Westfield Washington Public Library
Fall 2020 Newsletter
WWPL Goes Fine Free!
The Westfield Washington
Public Library has an excit-
ing announcement to share
with our patrons. Effective
immediately, the library has
eliminated overdue fines on
all of our materials! Yes, we
are now FINE FREE! We
have also removed all out-
standing overdue fines on
all WWPL materials from
our patrons’ records.
Why this change? It’s all
about increasing access to
our library’s resources and
collections. Our goal is to
serve all members of our
community and to encour-
age free and equal access to
information and reading
materials. Library fines may
disproportionately impact
lower-income families and
create barriers for those
who may need public librar-
ies the most. More and
more libraries across the
country have made this
change, and we are looking
forward to welcoming back
patrons who may have
stayed away from the library
due to overdue fines. Fre-
quently children, not neces-
sarily through any fault of
their own, accrued overdue
fines on their accounts, and
we are excited to be able
forgive those past fines and
once again allow them ac-
cess to our collection.
Items checked out will still
have due dates, and we
strongly encourage our pa-
trons to continue to return
their materials responsibly
and in a timely manner. If
an item has no more renew-
als available and is 28 days
overdue, the item will be
marked lost and the patron
will automatically be billed
for it. Patrons will also still
be charged for damaged
items. This new fine free
policy applies only to library
materials specifically owned
by the WWPL. Other Ever-
green libraries may still
charge overdue fines for
their materials, so patrons
will need to be aware of that
if they request items from
the broader Evergreen cata-
log.
Today’s public libraries are
dynamic community centers
for all ages and socio-
economic backgrounds. Our
goal is to encourage ALL of
our community members of
all ages to use the library
and to take advantage of the
wealth of materials and re-
sources we have to offer.
LIBRARY HOURS
Eliminating overdue fines
takes us one step closer to- Monday-Wednesday
ward fulfilling our mission
10:00 AM—8:00 PM
statement of “fostering ex-
ploration, discovery, and
Thursday-Friday
growth” for our entire West-
field Washington Township 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
community.
Saturday
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday
(Beginning on September 13)
1:00 PM—5:00 PM
LIBRARY CLOSINGS
Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 6-7
Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 25 (Close at 5:00 PM)
Nov. 26
OUR MISSION
Fostering exploration,
discovery, and growth
 2020
Fall Story Times
Virtual Story Times:
A New Story Time Video will be
released on our Facebook page
on September 1 at 10:30 AM.
Visit our Facebook page at
facebook.com/WWPL46074/
You may also view our Story
Time Videos on our YouTube
Channel at youtube.com/user/
WWPL46074/
Please register for all of the
following in-person Story
Time programs on our
website’s Events Calendar.
wwpl.librarycalendar.com
Baby Love Story Time
Thursdays @ 10:30 AM
Sept. 10, 17, 24
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Nov. 5, 12, 19
Story Times:
Mondays @ 10:30 AM
Sept. 14, 21, 28
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Tuesdays @ 10:30 AM
Sept. 8, 15, 22*, 29
Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27*
Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24*
*WWPL Puppet Theatre
Performances:
Sept. 22: Puss in Boots
Oct. 27: Three Little Kittens
Nov. 24: Sleeping Beauty
Monday Madness:
Mondays at 1:00 PM at the
library, unless noted.
Enjoy a variety of activities de-
signed for young children.
(Preschool w/caregiver)
Sept. 14, 21, 28*
Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23
*Sept. 28: 1:30 PM
We will meet at the Story
Walk at MacGregor Park
where we will enjoy a story
while walking the park
CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY EVENTS
Please register for all library programs on our website’s Events Calendar: wwpl.librarycalendar.com
Tween Book Club Registration required
(For grades 4—7)
Sept. 3 at 4:30 PM:
Posted by David Anderson
Oct. 1 at 4:30 PM:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M Montgomery
Nov. 5 at 4:30 PM:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William
Kamkwamba
The Tween Book Club will meet on the first
Thursday of each month at 4:30 PM in the Sto- create and wear screen accurate Star Wars cos-
ry Castle. Sign up now to receive a print copy of tumes for the purpose of participating in chari-
the book to borrow until the day of the event.
Links to electronic versions are available, if
you would prefer. Books for the following
month will be distributed at each meeting.
After signing up for your first meeting, stop by
the Children's desk if you would like a physical
copy of the book!
MakerSpace 123 Registration required
-and-
MakerSpace 456 Registration required
September 23 at 5:00PM (123) and 6:00 PM (456):
Paper Airplanes
October 28 at 5:00 PM (123) and 6:00 PM (456):
Silly Putty
Our two separate MakerSpace programs
provide an introduction to STEM concepts
through crafts, games and other activities.
MakerSpace 123 (for grades 1-3) meets on the
fourth Wednesday at 5:00 PM in the Maker
Space (formerly the Craft Room).
MakerSpace 456 (for grades 4-6) meets on the
fourth Wednesday at 6:00 PM in the Maker
Space (formerly the Craft Room).
Registration is required so that we can ensure
adequate supply levels! Register on our
website’s Events Calendar:
wwpl.librarycalendar.com or contact the
Children’s Department at 317-896-9391.
Visit with Star Wars Indiana
(all ages) Registration requested
November 7 from 1:00 PM—3:00 PM
Drop in any time between 1:00 PM and 3:00
PM for some intergalactic fun plus photo op-
portunities with members of Star Wars Indi-
ana, the local face of the 501st Legion and Re-
bel Legion. The legions are international chari-
table costuming organizations whose members
table and community events. When you think
of Stormtroopers, Jedi, or even Darth Vader at
a children's hospital or sporting event, that's
us! We partner and cooperate closely with Lu-
casfilm Ltd. and represent the finest in Star
Wars costuming around the globe.
Friday Funday Registration required
(Preschoolers)
September 11: “ABC & 123”
October 9: “Fall”
November 13: “Around the World”
Themed story suggestions, activities, crafts and
more for preschoolers and their caregivers to
enjoy together.
This fall these will be Take-and-Make kits that
you may reserve on our Events Calendar:
wwpl.librarycalendar.com, or call the Chil-
dren’s Department at 317-896-9391 to reserve.
You may then pick up your kit during library
hours on the days listed above.
Please call 317-896-9391 when you're on
your way (for curbside pick-up) or pick
up your reserved kit at the circulation
desk.

Still available!
Advancing Racial Equity Collection Development Grant Awarded to WWPL
The Westfield Washington Public
Library is pleased to announce we
have been selected to receive a
$1,000 Advancing Racial Equity
Collection Development Grant. In
response to the death of George
Floyd and ensuing protests, Indi-
ana Humanities offered a one-
time grant opportunity to allow
libraries, school and community
organizations to add books and
materials that advance racial equi-
ty to their circulating collections.
Sushi Bar
The list of materials and books
includes fiction and non-fiction
titles for children, teens and
adults in multiple formats. To
develop this list, librarians, hu-
manities scholars and Indiana
Humanities staff consulted Cen-
tral Indiana Community Founda-
tion’s “Tools for Accountability,”
and resource lists provided by
Booklist (a publication of the
American Library Association).
The list was also reviewed by the
“Library of Things” Provides STEAM To Go
The Westfield Library Foundation was recently awarded a
Powerful Communities – Local Impact Grant from Duke
Energy, and we are pleased to announce that this grant has
funded a “Library of Things” that is now available for check-
out. The Library of Things provides “S.T.E.A.M. to Go” kits
in a variety of subjects including science, technology, engi-
neering, arts, and math. These are hand-on kits designed to
encourage problem solving skills and critical thinking, and
yes, plenty of fun in the process.
Kits include:
-All About Birds -Food and Nutrition
-All About Dinosaurs -Gadgets, Gizmos & Gears
-All About Magnets -Imagination & Stories
-Astronomy -Machines & Contraptions
-Building and Design -Math Patterns and Tactics
-Circuits and Technology -Robotic & Coding
-Construction and Build -Sounds, Music & Band
-Decimals and Rounding -Stamps & Drawing
-DIYs and Art Facts -Understanding Our Universe
-Electronics and Coding
-Estimation and Patterns
-Everyday Science
-Examine Science & Nature
If you or a young person in your household would like to
check out one of these kits, they may be reserved in our cata-
log (search for “Steam to go” for a list of the kits) or you may
stop in the Children’s Department and browse the shelves!
Kits check out for one week.
During days when many of us are spending more time than
we may wish in front of computers and digital devices, hav-
ing these innovative hands-on kits available for our K-12
patrons is a welcome diversion.
The library is grateful to Duke Energy and the Westfield
Library Foundation for their generous support!
FOR INFORMATION
Indianapolis Public Library’s Di- ABOUT HOME-
versity & Inclusion Center for
Black Literature & Culture staff. SCHOOL CLASSES,
HOMESCHOOL CLUBS
The goal of this project is to help OR CHILDREN'S
Hoosiers think, read and talk EVENTS REQUIRING
about racial injustice and systemic
racism, and to support libraries as REGISTRATION,
key public humanities organiza- CONTACT WWPL
tions in this work.
CHILDREN'S DEPT.
AT 317-896-9391
 Programs with an asterisk (*) require registration. Please
ADULT EVENTS register on our website’s Events Calendar unless specified
RECURRING EVENTS
otherwise: wwpl.librarycalendar.com
FOR ADULTS Programs with a (+) are sponsored by First Merchants Bank
American Mahjong SUSPENDED
Tuesdays @ 4:30 PM
Wednesdays @ 1:00 PM
Craft Corner*+ BINGO Brunch at the WWPL*
(Teens & Adults) First and Third Thursdays of the
Sundays @ 1:30 PM Month
Sept. 16 at 5:00 PM: Leaf Lanterns
Oct. 21 at 5:00 PM: Wine Cork Pumpkins Sept. 3, 17 Oct. 1, 15 Nov. 5, 19
Nov. 18 at 5:00 PM: Cinnamon Candles 11:00 AM—1:00 PM
ESL Classes* SUSPENDED
Join us for a delicious catered brunch and
We are currently seeking teachers for our ESL
Registration preferred. This is a free pro- themed BINGO and a chance to win prizes!
program . Interested volunteers may apply at
gram. Each month we will feature a differ- Cost to participate is $10. Registration clos-
the Adult Reference Desk.
ent craft project for teens & adults. es on the Monday prior to the event date.
This event is geared toward ages 50+ but all
adults are welcome to attend!
Genealogy Group SUSPENDED Stop by the adult area table to make a craft!
Beginners welcome! If you are unable to attend, you may regis- *You must pre-register to participate. Reg-
1st Sat. @ 10:15 AM ter to reserve a grab-and-go craft kit, while ister through our website’s Events Calendar
supplies last. Please indicate in your regis- wwpl.librarycalendar.com or by calling the
tration notes if you’ll be picking it up at the WWPL @ 317-896-9391. Please register for
Library Board Meeting Information Desk or curbside. Kits must be only one BINGO Brunch event per month.
2nd Wed. @ 7:00 PM picked up within one week following the BINGO Brunch is sponsored by the Friends
program. of the Westfield Library & Copper Trace.
Acrylic Painting Class* SUSPENDED
2nd Thurs. @ 10:30 AM
First Merchants Bank Versiti Blood Center of IN:
Watercolor Painting Class* Financial Programs* + Blood Drive at WWPL
SUSPENDED Check our website’s Events Calendar for Sept. 25 from 10:00 AM—1:30 PM
3rd Thurs. @ 10:30AM upcoming financial programs presented by
First Merchants Bank. These are free virtual Visit the link in our website’s Events Calen-
dar: wwpl.librarycalendar.com to register
programs on a variety of financially related for your time slot on 9/25. Thank you for
Writers Group
subjects such as budgeting, mortgages, donating our most precious resource!
4th Thurs. @ 1:00 PM
avoiding fraud, and more. Webinar regis-
tration links will be found on our Events
Quilting Group SUSPENDED Calendar wwpl.librarycalendar.com.
1st and 3rd Tues. @ 10:30 AM
WWT Programs at the WWPL:
2 Social Security Workshops
Euchre SUSPENDED Sept. 8 at 6:00 PM –and-
1st and 3rd Tues. @ 1:30 PM
Senior Oct. 13 at 6:00 PM
Services
Craft Corner* Senior Register for these free informational
3rd Wed. @ 5:00 PM. Living— programs through Westfield Washing-
(Details available at the Adult It Is Not What It Used to Be* ton Township. 317-574-9490 or
Information Desk) Oct. 19 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM www.westfieldwashingtontwp.us

Join us for an informational session pre-

Mystery Book Group + sented by Life's Copilot, featuring Renee
Anderson of Caring Transitions.
Meets @ 1:00 PM on the 1st Wed. of the
month (except holidays). WWT Women’s Winter
Copies available at the Information Desk Walking Group
Medicare Basics Workshop
or via curbside pick-up. Sept. 9 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM
Sept. 2 Black Eyed Susans beginning on Nov. 3, 2020.) Contact
Oct. 7 Conan Doyle for the Defense RSVP to dlewis@ihcsb.com or text: Westfield Washington Township for details.
Nov. 4 IQ “Attending MB Course” to 317-579-9490
317-403-1282

Whether you or someone you love is turn-

WWPL Book Group + ing 65 or already on Medicare, Medicare
Meets @ 1:00 PM on the 3rd Wed. of the can be confusing. This free educational
month (except holidays). workshop will break it down in an easy-to
understand way so you get the information
Copies available at the Information Desk.
you need to manage your health care costs
Or via curbside pick-up. in retirement with a lot less stress.
Sept. 16 Bellevue You’ll learn:
Oct. 21 Born a Crime • The different parts of Medicare: A, B, C & D
Nov. 18 The Library of Lost & Found • How to enroll in Medicare
• What Medicare doesn’t cover
• How to fill the coverage gaps, & more!
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. Programs with a (+) are sponsored by First Merchants Bank

After School Programs for Teens Starting Up Virtual Vampire Mystery Party+ *
Oct. 30 from 6:00 PM— 9:00 PM
Anime Manga Club + (begins Sept. 14)
Meets Mondays @ 4:00 PM
If you love anime (Japanese animation), manga
(Japanese comics), or Japanese culture, this is the place
for you! Teens meet in the Community Room to watch
videos, share stories, and just hang out.

Virtual Vampire Mystery Party – FREE EVENT – just in time

for Halloween Fun!!

When a group of teens gather together for a party at a mysteri-

ous castle, it sets off a string of strange and unsettling
Gaming Corner + (begins Sept. 16) events. Join us as we put together clues to solve the mystery
Meets Wednesdays @ 4:00 PM of the vampire in our newest mystery improvisation game!
Come and play video games with friends after school in
the teen room! *8 roles available

*Invite your friends to join!

*Led by Youth Inspirations Theatre www.yitindy.org

*You must register with the Teen Department by 10/26/20 for

casting & information to be sent

*Questions: contact Lisa Williams, Teen Librarian at

LWilliams@wwpl.lib.in.us
Bryan Furuness
*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!

+
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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

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PR Manager: Allison Knuttel

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