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Updated 2:52 PM Thursday, July 15, 2010

Library displays fiction set in area

To coincide with Oxford’s bicentennial year, the Smith Library of Regional History is displaying “Fiction Set in Oxford,” an exhibit that will remain until September.

More than a half a dozen books published between 1934 and 2007 have used Oxford as the setting for all or part of the story. These books can be viewed in the exhibit, which includes brief plot summaries, and most can be borrowed from the circulating collections of the Lane Libraries or purchased from local book stores.

Time periods covered in the fictional works date from the 1850s to recent years and range from coming of age novels to murder mysteries. The display can be seen in the case near the Smith Library entrance on the upper level of the Oxford Lane Library at 15 S. College Ave.

Call (513) 523-3035 for more information.

New photo display at the Knolls

“Photography from a Geologists Travels by David Scotford” will be showing through Sept. 8 in the Commons Art Gallery of the Knolls of Oxford.

The show also will feature Kelly Taulbee’s “Age’n Auto’s” in the display case. West Gallery will be displaying paintings by Carol Bowers and Louise Hofstadter. Tours of the campus will be offered and refreshments will be served.

Lane Library sets used book sale

The Friends of the Oxford Lane Library announce the 2010 annual Used Book Sale. This year’s sale will take place at Talawanda Middle School at 4030 Oxford-Reily Road.

The Friends Only Preview is set for 5 to 8 p.m. July 29. The sale will open to the public from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 30 and will continue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 31.

Friends memberships may be purchased or renewed at the sale, or at the Oxford Lane Library. Thousands of items will be available, from books to CDs and movies.

For more information, call (513) 894-6557 or visit lanepl.org.

Come sing with Joanie Calem

All ages are invited to Come Sing With Joanie Calem at the Oxford Community Arts Center from  7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 20. Enjoy an hour of fun-filled folk songs. This program is presented by the Oxford Lane Library.

For details, call (513) 523-7531, ext. 218. The Oxford Community Arts Center is located at 10 S. College Ave.

Hanover reunion set for Oct. 16

Hanover School Alumni Banquet will be held Oct. 16 at Hanover Twp. Community Center, 2595 Old Oxford Road, Hamilton. Reservations must be received by Sept. 28. Anyone who attended Hanover School is invited to attend. For more information, call (513) 523-8481 or (513) 892-0976.

First Baptist Church lunch

First Baptist Church, at 6701 Ringwood Road, will host a lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 16. Friend chicken, wings or barbecue ribs and more are available for $7. Slabs of ribs also can be purchased for $15.

Bath reunion set for Aug. 21

The Bath School Reunion will be held Aug. 21 at Abernathy’s Auction Barn in Liberty, Ind. Invitations have been sent. Anyone who didn’t receive an invitation should call Becky Hannebaum at (513) 839-0812. Attendees are invited to bring memorabilia.

Nursery school has openings

The Christian Cooperative Nursery School at the Oxford Presbyterian Church has openings for 3-year-olds in the Tuesday-Thursday morning class; 4-year-olds in the Monday-Wednesday-Friday morning class and 4- and 5-year-olds in the Rainbow Days afternoon class.

Scholarship assistance may be available. For more information call Verda Marie Johnson at (513) 200-4164 or Roberta Crain at (513) 523-1026.

Free golf for canned food

Hueston Woods State Park Golf Course will be sponsoring a “Food for Fun” program in August. Bring a canned good into the pro shop and receive a free small basket of driving range golf balls. All items will be donated to the Oxford Community Food Pantry.

Missionaries to speak at church

Grace Pointe Baptist Church will have special speakers Chris and Debbie Bowers, missionaries to Peru, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 18. The church is located at 3727 Millville Oxford Road just south of Oxford. For more information, visit OxfordGracePointe.com.

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