JUNE 29, 2009
Picture This!
Getting Started with Digital Photography
July 12, 2009
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Jeremy Crawford, Manager of Click Camera in Kettering will give advice for beginners on how to buy and use digital cameras. He will explain the differences between shooting with film and shooting digitally, what to do with those old negatives, and how to find a digital camera that will meet your needs.
Registration is required. Contact the Reference Depatment to save your place.
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Category: Program
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JUNE 22, 2009
Libraries Facing Funding Crisis
UPDATE
Thank you to all library supporters. Your voices are being heard. Thanks also go out to members of the legislature who have voiced their support of public libraries. Go to SaveOhioLibraries.com to witness some of what is being done and the effect it is having. You can also keep track of the budget process and its effect on libraries at the Ohio Library Council Web site.
On Friday, June 19th, Governor Strickland released his framework for reducing the $3.2 billion gap in the state’s budget. His proposal includes a cut of $227.3 million in public library funding for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. This is approximately a 50% cut in funding for many of Ohio's public libraries.
Wright Memorial Public Library depends on state funding for 80% of its annual revenue. The loss of half of our state funding would be devastating. Please help Wright Library prevent the loss of this crucial funding.
Below are listed ways to contact the Governor and our state legislators. Please call or email these individuals in support of public libraries. Sample statements are provided below. This budget will be finalized by June 30th so the time to act is NOW!
For more information visit Save Ohio Libraries.
Contact Information:
Governor Strickland can be contacted using this online form or by calling (614) 466-3555. (back)
Members of the Ohio House and Senate from local districts can be contacted with the following:
House Members:
(back)
Senate Members:
(back)
The following legislators belong to the Conference Committee which will be determining the final budget.
Senator John Carey,
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
614-466-8156
SD17@senate.state.oh.us
Representative Vernon Sykes,
Chairman of the House Finance Committee
614-466-3100
district44@ohr.state.oh.us
Representative Jay Goyal
Phone: 614-466-5802
Fax: 614-719-3973
district73@ohr.state.oh.us
Representative Ron Amstutz
Phone: 614-466-1474
Fax: 614-719-0003
district03@ohr.state.oh.us
Senator Dale Miller
Phone: 614-466-5123
SD23@maild.sen.state.oh.us
Senator Mark Wagoner
Phone: 614-466-8060
SD02@senate.state.oh.us
(back)
Additional important members of the legislature to contact:
Senator Bill Harris,
President of the Senate
614-466-8086
SD19@senate.state.oh.us
Representative Armond Budish,
Speaker of the House
614-466-5441
District08@ohr.state.oh.us
(back)
Sample Statements (Cut and paste or write your own.)
- Sample letter ready to cut and paste.
- Please keep funding strong for Ohio libraries.
- Libraries are important to me and my family. Please do not allow funding to be cut. In this difficult economy, our communities need strong libraries.
- When the economy is down, library use goes up, as libraries provide so many services necessary for those looking for a job, looking to educate and entertain themselves and their families without spending money from their shrinking budgets.
- The Governor’s proposed funding cuts come at a time when Ohio’s public libraries are experiencing unprecedented increases in demand for services. In every community throughout the state, Ohioans are turning to their public libraries for free high speed Internet to access information on employment opportunities, children and teens are beginning summer reading programs, and people of all ages are turning to the library for
information, education, and entertainment.
Contact friends and family and ask them to join the action. Use this sample letter. For more information direct them back here (http://tiny.cc/SaveLibraries), to SaveOhioLibraries.com, or to the Ohio Library Council.
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Category: Libraries
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JUNE 18, 2009
Listen to a Book
June is designated National Audio Book Month by the Audio Publishers Association. To kick off the month The Audies 2009 were announced. These awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. If you have never listened to an audiobook, give it a try.
The Library's extensive collection of audiobooks, both on cassette-tape and CD, is very popular. The collection covers a range of fiction and non-fiction and has something for every reading age (picture book read-a-longs, juvenile and young adult fiction, novels, and nonfiction on every subject).
Additionally, our Digital Collection (part of the Ohio eBook Project) offers the opportunity to download thousands of more titles. Instructions on how to download titles from home are available in a slideshow. If your Internet connection is slow or you want a streamlined downloading experience, come into the library with your portable player and use our Download Station to download titles directly.
Get Listening!
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Category: Reading
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JUNE 11, 2009
Help in Tough Times
The State Library of Ohio has created a resources page for finding help in these difficult economic times. The resources are divided into the following categories.
There are additional resources available at the State of Ohio Help Center, including Live Chat to get your questions answered immediately.
Wright Library makes more resources available through this blog. Check out the posts in the Consumer Information, Employment, and Finance categories.
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Categories: Consumer Information,
Employment,
Finance
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JUNE 8, 2009
Music at the Library
It is Summer and that means it is time for music at the Library. The Wright Memorial Public Library Foundation is again providing a grant to support our Summer Family Blanket Concert Series. The first concert will Wednesday, June 10, by the Guitar Man, Jim McCutcheon. (The library owns his albums.) All Blanket Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and take place on the north lawn of the library, with the meeting room as the rain site.
The Children's Department, in tune with its Be Creative@WrightLibrary theme, is kicking-off the Summer Reading Club with a concert by the Shazzbots. This event is Thursday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m. and will also be held on the north lawn with the meeting room as the rain site.
These events are great family activities and are open to all.
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Category: Music
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JUNE 1, 2009
Digital Downloads in the Library
Wright Library announces a new way to get your digital audiobooks and music, the Digital Collection Download Station. Located in the Audio-Visual Department, the Download Station allows patrons to download directly from the Ohio eBook Project to their portable device. All you need is
- your library card
- a portable device
- a USB connector
- and a few minutes
The Digital Collection is also available from your home computer; however,if you can't download from home, or your Internet connection is slow, bring your MP3 player to the library (with its USB connector) and download your titles directly.
This service is compatible with portable devices from manufacturer's such as Apple, Creative, iRiver, Rio, SanDisk, and others. (Find more information on devices below.)
If you have any questions or encounter any trouble, a librarian will be available to assist you.
You can also download digital media (audiobooks, ebooks, music, and video) from home. Find out how.
Most MP3 compatible devices should play OverDrive® MP3 titles. OverDrive Download Station can transfer MP3 content to most devices with a few exceptions:
- If you are using a Mac®-formatted Apple® device, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. To use this Download Station, your Apple device must be formatted for use with Windows. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your Apple device.
- If you are using a Zune®, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your Zune using Zune Marketplace.
- If you are using an iPod® Shuffle™, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. However, you can use the 'at-home' version of this website to download and transfer OverDrive MP3 titles to your iPod Shuffle using iTunes®.
- If your Apple device is set to automatically sync your iTunes music library to your device, you cannot transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard. Apple devices must be set to manually manage files in order to transfer content using the OverDrive Download Station Wizard.
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Category: Digital Collection
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