The Kingwood Public Library is located on (Route 7) West Main St in Kingwood
between McDonald's & All Star Express
Library Cards are free for everyone age
6 & over. If you have lost your card, there is a $3.00 charge for a replacement.
In addition to use at the Library in Kingwood and Terra Alta, cards can be used at more
than 40 libraries in these counties: Barbour, Braxton, Brooke, Dodderidge,
Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel.
All library materials have a 14 day checkout period with 2 renewals allowed per item (6 weeks total). You may call to renew materials, renew online or come into the library. To renew online return to the main page and click on search our catalog. Click on "My Account" and follow instructions. Some items including all construction manuals require a cash deposit. Please call the library for more information.
All written materials (books magazines, etc.) have a fine of 10 cents per day for each item. Videos and Audios are assessed a fine of $1.00 per day. The maximum fine is $5.00 for each item.
We offer free Internet access. We have 6 workstations with a time limit of one hour for each on a first come- first serve basis. We also offer free wireless access.
We have books, magazines, record albums, videos, books-on-tape, cassettes, filmstrips and reference materials. Some items require a cash deposit in order to be checked out. We also have Inter-library loans on which you pay return postage.
We have a copy service at a cost of 25 cents per page and we also send and receive faxes. Ask about our fax rates at the circulation desk. We have a microfilm reader/printer for public use. Cost per copy is 25 cents.
We also supply free income tax forms to the general public throughout the tax season. If we don't have it, we can get it for you at a cost of 25 cents per page.
If you are doing genealogical research we have many books that deal with the family lineage of Prestonians and West Virginia History. We have cemetery records books, census records and more. See a library employee for more information about our genealogy section.
We also have many special events throughout the year.
We have an ongoing campaign to raise much needed funds
by collecting and ]recycling empty ink cartridges,
old ipods and unwanted cell phones.
See our EVENTS page for specific Monthly events.
The library has 2 book sales sponsored by the Friends of the Kingwood Public Library, one in the June and one in December. We accept donations of books , videos, magazines and more throughout the year. We do not accept old text books and old encyclopedia.
The Friends of the Kingwood Public Library also sponsor the Preschool story hour programs at 10 A.M. on Wednesday mornings during the school year.
Our annual Children's Christmas party is usually held the last Saturday before Christmas. Pre- registration is required and begins around Thanksgiving.
Our Summer reading and Activity Program for Children is on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. in the summer time.
Feel free to call the library at 304-329-1499 for further information or contact us at the e-mail address below.
E-Mail the library titchen@clark.lib.wv.us
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