Front and Center: Dedication of the Harold Vitale Auditorium

Name: Front and Center: Dedication of the Harold Vitale Auditorium
Start: 2024-12-10T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library

Schedule

Tue Dec 10 2024 at 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Lunch With Books at the Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling, WV

Harold Vitale was a cherished, long-time patron of the Ohio County Public Library and particularly of its Lunch With Books program. He consistently arrived early so that he could reserve his preferred seat at the first middle table (thus, "Front and Center"). He typically donned a fedora, so if you saw a fedora and a raincoat on a chair, you knew Harold was in the building. A long-time history teacher at John Marshall High School, he was a master of trivia, and loved to show that off, pontificating in his booming voice and asking presenters challenging questions or simply commenting on factoids they might have omitted. He took meticulous notes (where are those notes?), and routinely gifted the programming director with various shark-themed items he picked up at his beloved flea markets and yard sales. When he passed, he left the Library a generous gift. And now, the auditorium he spent so much time in will be dubbed, "The Harold Vitale Auditorium at the Ohio County Public Library." Join us as we honor Harold, officially dedicating the room, hearing from former students and friends who knew him best, observing Chester Greenwood Day (attend and find out), sharing food (Harold was always first in line when there was food) and memories of this quirky gentleman, who sometimes stressed us out, often made us laugh, and always put his own unique spin on library programming.