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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

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

April 3: Novelist Michael Griffith

Michael Griffith, the author of Trophy, an existential tour-de-force will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, April 3 at noon. Griffith, whose appearance is sponsored by West Liberty University’s distinguished Hughes Lecture Series, is the former editor of “The Southern Review” and the current editor for LSU Press's "Yellow Shoe Fiction" imprint. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

March 27: Women & the News

Celebrate Women's History Month at Lunch With Books!



Linda Comins and Gladys Van Horne will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, March 27 at noon to talk about the newspaper then and now —specifically how the "women's" section has evolved from "Society" to "Family" to "Arts and Living" to its current incarnation as "Life.” A part of the library’s observance of Women’s History Month, the program will include changing trends in coverage of "women's news" and how the newspaper's changes have reflected and anticipated societal changes. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

March 20: Portrait of a Seeker

David Weimer, organizer of the Meeting of the Minds Philosophical Inquiry Forum, will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, March 20 at noon to discuss his new book, Portrait of a Seeker: Born to Wonder. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

March 13: BLACK SLANEY RETURNS!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the return of Wheeling’s Irish band, Black Slaney, to Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, March 13 at noon. The band’s repertoire features a rousing mix of traditional and original tunes. Lunch With Books programs are free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to bring a bag lunch and free beverages are served. Please call 304-232-0244 for more information. Black Slaney on Youtube.



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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

Book Discussion Groups

The Ohio County Public Library facilitates book discussion groups for both young adults and adults. Currently, the OCPL offers two adult groups, which meet on the first Monday and third Thursday of each month.

In addition to its own growing collection, the OCPL has access to the book discussion collection of the West Virginia Library Commission.

To join or form a book discussion group, or for more information, please call 304-232-0244.

Meeting of the Minds Philosophy Group

The Meeting of the Minds Philosophic Inquiry Forum is facilitated by David Weimer. The group meets virtually every Tuesday at 6 PM. Call the library for meeting room locations.

For more information, visit www.firstknowthyself.org/m&mphilosophy.htm or contact group organizer, David Weimer, at 740 526-0985 or by email at dwwweimer@comcast.net..