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.

Indie Author Project (formerly SELF-e)

What began as a partnership with Library Journal on the SELF-e program several years ago has grown into an incredible, dynamic community of indie authors, readers, and librarians now known as the Indie Author Project.

The Indie Author Project is a publishing community that includes multiple curation organizations and partners (including Library Journal), events like Indie Author Day, public library service and programming support, and a network of indie book contests built to help libraries find the best indie books and share them with their patrons. The idea is spreading around the world and creating a new book ecosystem in which libraries are at the center.

With the expansion of this project, we’ve also partnered with other library eBook lenders such as OverDrive, cloudLibrary, and DPLA to bring you commercial IAP collections where authors are now able to earn royalties.

State Library Services

How do I get a library card?

Interlibrary Loan for State Employees

Internet Computers and WiFi

Indie Author Project (formerly SELF-e)​

Indie Author Project (formerly SELF-e)