List of libraries in West Virginia

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

Current Libraries

Library name Image Location County Est. Type System Consortium Notes Alderson Public Library Alderson Greenbrier 1977 Public None MLN, WVLN Allegheny Mountain Top Public Library Mount Storm Grant 1978 Public Grant County Public Library ELN Alum Creek Public Library Alum Creek Lincoln 1982 Public Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library WCRLN Ansted Public Library Ansted Fayette 1976 Public Fayette County Public Library MLN, WVLN Arnettsville Public Library Arnettsville Monongalia 2009 Public Morgantown Public Library WVLN Barboursville Public Library Barboursville Cabell 1946 Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN 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 Boone 1977 Public Boone–Madison Public Library MLN, WVLN Belington Public Library Belington Barbour 1977 Public None WVLN 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 Marshall Public Moundsville–Marshall County Public Library WVLN Bethany College – T. W. Phillips Memorial Library Bethany Brooke Academic Bethany College, Mary Cutlip Center for Library and Information Technology Services WVER Beverly Heritage Branch Library Beverly Randolph Public None Co-located in the Beverly Bank building with the Beverly Heritage Center. Bluefield State University – William B. Robertson Library Bluefield Mercer Academic Bluefield State University MLN, WVER, WVLN Bolivar–Harpers Ferry Public Library Bolivar Jefferson 1977 Public None ELN Boone–Madison Public Library Madison Boone 1974 Public Boone–Madison Public Library MLN, WVLN Currently housed in the former Madison National Bank building. Bradshaw Public Library Bradshaw McDowell Public McDowell County Public Library MLN, WVLN Bridgeport Public Library Bridgeport Harrison 1956 Public None WVLS 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 Fayette Academic BridgeValley Community and Technical College WVER BridgeValley Community and Technical College – South Charleston South Charleston Kanawha Academic BridgeValley Community and Technical College WVER Brooke County Public Library Wellsburg Brooke 1897 Public Brooke County Public Library WVLN The library moved to its present location in 1972. Buffalo Creek Memorial Library Man Logan 1973 Public None WCRLN Buffalo Public Library Buffalo Putnam 1984 Public Putnam County Public Library WCRLN Burlington Public Library Burlington Mineral 1981 Public Keyser–Mineral County Public Library ELN Burnsville Public Library Burnsville Braxton 1976 Public None WVLN Cabell County Public Library Huntington Cabell 1902 Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN Calhoun County Public Library Grantsville Calhoun 1930s Public Calhoun County Public Library MLN, WVLN Camden Clark Medical Center Health Sciences Library Parkersburg Wood Other West Virginia University Health System Cameron Public Library Cameron Marshall Public Moundsville–Marshall County Public Library WVLN Capon Bridge Public Library Capon Bridge Hampshire 1969 Public None ELN Center Point Public Library Center Point Doddridge 1978 Public Doddridge County Public Library WVLN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library Morgantown Monongalia Other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Central West Virginia Genealogy and History Library Horner Lewis Other Ceredo–Kenova Public Library Kenova Wayne 1950 Public Wayne County Public Library WCRLN Chapmanville Public Library Chapmanville Logan 1977 Public None WCRLN Charles Town Library Charles Town Jefferson 1927 Other None Unaffiliated Charles W. Gibson Public Library Buckhannon Upshur 1925 Public None WVLN The library has operated at its current location since 1942. Cheat Area Public Library Cheat Lake Monongalia 1970s Public Morgantown Public Library WVLN Clarksburg–Harrison Public Library Clarksburg Harrison 1907 Public Clarksburg–Harrison Public Library WVLS Clay Battelle Public Library Blacksville Monongalia 1974 Public Morgantown Public Library WVLN Clay County Public Library Clay Clay 1962 Public None Unaffiliated Clendenin Public Library Clendenin Kanawha 1988 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Clinton District Public Library Ridgedale Monongalia 1970s Public Morgantown Public Library WVLN Coal River Public Library Racine Boone 1980 Public Boone–Madison Public Library MLN, WVLN Concord University – J. Franklin Marsh Memorial Library Athens Mercer Academic Concord University MLN, WVER, WVLN Officially dedicated in 1941, and named for university president J. Franklin Marsh in 1969, the library was renovated in the late 1970s and rededicated in 1980. Cowen Public Library Cowen Webster 1978 Public None WVLN Cox Landing Public Library Lesage Cabell Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN Craft Memorial Library Bluefield Mercer 1913 Public None MLN, WVLN Craigsville Public Library Craigsville Nicholas 1976 Public None MLN, WVLN Cross Lanes Public Library Cross Lanes Kanawha 1976 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Davis and Elkins College – Booth Library Elkins Randolph Academic Davis and Elkins College WVER Doddridge County Public Library West Union Doddridge 1952 Public Doddridge County Public Library WVLN Dora B. Woodyard Memorial Library Elizabeth Wirt 1962 Public None MLN, WVLN Dunbar Public Library Dunbar Kanawha 1977 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Durbin Public Library Durbin Pocahontas Public Pocahontas County Public Library MLN, WVLN Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield Hardy Academic Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College WVER Eleanor Public Library Eleanor Putnam 1978 Public Putnam County Public Library WCRLN Elk Valley Public Library Elkview Kanawha 1977 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Elkins–Randolph County Public Library Elkins Randolph Public None WVLN Fairmont State University – Ruth Ann Musick Library Fairmont Marion Academic Fairmont State University WVER Fairview Public Library Fairview Marion 1976 Public Marion County Public Library WVLS Fayette County Public Library Oak Hill Fayette 1959 Public Fayette County Public Library MLN, WVLN Fayetteville Public Library Fayetteville Fayette 1959 Public Fayette County Public Library MLN, WVLN Five Rivers Public Library Parsons Tucker 1974 Public Five Rivers Public Library WVLN Follansbee Public Library Follansbee Brooke 1995 Public Brooke County Public Library WVLN Fort Ashby Public Library Fort Ashby Mineral 1974 Public Keyser–Mineral County Public Library ELN Fort Gay Public Library Fort Gay Wayne 1973 Public Wayne County Public Library WCRLN Gallaher Village Public Library Huntington Cabell 1961 Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN Gassaway Public Library Gassaway Braxton 1967 Public None WVLN Geary Public Library Left Hand Roane 1967 Public Roane County Public Library MLN, WVLN Gilbert Public Library Gilbert Mingo Public Mingo County Public Library WCRLN Gilmer Public Library Glenville Gilmer 1979 Public None WVLN Glasgow Public Library Glasgow Kanawha 1976 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Glenville State University – Robert F. Kidd Library Glenville Gilmer Academic Glenville State University WVER, WVLN Grant County Public Library Petersburg Grant 1966 Public Grant County Public Library ELN Green Bank Public Library Green Bank Pocahontas 1960 Public Pocahontas County Public Library MLN, WVLN Greenbrier County Public Library Lewisburg Greenbrier 1942 Public None MLN Originally housed in the Supreme Court Library Building. Greenbrier Historical Society Lewisburg Greenbrier Other Guyan River Public Library Branchland Lincoln 1978 Public Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library WCRLN Guyandotte Public Library Huntington Cabell 1984 Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library Hamlin Lincoln 1972 Public Hamlin–Lincoln County Public Library WCRLN Hampshire County Public Library Romney Hampshire 1935 Public None ELN The current library building was completed in 1967. Hanover Public Library Hanover Wyoming 1995 Public Wyoming County Public Library MLN, WVLN Hardy County Public Library Moorefield Hardy 1927 Public None ELN Hedgesville Public Library Hedgesville Berkeley 1968 Public Martinsburg–Berkeley County Public Library ELN Helvetia Public Library Helvetia Randolph 1984 Public None WVLN Hillsboro Public Library Hillsboro Pocahontas 1978 Public Pocahontas County Public Library MLN, WVLN Hundred Public Library Hundred Wetzel Public None WVLN Hurricane Public Library Hurricane Putnam 1989 Public Putnam County Public Library WCRLN Iaeger Public Library Iaeger McDowell Public McDowell County Public Library MLN, WVLN Jackson County Public Library – Ravenswood Ravenswood Jackson 1949 Public Jackson County Public Library MLN, WVLN Jackson County Public Library – Ripley Ripley Jackson 1949 Public Jackson County Public Library MLN, WVLN James W. Curry Public Library and Park French Creek Upshur 1980 Other None Unaffiliated Kanawha County Public Library Charleston Kanawha 1908 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Kermit Public Library Kermit Mingo Public Mingo County Public Library WCRLN Keyser–Mineral County Public Library Keyser Mineral 1937 Public Keyser–Mineral County Public Library ELN Kingwood Public Library Kingwood Preston 1941 Public None WVLN Linwood Public Library Linwood Pocahontas 2009 Public Pocahontas County Public Library MLN, WVLN Logan Area Public Library Logan Logan 1997 Public None WCRLN Louis Bennett Public Library Weston Lewis 1922 Public None WVLN Lowe Public Library Shinnston Harrison 1973 Public None WVLN Lynn Murray Memorial Public Library Chester Hancock 1970 Public None WVLN Mannington Public Library Mannington Marion 1964 Public Marion County Public Library WVLS Marion County Public Library Fairmont Marion 1890s Public Marion County Public Library WVLS Marmet Public Library Marmet Kanawha 1980 Public Kanawha County Public Library KCLS Marshall University – Health Science Library Huntington Cabell Academic Marshall University Libraries WVER Marshall University – James E. Morrow Library Huntington Cabell 1930 Academic Marshall University Libraries WVER Marshall University – John Deaver Drinko Library Huntington Cabell 1998 Academic Marshall University Libraries WVER Marshall University – South Charleston Library South Charleston Kanawha Academic Marshall University Libraries WVER Martinsburg VA Medical Center Martinsburg Berkeley Other United States Department of Veterans Affairs Martinsburg–Berkeley County Public Library Martinsburg Berkeley 1926 Public Martinsburg–Berkeley County Public Library ELN Mary H. Weir Public Library Weirton Hancock 1924 Public None WVLN Mason City Public Library Mason Mason Public Mason County Public Library MLN, WVLN Mason County Public Library Point Pleasant Mason 1942 Public Mason County Public Library MLN, WVLN Matewan Public Library Matewan Mingo Public Mingo County Public Library WCRLN McClintic Public Library Marlinton Pocahontas 1953 Public Pocahontas County Public Library MLN, WVLN McDowell County Public Library Welch McDowell 1936 Public McDowell County Public Library MLN, WVLN Milton Public Library Milton Cabell 1927 Public Cabell County Public Library WCRLN Mingo County Public Library Delbarton Mingo 1963 Public Mingo County Public Library WCRLN Monroe County Public Library Union Monroe 1947 Public None MLN, WVLN Montgomery Public Library Montgomery Fayette 1977 Public Fayette County Public Library MLN, WVLN Morgan County Public Library Berkeley Springs Morgan 1924 Public None ELN Morgantown Public Library Morgantown Monongali