@ the Westfield Washington Public Library

Library Hours

Monday-Wednesday

10 AM8 PM

Thursday & Friday

10 AM6 PM

Saturday

10 AM5 PM

Sunday

15 PM

CLOSED

April 5th

May 24 & 25

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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 7:00 p.m.

Spring 2015 Volume 13, Issue 1

Genealogy For Night Owls A free event at the Indiana State Library

April 29, 2015, 4:30-8:30 pm

Featuring extra hours of research, Ask an

Expert sessions, and library orientation tours.

Registration is required by April 28 Call (317) 232-3689 to sign up!

Dana Abraham, one of our pages, finished her Girl Scouts Gold Award Project, a puppet theater for the Childrens Department! It has been a huge hit from the moment she finished setting it up. Thanks again, Dana!

Childrens Puppet Theater

Sandy Rowland Retires

After 22 years at the Westfield Washington Public Library, our Assistant Director Sandy Rowland retired at the beginning of February. We would like to thank her for all of her hard work here and in the community. We hope she enjoys spending her time off with her husband and the rest of her family!

Childrens ActivitiesChildrens ActivitiesChildrens ActivitiesChildrens Activities

Story Times

Preschool & Toddler Miss Vicki brings you stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. There is also an art project, craft, or activity afterward. Toddlers 18m to 3.5y Preschoolers 3.5y to 5

Mondays...Mondays...Mondays...Mondays... Toddler @ 10:30 AM Preschool @ 1 PM 03/02 | 04/06 | 05/04 03/09 | 04/13 | 03/16 | 04/20 | 00/00 | 04/27 |

Tuesdays...Tuesdays...Tuesdays...Tuesdays... Preschool @ 10:15 AM Toddler @ 11:15 AM 03/03 | 04/07 | 05/05 03/10 | 04/14 | 03/17 | 04/21 | 00/00 | 04/28 |

Baby Love Give your child a head start to early literacy with this unique free program of rhyme, play and song. Birth to 18 Months

Thursdays @ 10:30 AM 03/05 | 04/09 | 05/07 03/02 | 04/16 | 03/19 | 04/23 | 00/00 | 04/30 |

Paws & Read Sign up at the Children's Desk to read to a dog who is a very good listener! All ages

2nd Saturdays @ 10:30 AM 03/14 | 04/11 | 05/09

Spring 2015

Chess Class with Aaron Dean and the Learning Through Games Group Do your children like chess or wish to learn? This is the class for them. Good for all levels and great for the mind. Chess helps kids with team work, decision making and logic. Wednesdays, March 4 April 8 1:40 2:40 (All Ages) $48 per student

Introductory Art Classes with Taylor Wright Fridays, March 6 April 24 10:30-12:30 (Elementary) 1:30-3:30 (Middle and High School) $64 (plus cost of supplies) per student Creative Writing Wednesdays, March 4 April 29 10:30 11:30 (Grades 4-8) $80 per student

Fundamentals of Acting presented by Milestone Talent Group A must do for every actor! The following is covered in this four-week class: Basic elements of acting, stage terms, stage direction, teamwork, theatre games, history/character work, fourth wall and more! Fridays, March 6 March 27 10:30-11:30 (Middle and High School) 1:30 to 2:30 (Elementary) $100 Middle and HS | $80 Elementary

*Pre-registration and pre-payment required

Classes for Homeschoolers Starting in March, we will be offering a few classes for any interested students*

Lego Free Build Tuesdays 2-4 PM March 17 April 21 May 19

Board Game Day

Board Game Day

Board Game Day

Homeschool Helpers Club Would you be interested in doing some community service projects with other homeschoolers in the area? If so, stop by the library to learn more on March 25 and April 22 at 12 PM.

School Age Scene Wednesdays @ 4 PM March 18Book Bingo! April 8Grossology! May 13Flower Power!

March 5March 5March 5 AAAprpril 2il 2il 2 May 7May 7May 7

@ 11 AM@ 11 AM@ 11 AM

Adult ActivitiesAdult ActivitiesAdult ActivitiesAdult Activities Spring 2015

Monthly Events

Painting Class Talented artist Jan Roland teaches a monthly Watercolor Painting and Techniques class. No previous art experience is required, and the class fee of $15 includes all materials. 3rd Thurs @ 10:15 AM 03/19 | 04/16 | 05/21

Mystery Book Group 1st Weds @ 1 PM 03/04 | 04/01 | 05/06

Regular Book Group 3rd Weds @ 1 PM 03/18 | 04/15 | 05/20

Writers Group 1st Thurs 1-3 PM 03/05 | 04/02 | 05/07

Genealogy Group 1st Sat @ 10:15 AM 03/07 | 04/04 | 05/02

Euchre Group 2nd & 4th Weds @ 5:30 03/11 | 04/08 | 05/13 03/25 | 04/22 | 05/27

American Mahjong Every Tues @ 6 PM Every Fri @ 11:30 AM

Technology Classes Are you feeling left behind in trying to keep up with todays technology? Do you have a Nook, Kindle, or iPad? We can show you how to access and download free books the library has for your device. Need to brush up on your Microsoft Office skills before your next interview? Check out our range of technology classes below, tailored to fit your needs!

March

Microsoft Excel - 9 @ 6:30 Intro to eBooks - 11 @ 1:00

Email Basics - 17 @ 6:30 Email Basics - 19 @ 1:00

April Intro to Twitter - 8 @ 1:00

Microsoft Word - 13 @ 6:30 Online Job Searching - 16 @ 1:00 Online Job Searching - 21 @ 6:30

May Intro to eBooks - 11 @ 6:30

Microsoft PowerPoint - 13 @ 1:00 Intro to the Internet - 19 @ 6:30 Intro to the Internet - 21 @ 1:00

AARP Tax-Aide AARP is again offering free tax assistance in the Community Room every Friday from now until April 10, 2015. Appointments are available between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and advance registration is required.

AARP Driver Safety AARP Driver Safety first launched in 1979 to help to keep older drivers independent, safe and confident while on the road. Today, AARP Driver Safety continues to meet the needs of older drivers through leading educational programs. Sign up for an instructor-led course, here at the library, on May 19 at 1 p.m. Please contact Information/Reference Services at 317-896-9391 Ext. 117 to reserve a spot at either of these programs.

Hilarious comedy, timeless humor, and nostalgic images are the features of Dave Ehlerts award winning portrayal of Mark Twain. This show will transport you to historic Hannibal, Missouri for a heartwarming look at life through the eyes of one of America's greatest

authors. 04/19 @ 2:30 PM

Tribute Show: Mark Twain

Kristina Ritche from the Greater Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimers Association will be here on Wednesday, March 4 at 1 p.m. to speak about Healthy Habits for a Healthier You. This program talks about healthy aging and reviews some aspects of our lives that may have an impact on our risk for Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. This program will last around 45 minutes and its open to the general public.

A diagnosis of Alzheimers disease raises many questions and concerns. The Alzheimers Association has several free, online tools to help you find answers, local resources and support. To find out more, visit www.alz.org

Healthy Habits

Spring 2015

Friends of the Westfield Library

Friends Board:

Sara Reitmeyer, President

Carly Schull, Vice President

Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer

Marie Albertson, Secretary

www.facebook.com/FOWL46074

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

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.

Its time for another book sale! The Information and Reference Department is weeding the fiction book section. This was not done before the renovation, so there will be a lot of titles to choose from at this sale!

... Hardcovers $1 ... Paperbacks 50 ...

Spring Book Sale

March 7-15 (During regular hours)