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MAY 27, 2008
Eat Local
Gardens are producing and it's time to take advantage of local offerings.  Here are some resources for finding locally produced food and for producing your own.

Miami Valley Grown:  Local Food Initiative led by the Montgomery County Extension Office

The Ohio State University Extension provides a wealth of information on growing and preparing food in the Ohioline database.

The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association offers a Good Earth Guide to Ohio Organic Farms and Gardens. 

Ohio Proud, a program of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, has a Farmers' Market Directory.


Montgomery County Farmers' Markets
2nd Street Market
Wergerzyn Gardens Foundation Farmers' Markets
When:  July-October
Contact:  277-6545
Where : 
Courthouse Square
Dayton, OH
Monday afternoons

Moose Lodge #1645
2110 E. Central Ave.
Miamisburg, OH 45342
Wednesday afternoons
Greene County Farmers' Markets
Greene County Farm Market Association
When:  Seasonal (June - ), Saturdays 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.
Contact:  372-3281, 675-2464
 Where:  Kmart parking lot, Indian Ripple Rd. Beavercreek across from The Green
Fairborn Farmers' Market
 Xenia Farmers' Market
Additional Resources
LocalHarvest
OrganicAuthority.com
Organic Consumers Association
Slow Food International

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MAY 22, 2008
Gas Prices

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The cost of gas is up and seems to be staying there.  Various online trackers let you find the cheapest gas.  Use this widget from Automotive.com or the following Web sites to find the lowest prices in the area.

You can also locate gas stations and prices on this map.

For an idea of How Gas Prices Work try this article from HowStuffWorks.

A Primer on Gasoline Prices from the Energy Information Administration also provides information on why gas prices are what they are.  The primer comes from the EIA's  Petroleum data pages, which include various reports, analysis, and forecasts such as the Short-term Energy Outlook.
Another Web site to visit is FuelEconomy.gov, which includes not only gas price information but fuel economy information allowing you to compare vehicles and calculate your fuel costs, as well as tips to improve your gas mileage.

Leave a comment telling us how you save money on gas.

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MAY 19, 2008
Internet for Beginners
Computer Training at Wright Library

Internet for Beginners

Thursday, June 5, 2008 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
in the Library Meeting Room

The Reference Department will present a demonstration of the basic tools and skills for finding information on the Internet.  The program is designed to help those with little experience become more comfortable using the Internet. 

Program materials are available at http://wmpl-internet.blogspot.com/.

Find out
  • how to use an Internet browser
  • how to use search engines
  • how to formulate searches and evaluate results
  • what else you can do on the Internet
  • what resources the library offers
Attendees of this demonstration program will be given the opportunity to sign up for an additional, hands-on session.  The hands-on session will give attendees the opportunity to practice what they have learned.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact the Reference Department. 

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MAY 15, 2008
Art Online
The Internet is a tremendous resource for pictures and images, including art from museums, artists, and art-related sites.  A computer screen may not be the best way to view great art, but these sites also provide a wealth of information.

Art on the Web
Art History
Local Art Museums and Galleries
Finding and Researching

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MAY 5, 2008
Online Art Museum
The Art Collection provides high-quality, digital images of works of art from museums around the world. Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, Native American and Inuit art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and Chinese works

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MAY 3, 2008
Local Author David Shone
Come hear local author, David Shone, discuss his new novel, Crimson Snow, Tuesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. Subtitled The Last Desperate Days of Imperial Russia, the story is set in St. Petersburg on the eve of the Russian Revolution.  

Visit the Crimson Snow Web site for additional background to the story and on the author.

The program will be held in the Library Meeting Room.  Copies of Crimson Snow will be available for sale and signing.  Light refreshments will be served. 

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MAY 1, 2008
New Reference Books (May 2008)
The Library holds numerous books for collectors.  This month's addition is the 15th edition of the Official Price Guide to Collector Knives.

From the Lance Armstrong Foundation comes LiveStrong:  Resource for Cancer Survivors: Survivorship Notebook.  The Library has both a Reference copy and a copy you can check out and take home.

Certain issues or supplemental publications of magazines hold special information that we keep available to all our patrons by holding them as Reference copies.  Two of these are the Fortune 500 (May 5, 2008 issue) and Antique Week Travel Guide to Antique Shops & Malls 2008.

Finally, we add The Hannah Report:  2008 Book of Lobbyists & Government Liaisons, a resource for those that need to contact members of Ohio's Lobbying Community.

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