Share Your Library Memories

Dear Patrons,

In recent weeks, many of you have asked how you can support your library. A wonderful opportunity is right around the corner.

As part of our NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK celebration, we have added a special Lunch With Books program on Friday, April 19 at noon called “Library Memories.” 

Hosted by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, the program will feature shared memories and thoughts about the importance of libraries as well as poems and other writings about libraries and the love of reading. Patrons will also be invited to share their own memories of any library that may have impacted their lives. 

Obviously, we will not have time to hear from everyone, so we encourage you to share your library memories in writing by emailing lunchwithbooks@yahoo.com or by sending a letter to LIBRARY MEMORIES, Ohio County Public Library, 52 16th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.

Some of these shared memories may be selected to be read aloud at the program or may appear in print or on the OCPL's web site.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians, and library workers. 

The 2013 theme, Communities Matter @ your library, invites you to rediscover your library as a hub for engaging in creative conversations about the community’s needs. Please take this special week to show that your library is so much more than a repository of resources—that it’s the place for discussion that can enrich, shape, and transform

our community.

We to hope to hear from many of you about your fondest library memories.Thank you for your ongoing support.