@ the Westfield Washington Public Library

A publication of Friends of the Westfield Library

Volume 8, Issue 4

Hamilton County Reads Book Discussions

Westfield
Washington Once again, the Westfield Washington Public Library, in
Public Library cooperation with the other county libraries, is
Board of Trustees: participating in “Hamilton County Reads,” a countywide
program when everyone is asked to read the same book.
Mike Thomas, The title of the book that has been chosen is,
”To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.
President
Carolyn Wheeler, Join us at the library for an engaging discussion of this timeless classic. First
Vice President published in 1960, the social and racial issues within this book are still relevant
Paul Catlin, today. The discussion is open to everyone in the community, and multiple
Treasurer copies of the book are available at the library.

Mic Mead, Discussions will be held:

Secretary
• Thursday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m.
Molli Cameron • Tuesday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Nedra Hoard • Tuesday, April 19, at 2:30 p.m.
David Weiss

The Library Board

meets on the National Library Week Activities
second Wednesday of The Indiana Blood Center will be at the library on Tuesday,
each month at April 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and each person
donating blood will receive a free book of their choice! To make
7:00 p.m.
the best use of the time, please sign up at the library for a time
slot, but walk-ins will still be welcome. Additional parking is
available in the WW Middle School or High School lots.

Library Hours
Monday-Thursday The Friends of the Westfield Library will have a book
10:00 AM-8:00 PM sale, beginning with a “members only” preview sale
(you can become a member at the door) on Friday,
Friday
April 8, at 6 p.m. The sale will be open to everyone
10:00 AM-6:00 PM during regular library hours from Saturday, April 9,
Saturday through Saturday, April 16.
10:00 AM-5:00 PM Come and find some great
reading at great prices,
Closed Sunday
plus over 1,000 VHS titles
will be available. All
proceeds go to support library events and materials.
Come and support the Westfield Washington Public
Library during National Library Week!
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From the Board of Trustees
The board meeting minutes and borrowers. 445 items were quarterly leases will be
packets are posted on the library’s circulated by patrons from other approximately $500 less per
Web site at www.wwpl.lib.in.us. Evergreen Libraries, and a total of quarter. We are still having some
493 items from WWPL were sent issues with connecting the vend
March 9, 2011 to other Evergreen Libraries. We tower to the copy machine, so the
Board Meeting issued 136 new library cards, and circulation staff will be taking
of those, 19 were issued to payment for copies until that can
The Library Board passed a Hamilton County Reciprocal be resolved.
resolution to appropriate funds Borrowers. 1,092 items were
out of the Rainy Day Fund to checked out using the Self Check The library has received 15
purchase materials for the library’s station. computers donated to us by
collection. Hamilton County. We will be
The Director reported to the library replacing some of our older
Circulation for February 2011 was board that the copy machine computers with the donated
33,772, and of those, 1503 were leases were renewed, we received computers.
from Hamilton County Reciprocal two new copy machines and the

Did You Know?

♦ We now have an have a self checkout station for ♦ When children are checking out
HP Photosmart you to check out your own materials without their parents
Scanner for public materials. being present, the child may not
use that will scan use the parent’s library card but
directly to a USB drive or memory ♦ E-mail notices are a courtesy, must have their own
card. It has a touch screen that is but please do not rely card.
very easy to use to scan photos or on them to remind you
documents. The scanner is in the when items are due. ♦ Library cards cannot
Sumner Room and is free to use. be used by anyone but
♦ Your library card is required to the cardholder.
♦ The Amazon Kindle check out materials. Barcodes
does not work with our saved to phones are accepted, as ♦ We are still collecting codes for
Overdrive e-books. well. the “My Coke Rewards” program.
Overdrive is compatible The codes are on 13 brands and
with most other devices. ♦ Patrons with hold lots of different sizes. Bring the
items available for codes to the library, put them in
♦ If you change your mind about pick up may now be the box provided and we’ll be on
an item you’ve put on hold, you automatically notified our way to free magazines!
can cancel a hold from your by telephone. It is up
Evergreen online account. to you to decide through your
online account your preferred
♦ There is an OPAC in the video method of notification. Do you have questions about
area, where you can look up items library policies or procedures?
and place your own holds on ♦ If you have a change in any of Unsure of how to use your online
materials. your contact information, such as Evergreen account? Explore our
e-mail address, telephone number Web site at www.wwpl.lib.in.us for
♦ If there is a or address, please notify the information. Send us an e-mail at
line at the library right away. [email protected]. Or call us
Checkout during regular library
Desk, we now hours.
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Adult Activities
Book Discussion Groups Genealogy Club and again on Thursday, April 28,
The Mystery Book Join the Westfield Genealogy at 3 p.m.
Discussion Group will Club on Saturday,
be talking about Still April 2, and share Watercolor Painting Class
Life by Louise Penny, ideas, new Web Talented artist Jan Roland will
when they meet on sites and sources teach a class in
Wednesday, April 6, about family Watercolor
at 1 p.m. Come join history, as well as Painting and
other mystery lovers meet some terrific people. The Techniques at the
at a once-a-month club meets the first Saturday of library on
discussion group which meets to every month at 10:15 a.m. in the Thursday, April 21,
talk about a variety of mysteries. Sumner Room, and all at 10:15 a.m. No
Future discussions will be about: genealogists are welcome to previous art
become members. experience is
May 4: Racing Can Be Murder necessary, and the class fee of
Short Stories Euchre Group $12 includes all materials. Come
June 1: Saving Mattie The Westfield Washington Public and enjoy expressing your
by Phil Dunlap Library Euchre Group meets at 6 creativity!
p.m. the second and fourth
The Regular Group reads a wide Wednesday of each month. Come Please contact Information/
variety of genres and meets the and enjoy a Reference Services to register
third Wednesday of each month at relaxing for any of these classes.
1 p.m. The Ladies of evening of fun with
Covington Send Their some great people Wii Move for Grown-ups
Love by Joan on Wednesday, Learn how to join the fun with your
Medlicott will be the April 13, and on Wednesday, April children or grandchildren with Wii
topic for this month, 27, at this free program. Move for
and the discussion Grown-ups.
will be in the Sumner Computer Classes Try it out for
Room on Learn to create powerful yourself on
Wednesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. presentations at a Monday, April
Future discussions will be about: free computer 11, at 4 p.m.
class on Microsoft You can have
May 18: Sarah’s Key PowerPoint. The fun, get a work out and learn how
by Tatiana de Rosnay class is on to challenge the kids at their own
June 15: Half Broke Horses Thursday, April game! This free program will be
by Jeannette Walls 21, beginning at 1 p.m. held in the Children’s Craft Room.

These groups are a great way to Are you feeling left behind in
chat with others who have read trying to use today’s technology? Have You Read Our Blog?
the book, or you can just come “Computers 101” is a computer Did you even know we had a
and listen. You are invited even if class for beginners who want to
you haven’t read the book! learn the fundamentals of using a blog? Visit our Web site at
If you are interested in obtaining a computer, such as us- www.wwpl.lib.in.us, and on the
copy of one of the books and ing a mouse, left side of the home page is the
participating in this free program, keyboard, and basic link. There’s also a blog just for
please contact Information/ Windows. The class
Reference Services at will be given teens that can be accessed from
317-896-9391. beginning at 6:30 p.m. the teen page. Check them out!
on Tuesday, April 26,
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Children’s Activities
Baby Love ReUse Crafting Club Next Meetings: April 2 and 16
Birth to 18 Months All Ages For fans of Heroscape, Risk, and
Thursdays First Thursday of each those games that are more fun to
at 10:15 a.m. month at 4:30 p.m. play with friends, you can bring
April 7, 14, 21 Next Meeting: April 7 your games and some friends and
and 28 Join in the fun and use spread out in the
Give your child a creative imagination with items craft room.
head start to early literacy with saved from the landfill. Learn to
this unique program of rhyme, recycle trash into treasures. Lego Freebuild
play and song. Free School Age
Yu-Gi-Oh!/Pokemon Club Fourth Thursday of every month
Storytime All Ages 3 - 5 p.m.
Miss Vicki will read a story, and Second Wednesday of Next Meeting:
there will be a craft afterward. every month at April 28
April 11 - 26 6:30 p.m. Play around with legos and create
Mondays, times are 10:30 a.m. for Next Meeting: April 13 whatever strikes your fancy while
Toddlers (18 months to 3 Bring your cards, play the you hang out with other Lego-
1/2 accompanied by a caregiver) games, trade cards, and have lovers. There will be plenty of
and 1 p.m. for fun! Legos and lots of room to work.
Preschoolers Free
(3 1/2 - American Girls Club
Kindergarten). All Ages Pottery and Printmaking
Tuesdays, times Second Thursday of every Classes
are 10:15 a.m. for Preschoolers month at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, get creative with
and 11:15 a.m. for Toddlers. Next Meeting: April 14 Jeremy South at the library. In
Registration is not required for this This program is about addition to the popular pottery
free program. the collection of dolls classes, Jeremy is offering
based on pre-teen girl printmaking classes to broaden
School Age Stuff characters from your artistic horizons.
Grades K-4 various periods of
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. American history. Dress up as an Tiny Tots $8
April 6 American Girl, bring your doll, play Ages 9 months - 3 years
Jazzy Jewelry – Spring Stuff American Girl games and create 10:15 a.m. Pottery
April 13 some cool crafts. Registration is
2:15 p.m. Printmaking
Spacing Out not required for this free program.
April 20
Young Writer Club Preschool $9
Easter Egg-splosion
April 27 School Age Ages 3-6
Flurry of Fairies Third Thursday of every 11:00 a.m. Pottery
Free month at 4:40 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Printmaking
Next Meeting: April 21
Paws & Read Young writers can share their Kids $16
All Ages writing with other aspiring writers.
Bring your latest work! Ages 5 to adult
Saturday, April 9,
at 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Printmaking
Sign up at the Children's Desk Strategy Games Club 4:00 p.m. Pottery
for a 15 minute time slot to read School Age to Adult
to a dog who is a very good First & third Saturday of every Registration and prepayment are
listener. Free month at 1 p.m. required for all classes.
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Special Programs
Spring Break Pottery Camps Chess Tournament
On Friday, April 1,create many On Saturday, April 30, The tournament will be
works of animal art on and off the Saturday, April 30, and run from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30
pottery wheel including turtles, p.m. Anyone age 5 to 14 is eligible to participate.
elephants, frogs, lizards and more! The tournament will run as a Swiss system with four
On Friday, April 8, the day’s theme rounds of 30 minutes per side. Ties may be decided
will be dinnerware art that includes by Blitz playoff. Trophies will be awarded. The
bowls, plates, cups and pitchers. The cost is $30 per entrance fee is $12 if paid by April 25 ($16 after April
child per session, with two time slots to choose from 25), and check in time for entrants is 10:15 a.m.
both days: 10:15a.m. to 12:45 p.m., or 1:30 to 4 Registration and prepayment are required.
p.m. Registration and prepayment are required.

Lego Build Challenge

Join the free fun on Monday, April 4,
at 2 p.m. What will you build? It’s a
surprise – we’ll pick
for you that day!
You can use the
library’s Legos or
bring your own. Prizes will be
awarded by age group.

Sun
day
May
1

Inspiring kids to become

entrepreneurs by teaching them how to
run a business with a lemonade stand.
It’s free to sign up and participate, and you can pick
up your registration form at the Children’s Desk.
You can return your completed form there and pick
up your backpack, too!
Visit www.indianapolis.lemonadeday.org
for program information.
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April New Materials

Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns sheared off the mountain and Mr. Chartwell
Grow: The Story of Herb and sealed shut their only access to By Rebecca Hunt
Dee Sweet and Acorn Farm the surface. The miners were The book follows the
Camp discovered alive 17 days later, charismatic but
By Becky Bowles and for the next seven weeks after menacing black dog -
Herb and Dee Sweet that discovery, as rescuers sought called Mr. Chartwell,
started the first day to bring them to the surface, the but known as Black
camp in America in eyes of the world shifted to this Pat - as he weaves his devious
1933 and ran it with previously obscure corner of influence into the lives of Churchill
enthusiasm for South America. and Esther Hammerhans, a young
20,000 campers widow. In different ways, both
through five decades. As well as High on the Hog: A Culinary Esther and Churchill are
being one of the true pioneers of Journey From Africa to America approaching the end of deeply
the American camping movement, By Jessica B. Harris significant relationships, and the
Herb and Dee were also among She traces African dog arrives to plague them as they
the very first live television foods (yams, okra, face their challenges.
performers in Indianapolis. black-eyed peas,
corn), flavoring, Minding Frankie
In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, cooking methods, and By Maeve Binchy
Daytona and the Day That food rituals from the When a young
Changed Everything abduction of Africans alcoholic learns he
By Michael Waltrip & and enslavement in has fathered a child
Ellis Henican the Americas to travel throughout with a dying woman,
This is the story of that the American and European he must step into the role of
fateful afternoon in continents, recounting tribulations father, protector, and provider to
Daytona, a day whose and joy. Along the way, she his infant daughter, Frankie, in a
echoes are still heard profiles famous and obscure but matter of weeks. Determined to
today. But the story gifted cooks; cooks in the big succeed, Noel gets an essential
begins years earlier with a boy houses of slave plantations; chefs assist from his visiting American
who dreamed of racing cars, a boy who served meals to presidents; cousin, who cobbles together a
who was determined to go from and members of a cooperative of neighborhood support system,
go-karts to the highest levels of black hoteliers in Philadelphia in featuring a few familiar faces from
NASCAR. For the first time ever, the nineteenth century. previous Binchy books.
Michael Waltrip tells the full,
revealing story of how he got to When the Killing’s Done The Night Season
Daytona, what happened there, By T. C. Boyle By Chelsea Cain
and the huge impact it had on so Principally set on the When a body turns
many in the racing world. wild and sparsely up at an amusement
inhabited Channel park, Archie thinks
33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Islands off the coast of it's just another
Survival and Dramatic Rescue Santa Barbara, drowning, until the
of the Chilean Miners Boyle's powerful new coroner finds a
By Jonathan Franklin novel combines pulse- puncture wound. The case
On August 5, 2010, at pounding adventure with a socially becomes a murder investigation
the San José mine in conscious, richly humane tale when similar marks are found on
northern Chile, 33 men about endangered animals and other recent victims thought to
were entombed 2,300 those who protect them. have succumbed to the
feet below the earth Willamette's rising waters.
when a slab of rock the Archie's team trys to pinpoint the
size of a skyscraper killer's motive but also his bizarre
toxin.
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Audio/Visual
Take a trip back in time, watch her invention helps to save their Megamind
inventions being created, listen to father in Marie Curie: More Than Morning Glory
amazing music and see famous Meets the Eye. A young boy Tourist
paintings! Experience all this and aspires to fly in Leonardo: A
more when you check out our Dream of Flight. Many more
children’s biographies. adventures wait for young
inventors to explore!
See famous composers through NEW BOOKS ON CD
the eyes of children. A young girl Learn about two of the world’s I Know Why the
forms a friendship with greatest artists in our Caged Bird Sings
her piano teacher and Get to Know series. by Maya Angelou
learns an amazing story These two movies
in Bizet’s Dream. A have books readily Paris Wife
small boy is let out of jail available to follow by Paula McClain
in order to sing in the along with. In
first performance of the learning about Van Pinheads & Patriots
Messiah in Handel’s Gogh and Monet, children will see by Bill O’Reilly
Last Chance. There are more the artists in cartoon and see
musicians to watch and listen to in wonderful examples of their art! Heartbeat Away
the video department! by Michael Palmer
These VHS are on special display
Several children are in the video department! Come in Treachery in Death
introduced to the world and get inspired! by J.D.Robb
around them in the
Inventors Specials. NEW DVDs
Watch as two sisters Burlesque
meet Marie Curie and Fighter

For Teens Only

Teen Movie Time 4:45 p.m. Pizza Just Hangin’
Tuesday, April 5, the library will Whatevah Time for Teens is on
have a “You Don’t Know Jack!” 5:30p.m. School of Tuesday, April
Movie Marathon just for teens Rock (© Paramount 12, at 2:30 p.m.,
(you must be 13 to attend). It’s Pictures in the Craft Room
free, snacks will be provided, and Corporation) at the library.
you can come to all or part of it. (with Jack Black) Spend the
afternoon just
12 p.m. Karate Kid 7:30 p.m. End hanging out, playing the Wii,
(© Columbia Pictures) eating snacks, talking or doing
(with Jackie Chan) TAG -- Your Opinion Counts! “whatevah.”
Be part of the Teen Advisory
2:30 p.m. Activity Group (TAG) when it meets at 3 Anime/Manga Meets Mondays
p.m. on Tuesday, April Join us every Monday at the
3:15 p.m. Kung Fu 25, at the library. We library for the Anime
Panda (© 2008 need you to help choose Manga Club, starting at
DreamWorks L.L.C.) and plan teen library 2:30 p.m. You must be
(with Jackie Chan activities. These programs are for 13 or older, or have a
and Jack Black) you, so come and tell us what you parent signed
want! permission slip to attend.
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Phone: 317-896-9391 Westfield Washington Public Library
333 W. Hoover Street
FAX: 317-896-3702
Westfield, IN 46074
www.wwpl.lib.in.us

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

Friends Board: Membership is open to any
individual, family, or
Virginia Fiscus, President organization. Memberships are
valid for one year from the date of
Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer
purchase.
Marie Albertson, Secretary The Friends Need You!
Donate your time by serving as a Annual Dues:
cashier at a book sale!
2011 Book Sales • Staff $5
• Individual $10
We are
April 9-16 look- • Family $15
ing for • Contributing $25
(Includes more than 1,000 vol- • Sustaining $50
VHS Tapes) unteers to give as little as one • Lifetime $100 This one time
hour (or as many hours as you payment includes an engraved
June 4-11 can spare) of their time. You can name plaque on display in the
pass the time reading or just peo- library.
August 6-13 ple watching.
If you can find some time to Membership forms are available at
October 8-15 support an excellent cause, the library’s Circulation Desk.
please call the library at
December 3-10 317-896-9391 and ask for Sandy.
How do I become a member?
(Annual Nearly New Sale)