To celebrate the mutual birthdays of Orville and Katharine Wright on Saturday, Aug. 19, Aviation Trail, Inc. (ATI) will tour the new $64 million Dayton Metro Library.
ATI members are asked to gather in the library atrium, 215 East Third St., by 1:30 where the tour director will greet the group and begin the 90-minute tour. The tour is free with free parking underneath the library with access from St. Clair Street.
The library’s Dayton Room, where valuable artifacts related to Wilbur and Orville Wright are archived, will be a highlight of the tour. There Archivist Bill McIntire will talk about the room and have on display various memorabilia from Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Before leaving the building, ATI members will share birthday cake in one of the buildings many conference rooms.
The new library exists because of the generosity of Montgomery County taxpayers who voted "yes" to a $187 million levy to improve library facilities throughout the system. Do come and enjoy this jewel in the crown of the Dayton Metro Library system.
See the ATI Library Tour Page: CLICK HERE
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