Bellaire Public Library

BPL Board of Trustees Meeting
2023-05-30 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-05-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-05-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-05-09 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-05-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-04-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-04-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-04-11 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Trustees meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Table Room. When a holiday falls on the 3rd Tuesday, the Board will then meet on either the second or fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend.

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Private Event
2023-05-20, 2023-05-13, 2023-05-06, 2023-04-15, 2023-03-25, 2023-03-11, 2023-03-04 | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
The Library’s Community Room is booked on this date for a private event.
RENT A ROOM AT THE LIBRARY:
A large community activity room is, for a fee, available to rent when not in use by the library, along with a smaller “table” room. Both can be reserved by calling the library (740-676-9421) or by stopping by at the circulation desk during regular library hours. Please be sure to review fee schedules for the Community Activity Room and the Table Room before booking a reservation.
Check our online activity calendar on this website for availability of rooms:
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2023 Great Stone Viaduct Winter Lecture Series
2023-03-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-08 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-22 18:00 - 19:00 | OH
Join us this year for the 11th annual GSV Winter Lecture Series in 2023!
➤ Download a printable 2023 brochure schedule
➤ View recorded versions of the 2023 GSV Winter Lecture Series*
(*available only after date of presentation)

Feb 1: “Thanks for the Memories – Bob Hope in Bellaire” presented by Attorney Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr.
Feb. 8: “The Moonlight Mill Murders of Steubenville, OH” presented by Susan Guy
Feb. 15: “Belmont County, A Bedrock of Historic Preservation,” presented by Building Preservation Trades educators Jon Smith, Sarel Venter, and Jeffrey Forster
Feb. 22: “The Inception of the New Industrial Training Center” presented by Training Director Jason Dean and Architect Wendy Scatterday
Mar. 1: “Belmont County’s Dangerfield Newbie: his involvement in John Brown’s Raid, and how his family continued his fight for freedom following his death” presented by Jon-Erik Gilot
Mar. 8: “The Steamboat Scioto” presented by Taylor Abbott
Mar. 15: “It All Started in a Janitor’s Closet – A history of the Bellaire High School Archives” presented by Tom Raticzak
Mar. 22: “Wheeling Secessionists – Recollections of two local women from the Civil War” presented by Judi Hendrickson and Jeanne Finstein

Since 2012, the library has partnered with the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society on a Winter Lecture Series. These programs, featuring presentations of local historical and community topics, are held on Wednesday nights at 6 pm in the Community Room on the lower level of the Library throughout the months of February and March. All Winter Lecture Series programs are free for the public to attend.

Lil' Bookworm Story Times
2023-03-16 17:00 - 17:30, 2023-03-09 17:00 - 17:30, 2023-03-02 17:00 - 17:30, 2023-02-23 17:00 - 17:30 | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
BPL’s Lil’ Bookworm Story Times are designed for children ages 3-5 years old, though all ages are welcome. The programs typically run about a half an hour. Join Miss Bri this winter and spring on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am for some reading, crafts, and fun!
Download a printable pdf schedule for the 2023 January through April programs
