WEEREAD – Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore & Everyday Culture in AppalachiaAnna Cipoletti November 28, 2022In Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore & Everyday Culture in Appalachia, author and state folklorist Emily Hilliard explores West Virginian...
These Popular Toys Were Made Right Here in Glen Dale, W.Va.Candace Nelson November 11, 2022If you’ve ever pedaled around your neighborhood on a red, yellow and blue plastic Big Wheel, you know the joy...
New People’s University Series Features Fairy Tales for Grown-UpsProvided February 10, 2022For the Winter session 2022, People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library will offer a series on the origins...
Black History Month Programs at the Ohio County Public LibraryProvided February 4, 2022The Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling is offering a full slate of programs celebrating Black History Month throughout February....
Lunch With Books Winter Program ScheduleProvided December 28, 2021Lunch With Books is the Ohio County Public Library’s flagship program for adult patrons. These lunchtime programs feature authors, poets,...
Bugs and Books: See What the Ohio County Public Library Has Been Up ToNayt Knapp October 18, 2021Over the summer, Sean Duffy of the Ohio County Public Library put together a program to celebrate insects and their...
Villamagna’s Epic ‘Shrine for a Mill Rat’ Finds Forever Home at the LibrarySeán Duffy July 1, 2020Public libraries exist to provide free and equal access to resources, helping people to pursue knowledge and inspiration. And “Shrine...
Radical Ratification: Wheeling’s Role in the 19th AmendmentKelly Strautmann March 10, 2020he right to vote is something many of us may take for granted — until it is time to get...
Held Together by Stories: A Special Lunch With Books Remembers OVMCKelly Strautmann January 11, 2020was born there. I graduated from there. My children were born there. These statements were heard more than once at...
Star of ‘Deadwood’ and ‘Newhart’ to Visit Wheeling LibraryProvided November 23, 2019Are you a fan of “Newhart” (I’m Larry. This is my brother Darryl. This is my other brother Darryl), “Deadwood”...
Handled With Dignity: Putting the Past to RestKelly Strautmann October 25, 2019t took a village to honor an anonymous young girl’s skeletal remains retrieved from the now-closed Ohio Valley Medical Center....
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 2 — Health Effects of Cracker PlantsLaura Jackson Roberts August 2, 2019Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr. Matthew...
PETROCHEMICALS AND THE OHIO VALLEY: Part 1 — Environmental Effects of Cracker PlantsLaura Jackson Roberts July 26, 2019Editor’s note: On July 16, the Ohio County Public Library hosted two experts at its Lunch with Books series. Dr....
Wee Asked Sean DuffyPhyllis Sigal June 24, 2019WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a...
Wheeling’s American Legion Post 1: Leading the Way in Service for 100 yearsNick Musgrave May 15, 2019Editor’s note: Learn more about Wheeling Post No. 1 of the American Legion — officially the oldest post in the...
America’s First Highway in SpotlightErin Rothenbuehler October 25, 2018The 2018 Ohio Valley History Expo will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the completion of the National Road from...
Lunch With Books Memories and a Sequel for SeanBill Orkoskey July 11, 2018They say that the only sure things in life that never change are death and taxes. That held true last...
Much Well-Deserved Ado About MomWeelunk Staff May 10, 2018It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and there are plenty of events that cater to mom and kids! You can kick up...
50th Anniversary Screening Set for Kubrick’s Masterpiece ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’Provided April 17, 2018This year marks the 50th anniversary of the film release of Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The...
Don’t Let All This Fun Hop on By!Weelunk Staff March 29, 2018It’s time to Face the Music, run a 5K, sip & shop, sip some tea, sip some wine, hear an...
People’s University Fall ScheduleWeelunk Staff September 25, 2017FALL 2017 PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY: West Virginia History through Archives–Preserving the Mountain State’s Stories From documents that record the formation of...
