Victoria Read Public Library

06/24/2026

What’s Summer Reading without a book challenge? Print your copy of the youth and adult challenges or stop by the Library to pick one up! Be sure to return them on or before Saturday, July 18th to be eligible for a prize! Kids get a prize bag and adults have the chance to win a Kindle Fire!

06/24/2026

Check out what's new at the Belmont County District Library!

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There are five new bestsellers, nine new movies, 71 new children's books, and ten other new books.

The new bestsellers this week include "It Could Have Been Her," "Weddings," and "Choke Point." The new movies this week include "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," "Scream 7," and "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1."

06/23/2026

Thank you to Mr. John Boilegh for last week's outstanding presentation on Ohio Prehistory!

06/22/2026

Discover how to create like a caveman, no time machine needed! Join art educator Courtney Vilano this Friday, June 26th at 1pm and get prehistoric with the art of Cave Painting! Can't make it? Visit one of our other branches or stop by anytime for a new weekly activity packet and scavenger hunt!

06/19/2026

Uncover Fort Laurens, Ohio’s only Revolutionary War era fort, through artifacts recovered in recent archaeological excavations with Jonathan Brewster, the lead archaeologist on the Fort Laurens 250 project, at 5:45pm on Wednesday, June 24th during The Fort Beneath Our Feet: War in the Ohio Country! No registration required. Free & open to the public. Call (740) 968-3891 for more information.

06/17/2026

Check out what's new at the Belmont County District Library!

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There are eleven new bestsellers, one new movie, 54 new children's books, and 29 other new books.

The new bestsellers this week include "Whistler," "Road Trip," and "Daughters of the Sun and Moon." The new movie this week is "He Calls Me Daughter."

06/15/2026

We had a blast creating craters with "asteroids" and exploring chemical reactions to excavate "dinosaur eggs" during Friday's Summer Reading Program with the Challenger Learning Center, Wheeling, WV! Thank you for coming!

06/15/2026

Learn about T-Rex and other amazing dinosaurs through both real and replica fossils this Friday, June 19th at 1pm with the SMART Centre Market and Dynamic Dinosaurs! Can’t make it? Visit one of our other branches or drop by anytime for a new weekly activity packet and scavenger hunt!

06/12/2026

Visit with the BCDL Bookmobile at Schuler Park this evening!

We'll be at Schuler Park in Flushing, Ohio until 7pm for the Heritage Festival & Fireworks! Come say hello and pick your next read!

06/12/2026

Discover Ohio's prehistoric past from the ice age through the late prehistoric period with Ohio Department of Natural Resources staff archaeologist John Boilegh during Ohio Prehistory next Wednesday, June 17th at 6pm! No registration required. Call (740) 968-3891 for more information.