Holiday Help from Wright Library
Let Wright Library help you through the Holidays with tips that will make your life easier... and more fun!
Tip #8: Library of Things
Makerboxes available for entertainment & education
- Fill a whole holiday week full of fun with makerboxes and activity kits. Explore the whole Library of Things catalog.
- Try a challenging DIY Escape Room or learn to juggle.
- For group fun, try parachute games, Harry Potter Movie & Game night, or any number of board games.
- Learn to craft with makerboxes for a pottery wheel, needle felting, crochet kit, and more!
Tip #7: Audiobooks
For your holiday trip or staycation
You can check out Audiobooks on CD or Audiobooks on a Playaway - search the catalog for your genre or title of interest.
Browse audiobooks in the library catalog.
With your Wright Library card, you have have access to digital streaming services that go where you go:
- Hoopla - Download the Hoopla app to your device for access to thousands of audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and TV.
Popular audiobooks on Hoopla - Libby - Download to the Libby app to your device for access to eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines through the Ohio Digital Library.
See what's available now on Libby
Tip #6: Holiday Movies and Music
Binge-worthy flicks and tunes to make your spirit bright
- Borrow Holiday movies and Holiday Binge Boxes from Wright Library's Audiovisual Collection - on DVD & Blu-Ray.
Borrow a blue-ray player from the Library of Things - Hoopla - Download the Hoopla app to your device for access to thousands of audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and TV. Bonus Borrows for the Holidays!
- Kanopy - Stream Movies and TV Series. Many Christmas options!
- Wright Library offers Roku Streaming Services so you can catch all that's new, popular, and merry (or not).
Tip #5: Authors
They all have a story to tell
Wright Library is honored to work with so many amazing authors throughout the year. Take a look back at our author visits.
You can also watch Author Talks Online - find past authors in the archive or mark your calendar for an upcoming virtual talk. Have a question for the author? You can submit them in advance when you register.
Wright Library is honored to host a Dayton Literary Peace Prize author each November. Catch up on titles from past honorees when you browse the DLPP display at Wright Library or our DLPP Catalog.
Tip #4: Homemade Gifts
DIY Gifts from the heart and hands
- Find a huge variety of crafting books when you search the Wright Library Catalog.
- The Library of Things is filled with crafting tools and makerboxes that you can check out with your library card.
(Note: you must have your Wright Library card for 60 days and be in good standing. Some kits have age restrictions). A few handy suggestions include:
Tip #3: Consumer Reports
Shop wisely
Wright Library card holders have free 24/7 access to the full content of Consumer Reports. Read reviews and product ratings based on impartial testing by this independent, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization while you shop. It’s easy!
- From the App: Download Wright Memorial Public Library App to your phone or tablet. Select Online Resources then Consumer Reports. Enter your Wright Library card number and PIN.
- From wrightlibrary.org: Find "Quick Links" when you scroll to the bottom of any page on our website, then select Consumer Reports. Enter your Wright Library card number and PIN to get started.
- In the Library: Browse print magazines - we have reference copies that are always available!
Tip #2: Connect with Others
Celebrate your way
Celebrations bring people together, but many of us feel anxious about meeting new people, fighting with family over politics, dealing with broken relationships, or facing the holidays after a death of someone close.
Booklists:
- How to Mingle, Converse, and Connect
- How to Get Along with Your Family
- How to Get Through the Holidays When You’re Grieving
Tip #1: Gather in the kitchen
Make new memories
Wright Library offers high quality specialty cake pans that can be checked out with your library card. They are beautiful and perfect for Holiday baking. Pair them with cookbooks from Wright Library's extensive collection for upcoming Holiday Feasts!
- Holiday Cookbooks
- Specialty Cake Pans from the Library of Things
We look forward to seeing you! Happy Holidays from Wright Library!