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Public libraries in West Virginia

96 public libraries in West Virginia, 28th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Cabell County Public LibraryHuntingtonCabell46.7
Marion County Public LibraryFairmontMarion22.7
Martinsburg-Berkeley Co. Public LibraryMartinsburgBerkeley22.25
Raleigh County Public LibraryBeckleyRaleigh20.5
Kanawha County Public LibraryCharlestonKanawha19.7
Ohio County Public LibraryWheelingOhio18.98
Putnam County LibraryHurricanePutnam13.05
Fayette County Public LibraryOak HillFayette10.78
Morgantown Public LibraryMorgantownMonongalia10.13
South Charleston Public LibrarySouth CharlestonKanawha9.9
Parkersburg/Wood Co. Public LibraryParkersburgWood9.53
Jackson County Public LibraryRipleyJackson9.15
Doddridge County Public LibraryWest UnionDoddridge8.75
Moundsville-Marshall County Public LibraryMoundsvilleMarshall8.5
Clarksburg-Harrison Public LibraryClarksburgHarrison8
Mary H. Weir Public LibraryWeirtonHancock8
Bridgeport Public LibraryBridgeportHarrison7
Princeton Public LibraryPrincetonMercer7
Pocahontas County Libraries & Visitor InformaMarlintonPocahontas6.83
Keyser-Mineral County Public LibraryKeyserMineral6.48
Wayne County Public LibraryKenovaWayne6.45
Greenbrier County Public LibraryLewisburgGreenbrier6.05
Ritchie County Public LibraryHarrisvilleRitchie6.05
Taylor County Public LibraryGraftonTaylor5.48
Hamlin-Lincoln County Public LibraryHamlinLincoln5.25
Vienna Public LibraryViennaWood5.2
Hampshire County Public LibraryRomneyHampshire5.15
Mason County Public LibraryPoint PleasantMason5.05
Wyoming County Public LibraryPinevilleWyoming4.7
Roane County Public LibrarySpencerRoane4.38
Mingo County Public LibraryDelbartonMingo3.75
Elkins-Randolph Public LibraryElkinsRandolph3.5
Shepherdstown Public LibraryShepherdstownJefferson3.5
Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public LibraryHarpers FerryJefferson3.48
Hardy County Public LibraryMoorefieldHardy3.4
Five Rivers Public LibraryParsonsTucker3.15
Grant County Public LibraryPetersburgGrant3
New Martinsville Public LibraryNew MartinsvilleWetzel3
Summersville Public LibrarySummersvilleNicholas3
South Jefferson Public LibrarySummit PointJefferson2.98
Buffalo Creek Memorial LibraryManLogan2.8
Charles W. Gibson Public LibraryBuckhannonUpshur2.65
Logan Area Public LibraryLoganLogan2.63
Pleasants County Public LibrarySt. MarysPleasants2.6
Kingwood Public LibraryKingwoodPreston2.5
Philippi Public LibraryPhilippiBarbour2.48
Morgan County Public LibraryBerkeley SpringsMorgan2.43
Gilmer Public LibraryGlenvilleGilmer2.36
Dora Bee Woodyard Memorial LibraryElizabethWirt2.15
Sistersville Public LibrarySistersvilleTyler2.1
Capon Bridge Public LibraryCapon BridgeHampshire2
Chapmanville Public LibraryChapmanvilleLogan2
Craft Memorial LibraryBluefieldMercer2
Louis Bennett Public LibraryWestonLewis2
Summers County Public LibraryHintonSummers2
Upshur County Public LibraryBuckhannonUpshur2
Nutter Fort Public LibraryNutter FortHarrison1.93
White Sulphur Springs Public LibraryWhite Sulphur SpringGreenbrier1.93
Gassaway Public LibraryGassawayBraxton1.88
Lynn Murray Memorial LibraryChesterHancock1.85
Lowe Public LibraryShinnstonHarrison1.8
Belington Public LibraryBelingtonBarbour1.75
Williamson Public LibraryWilliamsonMingo1.75
Mountaintop Public LibraryThomasTucker1.7
Sutton Public LibrarySuttonBraxton1.6
Peterstown Public LibraryPeterstownMonroe1.58
Paden City Public LibraryPaden CityWetzel1.53
Russell Memorial Public LibraryMill CreekRandolph1.5
Rupert Public LibraryRupertGreenbrier1.48
Brooke County Public LibraryWellsburgBrooke1.45
Rainelle Public LibraryRainelleGreenbrier1.43
Webster-Addison Public LibraryWebster SpringsWebster1.3
Burnsville Public LibraryBurnsvilleBraxton1.23
Southern Area Public LibraryLost CreekHarrison1.23
Paw Paw Public LibraryPaw PawMorgan1.2
Swaney Memorial LibraryNew CumberlandHancock1.2
Hundred Public LibraryHundredWetzel1.03
Boone-Madison Public LibraryMadisonBoone1
Clay County Public LibraryClayClay1
McDowell Public LibraryWelchMcDowell1
Nitro Public LibraryNitroKanawha1
Terra Alta Public LibraryTerra AltaPreston1
Craigsville Public LibraryCraigsvilleNicholas0.95
Monroe County Public LibraryUnionMonroe0.95
Cowen Public LibraryCowenWebster0.9
Ronceverte Public LibraryRonceverteGreenbrier0.9
Alderson Public LibraryAldersonGreenbrier0.88
Calhoun County Public LibraryGrantsvilleCalhoun0.88
Pine Grove Public LibraryPine GroveWetzel0.8
Valley Head Public LibraryValley HeadRandolph0.8
Tyler County Public LibraryMiddlebourneTyler0.78
Helvetia Public LibraryHelvetiaRandolph0.75
Piedmont Public LibraryPiedmontMineral0.75
Richwood Public LibraryRichwoodNicholas0.75
Pioneer Memorial Public LibraryHarmanRandolph0.73
Pendleton County Public LibraryFranklinPendleton0.7

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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