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Surviving the Big One

by Working Together


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Surviving the Big One

New Historical Review Available

Winter 2023-2024


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New Historical Review Available

New Library Cards

Check out our brand new library card designs!


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New Library Cards

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Outreach Services Home Delivery Available

Are you temporarily or permanently homebound? Do you no longer drive or do you have difficulty getting to the library? Are you considered a high-risk for COVID-19?


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Outreach Services Home Delivery Available

100 Years Ago Today

The Benwood Mine Disaster of April 28, 1924


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100 Years Ago Today

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Hempfield Blog:

➤ Lifeline: The Red Cross and WWVA Radio During the 1936 Flood
➤Cy Williams: The Silver-Voiced Cyclone
➤Wheeling in the Green Book

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Featured News

Our Newspaper Archives Have Gotten an Upgrade
Our Newspaper Archives Have Gotten an Upgrade

You may have noticed that our digital archives landing page looks a little different! Recently, the ...

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Featured Events

Bloomered, Be-Whiskered, & Barnstorming! Wheeling Baseball Oddities
Bloomered, Be-Whiskered, & Barnstorming! Wheeling Baseball Oddities

We will explore the strange world of Barnstorming baseball in Wheeling during the early Twentieth Ce...

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Family Story Time

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Preschool Storytime

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

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Mother Goose on the Loose

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

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Toddler Tuesdays

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

Discover Our Year-Round Programs for Adults and Children!

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Children's Programming

Children's Programming

Children's Programming introduces young children to books, rhymes, songs, crafts, and other fun activities designed to spark early literacy skills necessary to master reading. 

Game Nights

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Join us for Game Nights at the library! Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening of every month. Bring friends or come on your own and find a game to join! Bring your favorite game or choose from the dozens we have here.

Lunch with Books

Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library - Every Tuesday at noon!

Lunch With Books are lunchtime programs featuring authors, musicians, historians, & more every Tuesday at noon. Bring your lunch, feed your brain!

People's University

People's University at the Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV

The People’s University fosters lifelong learning for curious adults who wish to continue their education beyond the classroom. These are 5 to 8-week evening lecture series that take place twice a year.

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Wheeling History

Wheeling History

Are you a local history buff? We are too! Check out all the great Wheeling/Ohio County history resources we have available at the Library and online. 

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Our auditorium, meeting room, classroom, and boardroom are all available for public use free of charge for individuals and non-profit organizations. Learn more.

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Rotating local history exhibits showcase items from the Library's Heritage Partners as well as our own Archives & Special Collections.

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