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The Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling is West Virginia’s oldest tax-supported library. Stop by and see us — we're so much more than just books!

 52-16th Street, Wheeling, WV
ohiocountylibrary.org
Joined April 2015
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5 books that promote KINDNESS in kids ☀️
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Fun was had by all.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🦖 Two dinosaurs have been spotted in downtown Wheeling. They look friendly but officials say they are dangerous. Avoid this route at all cost. @WTRF7News #localnews – at Wheeling, WV
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Things are getting wild in downtown Wheeling! Prehistoric friends from @OCPLibrary are here promoting the upcoming People’s University series, DINOSAURS. The free, 8-week program takes place every Thurs. at 7pm from 7/21-9/1. OhioCountyLibrary.org #VisitWheelingWV 🦕🦖
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The City, with the Wheeling-Ohio County EMA, will open a cooling center for anyone without power at 10 a.m. Wed., at WesBanco Arena. Need transportation and live in the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA) service area? Call 304-232-2190 for pickup.
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OHIO COUNTY: 📚 A summer reading program that goes beyond just books! Hands-on learning, activities and more are planned this summer at the Ohio County Public Library! Learn more on what’s involved tonight on @WTOV9
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Ohio County Public Library’s summer reading program ready to go #LiveOnNews9 FULL STORY: bit.ly/3mhzJ0G School is out – but that doesn’t mean s
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Get ready to head back to the Upside Down! Check out STRANGER THINGS: THE OTHER SIDE, a #hooplaGNBC pick, before the new season of #StrangerThings! hoopla.app.link/PUGNunLObqb
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This Thursday! Bill Burke's amazing photos of Wheeling in the 1970s. If you can't be with us in person, watch Bill's talk live online. YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=f_xA8iz7… Let us know you'll be there either way on our event page: facebook.com/events/10136155…
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This month is #JazzAppreciationMonth! Jazz up your Tuesday with some #TuesdayTunes on #hoopla! 🎧 hoopla.app.link/ZVzBmctLapb
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It's Beverly Cleary's birthday AND Drop Everything and Read Day: a special reading celebration designed to remind families to make daily reading time together a priority. Check out your favorite Beverly Cleary stories on #hoopla today! 📚 hoopla.app.link/Kk4WRXSTapb
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Great crowd of history enthusiast here in Wheeling, WV at the Ohio County Public Library! #ILoveOCPL #LunchWithBooks
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Visit from Good Zoo helps Ohio County Library begin National Library Week #LiveOnNews9 FULL STORY: bit.ly/3NQJu2n
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It’s National Library Week! 📚 Head over to the Ohio County Public Library and grab yourself a novel. More tonight on 7News‼️ @WTRF7News #nationallibraryweek #localnews #OhioCounty
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Some us remember the Cold War and the “Red Menace”. WVU Professor @HalGorby reflects back on how politics, Hollywood, labor unions, and the daily lives of Americans were impacted about concern about communism hidden in the homeland next on #WatchdogMorningShow
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To promote our program "All Zombies are Local" with Allison Pitinii Davis (Oct 26 at noon), we made a zombie film! "They're Coming To Get You Wheeling" will premiere on YouTube, Oct 19, This trailer is just a snippet of the easter-egg filled film. youtube.com/watch?v=8GUcTQov…
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The 20-year anniversary of Sept. 11 is near. Wheeling Park history teacher Ryan Stanton was a Patriot student in the classroom when the attacks began to unfold. He will explain how he discusses the matter with his students tonight at 6 p.m. on WTOV9. #experienceTHEPARK
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On this day in #WheelingHistory, 8/18/1915, the famously fireproof Rogers Hotel opened in downtown #Wheeling. Boasting six stories & 75 rooms w/ "shower baths." An inside room went for $1.00/night while an outside room would set back guests $1.25. More at tiny.cc/RogersHotel.
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Looking forward to my first in-person poetry reading since 2019! The reading will also be livestreamed. Honored to read for @LunchWithBooks with @wvstrautmann and to have been invited by WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshman.
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Next at LWB and on Livestream: The Wheeling Poetry Series welcome two local poets who are killing it. Join us at the Library or watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=ZxF0PITg…
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