Westfield Washington Public Library

Summer 2020 Newsletter

2020 Summer Reading Program Goes Online

June 1—July 31

The COVID-19 pandemic has obviously led to  Finish the program after reading 40 hours
many changes in our day to day lives, and our and you'll earn a completion prize plus an
popular Summer Reading Program has also entry to the Grand Prize Drawing. Comple-
changed in our quest to keep our patrons and tion prizes may be picked up in August.
our staff as safe and healthy as possible.

This year’s Summer Reading Program is entitled, The Imagine Your Story theme celebrates fairy
“Imagine Your Story,” and for the first time it tales and fantasy, but we invite all ages of pa-
will be an online program. The program begins trons to read any sort of material that appeals to
on June 1 and ends on July 31. them. For teens and adults this is a change from
previous Summer Reading Programs, as we are
The library will be using a program called now logging hours spent reading, rather than
BeanStack to track summer reading progress, book titles, but the BeanStack program makes it
and it’s easy to sign up yourself and your family very easy to keep track of it all.
members from a home computer or a mobile
device. If you do not have access to the internet, please
contact the library at 317-896-9391, and we can
set up an account for you and help you to log
 Beginning June 1st, register online at your reading hours. LIBRARY HOURS
wwpl.beanstack.org
You may also use the Beanstack app on We will be hosting a variety of virtual programs Monday-Wednesday
your mobile device. BeanStack is a free app.
during the summer, and we suggest you fre- 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
quently visit our website calendar for updates as
 Read or listen to books and visit virtual time passes. Visiting our website and our social
library programs. Being read to also counts, media accounts will be the best ways to stay up Thursday-Friday
for both the reader and the listener. to date with new events as they are scheduled.
10:00 AM—6:00 PM
The Grand Prize Drawing will be on August 1,
 Log your reading hours and complete op- and anyone who completes the program will be Saturday
tional activities on Beanstack. You'll earn entered in the drawing. This year’s Grand Prize is
digital badges plus virtual tickets for draw- an Occulus Go Standalone Virtual Reality Head- 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
ing prizes. set—64GB, a carrying case for it, and a $75 Ama-
zon Gift Card.
Sunday
Closed

LIBRARY CLOSINGS

July 4—5

OUR MISSION
Fostering exploration,
discovery, and growth
 CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY VIRTUAL EVENTS
2020
Summer Story Times
Homeschool
Meet the Teacher
Online (all ages)
Virtual Story Times:
A New Story Time Video is
released on our Facebook page June 9 at 6:00 PM
every Tuesday in June and July
at 10:30 AM. Visit the Children's page of our website
and click on the Meet the Teacher icon
Visit our Facebook page at
facebook.com/WWPL46074/
to learn about classes being offered at
WWPL this fall, and to learn about other
area organizations and businesses with
services to support your homeschool cur-
riculum. For your convenience, this infor-
mation will remain on our website as long
as it is relevant. Registration for classes
Pretty Funny Balloons will be available online, through our new
(all ages) library calendar!
June 25 at 2:00 PM video goes live on
Facebook
To watch live, visit :
June 2—Magical Musings facebook.com/prettyfunnyballoons
June 9—Kingdom Capers This program uses balloons to teach the fun-
June 16—Royal Roots damentals of flight from hot air balloons and
June 23—Tall Tales
airplanes, to rockets and space flight.
June 30—Dragon’s Den

July 23 at 2:00 PM video goes live on

July 7—Land of the Littles Facebook
July 14—Land of Make Believe To watch live, visit:
July 21—Land of Mother Goose facebook.com/prettyfunnyballoons
July 28—Land of Heroes This online program will be a virtual version
of this year’s “Imagine Your Story” program
You may also view our Story
with interactive storytelling, dragons, uni-
Time Videos on our YouTube
corns, books and balloon swords.
Channel at youtube.com/user/
WWPL46074/
Virtual Story Lab Friday Funday
(ages 6—12) (preschoolers)
June 19—All Day
The library will not be holding in-person
Register to pick up a FREE kit of craft and ac-
Maker Space Programs during the months of
tivity supplies and ideas to do at home with
June and July, but we will be distributing a
your preschooler.
packet of activities that you can do at home
We will have themed craft
with limited craft supplies that you may
Event Details
kits (while supplies last) have on-hand and your imagination.
containing instructions for This month’s theme is Fairytales. Grow your
July Story Times available This year’s Summer Reading Program own bean stalk, build a castle with tangrams,
for curbside pickup. These theme is Imagine Your Story so these free create a magic wand, complete a fairytale
are for ages 0—5.
packets are designed to help elementary “madlib,” and more. Parental assistance will
Email librarian4chil- school children learn about various aspects be required for these activities. You will need
[email protected] to of folklore across the globe and throughout to supply your own scissors, tape or glue, and
request all four July kits, history. Each week’s packet will be re- crayons or markers.
and they’ll be ready for
leased on our website on Tuesdays at 1 PM.
pickup after June 22.
If you would like a printed copy included After completing registration, your kit will be
with your curbside pickup, please email us available for pick-up at WWPL anytime be-
at [email protected]. tween 10:30 and 5:30 on June 19th. Please
call 317-896-9391 when you're on your way,
for curbside pick-up, or pick up at the Chil-
dren's desk.
POPULAR ONLINE RESOURCES Thank you to our
On a mobile device, borrowed con- Summer Reading Program Sponsors!
tent may be temporarily download-
ed and accessed offline. Additional-
ly, either in the app or on a com-
puter, all borrowed content may be
enjoyed while you’re connected to
the internet by streaming.
hoopla is new digital media ser-
hoopla is easy to use and provides
vice through which you may access
our library patrons instant access
and enjoy over a half a million titles
(without any waiting) to any titles
from six different formats: Movies,
they want. As a library cardholder,
TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks,
you may borrow up to 5 titles per
eBooks, and Comics/Graphic Nov-
month. To register for and enjoy
els. With hoopla, there are no hold
hoopla digital free with your library
lists, no extra apps or accounts
card, please download the hoopla
needed, or special steps to use it.
digital app from your Apple or
And they’re all available in one lo-
Google Play store on your mobile
cation, from your computer, tablet
device. If youBar
Sushi are using a computer,
or Smartphone!
you may visit hoopladigital.com.

with a valid library card. The Libby App

provides an eReader and an audiobook
player, and you have the option of
downloading your chosen book(s) to
Author Bryan Furuness
read offline or you may stream them
while you read or listen. You are able to
Most of us have become quite attached keep track of your reading history in the
to our smart phones and mobile devices, Activity tab, and your bookmarks, posi-
and have trouble imagining modern life tions, and notes will sync across your
without them. Did you know that the devices. If you want to sample a book,
free Libby App (brought to you by Over- all it takes is a tap, with nothing to
Drive) can give you digital access to the download or delete. Picture books with
library on your mobile device? Libby is accompanying audio are also available
available for Android, iOS, Windows 10, for younger family members. Even if
some Chromebooks, and in your brows- you prefer to do most of your reading
er at libbyapp.com. Once you’ve down- from old-fashioned books, there are
loaded the app (available for free in the times when eBooks are simply more
Apple Store, Google Play and the Win- convenient. Libby is just one more way
dows Store) and are in Libby, follow the to harness the power of your library
prompts to find your library and sign in card! Let us show you how!

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOMESCHOOL CLASSES, HOMESCHOOL CLUBS OR CHILDREN'S

EVENTS REQUIRING REGISTRATION, CONTACT WWPL CHILDREN'S DEPT. AT 317-896-9391

Take Advantage of Our Many Online Resources for Children

 RECURRING EVENTS Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration.
FOR ADULTS ADULT EVENTS Programs with a (+) are sponsored by First Merchants Bank
American Mahjong SUSPENDED
Tuesdays @ 4:30 PM
Wednesdays @ 1:00 PM Boredom Busters*+ Senior Services
Sundays @ 1:30 PM (Teens & Adults)
Each Tuesday this summer, we will Expert Panel*
ESL Classes* SUSPENDED
share a fun craft or activity idea for teens WEBINAR
and adults to try at home! To register, visit the link on our web-
We are currently seeking teachers for our ESL
program . Interested volunteers may apply at
site’s Events Calendar for this event.
the Adult Reference Desk. Activities and instructions will be posted July 22 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
weekly on the library's website: http://
Genealogy Group SUSPENDED
wwpl.lib.in.us/boredom-busters/
Beginners welcome!
Some activities will also include a free
1st Sat. @ 10:15 AM
grab-and-go supply kit that can be re-
served for pickup, while supplies last.
Library Board Meeting Reserve a kit by emailing librari-
2nd Wed. @ 7:00 PM [email protected]. Y ou w ill r e-
ceive an email confirmation with in-
Acrylic Painting Class* SUSPENDED structions for picking up your kit.
2nd Thurs. @ 10:30 AM –and- Join us for a Senior Services Expert Pan-
New Evening dates: 4/13 & 5/11 @ 5 PM We encourage you to send photos of el webinar presented by Life's Copilot, a
your completed crafts/activities each senior resource navigation communi-
Watercolor Painting Class*
week to [email protected] so that ty. See what is available to you and your
SUSPENDED
we may share your creations with every- loved ones, and meet not-for-profit and
one!
3rd Thurs. @ 10:30AM no fee providers.
Expert Panel
Writers Group SUSPENDED Melinda Winnie - CICOA
4th Thurs. @ 1:00 PM Nancy Schell - Shepard's Center
Andrea David - H.A.N.D.
Quilting Group SUSPENDED Financial Literacy Series: Linda Handy - Prime Life
Stacey Bunes - Captell
1st and 3rd Tues. @ 10:30 AM Mortgages 101* + Cindy Love - Trinity Free Clinic
VIRTUAL EVENT Kim Williams - Parkinson's Association
Euchre SUSPENDED (choice of two online sessions) Madison Gonzalez - Morning Light
1st and 3rd Tues. @ 1:30 PM June 25 at 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Hadya Sow - Alzheimer's Association
John Cosgrove - Together Home Care
-or- 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Craft Corner* SUSPENDED (Details
available at the Adult Information Desk)
Join us for an informative webinar on
mortgages, presented by First Mer-
Mystery Book Group + chants Bank. We will be hosting two
NOW MEETING VIRTUALLY! Zoom sessions on June 25 (1 p.m. or 5
Meets @ 1:00 PM on the 1st Wed. of the p.m.).
month (except holidays).
To register, visit the link in on our
Copies available at the Information Desk website’s Events Calendar for this
or via curbside pick-up. event.
Jun. 3 Lincoln’s Last Trial
Jul. 1 Girl Waits With Gun
Aug. 5 The Chalk Man

WWPL Book Group +

NOW MEETING VIRTUALLY!
Meets @ 1:00 PM on the 3rd Wed. of the
month (except holidays).
Copies available at the Information Desk.
Or via curbside pick-up.
June. 17 The Gown
Jul. 15 The Care and Feeding of
Ravenously Hungry Girls
Aug. 19 Our Souls at Night
Teen Events:
Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. Weekly after school activities will meet during the school year, except in the
case of library or school closings.

YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB OPPORTUNITY!

Do Not Go On Young Adult Book Club

Courtesy of an Indiana Humanities’ Novel Conversations Speak-
ers Program grant, Westfield Washington Public Library will be
hosting a visit with author Bryan Furuness. Teens and Young
Adults who participate in three discussion sessions of his newest
novel Do Not Go On will be invited to a private meet and greet
with the author. Books will be provided to book club participants
by the Friends of the Westfield Library. Registration requested.
Contact the WWPL Children’s Department for more information
or to register.

July 10 @ 4:30-5:30PM – Discussion of Part 1

July 17 @ 4:30-5:30PM – Discussion of Part 2
July 24 @ 4:30-5:30PM – Discussion of Part 3
July 28 @ 11:00AM-12:00PM – Visit with Author
Bryan Furuness

Virtual Teen Mystery Party+

July 31 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Led by Youth Inspirations Theater. A group of teens ex-

pected their evening at Allen Ian Abducxion's Point Doom
Beach House to consist of a luau and all night star gazing.
Instead, there is a discovery that one of the party-goers has
been involved in extra-terrestrial foul play. Join this group
of eccentric characters as you solve this crime.

8 roles available - invite your friends to join!

Due to the usual number of female participants, there is a
chance that some female students may be assigned male
characters, but we know that you are talented performers,
and can handle any role that is assigned.
Bryan Furuness
Must register by 7/27 for casting & information to be sent in
Black Lawrence Press describes Do Not Go On as follows: advance - Visit our website’s Events Calendar and click on
“Do Not Go On is a story about secrets, second chances, the registration link to sign up, or email
and the ways that storytelling can save your skin and soul. [email protected].
In this book that is part crime confessional, part coming-
of-age tale, the Witness Protection Program and college Boredom Busters*+ (Teens & Adults)
application process are two different ways of getting at the
same question: Who are you, and who will you become?” Each Tuesday this summer, we will share a fun craft or activity
Snakehead
idea for teens and adults Ed Activities
to try at home! Amazon John
and instruc-
Bryan Furuness is the author of Do Not Go On (Black tions will be posted weekly on the library's website:
7/14
Lawrence Press, 2019) and The Lost Episodes of Revie 6/27
http://wwpl.lib.in.us/boredom-busters/
Bryson (Black Lawrence Press, 2013). He is the editor of
the anthology My Name was Never Frankenstein: And Some activities will also include a free grab-and-go supply kit
Other Classic Adventure Tales Remixed, and the co-editor that can be reserved for pickup, while supplies last. Reserve a
(with Michael Martone) of Winesburg, Indiana . His sto- kit by emailing [email protected]. You will receive an
ries have appeared in New Stories from the Midwest, Best email confirmation with instructions for picking up your kit.
American Nonrequired Reading, and elsewhere. He lives 8/7
in Indianapolis, where he teaches at Butler University. We encourage you to send photos of your completed crafts/
activities each week to [email protected] so that we
may share your creations with everyone!
FRIENDS OF THE WESTFIELD LIBRARY

Visit our ongoing books sale at the WWPL! Kroger Plus card: Register your Kroger Plus card online
at www.kroger.com/communityrewards, then select the
Please make plans to stop by and shop our book sale. All
Friends of the Westfield Library as your charity of
proceeds benefit the library. Check the library's website
choice. Afterward, each time you use your Kroger Plus
and social media for updates.
card, Kroger will donate funds to the library--at no cost
to you!
Looking for other easy ways to support the library?
Listed below are some great options!
Network for Good: If you are interested in donating to
the library out-of-pocket, visit the WWPL website at
www.wwpl.lib.in.us, click on the Donations link, and fill
AmazonSmile: Go to smile.amazon.com and select the
out the NFG form that will appear. Your donations to
Friends of the Westfield Library as your charity of
the library are tax-deductible, and NFG will send you
choice. Bookmark this site and use it (instead of ama-
the necessary documentation.
zon.com) whenever ordering items from Amazon. Your
Amazon account will not change (you'll still have your
shopping cart, lists, etc.), but after registering to sup-
All funds donated to the library go toward library ser-
port us, Amazon will donate funds to the library with
vices that benefit our patrons
every eligible purchase you make from AmazonSmile--
and our community. Thank you
at no cost to you!

FRIENDS BOARD

Sara Reitmeyer President Jeanette Wachtel Treasurer Marie Albertson Secretary

Westfield Washington Public Library

Postage paid by:
333 W. Hoover Street Friends of the Westfield Library
PLEASE
Westfield, IN 46074 PLACE
STAMP
Phone: 317-896-9391 HERE
Fax: 317-896-3702
E-mail: [email protected]

Director: Sheryl Sollars

Assistant Director: Kerry Green
PR Manager: Allison Knuttel

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