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

There's no better time of year to CHILL out with a great read than January! This month we're featuring some of our favorite cold weather thrillers, perfect to keep your heart pounding late into those long nights. All titles are available from Brooke County Libraries, either as ebooks or at one of our locations. Deep Freeze by John Sandford Virgil knows the town of Trippton, Minnesota a little too well. A few years back, he investigated the corrupt—and as it turned out, homici

Devil in Winter By Lisa Kleypas Release Date: October 13, 2009 Ebook Available from Hoopla! The Devil in Winter Ebook by Lisa Kleypas | hoopla 3.5 Stars - A pleasant surprise in this seasonal series. St Vincent has all the charm of a man who is more villian than hero, and girls who swoon over the type are sure to love him. Evie, the wallflowerist of her group, turns out to be a truly perfect match for him, going toe to toe the whole book. A fairly fast paced period romance wo

We love the holiday season of course! And some of our favorite reads are set during the holidays too. So we're ready to share some great holiday stories available from Brooke County Libraries, either as ebooks or at one of our locations. A Holiday Yarn by Sally Goldenbaum With the Seaside Knitters' help, Mary Pisano converts her charming inherited home into a B&B. Her first week is booked by her very own family, in town to discuss their grandfather's will. She's hoping the tr

The Oligarch's Daughter By Joseph Finder Release Date: January 28, 2025 Ebook Available from WV Reads! https://wvreads.overdrive.com/wvre...

Welcome back, book clubbers and fellow readers! We've another exciting pick this month. The last one of the year 2025! Meeting Date:...

Always wanted to try Amish fiction stories? The category is one of our readers' favorite subgenres at Brooke County Libraries! Here a few...

You Shouldn't Have Come Here By Jeneva Rose Release Date: April 25, 2023 Ebook Available from WV Reads! https://wvreads.overdrive.com/wvr...

Spoooooky season is in full swing! Let's share some of our favorite scary stories! All titles are available from Brooke County Libraries...

Thanks for checking out this month's book club info! Here's the details... Meeting Date: August 28th, 2025 Time: 5pm Location: River Room...