@ the Westfield Washington Public Library

A publication of Friends of the Westfield Library

Volume 7, Issue 7

Westfield
Splash Into Summer with Guy Louis!
Washington Guy Louis and the Chautauqua and the
Public Library Express will present a music
Board of Trustees: program at the library on Friday,
July 16. Don’t miss your chance to catch this fantastic
family concert featuring surf tunes and hits
Mike Thomas,
from the 50’s, right here at the library
President
beginning at 4:30 p.m.! Music lovers of all
Carolyn Wheeler, ages will enjoy this fun, interactive concert
Vice President from Michigan guitarist Guy Louis.
Paul Catlin,
Treasurer
New Feature - Did You Know?
Bob Richardson,
Secretary Over the past six months, there have been many changes at the library.
Transitioning to Evergreen Indiana as our integrated library system
Nedra Hoard software brought new situations and new challenges, and the staff, as well
Mic Mead as our patrons, are still adjusting and continuing to learn the new
David Weiss requirements.

The Library Board We are always looking for new ways to communicate with our patrons, so
meets on the we will be presenting “Did You Know?” in each month’s newsletter. And
please be sure to contact us with any questions or concerns you may
second Wednesday have.
of each month at
7:00 p.m. • Please remember that library cards are non-transferrable. They cannot
be used by someone else in any situation. If a nanny or grandparent
who is not a library patron brings a child to the library, they may use
the child’s card to check out items only if the child is present. If the
Library Hours
child does not have a card, the parent or legal guardian needs to come
Monday-Thursday in to the library and get the child a card.
10:00 AM-8:00 PM
Friday • E-mail notices are a courtesy, but we cannot guarantee you will always
receive them. Please do not rely on them to remind you when items
10:00 AM-6:00 PM
are due. In addition to the receipt you are given at the time of check
Saturday out, you may check your account status online or call the library during
10:00 AM-5:00 PM regular hours of operation.
Closed Sunday
Special Insert - Your Opinion Counts!
Be sure to fill out the enclosed survey forms and return them to the library.
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From the Board of Trustees

The board meeting minutes 239 items were circulated by to the consortium sometime
and packets are posted on the patrons from other Evergreen this summer.
library’s Web site at Libraries and a total of 473
www.wwpl.lib.in.us. items from WWPL were sent to The library board continues to
other Evergreen Libraries. We work on the development of the
June 9, 2010 Board Meeting issued 188 new library cards; library’s new long range plan.
Library board president Carolyn 22 of those were issued to The 2011 Budget Committee
Wheeler has decided to step Hamilton County Reciprocal
was formed and will be working
down as president. Board vice Borrowers. on the budget for 2011 in the
president Mike Thomas will coming months. It was
take over the position. It was The parking lot sealing, striping
and crack sealing was finished suggested that the library board
decided that Carolyn would work closely with the City and
become board vice president. during the month of May.
Schools in our budget and tax
The board thanked Carolyn for rate development.
her leadership as president for A report was given by library
the past year and a half. director Sheryl Sollars on the The Children’s department
Evergreen Indiana annual received a grant of $1,290.23
The library board welcomed meeting. A new version of from the Betty Overman
Mayor Andy Cook to the Evergreen will be available in Westfield Washington Public
meeting. He gave a brief either the last quarter of this Library Endowment Fund. The
update on the City and year or the first quarter of next grant will be used to continue
answered questions from the year. There will be an purchasing award winning
library board. enhanced staff client, a new books and books given as
OPAC just for children and the Summer Reading incentives.
Circulation for May 2010 was system will give an estimated
33,891; of these, 938 were time for an item on hold to be The Westfield Woman’s Club
from Hamilton County available. An automated calling has given the Library $350.00
Reciprocal borrowers. system is currently being tested to fund two children’s programs
and is supposed to be available this summer.

Classes for Everyone

Watercolor Painting
Artist Jan Roland will teach the
techniques to create beautiful
scenes in watercolor. No
previous art experience is
necessary, and the class fee of
$12 includes all
materials. The
class will be
offered on
Thursday, July
15, at 10:15 a.m.
Computer Classes
There will be a free Computer
Class all about Microsoft Ac-
cess. The class will be pre-
sented on Monday July 19, at 1
p.m.
Join us for a free class called
“E-mail Basics,” designed for
beginners who want to learn
how easy it can be to keep up
with friends and family through
the Internet. Learn how to set
up a free e-mail account, as
well as how to send and re-
ceive messages. Classes are
scheduled for Tuesday, July 27
at 6:30 p.m., and Thursday,
July 29, at 1 p.m.
Please contact Information/
Reference Services at 317-
896-9391 to register for any of
these classes.
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July New Materials
The Surrendered
by Chang-rae Lee
June Han was only a girl when the Korean
War left her orphaned; Hector Brennan was
a young GI who fled the petty tragedies of
his small town to serve his country. Thirty
years later and on the other side of the
world, June and Hector are reunited in a
plot that will force them to come to terms
with the mysterious secrets of their past,
and the shocking acts of love and violence
that bind them together.
Spoken From the Heart
by Laura Bush
Laura Bush writes with honesty and
eloquence about her family, her public
triumphs, and her personal tribulations.
Laura Bush's compassion, her sense of
humor, her grace, and her uncommon
willingness to bare her heart make this story
revelatory, beautifully rendered, and unlike
any other first lady's memoir ever written.
Making Toast
by Roger Rosenblatt
When his daughter, Amy, died suddenly of a
heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his
wife moved in with their son-in-law and their
three young grandchildren. His story tells
how a family makes the possible out of the
impossible.
Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s
Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s
Fight to Bring Her Home
by Laura Ling and Lisa Ling
From opposite ends of the world, Laura and
Lisa Ling became an unprecedented
channel of communication between North
Korea, one of the most oppressive regimes
on the planet, and its archenemy, the United
States. SOMEWHERE INSIDE is a story of
survival, sisterhood and the ignition of a
new relationship between two nations that
have been at war for more than half a
century.
July 2010
False Mermaid
by Erin Hart
Nora Gaven returns to Minneapolis, hoping to
solve at long last the murder of her sister,
Triona. Convinced that Triona was killed by
her husband, Peter, but unable to prove it,
Nora retreated to Ireland and began a new
life. But now Peter is returning to Minneapolis,
and Nora feels she must tackle the unsolved
crime before he has a chance to wreak more
havoc on her family, especially Triona’s
daughter, 11-year-old Elizabeth.
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
by Karl Marlantes
Set in Vietnam in 1969 over the course of
three months, it is the timeless story of a
young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and
his comrades in Bravo Company, who are
dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam
as boys and forced to fight their way into
manhood.
Innocent
by Scott Turow
INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty
Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once
again, twenty years later, pitted against each
other in a riveting psychological match after
the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
When a secret project to create a
super-soldier backfires, a virus leads to a
plague of vampiric revenants that wipes out
most of the population. One of the few bands
of survivors is the Colony, a FEMA-
established island of safety bunkered behind
massive banks of lights that repel the “virals,”
or “dracs”—but a small group realizes that the
aging technological defenses will soon fail.
The first of a proposed trilogy.
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Children’s Activities
Baby Love
Birth to 18 Months
Thursdays at 10:15 a.m.
July 1, 15, 22 & 29
Give your child a head start to
early literacy with this unique
program of rhyme, play and
song. - Free
Storytimes
Mondays, July 12, 19 & 26
Toddlers at 10:30 a.m.
18 Months to 3½ Years
Preschoolers at 1 p.m.
3½ Years to Kindergarten
Tuesdays, July 6, 13, 20 & 27
Preschoolers at 10:15 a.m.
3½ Years to Kindergarten
Toddlers at 11:15 a.m.
18 Months to 3½ Years
- Free
LEGO Freebuild
School Age
Wednesdays, 2
to 4 p.m.
July 7 & 14
We’ll provide the Legos, so
just bring your imagination!
- Free
School Age Stuff
Grades K-4
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
• July 7 Pet Parade - Bring
YOUR pet to the library!
• July 14 One World -
Crafts & treats from
around the world.
• July 21 Color Explosion -
Bring a white tee shirt to
tie dye.
• July 28 Let’s Dance -
DDR. - Free
Webkinz Club
All Ages
First Thursday of each
month at 4:30 p.m. - Free
Yu-Gi-Oh!/Pokemon Club
All Ages
Second Wednesday of every
month at 6:30 p.m. - Free
American Girls Club
All Ages
Second Thursday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. - Free
Paws & Read
All Ages
Saturday, July 10,
at 10:30 a.m.
Sign up at the Children's Desk
for a 15 minute time slot to
read to a dog who is a very
good listener. - Free
Pottery with Jeremy South
Friday, July 16
Tiny Tots - 9 Months to 3 Years
Mini Plates 10:15 a.m. or 4:45
p.m.
Cost: $8.00
Preschool Pottery - 3 to 6
Years
Pigs 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.
Cost: $9.00
Kid’s Pottery - 5 to adult
Pigs on the Farm 12:30 or
3 p.m.
Cost: $16.00
*Registration
required for all
sessions
July 2010
American Girls Day
All Ages
Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m.
We’ll have a craft and a game
for each historical American
Girl doll character time period.
The program lasts until 2
p.m., so you can drop in and
enjoy the activities for your
favorite doll, or stay awhile
and do them all. - Free
Fire Day
All Ages
Thursday, July 22, at 1 p.m.
Meet at Station 82 next to
Cool Creek Park by Walmart
and play in the splash pool,
spray an actual fire hose, hear
a safety talk, go on a station
tour and more! You may even
see an EMS helicopter. Be
prepared to get wet! - Free
Police Day
Thursday, July 29,
at 10:30 a.m.
Meet at the Public
Safety Building in
Westfield (17535 Dartown
Road) and learn about our lo-
cal police
department and even meet a
police dog! - Free
Lego Mindstorms Team
Parent Meeting
Tuesday, July 27,
at 6:30 p.m.
Our Lego robotics team (ages 9
to 14) competes against other
teams each fall. Learn all about
this fun and educational
program and how your child
can become part of the team.
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Special Children’s Programs
Photos Made in America
by You
School Age
Friday, July 9 , 10:30 a.m.
to 12 p.m.
Take a photo using our digital
camera, then edit and print it.
Be inspired by the iconic
photographs in our Picturing
America collection and find out
how your photos can be a part
of history. The program is free
but please register to help us
plan for supplies.
Make Native American
Pottery
School Age
Friday, July 30, 1:30
to 3:30 p.m.
With Native American pottery
from the Picturing America
collection as inspiration, build
a pot using Native American
methods. Create a second
piece using tribal symbols.
Registration is required for
this free program.
Snakehead Ed
All Ages
Thursday, July 8
Two Shows:
11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Summer Reading Program -
Sign up today!
Little Squirts
Infants through Kindergarten
Meet Snakehead Ed’s
collection of snakes from
Africa, Asia, Australia, South
America, and North America.
You can see everything from
mid-sized species to huge,
beautiful boas and pythons at
these free programs! Thank
you to the Westfield Women’s
Club for sponsoring this
program that’s fun for all ages.
T-Rex Attack
School Age
Thursday, July 15, 1:30 p.m.
Travel back to the age of
dinosaurs at “T-Rex Attack.” Be
part of the prehistoric fun and
make crafts and play games.
The program is free, and no
registration is required.
Indiana Jim’s Reptiles
Friday, July 23
Two Shows: 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
See and even touch a wide
variety of
reptiles and
amphibians
when Indiana
Jim makes a
visit. Jim Horton is the current
president of the Hoosier
Herpetological Society, and
these shows are free. Thank
you to the Westfield Women’s
Club for sponsoring this
program that’s fun for all
ages.
Puddle Jumpers
Kindergarten through Grade 4
Tsunamis
Grades 4 through 7
July 2010
Chess Tournament
Ages 7 to adult
Saturday, July 31
10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
All chess players from age
seven to adult are invited !
Check in is at 10:15 a.m. , and
there will be two divisions: 14
years and under, and 15 years
and over. The tournament will
begin at 10:30 a.m. and end no
later than 2:30 p.m., with
trophies being awarded to the
top three in each division.
Cost to participate is $16, but
be an early bird and register by
July 24, and the cost is only
$12.
Heroscape Game Party
Age 8 to Adult
Wednesday, July 21
1 to 5 p.m.
Bring your game
pieces and figures
for an epic battle
presented by
Matthew Keller, Game
Master. - Free
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Adult Activities
Movies &
Thank you to
Munchies the Friends of
the Westfield
Library for
Every week in purchasing a
screen for the
library!
the Story Pit.
Free tickets will
be available at
the Information Desk
beginning one week in
advance. You need a ticket to
Adult Summer Reading attend, and space is limited, so
Program June 7 to August 7 get your ticket early!
It’s not too late to sign up for Thursday, July 8,
the Summer Reading Program! 5:30 p.m.
What better way to pass the Invictus (© Warner
steamy, summer months by Bros. PG-13)
Watering Your Mind - Read!
Not only do you receive a prize Wednesday, July
for completing nine titles 14, 5:45 p.m.
(choice of a $5 certificate to The Pursuit of
Barnes and Noble or a Pocket Happyness (© Sony
Tool Kit), but you receive a Pictures PG-13)
drawing prize entry for each
book read. Thursday, July 22,
5:30 p.m.
We have some fabulous prizes Lost Horizon (©
that have been donated by Sony Pictures PG)
area merchants, so come to
the library, sign up for summer
Wednesday July 28,
reading, choose some books
5:45 p.m.
and see what you can win!
Rudy (© Columbia
Genealogy Club Pictures PG)
Join the Westfield Genealogy
Club and share ideas, new Euchre Group
Web sites and sources about The library’s Euchre Group
family history, as well as meet meets at 6 p.m. the second and call the library at (317) 896-
some terrific people. The club fourth Wednesday of each
meets the first Saturday of month. Come and enjoy a
every month at 10:15 a.m. in relaxing evening with some
the Sumner Room, and all great people on July 14 and 28.
genealogists are welcome to The fun is free!
become members.
July 2010
Book Discussion Groups
All discussions are held on
Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in the
Sumner Room.
Mystery - July 7
The Deserter:
Murder at
Gettysburg
by Jane Langton
Regular - July 21
Hurry Down
Sunshine
by Michael
Greenberg
Give Blood, Get a Book!
Consider helping your
community!
The library
has scheduled
a Blood Drive
with the Indiana Blood Center
for Thursday, July 8, from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. All blood
donors will get to select a free
book at the Reference Desk!
The Blood Mobile will be in the
library parking lot, so donors
are asked to please park
across the street from the
library in the high school lot.
Registration is not required, but
it helps in scheduling the
limited time. To sign up, please
9391 and ask for Information &
Reference
Services.
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Audio/Visual
Through a donation from one of
our patrons we have received a
set of four DVDs based on the
bestselling books Chicken
Soup for the Soul. Each DVD
is narrated by the author Jack
Canfield, who
takes you on a
guided tour as he
reads selected
Soup stories that
are sure to
enlighten and
inspire you. Also new to the
nonfiction collection is a DVD
with Jim Cramer called Mad
Money - Back to Basics. He
has a show on the CNBC cable
For Teens Only
Teen Movie Night
Join the summer fun with
Teens Only Movie Night on
Tuesday, July 6, at 5 p.m. The
scheduled movie is
Transformers
(©DreamWorks
LLC - PG-13) with
Josh Duhamel,
snacks will be
available, and it’s
free. You must be
at least 13 to attend.
Sharpies: Make It
Permanent
Make ordinary
objects
extraordinary at
the library on
Tuesday, July 20,
at a program
called “Sharpies: Make It
network with this DVD
showcasing three episodes
dedicated to making you a
better investor.
NEW DVDS
Alice in Wonderland
Book of Eli
From Paris With
Love
Shutter Island
When in Rome
NEW BOOKS ON CD
Cat of the Century by Rita Mae with Carly
Brown
61 Hours by Lee Child
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s
Permanent.” “Uncap”
your creativity and imagination
and be ready to color your
world at 6 p.m.
Teen Summer Reading
Program June 7 - August 7
There’s still time to sign up for
the Summer Reading Program!
WIN an entry for a drawing
prize for every book you read
or listen to.
WIN a prize for reading 5
books (your choice while
Nest by Stieg Larsson
Betsy Ross & the Making of
America by Marla Miller
Storm Prey by John Sandford
NEW CDS
Jason Castro
Court Yard Hounds
Fearless Love by Melissa
Etheridge
Love Songs by Vince Gill
Country Music by Willie Nelson
Live at the
Troubadour
Simon &
James Taylor
supplies last).
WIN a gift card and a book for
reading 10 books (while
supplies last).
And for signing up by June 19,
Evan Lewis was the winner of
the Verizon Wireless Concert
Tickets - Congratulations,
Evan!
Make
Waves
at Your
Library!
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Phone: 317-896-9391
FAX: 317-896-3702
www.wwpl.lib.in.us
Westfield Washington Public Library
333 W. Hoover Street
Westfield, IN 46074

Sheryl Sollars,
Director
Sandy Rowland,
Assistant Director

The Westfield Washington

Public Library will strive, in
partnership with local
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: Book Sales in 2010: The Friends of the Westfield

Virginia Fiscus, President Library is an organization

Carly Schull, Vice President
Jeanette Wachtel, Treasurer
Marie Albertson, Secretary
The Friends meeting will be
held on Thursday, July 15
at 6:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Aug. 6: Preview 6-7:30 pm
Aug. 7-14: Regular sale
Oct. 1: Preview 6-7:30 pm
Oct. 2-9: Regular sale
Nearly New Sale:
Dec. 3: Preview 6-7:30 pm
Dec. 4-11: Regular sale
designed to promote and
support the mission of the
Westfield Washington Public
Library. Through its fundraising
efforts, primarily book sales
held every other month, and
our Annual Craft Bazaar and
Silent Auction, the group raises
money used to fund library
programs and to purchase
items that are not within the
library's operating budget.