DATE OF EVENT: Thursday, April 17, 2014
News at Noon @ Hageman Library
If you love to discuss current events, Westchester Public Library’s monthly news discussion program is for you. Interested adults are invited to News at Noon at Hageman Library, 100 Francis Street, Porter, on Thursday, April 17, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is not necessary but is recommended. Attendance at the program is free of charge.
Whether you get your news from the newspaper, magazines, or the Internet, join the discussion on issues and events happening in the world today and sample other viewpoints. Attendees are encouraged to bring a news clipping or an idea of something they would like to discuss.
For more information, call Hageman Library at 926-9080.
DATE OF EVENT: Thursday, April 17, 2014
Bookmarks at the Museum presents Inferno
Join Kellie Koerner for Bookmarks at the Museum on Thursday, April 17, at 2 pm at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Avenue, Chesterton. Refreshments will be served.
Dan Brown’s newest book, Inferno, is the fourth featuring his main character, Robert Langdon. In the heart of Italy, Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dante’s Inferno.
Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust – before the world is irrevocably altered.
Bookmarks takes place on the third Thursday of the month at the museum and on the third Friday of the month at Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th St., Michigan City.
It is not necessary to read the book before attending. Books are available at both Thomas and Hageman Libraries.
The museum, a free cultural and educational service of Westchester Public Library, is open to the public Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. Call 983-9715 for more information.
DATE OF EVENT: April 30, 2014
Computer training series continues at library with Computer Basics I
Bits and Bytes will continue Thursday, April 30, from 1-4 pm at Westchester Public Library, with Computer Basics 1. Attendees will meet in the Bertha Wood meeting room on the second floor of Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton. The class is free, but registration is required as computer stations are limited to 15.
Registration will begin on Thursday, April 16. To reserve your spot, visit or call the Serials Department or register online at www.wpl.lib.in.us/. Click on the Bits and Bytes link.
The class is a beginner’s entry level class that will introduce the user to the computer. Attendees will learn how to handle the mouse, the difference between hardware and software, programs that are available and desktop shortcuts. Additional features will also be discussed and demonstrated.
For more information, call the Serials/Automation Department at 926-7696.
DATE OF EVENT: April 18 and 20, 2014
Library to Close for Good Friday and Easter
Both branches of the Westchester Public Library, the Westchester Township History Museum, and the Library Service Center will be closed for Good Friday, April 18, and Easter Sunday, April 20. The library and the museum will be open regular hours on Saturday, April 19. The Westchester Township Trustee’s office, located in the Library Service Center, will also be closed on Good Friday. All library buildings will resume regular hours on Monday, April 21.
Thomas Library, located at 200 W. Indiana Ave., is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Hageman Library, located at 100 Francis St., Porter, is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 1-5 p.m. and is closed on Sunday. The Library Service Center, located at 100 W. Indiana Ave., is open as needed for meetings. The Westchester Township History Museum, located in the Brown Mansion at 700 W. Porter Ave., is open Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m. and by appointment.
DATE OF EVENT: April 19 and throughout the following week
Book Sale Volunteers Needed
Do you love working with books? The Friends of Westchester Public Library need your help to sort books and set up their Spring Book Sale on Saturday, April 19, from 9 am until noon.
Although many books are already sorted and boxed for the sale, the Friends still have hundreds of volumes to categorize and many boxes of books to move and to arrange on the sale tables. Books are typically sorted by type of binding, condition and subject.
Volunteers are asked to come to the second floor of the Thomas Library, 200 West Indiana Ave., Chesterton to help. You do not need to be a member of the Friends.
Volunteers are also needed throughout the week of April 21, to help sort last minute donations, and also during the hours of the sale.
The sale will begin with the Friends Only Preview Sale from 4 pm - 8 pm on Friday, April 25. The Public Sale will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27.
Donations for the sale may be brought to the collection box in the lobby of the Thomas Library. Donations are collected year round and donated items are reviewed for possible addition to the library’s collection before being placed in the sale.
The Friends of Westchester Public Library wish to thank all of the people who make their sales successful by volunteering or by attending the sales and purchasing materials. Proceeds from the sale support many supplemental and special programming events.