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Thursday & Friday

10 AM—6 PM

Saturday

10 AM—5 PM

Sunday

1—5 PM

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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 haven’t had a chance to stop by yet, we hope to see you here soon!

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Children’s Department Children’s 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 Children’s 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 that’s 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 16th—Tell a Joke Day!

(Via NationalDayCalendar.com)

Look for joke

books in

section 818.602

Ha ha!

SO Funny!

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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 6—Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly

General Book Group In the Sumner Room Weds @ 1 PM August 20—Moloka’i 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 gustaría aprender o mejorar sus conocimientos de inglés? WWPL ofrece clases de ESL gratis para todos los niveles de hablantes de comienzo al nivel intermedio. Registro requerido. Información de Contacto para inscribir en las clases: librarian@wwpl.lib.in.us

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 School’s yearbook was originally called “Rurosa” before the current name of The Shamrocket? We have a Rurosa from 1913 (that year’s 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