Notice:
The
library
building
is
open
to
the
public
on
weekdays
from
10-5,
and
Saturday
11-3, under
the
following
guidelines
Eight
patrons
are
allowed
in
the
building
at
one
time.
When
people
are
waiting
to
enter
the
building
or
use
a
computer
there
is a
30
minute
time
limit.
Social
distancing
is
respected.
Although
the
children’s
area
is
closed,
staff
will
bring
requested
juvenile
books
and
magazines
to
patrons.
Curbside
services
will
continue
on
weekdays
between
10
a.m.
to 6
p.m.
The
library’s
juvenile
summer
reading
program
begins
June
15.
Please
call
304-536-1171
with
any
questions.
We
will
also
continue
the
following
services:
-
Answer
Telephones
(call
us
at
304-536-1171)
-
Mail
books
-
Curbside
service
-
E-book
assistance
-
Data
base
assistance
-
Print
materials
emailed
to
library
The first library in
White Sulphur Springs was established in the summer of 1914 with the
help of a gift from Olive P. Stokes. Miss Stokes, a frequent visitor
to the Old White Hotel, donated $100 to be used to purchase
furniture and pay rent for two upstairs rooms in a building on Main
Street. In 1915, the White Sulphur Springs Company donated the
present site to be used for a library.
The first library building was erected in 1921. Seven years
later a community house was added to the facility. During World War
II, the U.S.O added a back room to the building. In 1976, the local
organization became a state-affiliated library under the auspices of
the West Virginia Library Commission and adopted its new name --
White Sulphur Springs Public Library.
As the years went by and the library continued to grow, the original
building became inadequate. In 1987, a new building was built on the
same site. This 5,000 square foot facility is still in use
today.