Ohio County Public Library

NEXT: Arts Fest! Celebrate the Literary Arts this Saturday at the library!

Arts Fest at the Library Schedule

11 AM: History of Dance in the Ohio Valley
Don Feenerty will present lecture interspersed with dances by members of the Heritage Dance Association. The program is based on primary sources that mention styles of dance and in some cases the names of dances—all taken from journals and books written by men who lived or traveled through Western Pennsylvania and Western Virginia. Dancers will be costumed in fashions of the 18th and 19th centuries.

1:00 PM: Marc Harshman Poetry Prompts Suitable for Everyday Praxis
In this hands-on creative writing workshop, WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will show how things as mundane as lists, eavesdropping, headlines, and imitation, especially imitation of voice, can provide a way forward not only to new poems but to the re-seeing of old ones. He promises to bring a wide range of samples to help fuel the search for the news that stays new.

2:30 PM: Songs & Poems of the Civil War & W.V. Statehood
Featuring QuarterTone Quartet, Dr. David Thomas and CJ Farnsworth, with readings of poems by Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Stephen Crane among many others, as well as songs like “Battle Cry of Freedom,” “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home,” and “Aura Lee,” among many others. Experience the emotional and intellectual power of well-chosen words, both spoken and sung.

The library will also sponsor the “Spoken Word Tent” at the West Virginia Northern Community College Square from 10 AM to 5 PM. Local history and local interest books will be available for purchase. Children’s author DeeDee Barbour will sign books from 10-11, Marc Harshman 11 to noon and steamboat historian John Bowman 12:30 to 3:30. Additional authors will be announced.

All library ARTS FEST events are free and open to the public. Please call 304-232-0244 or visit facebook.com/lunchwithbooks for more information.

Note: Some projects are being presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Then at LUNCH WITH BOOKS on Tuesday, June 25 at noon— From Animal House to Our House
Author Ron Tanner, who is traveling around the country in a camper van with his loyal dog Cleo, will be at Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling on Tuesday, June 25 at noon discuss his book, From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story. The book describes his adventures with girlfriend Jill as they attempt to save and restore a grand old Baltimore Victorian that was wrecked by a fraternity. Tanner maintains a blog about the adventures at www.houselove.org. Meet Ron and Cleo and pick up a copy of the book. 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.

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That evening at the PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY American History 2, The Civil War & Statehood: Tuesday, June 25 at 7 PM–Rea Redd, a highly regarded Civil War expert and Director of Eberly Library at Waynesburg University where he also serves as an instructor of American history, will lead the final class in the series on June 25. “Reconstruction” will feature a review of the process that began in 1862 of states reentering the Union. Consideration will be given to Lincoln’s, Johnson’s and the Congress’ evolving reconstruction plans; the movement of African Americans from freedom to citizenship; the return of soldiers to civilian life; and how Americans viewed the war during and after Reconstruction. 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.

The Ohio County Public Library appreciates the generosity and thoughtfulness of its many patrons in donating books and other library materials to the Library. Because of the overwhelming number of items donated, the limited amount of staff time to handle these donations, and limited space to house the donated materials, OCPL must restrict the donations accepted. OCPL welcomes donations of books and other materials of value.

This policy serves to clarify which items are desirable, acceptable and usable.

Acceptable Donations:
· Gently used books, CD audio books and music, DVDs, and VHS tapes.
· Magazines on crafts, cooking, history, West Virginia, gardening, children’s magazines, and all issues of Life, Look, and Saturday Evening Post.
· Mass market paperback books published within the last ten years in good condition.

Unacceptable Donations include:
· Encyclopedias
· Textbooks
· Workbooks or manuals
· Educational or Reference book sets
· Reader’s Digest condensed books
· Discarded books and other library materials from other libraries
· Vinyl records
· Books on Tape (cassettes)
· Music Cassettes
· Software
· Puzzles
· Games
· Magazines not listed above as acceptable
· Mass Market paperbacks in poor condition and/or over ten years old
· Items in poor physical condition, for example, broken spine, moldy, water damaged, mildewed, missing or yellowed pages, etc.
· No artifacts such as artwork, equipment of any kind including computer, furniture, etc. These items can only be accepted with the Director’s approval and under very special circumstances.

The library can only accept a limited number of boxes or bags at a time. More than ten boxes or bags require the prior approval of the Library Director. All donations must be brought to the Circulation Desk. Items left on OCPL’s loading dock without approval will be discarded. The Library does not pick up donations except under special circumstances with the approval of the Library Director.

All donations become the property of the Ohio County Public Library and may be disposed of at the discretion of the library.

E-book patrons, please help us to improve our service by taking a moment to answer the NEW West Virginia Deli Survey.

e-Books are now available for your Kindle! No special installation is required.

Go to WVDELI and scroll down to the “Kindle” image toward the bottom of the page.

When you select a Kindle e-book, you will be routed through your Amazon account, and the book will be sent to your Kindle (or if you have a very old Kindle, you may have to manually transfer it from your computer to your Kindle).

Welcome to our new online catalog!

If you have a slow connection, a slow computer, or one that doesn’t support Flash, use this link: catalog.wheeling.lib.wv.us

We hope you enjoy the enhanced features. By logging into your personal account, you can request and renew items from home, maintain personal booklists, submit reviews and more.

The system allows email notifications, so be sure to tell library staff if you wish that service.

Another feature is that the system will, if you wish, keep track of items you have checked out. You may turn this off as a privacy measure — or keep for your convenience. The choice is yours.

Call the library, or come in, to create your login.

OCPL’s photo collection is becoming available on Flickr.

So far, 800+ images have been uploaded — some familiar, some brand-new.

Join us there!

WVDELI’s collection of downloadable e-books, audio books, movies and music is now over 10,000 titles!

Anyone with an OCPL library card can download items from the collection at home.

Items can be downloaded by clicking on links in the OCPL Catalog or you can go directly to the WVDELI Website and search there.

WVDELI is a consortium consisting of Ohio County Public Library, Mary H. Weir Public Library, Morgantown Public Library System, Marion County Public Library, Bridgeport Public Library, Kanawha County Public Library, Robert F. Kidd Library at Glenville State College, and Fairmont State University Libraries.