OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMING: September 2010

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"I am completely smitten with the Lunch with Books patrons...who welcomed me like a long-lost cousin. It takes two to have a successful reading: an enthusiastic presenter and an engaged audience, and boy did the stars align for us." -Marie Manilla, Still Life with Plums

"Lunch With Books is an outstanding program -- one of the best in the country." -NPR Journalist Matthew Algeo, The President is a Sick Man

"With a new book in hand, I’ve visited a lot of libraries lately, and I think the Ohio County Public Library is my all-time favorite. People are kind and welcoming, and deeply appreciate a visiting writer." -Jaimy Gordon, Lord of Misrule (National Book Award)

“I wanted the book launch to be at Lunch With Books because it is the best library book program in West Virginia and because Wheeling and the Wheeling area was centrally involved in so many of the firsts in West Virginia sports.” –Bob Barnett, Hillside Fields: A History of Sports in West Virginia

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Oct 5: Eastern Woodland Indians

Travis Henline, site manager of West Virginia Independence Hall, will provide an overview of the histories and cultures of eastern woodland American Indian peoples, with particular emphasis on the Ohio Valley and present day West Virginia, with photos and video segments. 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.

Friday, September 24, 2010

OCTOBER 11 & 18: GASLAND

FIRST WHEELING SCREENINGS!

The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States and the Ohio Valley. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown. DON’T MISS THE FIRST WHEELING SCREENINGS: MON OCT 11 @ Noon & MON OCT 18 at 6:30 PM.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Inside the Doomsday Machine

Judge Patrick M. Flatley, chief bankruptcy court judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday September 28 at noon to review the bestseller The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. 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.

Schramm and Foreman and Sherlock

47 people enjoyed R. Wolfgang Schramm's program on The Apocryphal Cases of Sherlock Holmes with artist and illustrator Anne Foreman today.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Apocryphal Cases of Sherlock Holmes

Author R. Wolfgang Schramm will appear at the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday, September 21 to discuss his new book, The Apocryphal Cases of Sherlock Holmes. Schramm has created three new Sherlock Holmes stories in the Conan Doyle manner. The book is lavishly illustrated with sketches by Wheeling artist Anne Foreman, who will also be at the program. Schramm is an emeritus professor from West Liberty University and has authored four previous books about West Liberty State College, The Linsly School, The City of Moundsville and Wheeling Island. 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.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Celebrate Constitution Week...

Tomorrow, September 14 @ noon: James Madison & the Spirit of Republican Self-Government with Dr. Joe Laker

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 14: Book Review-James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government with Dr. Joe Laker

In celebration of Constitution and Citizenship Day, retired WJU history professor Dr. Joe Laker will review James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government by Villanova professor Colleen Sheehan at the Lunch With Books program at the Ohio County Public Library scheduled for Tuesday September 14 at noon. 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.

Top Ten Lunch With Books Programs

Program; Presenter; Attendance; Date

1. SAENGERFEST; Eintracht German Singing Society; 200; 07-17-10

2. A Lucky Child; Auschwitz Survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal; 198; 03-04-11

3. Fashion Show; Civil War 150; 194; 11-20-11

4. Ruanaidh; Art Rooney, Jr. and Jim O'Brien; 168; 06-15-10

5. Follow the River; James Alexander Thom; 160; 06-05-08

6. Warwood Memories; 157; 12-18-12

7. The Quiet Man Pub Reading; 150; 08-30-12

8. Wheeling Then and Now; Sean Duffy; 146; 09-07-10

9. Bloch Brother Tobacco; Stuart Bloch; 131; 04-27-10

10. Reasons to Believe; Dr. Scott Hahn; 126; 08-21-07

Feedback from Guests

“Speaking [at Lunch With Books] was the highlight of my summer. A spectacular facility, a wonderful array of speakers, and a community dedicated to one of its finest resources. You all should be proud of what you're doing. I look forward to returning.” -Rudy Dicks, The ’63 Steelers

"I am completely smitten with the Lunch with Books patrons and their fearless leader, Sean Duffy, who welcomed me like a long-lost cousin. It takes two to have a successful reading: an enthusiastic presenter and an engaged audience, and boy did the stars align for us. It’s not always easy to read one’s fiction in public, but this library family provided a sea of welcoming faces filled with warmth, attentiveness, and good will. Their generous laughter and emotional investment helped me to bring my prose fully to life. A thousand blessings to you all." -West Virginia Author Marie Manilla, Still Life with Plums

“We set a personal attendance record and personal best for the number of books sold!”

-Peter Zeranski, Polish Classic Recipes

"I enjoyed my talk at your library very much indeed. There was a very special rapport between the audience and me. The informality and good humor with which you conducted the proceedings also helped make my visit most enjoyable. I can see why so many people attend your programs." -Judge Thomas Buergenthal, A Lucky Child

"A Few Words about the Ohio County Public Library:

With a new book in hand, I’ve visited a lot of libraries lately, and I think the Ohio County Public Library is my all-time favorite.

This is a handsome library in the historic riverfront city of Wheeling, with a dedicated and articulate Coordinator of Programs, Sean Duffy, who brings in a large and spirited audience. There’s a real sense of community here, almost of family. People are kind and welcoming, and deeply appreciate a visiting writer, especially one who shows an interest in their city. I had a wonderful time there." -Jaimy Gordon, National Book Award Winning Author of Lord of Misrule

"If I want the best and most attentive and responsive audience I know I will have it during Lunch With Books...at the Ohio County Library. No one is looking for a free lunch. They're looking to learn more about the latest books and they buy their share of them. I wish I could find more venues as good as this one.." - Author Jim O'Brien, The Chief and Steeler Stuff

"It was a great event, a real highlight of my trip. I look forward to returning when my next book comes out! You guys run some really great programs. Keep up the good work.” -Author Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure

"It was (another) smashing success. Lunch With Books is an outstanding program -- one of the best in the country. Hopefully, I will get another chance to get back to Wheeling." -Author Matthew Algeo, The President is a Sick Man

"I'm truly impressed with 'Lunch with Books.' You have built up a great program. Keep up the fine work... If the distance wasn't so great I'd love to be a lunchtime regular myself."

-Author Hunter Lesser, Rebels at the Gate

"Our visit with you was one of the highlights and most memorable of our book tour. We had as much fun as the patrons...It was an honor for us to join you…” -Janice & Sylvester Myers, author of From Coal Fields to Oil Fields and Beyond

"I am very impressed by Lunch With Books. This is the best series of its kind that I've seen in all my travels in OH-WV-PA.” -Author Jim Joyce, The Bicycle Book: Wit, Wisdom, & Wanderings

"The audience was very responsive and made the event fun for me. You have made the Lunch With Books program a great success. It is the best adult library program that I have seen in the state. You should be proud of your achievement...Thank you for giving me a great forum to discuss my book." -Bob Barnett, Growing Up in the Last Small Town: A West Virginia Memoir

OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMING

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Oct 5: Eastern Woodland Indians

Friday, September 24, 2010

OCTOBER 11 & 18: GASLAND

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Inside the Doomsday Machine

Schramm and Foreman and Sherlock

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Apocryphal Cases of Sherlock Holmes

Monday, September 13, 2010

Celebrate Constitution Week...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 14: Book Review-James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government with Dr. Joe Laker

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