July 7: China's Islamic Women

Dr. Art Barbeau, Emeritus Professor of History and Anthropology at West Liberty, will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, July 7 at noon to tell us about his visits to China, where he encountered a Muslim community 30 million strong, and was able to visit women’s Mosques. The presentation will include slides. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are provided. Please call the library at 304-232-0244 for more information.

June 30 at Noon: Folk Music

Rev. Bob Willits, pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, will perform folk music with a message, mostly from the 1960s.

June 16: A Galapagos Journey with Dr. Scott Shalaway

Naturalist Dr. Scott Shalaway will share memories and photographs from his 2008 expedition to the Galapagos Islands. One of our most popular guests, Dr. Shalaway is a freelance newspaper and magazine columnist who writes a weekly nature column. He also has 3 radio shows: Talk of the Town, M-F noon-1 pm on AM on Talk Radio 1370 WVLY, The Wild Side, Saturdays 9-11 am, also on AM 1370, and Sundays noon to 2 pm on 1360 WMNY in Pittsburgh.

June 9: Sharkwater--Film Screening and Lecture

Film: 10 AM, Lecture: NOON

On Tuesday, June 9 at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library, view the documentary, Sharkwater at 10 AM and stay for a noon lecture on the plight of sharks by Jennifer Lewis, Aquarist at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. In Sharkwater, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks media stereotypes of sharks as man-eating monsters and exposes the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations. Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are provided. Please call the library at 304-232-0244 for more information.