@ the Westeld Washington Public Library
Spring 2015
Volume 13, Issue 1
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.
Childrens Puppet Theater
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!
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!
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!
Childrens Activities
Spring 2015
Story Times
Preschool & Toddler
School Age Scene
Lego Free Build
Miss Vicki brings you stories,
songs, rhymes and fingerplays.
There is also an art project,
craft, or activity afterward.
Wednesdays @ 4 PM
Tuesdays 2-4 PM
March 18
March 17
Book Bingo!
April 21
Toddlers 18m to 3.5y
Preschoolers 3.5y to 5
Grossology!
Mondays...
May 13
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 |
Flower Power!
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 |
Board Game Day
Tuesdays...
April 8
March 5
April
pril 2
May 7
@ 11 AM
May 19
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.
Classes for Homeschoolers
Starting in March, we will be offering a few classes for any interested students*
Chess Class with Aaron Dean and
the Learning Through Games Group
Fundamentals of Acting
presented by Milestone Talent 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.
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!
Wednesdays, March 4 April 8
1:40 2:40 (All Ages)
$48 per student
Introductory Art Classes
with Taylor Wright
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
Fridays, March 6 April 24
10:30-12:30 (Elementary)
Sign up at the Children's Desk to 1:30-3:30 (Middle and High School)
read to a dog who is a very
$64 (plus cost of supplies) per student
Paws & Read
good listener! All ages
Creative Writing
2nd Saturdays @ 10:30 AM
03/14 | 04/11 | 05/09
Wednesdays, March 4 April 29
10:30 11:30 (Grades 4-8)
$80 per student
*Pre-registration and pre-payment required
Adult 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
Tribute Show: Mark Twain
Healthy Habits
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
04/19 @ 2:30 PM
authors.
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.
Regular Book Group
3rd Weds @ 1 PM
03/18 | 04/15 | 05/20
Technology Classes
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
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
2nd & 4th Weds @ 5:30 1979 to help to keep older drivers
03/11 | 04/08 | 05/13 independent, safe and confident while on
03/25 | 04/22 | 05/27 the road. Today, AARP Driver Safety
American Mahjong
Every Tues @ 6 PM
Every Fri @ 11:30 AM
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
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.
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
Spring 2015
Westfield Washington Public Library
333 W. Hoover Street
Westfield, IN 46074
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
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:
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.
Spring Book Sale
March 7-15
(During regular hours)
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 ...
