We are famous for our children’s programs, but West Branch Public Library has a lot to offer for the adult community, too! Thousands of books and movies, special events, and online resources are all available for adults.
Books and more
Our adult patrons have access to books, DVDs, and magazines & newspapers, as well as online resources! Use your library card to download an audiobook to your phone or stream a free movie.
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Programs and Events
The library offers a wide variety of programs and events for adults — why let kids have all the fun? If you visit the library’s calendar of events, you can find what’s in the works.
Book Club
It’s the club where everyone’s invited! The library picks a book every month and hosts a discussion on the third Tuesday of the month. Check out the book club page to see what we’re reading next!
Library… After Hours!
Library… After Hours is the most relaxed of the adult events. We have an After Hours event almost every month. Movie Nights are the most popular, but we also host games, craft nights, speakers, and more!
Since these events happen after the library’s closed, we do allow you to bring certain approved adult beverages. Visit our Library… After Hours page for more details.
What happens at the after hours events depends on you – what do you want to learn or do at the library? In the past we’ve had guest speakers on gardening, a holiday gift wrapping party, Vino Van Gogh, home organizing, and a dessert recipe share.
Summer Library Program
As an adult, you too can earn prizes from the library during the summer. By reading and completing themed tasks (based on the theme for each summer), you can earn some smaller prizes like books, shirts, and mugs and be entered into a drawing for the summer’s grand prizes!
Brainfuse
We offer online assistance for adults, too! Through our Brainfuse portal, you can find help choosing, finding, and applying for careers, assistance for adult learners, and special resources for veterans.
JobNow: one-of-a-kind career assistance that covers all major aspects of job hunting.
Adult Learning Center: providing academic assistance designed for adult learners.
VetNow: supporting the community’s veterans and their families with locating eligible benefits, live online academic tutoring, employment transition assistance, and finding community resources.
West Branch Times Digital Archive
If you’re ever in the need to look up something involving the history in West Branch, a good place to start is the online historical archives of the West Branch Times. Covering 1883 through 1993, the West Branch Times, or Local Record as it was known prior to 1889, is now available online at westbranch.advantage-preservation.com/.
The digital archive provides both a keyword and name search, perfect for those wanting to look up geaneaology records or a specific event in West Branch’s History.
The digital copies are also browsable by year, month, and day so you can see what was happening around a specific time period.