Helvetia Public Library

Helvetia Public Library The Helvetia Public Library opened as an outpost library in 1984 for the residents of Middle Fork District in Randolph County, West Virginia.

We do not use generative AI technologies in any form. Built to blend in with the rustic aesthetics of the little Swiss village, the library is located in the "Historic Square" which also houses the museum, log school and gazebo. We are a small library, approximately 1,000 sq-ft, however our services are vital in this rural area. We have an amazing community with talented people of Swiss heritage a

nd a huge variety of readers. The library has four fixed computer workstations for public use and provides a WiFi wireless hotspot which can be accessed as far away as the gazebo.

Bug your local library to send Alderson a postcard! (Not us, though. We already did.)
06/03/2026

Bug your local library to send Alderson a postcard! (Not us, though. We already did.)

05/20/2026

The Library will be closed Monday, 25 May, in observance of Memorial Day and in remembrance of those military personnel who died in service.

We are proud to announce the end of a year(ish)-long top to bottom overhaul of our catalog and shelves. Some highlights ...
05/14/2026

We are proud to announce the end of a year(ish)-long top to bottom overhaul of our catalog and shelves. Some highlights include:

📚 The spine labels on all 5593 items in the catalog have been replaced with new uniform and durable labels with clear lettering.

📚 All 5593 call numbers are consistent and uniform between sections and within each section. Each section has now has a unique call number prefix, so nothing ends up in the wrong spot by accident.

📚 We now have shelves for West Virginia materials and for Swiss Genealogy and Helvetia + Pickens historical materials. These include several hundred books and videos that were previously present but not cataloged.

📚 About 1000 titles have been removed to update digital catalog and match it exactly with what's on the shelf: now, if we say we have it, we do; and if we don't, we don't.

📚 The shelves are now sorted to exact catalog order.

📚 Large print and classic materials have gotten labels and are easy to pick out. Series are labelled for series-order, too.

There's always little bits more to do, but, boy. That's the most of it. Many thanks to the folks at Upshur County Public Library and Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library for their kind help.

The West Virginia Treasury's "Fund The Future" sweepstakes is open until 20 May! If you're eligible and want to, enter b...
05/12/2026

The West Virginia Treasury's "Fund The Future" sweepstakes is open until 20 May! If you're eligible and want to, enter below for a chance at $10,000 to a SMART529 account for college planning. More info at https://wvtreasury.gov/fundthefuture or we have a couple of fliers here at the Library fresh out of our PO Box.

If you need 18x25x1 furnace filters, c'mon down to the library and grab these two. They fit the furnace we no longer hav...
05/12/2026

If you need 18x25x1 furnace filters, c'mon down to the library and grab these two. They fit the furnace we no longer have, and we'll thank you kindly for freeing up a little shelf space without building a bigger landfill.

Tomorrow is primary election day!
05/11/2026

Tomorrow is primary election day!

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Helvetia, WV
26224

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 2pm - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 2pm - 8pm

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(304) 924-5063

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