Winter Story Time & Craft Schedule Announced!
Story Time returns in 2025 for our winter programs on January 16 & 17th! BPL’s Lil’ Bookworm Story Times and Craft are designed for children ages 3 through Pre-K, though
COVID Take-home Test Kits Available
The Library has a limited supply of at-home rapid COVID test kits. Distribution of the rapid test kits is through curbside service only. Call the library at 740-676-9421 before planning
No More Overdue Fees!
The Bellaire Public Library is closing the book on overdue fees! There are many stressors in life. Using your library card should not be one of them. As part of
Lil’ Bookworms Fall Story Time and Craft
Story Time returns for the fall on September 19 & 20th! BPL’s Lil’ Bookworm Story Times and Craft are designed for children ages 3 through Pre-K, though all ages are
Join Our 2024 Summer Reading Program!
Adventure Begins at Your Library! Are you ready for an adventure this summer? Stop by the Bellaire Public Library any time between June 3 and July 24 to register for
Great Stone Viaduct Lecture Lecture Series Returns
IN THE NEWS: The following article was written by reporter ROBERT A. DEFRANK for the Martins Ferry Times-Leader and the Wheeling Intelligencer newspapers. For more than a decade the Great
Lil’ Bookworms Story and Craft Start Back Up
After our holiday hiatus, our Lil’ Bookworms programs for kids ages 3 to Pre-K will return January 18th and 19th. Join Miss Bri on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and
BPL Display Honors JFK’s Life
Sixty years ago today, on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in
Kennedys’ Signature Part of Library’s Historic Collections
A program from the June 27, 1959, Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, signed by both Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy, was recently donated to the Bellaire Public Library by Christine DeMarco. The program
AEDs Donated to Library
Over the course of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, three brand new life-saving AED devices were installed at the Bellaire Public Library. The Automated External Defibrillators will be placed
“All Together Now” for Summer Reading 2023
Come one, Come all — Join us “All Together Now” under the BPL Big Top for Summer Reading 2023. Get ready for a summer of colossal reads and a menagerie
In Memoriam: Former Library Director Lois Walker
Today the Library solemnly notes the passing of former Library Director Lois Walker. Walker was the first director of the Bellaire Public Library located in the Mellott Memorial building, opening
