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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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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

April 1 at noon: Dr. Scott Shalaway: 28 Years of Questions, 45 Minutes of Answers

Naturalist Dr. Scott Shalaway returns to review of some of the most interesting and “weirdest” questions he’s gotten over the years. He will also ouch briefly on bird-friendly coffees at Lunch With Books.




And at 7 PM, the People's University Astronomy will continue with Class 5, Billions of Galaxies, Clusters and collisions of aging galaxies in the expanding universe.

 Instructor: Dr. Charles Wood


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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Next: Share Your Memories and Photographs of Growing Up on the Island.

The Neighborhood Nostalgia Series continues at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, March 25 at noon Share your memories and bring photos of life on Wheeling Island to have them scanned. 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.



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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Celebrate Irish heritage Month

Tuesday MARCH 18 AT NOON: MEET THE WHEELING IRISH
From those who helped build the National Road & the B.& O., to community leaders like Thomas O’Brien and Michael Owens, the Irish have long played an important role in Wheeling’s history. Margaret Brennan will explore the contributions of the Wheeling Irish.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Mary Todd Lincoln will visit Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, March 11 at noon. Mrs. Lincoln's story mirrors the pain and loss suffered by many Americans as a result of the Civil War. She endured the death of three of her sons, saw her husband murdered, and was later committed to an insane asylum by her surviving son. She is portrayed by JoAnn Peterson through the WV Humanities Council’sHistory Alive program. 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.

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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..