@ the Westfield Washington Public Library

Volume 11, Issue 9 Library Hours

Monday-Wednesday 10 AM8 PM Thursday & Friday 10 AM6 PM Saturday 10 AM5 PM Sunday 15 PM Closed Sept 1 & 2 for Labor Day Visit our website www.wwpl.lib.in.us Westfield Washington Public Library Board of Trustees: Mike Thomas, President David Weiss, Vice President Paul Catlin, Treasurer Nancy Knochel, Secretary Members, Birch Dalton Brian Morales Dan Pitcock The Library Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM

September 2013

Building Project Update

As you can see, there has been a lot of progress on the building project over the last few weeks. The most noticeable change outside has been the construction of the exterior walls for the new lower level community room (top). There have also been a few smaller projects started inside, including tearing out the blue bulkhead at the south end of the Childrens Department (right) so that they can put up a temporary wall (bottom right). Now they will remove the exterior wall and begin expanding that area for the new Young Adult Department. Weve been cleaning out offices and storage closets (above), rearranging furniture, and relocating books in preparation for additional indoor projects. New study rooms in the Adult area are slated to be done before work starts on the circulation/lobby area.

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September 2013
The library board voted to advertise the 2014 budget as presented. The Public Hearing will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in the Sumner Room. Phil Passen from Meyer Najem gave the library board a construction update. Due to unforeseen groundwater issues, drainage tile was added below basement slab, the elevator pit was waterproofed and downspouts will be routed to the pond outlet. A unique lagging system was installed and the first floor structure will be installed before the area can be back filled. Distractions will increase as inside work continues. We are to contact Troy if there is something we need to address.

From the Board of Trustees

The board meeting minutes and packets are posted on the librarys website at www.wwpl.lib.in.us.

August, 2013 Board Meeting

Circulation for July 2013 was 44,159. 219 items were circulated by patrons from other Evergreen Libraries and a total of 663 items from WWPL were sent to other Evergreen Libraries. We issued 202 new library cards of those 15 were issued to Hamilton County Reciprocal Borrowers. 1,817 items were checked out using the Self Check station. The Fundraising Committee is planning to send out a brochure outlining the Capital Campaign. They are also planning to have an Grand Opening Gala in the spring of 2014.

Next Board Meeting:

The 2014 Budget will be adopted at the October 9th board meeting.

September 11, 2013 @ 7 PM

September is Library Card Sign-up Month

Chances are, if you are reading this that you already have a library card. Congratulations! Now were hoping you might do us a favor... Could you spread the word about the awesome benefits that come with a library card to your friends and family who dont have one? We would really appreciate it! Were sure you have your own reasons for why you use our library so feel free to share them. Here are some more benefits the library offers that they might also be interested in knowing:
PEOPLE: We have librarians who are willing to help answer all of your questions as best they can. From simple questions like, Wheres the bathroom? (one of the most popular!) to the more obscure such as, How can I get a copy of my passport if I was born overseas? (actual question from a patron this past April) We even offer free one-on-one tech support! PLACES: Although the renovation is still in progress, there will soon be a lot of new ways to enjoy the building. A new community room downstairs will host meetings and performances, new study/small meeting rooms can be reserved for more privacy, and our new computer lab and business center will provide the tools you need to get things done! THINGS: In addition to the nearly 200,000 items in our own collection, you can borrow material from the other 100 libraries in the Evergreen Indiana Consortium which gives you access to more than 6 million items, most of which can be shipped here in a matter of days for you to pick up!

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September 2013
Questions helps to prepare a student for the various types of questions they might face. Taking Tests in Different Subjects shows specific strategies for testing in various subjects. These DVDs are geared for 3rd through 6th grades. Test-Taking Tips for Children Is the night before a test a nightmare in your house? Why not watch some DVDs that can help? What Are Tests not only explains the reasons for tests but also offers successful tips for taking them. How to Answer Test We also have non-fiction titles, for both kids and adults, about science, American history, ancient history, geography, and language.

Audio/Visual Department
Several Shows Show Suspiciously Successful Strategies for Struggling Stressful Students.
It is that time of year when parents rejoice and kids mourn back to school. Start your school year out right by watching some helpful DVDs. Check out our back to school section today! LeapFrog What about little ones? The LeapFrog series offers several instructional titles for learning the alphabet, learning how to read, simple math concepts and going to school for the first time. In watching Tad, and sometimes his sister Lily, sing and question their way through the various stories, your children learn without realizing it. They are a great way to begin learning!

Ask at the video desk or for a complete list of educational titles next time youre in the library or download it from our website: www.wwpl.lib.in.us/AV

NEW ADULT DVDs

NEW BOOKS ON CD
Light of the World by James Lee Burke Hunting Eve by Iris Johansen Second Honeymoon by James Patterson

NEW PLAYAWAYS
Breaking Point by C.J. Box Low Pressure by Sandra Brown Dead Sleep by Heather Graham Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Admission

Big Wedding

42 Choke Point by Ridley Pearson Mud First Sight by Danielle Steel

Olympus Has Fallen

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September 2013 Clubs

Yu-Gi-Oh/Pokemon Club
All Ages

Childrens Department
Story Times
Preschool & Toddler Story Times
Toddlers 18 months to 3 1/2 Preschoolers 3 1/2 - Kindergarten (accompanied by a caregiver)

Special September Programs

Fireside Tales
All ages

Miss Vicki brings you stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays. There is also an art project, craft, or activity afterward. Sept 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30 Toddlers Monday @ 10:30 AM Tuesday @ 11:15 AM Preschoolers Monday @ 1:00 PM Tuesday @ 10:15 AM Baby Love
Birth to 18 Months

Bring your cards, play the games, trade cards, and have fun! Wednesday, Sept 11 @ 6:30 PM American Girl Club
All Ages

Three Times Three Tales Hear classic childrens tales about famous threes (3 pigs, 3 bears and 3 billy goats). These wacky versions are told using puppets, props and audience participation. Program begins with an art activity about the number 3. In Partnership with the City of Westfield Parks & Recreation.
Wednesday, September 18 @ 6:30 PM

At Simon Moon Park 2710 171st St, Westfield, IN 46074 Make fun items for your doll! Dolls are welcome but not required.
Wednesday, September 18 @ 5:30 PM

Homeschool Classes
Registration begins soon for classes on a variety of topics including art, math, and chess.

Homeschool Day All ages Give your child a head start to early literacy with this unique free program of rhyme, play and song. September 5 & 12 Paws & Read
All Ages

The Childrens Fall Programs Brochure is being finalized and will be released soon.

Bring a lunch if you like and hang out with other homeschoolers, play the Wii, etc. Thursday, September 5 @ 11 AM Sign up at the Children's Desk for 10 minutes to read to a dog who is a very good listener. Saturday, September 14 @ 10:30 AM
The library offers a wide range of materials and programs to enhance the homeschool experience. Please contact Childrens Services for more information.

Visit at the Childrens Desk or www.wwpl.lib.in.us/children in the near future to get your copy!
*Unless noted, programs are free, and registration is not required. Also, schedule subject to change without notice due to construction.

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September 2013

Childrens Department (cont.)

About the Learning Center
In addition to educational material available in the Audio/ Visual Department, (see page 3), there is a lot of educational material housed in the Childrens Department. The librarians have a specific section dedicated to these types of items called the Learning Center which is located next to the reference materials near the doors leading to the Adult Department (top right). This section is a great tool for homeschool parents or any parents who want to grow their childs learning. You can also browse the shelves of the Learning \Center in the catalog by starting on the Advanced Search page. Once on that page, click on the Numeric Search tab, Select Call Number (Shelf Browser) from the drop-down menu, and enter JLC in the search box. On your search results page (below), you will see several items listed. This feature does not limit the results to our library, but you will see the name of the owning library below each item. Click on Next Page >>> for the next set of items.

For Teens Only!

Anime/Manga is Back! Join us every Monday for the Anime Manga Club. Hang out, watch anime and have snacks from 2:30-5:30PM. You must be 13 or older, or have a parent signed permission slip to attend. September meetings will be on the 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th.
Mondays @ 2:30 in the Story Pit!

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September 2013
Genealogy Club Saturday, September 7 @ 10:15 AM in the Sumner Room. Euchre Group Technology Classes With the explosion of e-readers such as the Nook, Kindle, iPad, and many more you may want to try the free books the library has to download to your device. The Intro to E-Books class is offered at the library and it shows you how to search for, download and read e-books for free from the library website! Be sure to bring along your reader! Monday, September 23 @ 6:30 PM We offer a free Computer Class all about Microsoft Word. Learn to create professional documents, resumes, and much more! Wednesday, September 17 @ 3 PM Are you feeling left behind in trying to use todays technology? Introduction to Computers is a computer class for beginners who want to learn the fundamentals of using a computer, such as using a mouse, keyboard, and basic Windows. Tuesday, September 24 @ 6:30 PM Want to get started on Facebook? Already have a Facebook account but not sure what to do next? Facebook Fundamentals is a class that teaches you to set up your profile, manage privacy settings, and connect with friends and family! Learn to update your status and add a photo, all while you interact with others online. You must have an email address to sign up for Facebook. Thursday September 26 @ 3 PM

Adult Activities
Book Discussion Groups The Mystery Book Discussion Group is talking about Open Season by C.J. Box when they meet @ 1 PM on Wednesday, September 4 . Come join other mystery lovers at a once-amonth discussion group that meets at the library. You are invited even if you havent read the book! Next months discussion is on October 2, and the selection is The Other Woman by Hank Ryan.

This group meets @ 5:30 PM on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Bring a partner or pair up with another single player here. Come relax and enjoy an evening of fun with some great people at this free program on The General Book Discussion Group September 11 & 25! reads a wide variety of genres and Painting Class meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Youre invited even if Talented artist Jan Roland you havent read the book! The End teaches a class in of Your Life Book Club by Will Watercolor Painting Schwalbe is this and Techniques on months topic and Thursday, September the discussion is in 19 @ 10:15 AM the Sumner Room No previous art on Wednesday, experience is September 18 @ 1 required, and the PM. Next months class fee of $12 discussion is on includes all materials. October 16, and the selection is A ESL Classes Gathering of Old The library offers Men by Ernest J. Gaines. adult ESL (English as a Second Language) Summer Movie Series classes for beginners, Saturday, September 21 @ 1 PM 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. Language Learning with Mango We now offer foreign language courses in Greek and Portuguese!

*All classes require pre-registration. Call 317-896-9391 to sign up.

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September 2013
Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah Amber Hewerdine suffers from chronic insomnia. doubtful that anything will really change, she visits a hypnotherapist, as a last resort. Under hypnosis, Amber hears herself saying, Kind, cruel, kind of cruel. The words awaken a vague memory. Two hours later, however, Amber is arrested for the brutal murder of a woman shes never heard of, and the only way she can clear her name is by remembering exactly where shes seen those words. Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Generations by Jennifer Finney Boylan A remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.

New Books
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander by Phil Robertson This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business. The Poisoned Pilgrim: A Hangmans Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch The monastery at Andechs has long been a pilgrimage destination, but when the hangmans daughter, Magdalena, her doctor husband Simon, and their two small children arrive there, they learn that the monks have far larger concerns than saying Mass and receiving alms. It seems that once again, the hangmans family has fallen into a mysterious and dangerous adventure. Whats For Dinner? by Curtis Stone Curtis offers both novice cooks and seasoned chefs mouthwatering recipes and easy-to-make meals for every night of the week. And he breaks them down into seven simple categories: one for each day of the week. Downfall by Jeff Abbott Sam Capra is back in business when a young woman runs into his bar in San Francisco asking for help. Sam steps up to protect her and finds himself caught, at first unwillingly, in a network that reaches far and high in its quest to more and more power not stopping at anything, not even murder.

Fin & Lady by Cathleen Schine Fin and Lady lead their lives against the background of the 60s, the civil Gulp: Adventures of the rights movement, and the Alimentary Canal Vietnam WarLady pursued by by Mary Roach ardent, dogged suitors, Fin In her telling of the journey determined to protect his impulsive food takes (and the sister from them and from herself. processing it goes through) from its entrance Fire in the Ashes: to its exit out of the human digestive Twenty-five Years system, Mary Roach has taken on a Among the Poorest subject few writers venture to explore Children of America so thoroughly. by Jonathan Kozol Jonathan has pricked the Blood & Beauty: The Borgias conscience of his readers by Sarah Dunant by laying bare the inequalities Sarah Dunant plots the inflicted upon children for no reason rise of the Borgias from but the accident of being born into their roots in Spain to poverty. His own life has been their occupation of the radically transformed by the children highest position in who have trusted and befriended Renaissance society in him. Italy at a time when that country occupied center-stage in Europe, A Treacherous Paradise both politically and culturally. by Henning Mankell Cold and poverty define Its All Good: Delicious, Hanna Renstrms childEasy Recipes That Will hood in remote northern Make You Look Good Sweden, and in 1904, at and Feel Great nineteen, she boards a ship for by Gwyneth Paltrow Australia in hope of a better life. Gwyneth Paltrow returns But none of her hopesor fears with recipes for the foods prepares her for the life she will lead. she eats when she wants to lose weight, look good, and feel more energetic.

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September 2013 Postage paid by the Friends of the Westfield Library

Phone: 317-896-9391 FAX: 317-896-3702 www.wwpl.lib.in.us www.facebook.com/WWPL46074 Sheryl Sollars, Director Sandy Rowland, Assistant Director

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 of the Westfield Library September Book Sale - Special Pricing Event!
Friends Board:
Sara Reitmeyer, President Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer Marie Albertson, Secretary Carly Schull, Member-at-Large Due to the building project, weve had our book sale tables set up since the beginning of June. Although we were adding more material as space allowed, we have stopped restocking at this point as we have put out all that we have left. The tables will have to be moved soon and any items that arent purchased will have to be recycled because we have nowhere to put those that dont sell (see picture on front page of our empty Friends Room). To make sure that all of the books, CDs, etc., go to a good home, we will be having a special pricing event during the second week of September when our book sale would normally be scheduled.

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.

However, there will be no preview sale on Friday, September 6, as books have been on display for a few weeks already.

Special Pricing Event starts Monday, September 9 and runs through Sunday, September 15!
The specifics of the special pricing will be revealed on Monday morning. Will there be a certain percent off everything? A free gift with purchase? A buyone-get-one sale? Come in or follow our facebook page to find out!