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Volume 12, Issue 1 Library Hours

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January 2014

Building Project Update

Visit our website 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 David Weiss Dan Pitcock The Library Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

The main lobby and circulation area have been partitioned off in order to accommodate construction of new walls and restrooms in that area. The main doors are closed to the public and patrons should now enter through the emergency exit just south of there which leads into the Childrens Department. To get to the Information and Reference Services desk, head straight through the double doors and it will be on your left. The Audio/Visual department is temporarily occupying the former teen area, straight ahead through the same double doors. The new study rooms, on the right, are temporarily housing staff and the circulation desk is setup in front of them. The Childrens area is next on the list for improvements so there will be no programming again in February. With so much going on in the Adult area, their programming will be very limited until the new construction is finished. New offices staff offices are being constructed (right) in the area at the front of the building, originally designated as a community room when the building was remodeled in the mid 90s. Unfortunately, the area was reclaimed for staff use and storage almost immediately after. Students use the study tables outside of the newly painted Sumner History Room (left). Shelving which previously held current magazine issues now holds new fiction and non-fiction books. 2013 tax forms have arrived and are located in the Sumner Room along the back wall. If you need help locating the correct forms, please ask the staff at the Information Desk to assist you!

Page 2 Did you resolve to exercise more (again) this year? Let us help! We have several options for adding more physical activity to your routine. Check these out and watch the benefits add up!
Do you like to dance? The Dance Off the Inches: Sizzling Salsa DVD shows some new moves to help burn off fat. Dance on over to 613 in the non-fiction DVD section and see what inspires you to move. The TV show the Biggest Loser has helped many people take back their lives. Now you can watch The Biggest Loser Workout Cardio targets a very special muscle, the heart. We also have books, written by the many trainers from the show, that help you set up training plans and diets complete with recipes. If you like video games, we have the Biggest Loser Wii game where you can compete against previous players as well as try to complete your own exercise plan. The Nintendo Wii gaming system was designed with movement in mind and we have 100+ in our collection. The following titles are especially focused on getting you in shape while having a great time! Academy of Champions Soccer Big Beach Sports The Biggest Loser Boot Camp Academy Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum Just Dance (1, 2, & 3) Nickelodeon Fit Wii Fit Plus Winter Sports 3: the Great Tournament

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Maybe you just need something new to listen to during your regular workouts. Download some new music from Freegal straight to your phone or ipod by going to our webpage: www.wwpl.lib.in.us/AV

*you must have your library card and PIN/password to login.

If you like audiobooks, try A.J. Jacobs, Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection, available on CD. The GQ columnist takes on another immersion journalism assignment that is sure to make you laugh if not inspire you to reevaluate your own health.

From the Board of Trustees

December 11, 2013 Board Meeting
Phil Passen from Meyer Najem reported to the Board the progress of the Renovation/Expansion Project. The framing sheathing and fireproofing in the basement have been completed. The mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough in have been started. Phases 2 and 3 are completed and phase 4 has begun in the existing building. In the next 30 days the roofing and wall construction of the new addition should be completed and installation of drywall will have begun. Phase 4 will be completed and phase 5 will have started. He stated the new addition should be done by the end of January and the entire project will be finished in February.

November Circulation Statistics

The final property tax distribution of $300,682.97 was received. The CVET distribution of 3,932.00 was also received. The 2014 Library Officers were elected: Mike Thomas President Brian Morales Vice President Paul Catlin Treasurer Nancy Knochel Secretary The 2014 Library Calendar and payroll dates were approved. Items borrowed by our patrons 30,556 146 598 159 Items borrowed by patrons visiting from other Evergreen Libraries Items from WWPL sent to patrons at other Evergreen Libraries New library cards issued

New library cards issued to Hamilton County Reciprocal Borrowers 18 Items checked out using the Self Check station 1,384

Next Board Meeting: January 15, 2014 at 7 PM

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

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January 2014

New Books
The First Phone Call From Heaven By Mitch Albom One morning in the small town of Coldwater, Michigan, the phones start ringing. The voices say they are calling from heaven. Is it the greatest miracle ever? Or some cruel hoax? As news of these strange calls spreads, outsiders flock to Coldwater to be a part of it. (Also e-book) The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son By Pat Conroy The memoir is at a heart-wrenching account of personal and family struggle and a poignant lesson in how the ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor. It is an act of reckoning, an exorcism of demons, but one whose ultimate conclusion is that love can soften even the meanest of men. Morning Glory By Sarah Jio Fleeing an East Coast life marred by tragedy, Ada Santorini takes up residence on houseboat number seven on Boat Street. She discovers a trunk left behind by Penny Wentworth, a young newlywed who lived on the boat half a century earlier. Ada longs to know her predecessors fate, but little suspects that Pennys mysterious past and her own clouded future are destined to converge Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence By Daniel Goleman The author offers a groundbreaking look at todays scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention. Someone Elses Love Story By Joshilyn Jackson Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-yearold genius son Natty, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced Catholic mother and Jewish father. Shes got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up in a gas station mini-mart and falling in love with a great wall of a man. Things That Matter: Passions, Pastimes and Politics By Charles Krauthammer Krauthammer reflects on the events that shaped his career and political philosophy, this indispensible chronicle takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the fashions and follies, the tragedies and triumphs, of the last three decades of American life.

Bobby Orr: My Story By Bobby Orr The Kid: The Immortal Bobby Orr is often Life of Ted Williams referred to as the greatest By Ben Bradlee, Jr. ever to play the game of During his 22 years with hockey. He could change the Boston Red Sox, a game just by stepping on the ice. Williams electrified crowds No defenseman had ever played the across America--and shocked them, way he did, or received so many trotoo. Yet while he was a God in the phies, or set so many records, batter's box, he was profoundly several of which still stand today. human once he stepped away from In Retrospect the plate. While baseball might have By been straightforward for Ted Ellen Larson Williams, life was not. This book is not only a murder mystery but The Supreme Macaroni contains civil war, Company demoralized citizens full of By Adriana Trigiani fear, betrayals, loyalty changes, The author transports deceit, greed, poverty, improper use readers from the of power with a touch of romance & cobblestone streets of Greenwich Village to lush trust. New Orleans to Italy and back again while exploring the tricky dynamics This is the Story of a between Old World craftsmanship Happy Marriage and New World ambition, all amid a by Ann Patchett passionate love affair that fuels one This Is the Story of a woman's determination to have it all. Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Stella Bain Ann Patchetts life. Stretching from By Anita Shreve her childhood to the present day, In a narrative that takes us from a disastrous early marriage to a from London to America later happy one, it covers a multitude and back again, Shreve of topics, including relationships with has created an engrossing family and friends, and charts the and wrenching tale about love and hard work and joy of writing, and the the meaning of memory, set against unexpected thrill of opening a the haunting backdrop of a war that bookstore. destroyed an entire generation.

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January 2014 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

Friends Board:
Sara Reitmeyer, President Carly Schull, Vice President Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer Marie Albertson, Secretary

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.