Air Force One at Noon and The Civil War at 7 PM

After a backup trip with President Nixon, John L. Haigh set out to become a permanent member of the Air Force One flight crew. After flying missions with the Apollo 17 astronauts and world leaders like Queen Elizabeth, Haigh was selected in 1979 as a permanent member of the crew, serving Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush, Sr. Mr. Haigh will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, May 21 at noon to discuss his adventures. 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.

Then at 7 Pm...


PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY
American History 2, The Civil War & Statehood
Tuesday, May 21 at 7 PM
Class 3, "An Introduction to the Civil War," will be taught by Roger Micker, past president of the Upper Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable, a retired history teacher at Steubenville High School, a member of the Ohio 150 Sesquicentennial Committee, a member and presenter for the Friends of Gettysburg, and a Civil War reenactor. The class will provide an overview of the major American political, social, and economic issues from the second half of the eighteenth century to just prior to the attack on Fort Sumter. People's University programs are free and open to the public. Please call the library at 304-232-0244 (to RSVP) or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

Next Tuesday: Two Quality Programs

A Hitchhiker's Diary & Abe Lincoln

Jeanne Schramm be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, May 14 at noon to discuss her travels (primarily hitching rides) through 18 countries in Europe and the Middle East (1963-64) — the risky adventures of an “innocent abroad.”  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.



AND THAT EVENING...

PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY American History 2, The Civil War & Statehood: Tuesday, May 14 at 7 PM--Class 2, "Lincoln and the Secession Crisis," will offer a look at the four presidential campaigns of 1860; the secession movement and Lincoln's evolving positions toward it; the key relationship and correspondence of Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Stephens [vice president of the Confederacy]; and the decision of the Confederate national government to assault Fort Sumter. The instructor will be the highly regarded Civil War expert Rea Redd, Director of Eberly Library at Waynesburg University where he also serves as an instructor of American history. Since 1993, Redd has reenacted the American Civil War as a Federal infantryman, a Federal Medical Service Captain and as President Abraham Lincoln. He is the author of Gettysburg Campaign Study Guide, Volume One. People's University programs are free and open to the public. Please call the library at 304-232-0244 (to RSVP) or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

Program Change: Four Women of Wheeling

Please Note: Due to illness, the Lunch With Books program scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday May 7 at noon--Anna Jarvis portrayal by Kate Quinn--will be postponed. We are offering a substitute program, Four Women of Wheeling, featuring portrayals by Jeanne Finstein and Judi Hendrickson. A full description follows.

Four Women of Wheeling: As we commemorate the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War, the next Lunch with Books program will focus on the lives of four Wheeling women who were caught up in the challenges of the time. Two were married to strong Union supporters; two favored the Confederacy. Judi Hendrickson and Jeanne Finstein will present first-person portrayals of these women – Judi as Dr. Eliza Hughes and Ellen (Mrs. Robert) White, and Jeanne as Mary Hobbs (Mrs. Dr. Robert) Hazlett and Sarah Pallister (Mrs. Chester D.) Hubbard.

 

Many thanks to Jeanne and Judi for filling in on very short notice and our best wishes to Kate on her recovery.

May 7: A Visit from Anna Jarvis

Note: The April 30 program featuring Laura Cramblet on hammered dulcimer has been canceled. An announcement will be made when the program is rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.  There will be no Lunch With Books program on Tuesday, April 30.

OUR NEXT PROGRAM: On Tuesday, May 7 at noon, Kate Quinn will portray Anna Jarvis, one of West Virginia's little known heroes. The founder of Mother's Day, Jarvis led an amazing life. From the Civil War to the 1940's, she tells tales of her family and their many contributions to our state. 

See & Discuss The Natural

Friday, April 19 - Towngate Cinema at 7 PM

Screening: The Natural (Barry Levinson,1984) - 134 mins.

Tuesday, April 23 - Ohio County Public Library at Noon

Conversation: The Natural

In honor of the return of spring and a new baseball season, our final screening of 2012-2013 is the adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s modernist novel updating the Fisher King legend to the world of mid-century baseball.  Both novel and film are based in the 1949 scandal of a promising major league ballplayer whose career was altered when he was shot and wounded in his team hotel room by a mystery woman.  Levinson’s film was controversial upon its release: the novel’s downbeat ending received a spectacular Hollywood “makeover,” complete with Randy Newman’s greatest soundtrack score, climactic slow-motion fireworks, and Robert Redford getting the girl.

 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.

On Friday: Library Memories

Do you remember Ethan Allen? The bookmobile? The Elm Grove branch? The Warwood branch? How about the card catalog, featuring actual, paper cards? Miss Ebeling? 

Our National Library Week celebration continues on April 19 at noon with a special Friday program devoted to your most cherished memories of the OCPL or any library that impacted your life. 

Hear and share memories, poems and other writings about the importance of libraries and the love of reading. 

Hosted by Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate for West Virginia.

Note: Governor Tomblin has sent us a special message just for this event. It will be read aloud at the start of the program.

Join in Our National Library Week Celebration

The Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling will join libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians, and library workers.

Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. They are deeply committed to the places where their patrons live, work and study – trusted places where everyone in the community can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other to enrich and shape the community and address local issues. Whether through offering e-books and computer classes, resources for job seekers or continuing education programs for adults, library staff members listen to the community they serve, and they respond.

The Ohio County Public Library is celebrating National Library Week by offering special programs, displays, and activities, including a fine free week.  From April 14-20, patrons may return overdue books without penalty.

The library is also hosting its Spring Book Sale from Tuesday, April 16 through Saturday, April 20. Cookbooks, craft books, magazines, mysteries, children’s books and videos will be among the offerings. Best sellers will be priced at $1.00 and up, hardbacks will sell for $1.00, paperbacks for 50¢, magazines for 10¢, audio books and books on CD for $1.00, and DVDs for $1.00. The hours for the book sale will be Tuesday-Thursday, 9 AM to 8:30 PM; Friday 10 AM to 4:30 PM; and Saturday, 9 AM t

o 4:30 PM. Call the library at 304-232-0244 for additional information.

Special programs during the week will focus on the National Library Week theme: Communities Matter @ your library. On Tuesday April 16 at noon, Dr. Chuck Julian of the West Virginia Library Commission, will host a special Lunch With Books program reviewing the rich history of the Ohio County Public Library, the oldest tax supported library in the state of West Virginia. Dr. Julian will trace the origins of the current library back to the mid and late 19^th century.

The celebration will continue with a special Friday, April 19 at noon Lunch With Books program called “LibraryMemories.” Hosted by West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, the program will feature shared memories and thoughts about the importance of libraries as well as poems and other writings about libraries and the love of reading. Patrons will be invited to share their own memories of any library that may have impacted their lives.

Wednesday April 17 is National Bookmobile Day. As the first state library to operate a bookmobile, the OCPL will celebrate by decorating the library van for the day, and by setting up a display about its ongoing outreach services, which include delivery of library materials and full in-home reference service including e-device assistance for homebound patrons, as well as support for book discussion groups in high rises, retirement homes, and Story Time for day care centers and preschools.

In addition to offering special Story Times, Toddler Times, music, snacks, and crafts, the library’s Children’s Department will host storyteller Beverly Comer for a special program called “What’s the Story?” on Thursday, April 18 at 7 PM. Comer will explore the rich variety of storytelling from legends and fairytales, to ghost stories and modern urban legends. She will also show patrons how to find such stories at the library.

A poster contest themed “I Love My Library” will be open to children ages 4 to 12. Posters must be no larger than 12 by 18 inches and the submission deadline is Saturday April 13. Prizes will be awarded by age group and the posters will be displayed throughout the library.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. 

For more information, visit the Ohio County Public Library or call 304-232-0244.