West Virginia Library Commission
Every resident of West Virginia has free access to a statewide library system run by West Virginia Library Commission. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
West Virginia public libraries at a glance
Research databases: WV InfoDepot
WV InfoDepot is West Virginia's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside WV InfoDepot include:
- EBSCO research databases
- LearningExpress Library (test prep & skills)
- Encyclopedias
- Newspaper archives
Ebooks & audiobooks: WV-Reads (ebooks & audiobooks) and Hoopla, free with a library card.
Early literacy programs
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is active in all 55 West Virginia counties, mailing a free book each month to enrolled children from birth to age 5.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Services for the Blind & Print Disabled, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. The West Virginia Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (Talking Books Library, Charleston), part of the NLS network, serves residents who can't use standard print; apply via the Special Services application.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest West Virginia public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →