Between July 2024 and June 2025, Special Collections and Archives (SCA) engaged with Wright State students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members from the Miami Valley region, across Ohio, the United States, and internationally.
This spring the University Libraries received a "Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors" grant from the State Library of Ohio. This LSTA-funded grant enables the libraries to purchase books by Ohio authors as well as books recognized by Ohio-based book awards.
The University Libraries held their annual Staff Recognition Ceremony on May 7, 2025. Eight library staff were honored for their years of service and two for the Staff Achievement and Recognition (StAR) Award.
Wright State University Libraries and the Friends of the Libraries lost a dear friend on April 25, 2024. Dr. Gary C. Barlow, was one of two faculty members to arrive in 1964 at what would become Wright State University.
Visit our archivists at Wright Brothers Day to learn more about the Orville and Wilbur Wright’s spirit of innovation and the history of flight—and test your knowledge of Wright Brothers trivia!
Join us as Dr. Rubin Battino shares a brief history of powered flight including a discussion of the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer, the first machine to achieve controlled powered flight. He also will recount personal histories of the Wright brothers and their families.
