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 […]
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. For those who cannot attend in person, […]
Registration: Advanced registration is $10.00 if postmarked by April 25. Registrations postmarked after April 25 and walk-in registrations on the day of the Mini-Con are $12.00. Schedule: 8:00-8:45 AM: Doors Open and Registration: Coffee and pastry will be available in the morning session compliments of GSVHS. Donations are Welcome! 8:45-8:50: Ed Mowrer - Welcome to […]
The Library will be closed over the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26. As we head into the holiday weekend, we extend our gratitude to all the men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the country's armed forces and wish our patrons a peaceful and safe holiday. Normal […]
Join us for our 2025 "Color Our World" Summer Reading Kick-Off party! Readers of all ages can sign up for this year's Summer Reading program. The Holey Rollers Donut Truck will be at the Library to help us celebrate the Kick-Off of Summer Reading 2025, Wednesday, June 4th, at 1 pm. Stop by to buy a […]
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 […]
The Bellaire Public Library will be closed all day Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. The Library will reopen for regularly scheduled hours on Friday, June 20. Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, is observed every year on June 19, the day the news of the […]
MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS: The Board of Trustees meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library's Table Room. PLEASE NOTE: The June 2025 meeting will be held the fourth Tuesday of the month, June 24. When a holiday falls on the 3rd Tuesday, the Board will then meet on either […]
The Library will be closed on the 4th of July. On July 4, 1776, the Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, which stated that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, and established the United States of America. We hope you […]
Railroad historian Michael Kole and local h istorian Dan Frizzi will give us an in-depth history of two of the railroads that would become the B&O. Michael present on the Cleveland, Lorain, and Wheeling Railroad Company and Dan will present on the Central Ohio Railroad Company. We'll find out where and when these railroads formed […]