Up Next: Author Cynthia R. Hubbard will visit the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, May 4 at noon for a discussion of her book The Pleasure of Their Company: Adventures in Handraising Orphaned Fawns. 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.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
May 4: Handraising Orphaned Fawns
131 people attended Stuart Bloch's presentation today--the second largest crowd in the 13-year history of the Lunch With Books program. Wow! Thanks for your support!
Up Next: Author Cynthia R. Hubbard will visit the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, May 4 at noon for a discussion of her book The Pleasure of Their Company: Adventures in Handraising Orphaned Fawns. 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.
Up Next: Author Cynthia R. Hubbard will visit the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, May 4 at noon for a discussion of her book The Pleasure of Their Company: Adventures in Handraising Orphaned Fawns. 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.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
A History of Bloch Brothers Tobacco
Stuart Bloch will appear at the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, April 27 at noon to discuss the history of his family’s world famous business: Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company, makers of stogies and Mail Pouch chew, a product famously promoted with iconic, painted barns that still dot the U.S. landscape. Bloch Brothers was a major player in Wheeling’s business history. 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.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
April 20: The Civil War in West Virginia with Stan Cohen
Author and publisher Stan Cohen, who has written numerous books about West Virginia’s history, will visit Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, April 20 at noon to discuss the events of the Civil War in the state. Mr. Cohen is originally from Charleston but now lives in Montana, where he operates Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. He is the author of more than 60 books. 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.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
April 13: Mt. de Chantal
Sister Joanne Gonter of the Mt. de Chantal Visitation Academy will appear at the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, April 13 at noon to discuss the history of the school, which has been in Wheeling since 1848, when it was founded by the Sisters of the Visitation at the invitation of Bishop Richard Whelan. Because of low enrollment and dwindling resources, the Academy graduated its final class on May 31, 2008. Early in 2010, the remaining Sisters of the Visitation will relocate to the Georgetown Monastery in Washington, D.C. 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.