The Mary H. Weir Public Library has been extremely fortunate in being selected as one of the sites in West Virginia to host a traveling exhibit "The Way We Worked" The exhibit will open November 1st and continue through December 10th. Other local organizations are working to make this a community wide event with speakers and displays at several locations, including a photographic display of workers in The Gallery behind the library organized by the Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club.
The following events have been planned:
Nov. 1 - Songs of the American Worker - Bob Willits at the Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
Nov. 5 - Before the Steel Age: Workers in Northwestern Virginia 1820-1880 - Dr. Charles Keeney of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College at the Mary H. Weir Public Library at 2 p.m.
Nov. 8 - Songs of the American Worker - Bob Willits; Domestic Work: Keeping the Home Fires Burning - Janet Keller; Apple Orchards - Fred Miller; Homer Laughlin China: Beginning of the Pottery - David Conley all at Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland starting at 6 p.m.
Nov. 10 - Songs of the American Worker - Bob Willits at the Lynn Murray Memorial Library in Chester at 6 p.m.
Nov. 14 - Italian Immigration and Labor in the Weirton and Steubenville Area - Professor Richard Lizza, formerly of West Liberty University at Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
Nov. 15 - Finding Something to Rejoice About: Accommodation and Resistance Among African Americans in Weirton 1920-1980 - Dr. Lou Martin of Chatham University at Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
Nov. 16 - Weirton Steel and World War II - Paul J. Zuros local historian at the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m.
Nov. 17 - Industry Comes to the Ohio Valley - Dr. David Javersak formerly of West Liberty University at Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
Nov. 19 - Women and Weirton Steel - Thais Blatnik, former Weirton Steel employee at Mary H. Weir Public Library at 1 p.m.
Nov. 29 - West Virginia and its Natural Resources (1951 Film) at theWeirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m.
Nov. 30 - Weirton, USA (1953 Film) at theWeirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m.
Dec. 1 - The History of the Dry Cleaning Industry - Steve Mindzak, Weirton businessman for 53 years, at the Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
Dec. 6 - Tinplate (1958 Film) at theWeirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m.
Dec. 7 - Medical Profession History - Dr. Juginder K. Luthra at theWeirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m.
Dec. 8 - Walter Reuther and the American Labor Movement - Professor Brent Carney of Eastern Gateway Community College at Mary H. Weir Public Library at 6 p.m.
The Way We Worked, an exhibition created by the National Archives, is part of the Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
Library Calendar
Banned Books Week
Once again, it's Banned Books Week. During this week, the American Library Association celebrates the freedom we have in this country to read about whatever we choose even if the material includes ideas that are unpopular or offensive to some.
According to the ALA, the ten most challenged titles of 2010 were:
The library has a set of four books in our Reference Department that give the history of censorship challenges of specific titles on Sexual Grounds, Social Grounds, Political Grounds, and Religious Grounds. Some of the authors whose works are mentioned are currently popular authors like Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Stephen King. Children's authors like J.K. Rowling, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, and Dav Pilkey have been challenged. The list also includes Presidents Jefferson and Carter. Others familiar authors who have had their works challenged include: Mark Twain, Charles Dickens Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Kurt Vonnegut, William Faulkner, Lewis Carroll, Anne Frank, and John Updike. Religious leaders Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale, and John Wycliffe have not been exempt from having their work challenged. And finally, Mary H. Weir's last husband, Jerzy Kosinski, can also be found among the challenged authors.
According to the ALA, the ten most challenged titles of 2010 were:
- And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Crank by Ellen Hopkins
- The Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins
- Lush by Natasha Friend
- What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
- Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie
- Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
Some of the reasons given for challenges are:
- drugs
- homosexuality
- inaccurate
- insensitivity
- offensive language
- political viewpoint
- racism
- religious viewpoint
- sex education
- sexism
- sexually explicit
- unsuited to age group
- violence
The library has a set of four books in our Reference Department that give the history of censorship challenges of specific titles on Sexual Grounds, Social Grounds, Political Grounds, and Religious Grounds. Some of the authors whose works are mentioned are currently popular authors like Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Stephen King. Children's authors like J.K. Rowling, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, and Dav Pilkey have been challenged. The list also includes Presidents Jefferson and Carter. Others familiar authors who have had their works challenged include: Mark Twain, Charles Dickens Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Kurt Vonnegut, William Faulkner, Lewis Carroll, Anne Frank, and John Updike. Religious leaders Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale, and John Wycliffe have not been exempt from having their work challenged. And finally, Mary H. Weir's last husband, Jerzy Kosinski, can also be found among the challenged authors.
Movies are Back!
Free Family Movie Night is back at the library. This year, the evening movie will be on Thursdays, usually the third or fourth Thursday of the month. The exact date and title for each month will be posted at the Circulation Desk. These features are generally rated G or PG, often animated, and geared to a wide audience. Popcorn and a drink are provided.
A new feature has also been added. We will be showing a free Classic Movie one Monday afternoon a month. These films will begin at 12:30. September's selection was a John Wayne classic. October's selection will feature Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Refreshments will also be available at this showing.
A new feature has also been added. We will be showing a free Classic Movie one Monday afternoon a month. These films will begin at 12:30. September's selection was a John Wayne classic. October's selection will feature Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Refreshments will also be available at this showing.
The Cat in the Hat is Coming!
To kick off the fall Story Hour session, young Cat in the Hat fans will be honored with a special visit from the Cat himself during the Story Hour on Wednesday, September 14 from 1:00 to 2:00. Chldren attending Tuesday sessions may also attend this event. Registration is required.
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