@ the Westfield Washington Public Library
Library Hours
Monday-Wednesday
10 AM8 PM
Thursday & Friday
10 AM6 PM
Saturday
10 AM5 PM
Sunday
15 PM
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www.wwpl.lib.in.us
Westfield
Washington
Public Library
Board of Trustees:
Mike Thomas,
President
Brian Morales,
Vice President
Paul Catlin,
Treasurer
Nancy Knochel,
Secretary
Members,
Birch Dalton
Dan Pitcock
David Weiss
The Library Board
meets on the
second Wednesday
of each month
at 7 PM
August 2014
Volume 12, Issue 8
Starting in September, the
Newsletter will only be published
quarterly instead of every
month. It will contain all of the
programming information for the
upcoming season along with
general information about the
library. Anyone subscribed to
our email list will still receive an
email from us monthly with any
changes to the quarterly
newsletter along with any other
time sensitive news. The
newsletter can still always be
accessed on our website and
will be available for you to pick
up here at the library.
New Newsletter
Coming Soon!
Next Board
Meeting:
September 10, 2014
Grand Reopening a Success
On Sunday, July 20, 2014, Library Board President Mike Thomas cut the ribbon
on the doors leading to the new addition to the
library while board Vice President Brian Morales
and board member David Weiss (pictured at left)
looked on. Guests at the ceremony headed down
to the new community
room to hear Thomas,
Library Director Sheryl
Sollars, and Mayor Andy
Cook speak about the
project.
A slideshow of construction photos played on a television
nearby while attendees made their way through the
buffet line to try the tasty dishes prepared by Debbie
Howard of Yummy Stuff. Afterward, visitors toured the
library to learn about all of the improvements made.
If you havent had a chance to stop by yet, we hope to see you here soon!
August 2014
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Childrens Department Childrens Department
Clubs
Yu-Gi-Oh/Pokemon Club
Wednesday, August 13 @ 6:30 PM
Special Summer Programs
Xtreme Science Magic Show
Two parts science, one part magic,
and a large
dose of
audience
participation!
Friday,
August 8
@ 11 AM
Sponsored by
the Friends of
the Westfield
Library
Teddy Bear & Dino Picnic
Meet at Asa Bales Park on August
4th & 5th @ 11 AM. For toddlers
and preschoolers with guardians.
Siblings welcome! Will meet at the
Library in case of bad weather.
Regular Story Times are on break
for the rest of August!
Baby Love Birth to 18 Months
Baby Love is on hold until further
notice!
Paws & Read All Ages
Saturday August 9 @ 10:30 AM
WWPL has new librarians!
The Childrens Department
welcomed Misti Harris on July 21st.
Brittany Bush will be joining us on
Monday, August 4th as the new
Young Adult Librarian.
Learn more about them in the next
issue!
What would be better than a day
filled with laughter? Annually
celebrated on August 16, it is Tell a
Joke Day and thats no joke!
This day will be filled with smiles and
much laughter from morning till night
as everyone shares their favorite
jokes. The more jokes that you tell,
the more fun you will have and so
will those around you.
A joke is described as something
that is spoken, written or done with
humorous intention.
Jokes can be of many different
forms:
Single word or gesture
One-liner
Knock-knock
Question answer
Whole short story
A joke has synonyms which include:
Gag
Prank
Quip
Jab
Jest
Jokes have been a part of human
culture since at least 1900 BC.
In moderation, LAUGHTER is
healthy, uses the abdominal muscles
and releases endorphins (natural
feel good chemicals) into the brain.
Today, tell a joke, listen to a joke,
laugh, celebrate, have fun and enjoy!
August 16thTell a Joke Day!
(Via NationalDayCalendar.com)
Look for joke
books in
section 818.602
Ha
ha!
S
O
F
un
n
y
!
August 2014
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Women Traveling Solo
Wednesday, August 6 @ 6:30 PM
Elements of Medicare
Wednesday, August 27 @ 6:30 PM
Adult Summer Programs
Mystery Book Group
In the Sumner Room Weds @ 1 PM
August 6Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
by Sofie Kelly
General Book Group
In the Sumner Room Weds @ 1 PM
August 20Molokai
by Alan Brennert
Technology Classes
Intro to E-Books*
August 14 @ 3 PM
Microsoft Access*
August 18 @ 6:30 PM
Intro to Computers*
August 26 @ 6:30 PM
Facebook Fundamentals*
August 28 @ 3 PM
*Requires pre-registration.
Call 317-896-9391 to sign up.
Genealogy Club
No August
meeting!
ESL Classes
The library offers
adult ESL (English
as a Second
Language) classes
for beginners, as well
as those who want to
improve their English skills.
Students pay for class materials.
Classes will be scheduled after
students submit their completed
registration form to the Information/
Reference Services Desk.
Conoce a alguien a quien le
gustara aprender o mejorar sus
conocimientos de ingls? WWPL
ofrece clases de ESL gratis para
todos los niveles de hablantes de
comienzo al nivel intermedio.
Registro requerido.
Informacin de Contacto
para inscribir en las clases:
[email protected]
Watercolor Painting Class
Taught by Jan Roland
No previous art
experience is
required, and the
class fee of $15
includes all
materials.
Thursday
@ 10:15 AM
August 21
Euchre Group
Wednesdays
@ 5:30 PM
August 13 & 27
Special Collection:
Digital Yearbook Scans
We recently sent all of our
archived Westfield High School
yearbooks to OCI (Oklahoma
Correctional Industries) to be
digitized. DVDs of the high
quality scans are available for
you to access in the Sumner
Room. We can help you copy
files to a USB flash drive or
email them to yourself.
Movie Night
The Hound of the
Baskervilles
Wednesday,
Aug 13 @ 6 PM
The original
Sherlock Holmes
canon consists
of fifty-six short
stories and four
novels written by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. The Hound of the Basker-
villes is the third of the four novels
and was serialized in The Strand
Magazine from August 1901
to April 1902. Set largely in
England's West Country, it tells
the story of an attempted murder
inspired by the legend of a
fearsome, diabolical hound of
supernatural origin.
Join us in our new Community
Room for a viewing of the 1959
version, the first of many film
adaptations to be filmed in color.
Starring Peter Cushing and Sir
Christopher Lee.
Did you know that Westfield High Schools yearbook was originally
called Rurosa before the current name of The Shamrocket? We
have a Rurosa from 1913 (that years staff pictured above) and one
from 1923. It changed sometime before 1934 (the next year we have
available) as that one has the newer name.
August 2014
Friends Board:
Sara Reitmeyer, President
Carly Schull, Vice President
Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer
Marie Albertson, Secretary
The Friends of the Westfield
Library is an organization
designed to promote and
support the mission of the
Westfield Washington Public
Library. Through its
fundraising efforts, primarily
book sales held in the library
and online, the group raises
money used to fund library
programs and to purchase
items that are not in the
library's operating budget.
Westfield Washington Public Library
333 W. Hoover Street
Westfield, IN 46074
Phone: 317-896-9391
FAX: 317-896-3702
www.wwpl.lib.in.us
www.facebook.com/WWPL46074
Sheryl Sollars, Director
Sandy Rowland, Assistant Director
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Postage paid by:
The Friends of the
Westfield Library
The Westfield Washington Public Library will strive,
in partnership with organizations, to provide quality
services, materials and facilities that fulfill the educational,
informational, technological, cultural and recreational
needs of the entire community.
Friends News
The new awnings arrived
just in time for the Grand
Reopening Celebration!
The lettering above the
door was also painted to
give it more definition
which adds a nice touch
to the entrance.
The Friends granted a
request from the
Information Technology
Department to cover the
cost of software needed for the new server expected to be installed in
a few weeks. As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, we qualify for
special pricing from Microsoft which makes the software much more
affordable than it would be off the shelf.
The library also received a donation from Sandy Rowland for funds to
purchase a system that counts the number of visitors to the building.
Before this, circulation staff kept track using a hand-held device.
Thanks, Sandy!
Sara Reitmeyer, President
Friends of the Westfield Library
