By: Hettie Basil Lighttower How was your week? Did you have a chance to enjoy the weather and listen to a few birds or windchimes? It made you feel great, didn’t it? Perhaps they sounded even better this week, since you now know how much our bodies benefit from them![Read More…]
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At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE CORSICAN SHADOW by Dirk Cussler. In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Musée de l’Armée is ordered to get a mysterious[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie Oppenheimer, rated R, on Friday, March 8, at 12 p.m.J. Robert Oppenheimer played an integral role in developing the first atomic bomb. Throughout the development of the bomb, Oppenheimer struggled with justifying a creation that came to cause so much damage.[Read More…]
Explore and Learn Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening explore and learn storytime with Miss Kim on Thursday, March 7 at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy a story and hands on activities. Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.“Bearer of the Morning”[Read More…]
Women’s History Month Film Screening
The Brooke County Public Libraries will screen the documentary “Bearer of the Morning: The Life of Te Ata Thompson Fisher” on Wednesday, March 6, at 12 p.m., at the Follansbee Library and on Thursday, March 28, at 3:30 p.m., at the Wellsburg branch.
Community Challenge Grant Applications Open
AARP West Virginia has invited community organizations and local government across the Mountain State to apply for AARP’s 2024 Community Challenge grant program.The grant program, now in its eighth year, is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become[Read More…]
2024 Make It Shine Applications Available
Applications are now available for the 2024 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Spring Cleanup.The annual event is sponsored by the West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) Program.This year’s cleanup will be held April 1-14, and applications are due by Friday, March 8.The Make It[Read More…]
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “Is This Your Class Pet”, a craft, snacks and fun! Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE EDGE by David Baldacci. When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets[Read More…]
State Fair of WV Seeks Entries
The State Fair of West Virginia is looking for entries in its third annual State Fair Art Contest.The winning entry will be featured as the 2024 State Fair Print of the Year and will receive a cash prize, as well as a percentage of sales.“We’ve been able to feature some[Read More…]