Reading
Areas
--
The Greenbrier
County Library offers several reading
areas throughout our library. Beyond
the main reading area, located near the
windows across from our main, upper
level entrance, there are reading areas in
the Juvenille and Young Adult areas as
well as in the north-east and south-east
corners of the building.
Reference
Materials
--
We offer reference
books, such as encyclopedias,
dictionaries, pricing guides, maps,
atlases, and many local history.
These materials may be used for research
on site or photocopied, but may not be
checked out.
Notary Public --
The Greenbrier
County Library normally has three notary
publics available during normal business
hours before 5 p.m. There is no fee
for notarizing at the Greenbrier County
Library.
Local History Room --
Our new facility
contains a local history room in which we
have our reference collection of books
pertaining to the history of our part of
the state. It is not the most
extensive collection and there is limited
genealogical material within it.
Anything that we do not have on hand is
likely to be found at the Greenbrier
County Historical Society, located in the
North House Museum, just down the hill
from our facility. As with all of
our reference materials, the books in our
Local History Room may not be checked out.
Tax
Forms
--
We offer State
&
Federal tax forms on-site during tax
season. If there you need forms that
we do not have on hand, we are able to
print them from the IRS website in most
cases.
FAX
Service--
For sending FAXes
we do charge $2 for the first page and $1
for each additional page. For
receiving FAXes, we
charge $1 per page with a ceiling of
$4. You can therefore receive as
many FAXed pages as necessary, but we will
only charge up to $4.
Photo Copier --
We charge $.25 per
photocopied page.
Laser
printing --
We charge $.10 fee
per page and can print in black &
white only.
Inter
Library Loans --
The Greenbrier County
Public Library participates in an
Interlibrary Loan service in order to
obtain materials not available in our
collection. This service depends on
the generosity of public and academic
libraries across the state. For
security reasons interlibrary loan
materials must be signed out from the
front desk. In order to receive this
privilege the borrower agrees to: 1.
Accept responsibility for materials
between signing out and signing in. This
includes cost of damage to or loss of
borrowed item. 2. Return the materials by
the date due marked on the interlibrary
loan slip. Not returning materials to the
lending library on time may jeopardize our
ability to continue receiving interlibrary
loan services from that library. Please
make every effort to return this material
by the due date. Please note:
Borrowers may be required to have a valid
library card with the MLN system in order
to check out Interlibrary Loan materials.
Computer/Internet
Access --
The GCPL offers
computer and internet access free of
charge. Patrons are given a 1 hour
time limit for computer usage, however we
do not ask patrons to relinquish their
computers unless we have other patrons
waiting to use them. We also offer
wireless internet access in 1 hour, 2 hour
or 4 hour time increments. To use
this free service, patrons must provide
their own wireless capable laptop computer
and ask to use the service at our
circulation desk. Staff will then
provide a wireless access login and
password for the requested amount of
time. Patrons will then have 24
hours in which to use that alotted amount
of time. If more time is needed,
another session can be requested, free of
charge.
Basic
Computer Class --
This
class is offered the first Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of each month, from
10 a.m. to noon. The class is
free. Please call ahead to register.
Videos
/DVDs --
We offer both popular
release movies as well as children's
movies. Primarily our collection is
available on VHS tape, though our DVD
collection is growing.
Paperback
Book Exchange --
You can bring in a
paperback book and take one from our
exchange section. Please note:
If there is a colored dot and a
library spine label on the spine of
the book you are taking, that is not
an exchange book, but is part of our
collection and must be checked out.
Audio
Books --
We offer a wide selection
of books on tape, CD and now audio
books for download to your personal
player through
the WV
Reads program.
See the staff for more details.
eBooks --
Through
the WV
Reads program, we offer a
selection of eBooks for download to
your reading device. Whether
it's your laptop, an iPad, Kindle or
Nook, GCPL has a selection of eBooks
that are compatible with your reading
device. See the staff for more
details.
Literacy Tutoring --
We offer literacy tutoring
through the Greenbrier County Literacy
through Libraries. To schedule
literacy tutoring, please call Cherrie
Davis, Literacy Through Libraries
coordinator, at Ronceverte Public
Library at 647-7400.
Story
Hour --
From September
through May, the Greenbrier County Library
library has a weekly Story Hour
program. During Story Hour, children
in our two different age groups are read
stories by our library staff, then they do
crafts and afterward have snack time and
are able to check out books as well.
Our Story Hour groups and times are as
follows: For 3 to 5 year olds, Story
Hour takes place in our downstairs
multi-purpose room from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.; for 2 to 3 year-olds Story Time
takes place in our children's area in the
upstairs main floor from 10:30 a.m. to 11
a.m.
