The Bellaire Public Library will be closed for Columbus Day on Monday, October 14th. Regular library hours will resume on Tuesday, October 15th. Remember that while the Library closes for holidays, our digital services are always available 24/7 with your library card. Don't have a BPL card? If you're a Belmont County resident, you can […]
The Bellaire Public Library will be holding a sale of surplus items by silent auction on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 am to 1 pm. Items include a lawn mower, snow blower, leaf blower, furniture, and other misc. items. The shed on the Library's property will be auctioned off by closed bid. Bids for the […]
The Bellaire Friends of the Library group will be holding a book sale in the Community Room of the Library on Saturday, November 9th, from 10 am to 1 pm. The fall sale will feature a large variety of kids' books and adult paperbacks & hardback books! The Friends group supports the library and its […]
In observance of Veterans Day, the Bellaire Public Library will be closed on Monday, November 11th. We extend our gratitude to all the men and women who have served our country in our armed forces and wish our patrons a peaceful and safe holiday. Normal Library hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12th. While the Library […]
The Library will be closed on Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving. May this Thanksgiving be full of gratitude, happiness, and delicious moments with your loved ones. Happy Thanksgiving from the BPL staff! While the Library will be closed for the holiday, our digital services are always available remotely. Check out e-books, streaming audio or video, […]
Is your heart two sizes too small? Join the Bellaire High School Thespians for their annual Christmas play performance at our Library, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 6 pm to make it grow three sizes watching our talented students perform "The Grinch." Additional festivities will include music, children’s games, face painting, the Christmas play, a holiday […]
BPL's Lil' Bookworm Story Times and Craft are designed for children ages 3 through Pre-K, though all ages are welcome. These programs typically run for about half an hour. Join Miss Bri for a story, a craft, and lots of fun this fall on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am. […]
Santa returns to the Bellaire Public Library! Write a letter to Santa telling him what you want for Christmas, then hand-deliver it to him in person. Stay for cookies, hot chocolate, and a Christmas-themed craft. Kids of all ages welcome. Did you know our Children's area has a whole section of holiday books? Check it […]
The Belmont County Sherriff's Office has placed Belmont Co. under a Level 2 emergency, and snow is predicted to continue accumulating throughout the day. For everyone's safety, the Library will be closed today (Monday, January 6). We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope everyone stays safe and warm throughout this wintery day. Even though we […]
UPDATE (11:30 am): Belmont Co. is still under a Level 2 Road Advisory so the Bellaire Public Library will not open today, Tuesday, Jan. 7. Even when we are closed, the Library's digital resources are always available and accessible from the safety of your home with no hazardous driving to the Library in bad weather […]
The Library will be closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 20. Writing in The Washington Post in 1983, Coretta Scott King provided a vision of how the holiday honoring her husband should be observed: "The holiday must be substantive as well as symbolic. It must be more than a day of celebration . […]
The Library will be closed on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 17. Fun fact: Did you know the official Federal holiday is actually called Washington's Birthday? In 1885, Congress designated February 22, George Washington's birthday, as a holiday for all federal workers making it the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. Nearly a […]