Lunch With Books returns on January 7, 2014 with a book about the West Virginia coal fields.

Author Kerry George will discuss his book, Black Damp Century, a story of strife, loyalty, and fury set against the backdrop of coal mining in West Virginia, beginning with the bloody battle at Blair Mountain. Mr. George is a retired U.S. Mine Inspector.

The "Neighborhood Nostalgia" Series Continues and the final class of People's University Philosophy

The “Neighborhood Nostalgia” series continues at Lunch WIth Books at the Ohio County Public Library on December 17 at noon with DOWNTOWN WHEELING MEMORIES. Patrons are invited to share memories of this great Wheeling neighborhood and bring photos for scanning. Building upon the success of the inaugural Warwood Memories program, the library created the series with the goal of collecting memories of all of Wheeling’s great neighborhoods from the people who know them best. 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 the library at 304-232-0244 or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

"Lunch With Books” is the library’s flagship program for adult patrons. Bring a bag lunch and enjoy presentations by authors, poets, historians, musicians and a variety of other people. Complimentary beverages are provided. These free programs usually start at noon on Tuesdays in the auditorium on the lower level of the library.

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And at 7 PM: People's University World Philosophy, Class 6

December 17, 2013

Event starts at 7:00 PM.

Contemporary Philosophy
Language, logic, and existence.

Instructor: Darin McGinnis, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wheeling Jesuit University

A Classic Film Noir & a Real Life Legal Thriller

LUNCH WITH BOOKS, Tuesday, Dec. 10 at noon— Wheeling Film Society Conversation, Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt  

The Wheeling Film Society, a partnership among the Ohio County Public Library, Oglebay Institute’s Towngate Cinema, and Wheeling Jesuit University’s Fine and Performing Arts Department will launch its second annual season of screening-discussions of classic Hollywood films with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt (1943-108 minutes) at Towngate Cinema on Friday, December 6 at 7 PM. The Wheeling Film Society’s Conversation about the film will take place at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library on the following Tuesday, December 10 at noon. John Whitehead, professor of film studies at Wheeling Jesuit University and author of Appraising The Graduate: The Mike Nichols Classic and Its Impact in Hollywood, will serve as host for both the screening and conversation. Hitchcock, “The Master of Suspense,” often said Shadow of a Doubt was his own personal favorite film. In the midst of a series of more overt propaganda films about WWII, Hitchcock released this genre-bending noir comedy about peaceful, small-town America invaded by the spirit of evil in the guise of friendly-creepy Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotton).  The script is by Thornton Wilder, in his first foray into Hollywood screenwriting after having established himself in 1938 as an important voice of the American stage with Our Town.  Teresa Wright gives one of the greatest performances of an underrated career as Charlie, the small-town girl yearning for something to “shake up” sleepy little Santa Rosa . . . and Hitchcock reminds us all to be careful what we wish for. All programs – screenings and conversations – are free of admission charge. Attend as many or as few programs as your schedule allows. All are welcome, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Parental Guidance is recommended for all screenings and conversations. 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 visit ohiocountylibrary.org, call 304-232-0244, or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

DINNER WITH BOOKS, Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7:00 PM—THE PRICE OF JUSTICE

Pittsburgh lawyers Dave Fawcett and Bruce Stanley will be at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday evening, Dec. 10 at 7 PM (special edition Evening With Books) to discuss the non-fiction legal thriller, The Price of Justice: A True Story of Greed and Corruption, about their work on the long court battle between mine owner Hugh Caperton and former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. The book also covers the trial against Massey on behalf of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel to protect its Follansbee coke plant. You will hear about the effort to bring the most powerful coal baron in American history to justice from the men who led it. The book, by best-selling author Laurence Leamer, will be available for purchase and signing. Evening With Books programs are free and open to the public. Free beverages are served. Please visit ohiocountylibrary.org, call 304-232-0244, or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 at noon— Centre Market: A Historic Perspective & the Wheeling Stogie

John and Glinda Bowman will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, December 3 at noon to discuss their book Centre Market: A Historic Perspective. The book chronicles the building history of the Market Houses and names over 300 vendors, like Valley Cheese and Coleman’s Fish Market. It is the first book dedicated entirely to the history of the Market and is available at the Artisan Center, Valley Cheese, Wood N’ Stitches, and John and Glinda’s Antique Parlor. In a Wheeling history 2’fer, Mr. Bowman will also tell us about his new book, The Wheeling Stogie. 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 visit ohiocountylibrary.org, call 304-232-0244, or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

& at 7 pm: People's University World Philosophy continues with Dr. Darin McGinnis on Enlightenment & Romantic Philosophy--The conflict and compatibility of science and freedom.