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AUGUST 30, 2011

Labor Day

Labor Day is often viewed as that last gasp of Summer before the inevitability of Fall and school take us toward darker days. But perhaps you have wondered, as we have, why Labor Day?

The name of course gives a clue. The holiday's origins go back to the end of the 19th century and the Industrial Revolution and the beginnings of the Labor Movement.

The New York Times Labor Day Topic page has a lot of information with links to even more, which makes it a good place to start exploring what Labor Day is. There is also the History of Labor Day from the Department of Labor. Some of the same information is detailed in this Slate magazine artilce, "Why Do We Get Labor Day Off?" The History Channel also provides a historical overview and includes several videos. More visuals are available in the Life magazine slideshow, "In Praise of the American Worker."

Related fashion trivia - Why We Can't Wear White After Labor Day

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Category: Labor Day

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Back to School Reminder

It's back to school time and we want to remind students, parents, and teachers of the terrific online resources that Wright Library has available. Many of these resources are designed for students, making acquiring knowledge easy (fun?). Plus we have resources for every age-group: elementary, middle school, high school.

For answering factual questions or getting started on a project, there are encyclopedias. If you're working on a history project, we have numerous history-related resources, including Ohio history and biographies. We also offer science, foreign language, and for those pesky book reports literature resources. Take a look and see what's available and remember the Wright Library when you're doing your school work.

All our online resources can be found listed alphabetically or by category, just click on the Research and Homework link at the top of any Wright Library Web page. And remember our reference librarians are always available to assist you.

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Categories: Online Resources, Homework Help

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AUGUST 16, 2011

If You Liked Unbroken . . .

Avery, Denis.   The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
Brey, Ilaria Dagnini.   The Venus Fixers
Drury, Bob.   Halsey’s Typhoon
Gandt, Robert L.   The Twilight Warriors
Hillenbrand, Laura.   Unbroken
Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor.   Danger’s Hour
Kershaw, Alex.   Escape from the Deep
Koerner, Brendan I.   Now the Hell Will Start
Kramer, Clara.   Clara’s War
Leckie, Robert.   Helmet for My Pillow
Macintyre, Ben.   Agent Zigzag
Macintyre, Ben.   Operation Mincemeat
Oppenheim, Joanne.   Dear Miss Breed
Ryan, Mark.   The Hornet’s Sting
Sheeran, James.   No Surrender
Tunnell, Michael O.   Candy Bomber
White, Bill.   Intrepid
Zuckoff, Mitchell.   Lost in Shangri-la

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Categories: Book Lists, History

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AUGUST 2, 2011

The Invisible Wall

We’ll visit Northern England at the time of the Great War this month at the On-the-Road at Starbucks Book Club. Join us on Tuesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Starbucks in Oakwood to discuss Harry Bernstein’s touching memoir of life along a street divided between Christians and Jews, The Invisible Wall.

Young Harry lives in a world of poverty, with a harsh and drunken father, in a neighborhood divided by an invisible wall separating Jew from Christian. Nobody crosses the cobbles to the other side of the street. That is, until Harry’s gifted and spirited older sister, Lily, falls for Arthur, a young man from the other side of the street, and life will never be the same.

To learn more about this book, take a look at the online ReadingGuide from the publisher, Random House. You might also enjoy the following reviews:

Harry makes for interesting reading, as well. He turned 100 not long after the publication of his story. Bruce Frankel tells the birthday story. Harry wrote a short autobiography for the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
The Tablet offers an interview with accompanying photos; USA Today provides a brief story and a photo of Harry and his beloved wife Ruby; and finally, GoodReads.com provides some memorable quotations from his work.

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Category: Book Club

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