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Hempfield Blog:

➤ Wheeling's Real Ironmen: A Brief History of Centre Foundry
➤Wheeling's 1907 Labor Day Celebration
➤ Wheeling Baseball Oddities
➤ All Editions of UPPER OHIO VALLEY HISTORICAL REVIEW Now Available Online!
➤ Lifeline: The Red Cross and WWVA Radio During the 1936 Flood
➤Cy Williams: The Silver-Voiced Cyclone
➤Wheeling in the Green Book

Read more on our blog, found here.

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Library of Things Adds Baby Gear Section
Library of Things Adds Baby Gear Section

The Library of Things just keeps getting bigger! Thanks to a collaboration between The Ohio County F...

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Featured Events

Summer Reading Kick Off Carnival
Summer Reading Kick Off Carnival

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Toddler Thursdays

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PU The Vietnam War - Class 8: Legacy: Wheeling and West Virginia in the Vietnam War

7:00 PM-8:30 PM

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Preschool Storytime

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

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Family Story Time

11:00 AM-11:30 AM

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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.

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

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