The Raleigh County Public Library serves about 79,000 residents of Raleigh County. It comprises the Main Branch in Beckley City, two branches in Shady Spring and Sophia, and Bookmobiles. The library system maintains over 165,000 volumes and circulates approximately 291,000 items per year, including fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs, Blu-rays, and digital collections. It offers interlibrary loans, WiFi, computers, copy/fax/scan services, notary public, genealogy research help, storytime, book club, summer reading, and computer classes.