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Added to NRHP. April 3, 1980. The Carnegie Public Library at Huntington, West Virginia, formerly also known as the Cabell County Public Library, is a historic library building located on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street. It was the first public library in the county. [2] It served the community as a library until 1980, when ...
725 Green St. 39°15′57″N 81°33′22″W. / 39.265886°N 81.556213°W / 39.265886; -81.556213 ( Parkersburg Public Library) Opened on October 5, 1905, this library closed in 1976 when a new library was built. It later housed Trans-Allegheny Books, the largest used bookstore in West Virginia. The bookstore closed in 2010.
The newly formed West Virginia Library Association (formed in 1914) campaigned for the legislation. Between 1917 and 1930, fourteen public libraries existed in the state. The West Virginia Library Commission was created in 1929 by the legislature and housed in Morgantown on the campus of West Virginia University, but no state funding was ...
Raleigh County Public Library: Public Library: Raleigh County: The Raleigh County Public Library collects genealogical materials and local history materials. The archives contain obituaries, Beckley newspapers, the Beckley Polk City Directories, West Virginia Blue Books, state county information, and family genealogies. Beverly Heritage Center
82001769 [1] Added to NRHP. October 8, 1982. The Parkersburg Carnegie Library is a historic library building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was designed and built in 1905, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919.
The West Virginia Library Commission (WVLC) Is the official State Library agency of West Virginia located in Charleston, West Virginia. [1] It is overseen by a nine-member Library Commission appointed by the Governor. [2] WVLC administers federal and state funds to the state's 172 public libraries as well as maintains the Statewide Library ...
The Rapid City main library is a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m 2 ), two-story tall building in Rapid City's downtown area. The library has a collection of over 147,000 materials as well as thousands of digital resources, subscriptions to over 40 newspapers and magazines, and 53 public-use computers. Both locations offer free Wi-Fi access.
West Virginia University Libraries. Coordinates: 39°37′59.6″N 79°57′14.0″W. The West Virginia University Libraries at West Virginia University consist of seven individual libraries located on various WVU campuses. The Downtown Campus library is on the WVU Downtown Campus. The Evansdale Library is located on the WVU's Evansdale campus.