CheckItOut@WrightLibrary from Wright Memorial Public Library http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143 <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small">Welcome to the Reference Department Blog. Visit often for information on programs and events, featured research tools, book lists, and Web resources. We encourage you, our patrons, to <a href="http://engagedpatrons.org/ContactUs.cfm?SiteID=4725">give feedback and share</a> your own favorite resources and books. Join us in creating a unique resource for the Wright Library Community. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Copyright 2013 Wright Memorial Public Library en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 22:56:24 CDT Book Discussions http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=12812 Oakwood High School is hosting An Evening with Gerda Weissmann Klein, a special author event open to the public on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Oakwood High School Auditorium.
 
To encourage community participation in this special visit, Wright Library is holding book discussion groups of All But My Life on March 26 at 1:00 p.m. and March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
 
For over six decades, author, historian, speaker, and Holocaust survivor, Gerda Weissmann Klein has captivated audiences worldwide with her powerful message of hope, inspiration, love and humanity. In her speeches and books, Klein draws from her wealth of life experiences: from surviving the Holocaust and meeting her future husband on the day of her liberation, to her journey to the United States, accepting an Oscar and Emmy for a documentary based on her life, and her constant fight to promote tolerance, encourage community service and combat hunger.  Gerda Klein has authored nine books on a wide variety of topics for an array of different audiences.  These include her memoir, All But My Life, which was the foundation for the Oscar and Emmy-winning HBO documentary One Survivor Remembers.


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]]> Reference Staff Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:28:31 GMT A Literary Weekend http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=12468 Come to the library this weekend for two literary events.

Saturday, January 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Join the Wright Library Poets for an afternoon of poetry.  The Wright Library Poets will read from their own work, followed by an open mic for anyone who wishes to share original work or a favorite poem. 

Sunday, January 27th at 2:00 p.m.

Local author Joanne Yeck will discuss her most recent book, The Jefferson Brothers.  In The Jefferson Brothers Joanne Yeck introduces Randolph Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's only brother, and brings him out from the shadow of his famous sibling, focusing on the years during which their paths crossed.

Books will be available for purchase and a book signing willfollow.

]]> Reference Staff Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:45:41 GMT Meet the Author: Martha Moody http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=12412 On Saturday, January 12th at 2 p.m. Martha Moody will discuss her most recent novel, Sharp and Dangerous Virtues.  The story takes place in Dayton, Ohio in 2047 and has been described as a "suspenseful what-if that readers will continue to ponder long after they've put it down," -Booklist.

Books will be available for purchase at the event and a book signing will follow.

Read more about Martha Moody at www.marthamoody.net.

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]]> Reference Staff Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:09:51 GMT TrueFlix http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=11608 Do you have a reluctant reader?

TrueFlix help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century Skills through the inquiry process. All titles are supported with a deep and diverse reservoir of related content and primary sources featuring videos, audio, images, and text.


When accessing TrueFlix in the library use this link.

]]> Reference Staff Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:41:10 GMT The Inn at Rose Harbor http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=11596 The latest Cedar Cove book from Debbie Macomber is The Inn at Rose Harbor and it is available as a book on CD.

]]> Audiovisual Librarian Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:05:56 GMT A Celebration of Jane Austen http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=11672 Join us  Sunday, September 23, 2012 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. to celebrate Jane Austen and her novels!  This program is for teens and adults and will include a variety of activities, including a Jane Austen craft and trivia game, a tea with light refreshments, and speaker Carrie Bebris, author of the the Mr. and Mrs. Darcy series.  Ms. Bebris will be talking about her most recent novel, The Deception at Lyme (Or, The Peril of Persuasion), newly released in trade paperback.

Advanced registration is required and limited to the first 40 people.  Contact Wright Library’s Reference Department at 294-7171 or by email to register beginning Friday, September 14.

]]> Reference Staff Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:57:56 GMT The Last Victim http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=11551 The latest thriller by Karen Robards features the hunt for a serial killer and a main character who can see ghosts.  Find it in print or on CD in the catalog.


]]> Audiovisual Librarian Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:22:24 GMT Summer Reading http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=11173 Join Wright Library for a summer of reading.  Three summer reading clubs are being presented:  

Dream Big - Read!  for children (Complete bookmarks, get rewards, Book Bucks, and more.)

Own the Night  for teens (Weekly programs and prizes.)

Between the Covers  for adults (Read books, enter to win!)


Some Summer Reading Club events take place at locations other than the library, please check the Calendar and locations map.   


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