OBA Young Lawyers
Division celebrates Law Day with day of service
One of the purposes of the YLD is
to provide its members with a more
effective means to participate in activities
promoting involvement in public service
activities.? Along these lines, the
YLD is often referred to as the ?public
service arm of the bar.?? In order
to effectuate this purpose, the YLD
created a Community Service Committee
and is planning and organizing a Statewide
Community Service Project Day benefiting
public libraries to be held on Saturday,
May 1, in conjunction with
Law Day.?
 The YLD
Board of Directors consists
of directors elected from each of Oklahoma?s
nine judicial districts and at-large.?
Each of this year?s directors has taken
responsibility for a project in their
area.? Thus, on May 1, the YLD is hosting
its first ever Statewide Community
Service Project Day at 13 public libraries
across the state.? We would like to
encourage all members of the YLD, as
well as any other attorneys who would
like to be involved, to select a library
to help on May 1.? Each of these projects
are "done-in-a-day" projects and will
most likely last, at most, a few hours.?
This event provides an avenue for lawyers
across the state to network with each
other while giving back to their local
communities.? We hope to have a good
turnout at each of these libraries
to show Oklahoma how attorneys care
about the public and our communities.?
The libraries and contact information
for each project are:
Guthrie Public Library
Project Coordinator: LeAnne
McGill (405)
285-8048
The Guthrie Public Library has requested
our assistance cleaning the Oklahoma
history section and helping to rebind
some books.? Please meet at the Guthrie
Public Library at 9 a.m. to help with
this project.?
Mary Kimberly Library (Kiowa)
Project Coordinator: Hannah
Cable (918)
426-6765
The Mary Kimberly Public Library
has a particular tie to the OBA, as
it was started a few years ago by a
local attorney, Kimberly Adams, who
saw a need for a library in the rural
community.? The Mary Kimberly Library
sits on a large double lot and needs
some landscaping help.? Please meet
at 10 a.m. on May 1 to help us plant
10 Bradford pear trees along one side
of the lot and plant five maple trees
in front.? We also plan to make the
library a flower bed to add some color.?
Lawton Public Library
Project Coordinator: Nathan
Johnson (580)
581-3266
In honor of Law Day, the lawyers
of Comanche County will be helping
to beautify the Lawton Public Library.?
We will be washing windows and picking
up trash around the library grounds.?
Please plan to join us at the Lawton
Public Library on May 1 at 8
a.m.?
Library of Enid and Garfield
County
Project Coordinators: Kaleb
Hennigh (580)
234-8447
& Robert
Faulk (580)
249-9100
The Library of Enid and Garfield
County has requested our assistance
rearranging several areas of the library
and moving books from one area to another.?
Please skip your weight lifting regimen
and join us on May 1 at 10
a.m.? We
will have lunch following this workout,
so please be sure to let us know if
you plan to volunteer.?
Muskogee Public
Library
Project Coordinators: Roy
Tucker (918)
684-6276 & Doris
Gruntmeir (918)
577-3983
The Muskogee Public Library has requested
our assistance in a redesign of the
rest area outside the front entrance
to the facility, which will include
the preparation for expanding the existing
sidewalk area and general cleanup of
the surrounding grounds. Those interested
in participating should meet at the
front entrance of the library by 10
a.m. on Saturday, May 1.?
Norman Public Library
Project Coordinator: Breea
McCorkle (405)
473-5974
We will be hosting a two-part service
project at the Norman Public Library.?
From noon to 2 p.m., we will be assisting
in organizing, re-shelving and alphabetizing
the library?s ever-growing collection
of DVDs.? Then at 2 p.m. we will be
setting up for the Law Day Celebration,
a program to be held in the Children?s
Department.? This program will involve
crafts, games and guest speakers like
Mayor Cindy Rosenthal, Rep. Martin,
Rep. Collins, Officer Flores of the
Norman Police Department, other elected
city officials and many more! ?Come
for either part of the project or participate
in both!
Oklahoma City Metropolitan
Library System
Project Coordinators:
The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library
System has requested our assistance
cleaning up the outdoor area and landscaping
around the Belle Isle Library located
at 5501 N. Villa (just north of Northwest
Expressway between May & Penn)
in Oklahoma City.? Please meet at 9
a.m. with your gloves and gardening
tools ready.
Perry Carnegie Public Library
Project Coordinator: Bryon
Jay Will (405)
308-4272
We will be meeting at the Perry Carnegie
Library at 9 a.m. on May 1 to do a
project inside the library since the
city will be celebrating Mayfest with
festivities around the town square
that day.
Ponca City Library
Project Coordinator: Jacob
Biby (580)
765-9967
The Ponca City Library has requested
our assistance cleaning out flower
beds and planting new flowers, as well
as replacing some glass on coffee tables.?
Please meet at the Ponca City Library
at 9 a.m. on May 1 to help with this
project.?
Shawnee Public
Library
Project Coordinator: Joe
Vorndran (405)
833-2005
Please meet at the Shawnee Public
Library at 10 a.m. with your gardening
tools in hand! We will be removing
some old plants and planting many new
ones and well as general upkeep and
mulching.?
Tulsa City-County Library
System
Project Coordinators:??????????
The Tulsa City-County Library System
has identified three branches in Tulsa
for volunteers to help spruce up the
landscaping outside by cleaning out
flower beds and planting new flowers
and plants.? The branches and their
addresses are:
- Brookside Library - 1207
E. 45th Place (near 45th & Peoria)
- Schusterman-Benson Library -
3333 E. 32nd Place (near 32nd & Harvard)
- Nathan Hale Library - 6038
E. 23rd Street (near 21st & Sheridan)
Please join us at one of the three
branches to help at 10 a.m. on May
1.? Also, don?t forget to bring your
gardening gloves and any gardening
tools you may have!
Four books on legal topics are also
being donated to each library - the
American Bar Association Complete Personal
Legal Guide ? The Essential Reference
for Every Household, ABA Guide to Wills
and Estates, ABA Guide to Resolving
Legal Disputes Inside and Outside the
Courtroom and ABA Guide to Credit and
Bankruptcy.
The YLD will purchase plants where
landscaping is being performed and
has budgeted $500 for each location. |
