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APRIL 23, 2012
Legal Forms Online

Wright Library introduces a new online resource for those who are looking for the right form for any legal matterLegal Forms Library is an easy to use collection of business, personal, and litigation forms.   These officially-approved, professionally-written documents are actually used in legal practices.  Take charge of your legal affairs with confidence.

Each form is conveniently accessible and downloadable in either Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat, as well as other formats.  Because users can search from any location, at any time, via remote access, Legal Forms Library makes finding any legal form a snap.

Disclaimer: This resource does not constitute legal advice.  The forms in this database are provided without any guarantee of their completeness and legal effect.  Although every effort has been made to provide information from reliable sources, when seeking legal information please be aware that you should carefully evaluate the information.  Librarians are not qualified to determine if a legal form is appropriate.  It may be necessary to discuss it with a legal professional to see if it applies to your situation.

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Categories: Featured ResourceLegal

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APRIL 16, 2012
The Thunderstorm

Wright Library will welcome Mark Risley as he presents “The Thunderstorm” Sunday, April 22nd at 2:00 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.   Advance registration is required and limited to 65.  Contact the Reference Department at (937) 294-7171 or by email to register beginning Monday, April 9th.

Thunderstorms fill up the skies, light up the night, water our lawns and gardens, wash our streets and frighten our pets. They can also kill indiscriminately.  Oakwood Historical Society past-president Mark Risley will draw upon his commercial aviation weather background to present an educational, in-depth look at these magnificent and powerful atmospheric giants. He will discuss their causes and development, present a dissection of a thunderstorm cell and, most importantly, talk about storm safety. 

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Categories: ProgramWeather

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APRIL 12, 2012
Name the Lions

Think Oakwood, think lions, and think library!

The lions which watch over the Wright Library circulation desk need names.  If you haven't given us your suggestions, time is just about out.

If you have been to the New York Public Library, you have probably seen Patience and Fortitude, the two lions that have faithfully guarded the library’s entrance since its dedication on May 23, 1911. Initially nicknamed Leo Astor and Leo Lenox for the library founders, the pair was dubbed Patience and Fortitude by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in the 1930s to celebrate the spirit and endurance of the city of New York during the Depression.

Wright Library's own pair of plush, cuddly lions need names just like Patience and Fortitude in New York.  During National Library Week, April 8th – 14th, you can help Wright Library name its feline guardians. Drop your suggestions in the Entry Box at the Circulation Desk.  The winner will be announced on April 18th.

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Category: Library Event

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APRIL 9, 2012
The Town of Oakwood

Wright Library and the Oakwood Historical Society will present “The Town of Oakwood” Tuesday, April 17th from 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.  Advance registration is required and limited to 65.  Contact the Reference Department at 294-7171 or by email  to register beginning Friday, April 6th.

“The Town of Oakwood" lecture will follow the creation and development of the town of Oakwood from 1872-1908, the “rocky years”.  In 1872 four men purchased and platted 78 acres of rural farmland in Van Buren Township with hopes that people would follow.  They quickly learned few people were willing to move so far out of the city.  Three of the four investors bailed, lost their money, and died.  An early Dayton biographer called Oakwood “a failure”.  Come hear the whole story as it is presented by Mackensie Wittmer and Harrison Gowdy of the Oakwood Historical Society.  Additional financial support was provided by the Oakwood Rotary Foundation.

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Categories: HistoryProgram

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APRIL 3, 2012
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Snail mail prompts a writer to discover a hidden WWII history in this month’s novel for the On-the-Road @ Starbucks Book Club.  Join us for the discussion of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society at the Starbucks in Oakwood on Tuesday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. 

Restless at the end of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton searches for something new to write about.  An idea arrives by post from a man living on Guernsey Island, who is finding it difficult to obtain copies of Juliet’s books.  They begin to correspond and soon Juliet finds herself drawn into the history of the island during the dark days of the Nazi occupation and the story of the literary society that sprung into life as an alibi. 

The novel won the American Book Sellers Indie Choice Award for 2009.  For more about this book, check out the Reader’s GuideReviews of the book are also available:
Sadly, Mary Ann Shaffer, who conceived of the novel and wrote much of the book grew ill before the book was completed.  She called on her niece, Annie Barrows, to finish the project.  Mary Ann Shaffer never got to see the published novel.   Read more about the authors: To learn more about Guernsey Island, visit the following web sites: The library offers several other books, as well as a Canadian Public Television production, that portray what life was like under the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands: Finally, perhaps you'd like to try making a potato peel pie.  Here is the Recipe.

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Category: Book Club

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