author Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a spellbinding modern-day masterpiece about immortality, friendship, and growing u

Hungry for a great meal and a great read? We always are! Let's get into our March 2026 book and a recipe idae - Midnight Beef from Isis Crawford's mystery A Catered Murder. Ingredients - 3 lbs beef tenderloin 1/2 to 3/4 cup back peppercorns 1 1/2 tablespoons rosemary Preferably fresh oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (servies 1/3 pound meat per person) Instructions- Preheat to 500. Form the meat into a roll and tie with string. Crush peppercorns with a rolling pin or bottle. Fin

Welcome back to our 2026 book club picks! We're ready to share the details on our March read! Meeting Date: March 26th Time: 5pm Location: River Room at BCPL Virtual attendance available also! Title: I, Eliza Hamilton Author: Susan Holloway Scott The Blurb: As the daughter of a respected general, Elizabeth Schuyler is accustomed to socializing with dignitaries and soldiers. But no visitor to her parents’ home has affected her so strongly as Alexander Hamilton, a charismatic,

March 3, 2021 - Do You Feel Lucky? Some books have all the luck! (We're bringing this post back from the early days of our blog - for fun!) Brooke County Libraries are excited to share a list of "luckiest" books for the month of March 2021. Also feel free to check some out and let us know what you think! We love to hear your thoughts in our comment section or on one of our social media pages. All titles are available either as Ebooks or at one of our locations. McKettrick's

Welcome book and movie lovers! We've got a great love story to spotlight this February for our book and a movie double feature. At BCPL, you can check out both the book and dvd of The Time Traveler's Wife, starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams and written by Audrey Niffenegger. From the book's blurb - This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry, who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry was thirty. I

Looking for a fun Valentine's week read or dessert? We love chocolate, but this February we're sharing the strawberry super pie receipe from Diane Mott Davidson's mystery Dying for Chocolate ! Let's get started... Ingredients- Crust: ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar ¾ cup chopped pecans Topping: 2 pounds strawberries, divided ½ cup water 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch Filling: 1 ¼ cups whipping cream

A Room of One's Own By Virginia Woolf Release Date: October 1929 Ebook Available from WV Reads! https://wvreads.overdrive.com/wvreads-brooke/content/media/573049 3 Stars - I attempted the audiobook first but I highly recommend just reading this one. It's an easy and fast read that works better as the essay which was its original format. Being that Woolf is a fiction writer she branches into a fictional scene frequently before hopping back out. It's an interesting way to write

Our recipes and reads posts are returning for 2026! We can't wait to share more delicious dishes and stories. Let's get started... This January we're making Hayley's spaghetti carbonara from Lee Hollis' mystery novel Death of an Italian Chef . Ingredients - 1 pound of thin spaghetti 8 oz pancetta or bacon, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 eggs 1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese Fresh ground black pepper Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional) Instructions- Whisk the eggs, parm