List of libraries in West Virginia

This is a list of public, private, and academic libraries in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Libraries

Library name	Image	Location	County	Established	Type	System	Consortium	Notes
Alderson Public Library		Alderson 37°43′38.9″N 80°38′15.3″W	Greenbrier	1977	Public	None	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Allegheny Mountain Top Public Library		Mount Storm 39°16′27.9″N 79°14′24.6″W	Grant	1978	Public	Grant County Public Library System
Alum Creek Public Library		Alum Creek 38°15′38.9″N 81°50′7.6″W	Lincoln	1982	Public	Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library System
Ansted Public Library		Ansted 38°8′3.9″N 81°5′52.3″W	Fayette	1976	Public	Fayette County Public Library System	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Arnettsville Public Library		Arnettsville 39°35′16.3″N 80°5′30.4″W	Monongalia	2009	Public	Morgantown Public Library System	West Virginia Library Network
Barboursville Public Library		Barboursville 38°24′24.6″N 82°17′41.2″W	Cabell	1946	Public	Cabell County Public Library System		The current building was opened on May 12, 2022, and is the first library in the state to have geothermal heating and cooling.
Barrett–Wharton Public Library		Barrett 37°53′3.2″N 81°39′36.1″W	Boone	1977	Public	Boone–Madison Public Library System	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Belington Public Library		Belington 39°1′25.4″N 79°56′8.3″W	Barbour	1977	Public	None	West Virginia Library Network	Originally opened in Belington City Hall by the Belington Federated Women's Club and the Belington Kiwanis Club, the library relocated to its current building in 1980.
Benwood–McMechen Public Library		McMechen 39°59′39.3″N 80°43′47.3″W	Marshall		Public	Moundsville–Marshall County Library System	West Virginia Library Network
Bethany College – T. W. Phillips Memorial Library		Bethany 40°12′22.9″N 80°33′35.7″W	Brooke		Academic	Bethany College, Mary Cutlip Center for Library and Information Technology Services
Beverly Heritage Branch Library		Beverly 38°50′26.1″N 79°52′30.9″W	Randolph		Public			Co-located in the Beverly Bank building with the Beverly Heritage Center.
Bluefield State University – William B. Robertson Library		Bluefield 37°16′1.9″N 81°14′14.6″W	Mercer		Academic	Bluefield State University	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Bolivar–Harpers Ferry Public Library		Bolivar 39°19′28.3″N 77°45′23.6″W	Jefferson	1977	Public	None
Boone–Madison Public Library		Madison 38°3′50.8″N 81°49′20.4″W	Boone	1974	Public	Boone–Madison Public Library System	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Bradshaw Public Library		Bradshaw 37°21′7.6″N 81°47′57.8″W	McDowell		Public	McDowell County Public Library System	Mountain Library Network
Bridgeport Public Library		Bridgeport 39°17′58.5″N 80°16′30.6″W	Harrison	1956	Public	None		The library was established with a donation from the Michael Late Benedum family; and relocated to its current building in 1994.
BridgeValley Community and Technical College – Montgomery		Montgomery 38°10′48.4″N 81°19′40.6″W	Fayette		Academic	BridgeValley Community and Technical College
BridgeValley Community and Technical College – South Charleston		South Charleston 38°21′14.3″N 81°41′54.7″W	Kanawha		Academic	BridgeValley Community and Technical College
Brooke County Public Library		Wellsburg 40°16′21.6″N 80°36′46.8″W	Brooke	1897	Public	Brooke County Public Library System	West Virginia Library Network	The library moved to its present location in 1972.
Buffalo Creek Memorial Library		Man 37°44′6.2″N 81°52′30.4″W	Logan	1973	Public	None
Buffalo Public Library		Buffalo 38°36′30.1″N 81°59′23.5″W	Putnam	1984	Public	Putnam County Public Library System
Burlington Public Library		Burlington 39°20′12.4″N 78°55′6.2″W	Mineral	1981	Public	Keyser–Mineral County Public Library System
Burnsville Public Library		Burnsville 38°51′33.1″N 80°39′26.4″W	Braxton	1976	Public		West Virginia Library Network
Cabell County Public Library		Huntington 38°25′10.7″N 82°26′38″W	Cabell	1902	Public	Cabell County Public Library System
Calhoun County Public Library		Grantsville 38°55′25.5″N 81°5′48.7″W	Calhoun	1930s	Public	Calhoun County Public Library System	Mountain Library Network West Virginia Library Network
Camden Clark Medical Center Health Sciences Library		Parkersburg	Wood		Academic
Cameron Public Library		Cameron	Marshall		Public	Moundsville–Marshall County Public Library System
Capon Bridge Public Library		Capon Bridge	Hampshire	1969	Public
Center Point Public Library		Center Point	Doddridge	1978	Public	Doddridge County Public Library System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library		Morgantown	Monongalia		Federal
Chapmanville Public Library		Chapmanville	Logan	1977	Public
Charles W. Gibson Public Library		Buckhannon	Upshur		Public
Cheat Area Public Library		Cheat Lake	Monongalia		Public
Clarksburg–Harrison Public Library		Clarksburg	Harrison		Public
Clay Battelle Public Library		Blacksville	Monongalia		Public
Clay County Public Library		Clay	Clay		Public
Clendenin Public Library		Clendenin	Kanawha		Public
Clinton District Public Library		Ridgedale	Monongalia		Public
Coal River Public Library		Racine	Boone		Public
Concord University – J. Frank Marsh Memorial Library		Athens	Mercer		Academic
Cowen Public Library		Cowen	Webster		Public
Cox Landing Public Library		Lesage	Cabell		Public
Craft Memorial Library		Bluefield	Mercer		Public
Craigsville Public Library		Craigsville	Nicholas		Public
Cross Lanes Public Library		Cross Lanes	Kanawha		Public
Davis and Elkins College – Booth Library		Elkins	Randolph		Academic
Doddridge County Public Library		West Union	Doddridge		Public
Dora B. Woodyard Memorial Library		Elizabeth	Wirt		Public
Dunbar Public Library		Dunbar	Kanawha		Public
Durbin Public Library		Durbin	Pocahontas		Public
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College		Moorefield	Hardy		Academic
Eleanor Public Library		Eleanor	Putnam		Public
Elk Valley Public Library		Elkview	Kanawha		Public
Elkins–Randolph County Public Library		Elkins	Randolph		Public
Fairmont State University – Ruth Ann Musick Library		Fairmont	Marion		Academic
Fairview Public Library		Fairview	Marion		Public
Fayette County Public Library		Oak Hill	Fayette		Public
Fayetteville Public Library		Fayetteville	Fayette		Public
Guyan River Public Library		Branchland 38°14′57.9″N 82°11′24.5″W	Lincoln	1978	Public	Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library System
West Huntington Public Library		Huntington 38°24′29.1″N 82°28′40.6″W	Cabell	1968	Public	Cabell County Public Library System

See also

• List of Carnegie libraries in West Virginia
• List of West Virginia archives

External links

• Media related to Libraries in West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
• Mountain Library Network
• West Virginia Library Commission
• West Virginia Library Network