This summer Wright Library will be hosting “OAKWOOD READS” as part of the Adult Summer Reading Club. The book will be Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. Wright Library will host two book discussions. The discussions will take place Tuesday, July 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Oakwood Starbucks and Sunday, July 7th at 2 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. These discussions are open to the public. No reservations are required.

The Wright Library Foundation has launched its 2013 annual fund drive.  The theme of this year's appeal is "Wright Memorial Public Library—for Every Chapter of Your Life." 

The Foundation was created in 1997 to operate exclusively for the purpose of advancing the goals, objectives, and priorities of the Wright Library as established by the Board of Trustees of Wright Memorial Public Library.  The Foundation is a component fund of The Dayton Foundation.

Update:  This presentation will now be followed by a book signing.  Read more.

The Great Flood of 1913 adversely affected communities all along the Great Miami River from Piqua to Dayton to Hamilton and beyond. It garnered world-wide attention as one of the most photographed and documented disasters of the early 20th century.