State Library Services

State Library Services at the West Virginia Library Commission was established to help provide reference services and access to printed and/or electronic materials and to online information to the public.

It provides public access computers, access to federal and state government information, access to a circulating collection, research assistance, social media, consumer technology training, and library collection assistance.

State Library Services is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm. Our Reading Room in the Culture Center is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

How do I get a library card?

Any West Virginia resident is eligible for a borrowers card from the West Virginia Library Commission.

Click here to access the library card request form or call 304-558-2045 to apply for a state library card

Interlibrary Loan for State Employees

The West Virginia Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Request System allows state employees to borrow library materials from public libraries across the nation. Log in and fill out this form to request materials. Email us for account information.

Internet Computers and WiFi

The Library has four computers available for public use. These workstations have Microsoft Office. For users with their own laptops, tablets, or another mobile device, the Library provides free access to Wi-Fi.

SELF-e for Authors

SELF-e helps support local authors by providing a platform to make their eBook(s) available to more libraries. Through its partnership with the SELF-e program, the WVLC allows local authors to reach a wider audience, both locally and nationally. To access the service, authors may submit their works to the WVLC, who adds them to the Commission’s West Virginia Collection, a database of books provided to library patrons by the state library.

Once the eBook(s) are added to the West Virginia Collection, they are then automatically reviewed by the Library Journal for inclusion in the journal’s SELF-e Select database. SELF-e Select is available to public libraries across the United States. Authors may find more information about the SELF-e program and can submit their eBooks here.