Strum a Chord at Hageman Library
Registration for Strum a Chord is ongoing at Hageman Library, Westchester Public Library’s Porter branch. Parents, caregivers, teachers, and babysitters are invited to register for this weekly class that will take place at Hageman Library, 100 Francis Street, Porter, beginning Wednesday, September 17. There is still room available, so register today.
Adults and young adults 14 and up who love to entertain children will enjoy this class with veteran musician and teacher Frankie Cowan as she shares how easy it is to enjoy music with children. Attendees are invited to bring their guitars, ukuleles, or autoharps and learn some easy children’s songs.
For more information or to register, call Hageman Library at 926-9080.
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, September 18, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is not necessary. Attendance at the program is free of charge.
Chesterton Police Chief Dave Cincoski will be a special guest at News at Noon this month. If you have questions for the chief, or just some concerns you’d like to see addressed, come on in and talk to him.
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.
Sunday Matinee at Thomas Library to screen Draft Day
Sunday Matinee will take place at the Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, at 1:30 pm on Sunday, September 21, with a showing of Draft Day. Westchester Public Library films are free of charge and open to the public.
In Draft Day, general manager Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick at the NFL Draft. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
Draft Day is rated R for brief strong language and has a running time of 110 minutes.
For more information, call the Audio-Visual Department at 926-7696.
Library Film Series to show The Fault in Our Stars
Come to Westchester Public Library to enjoy The Fault in Our Stars on Saturday, September 20, at 5 pm. Meet at the Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton. No registration is necessary; attendance is free of charge.
In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort) are teens who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous because Hazel’s constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Enjoy munching popcorn while watching the movie.
The Fault in Our Stars, rated PG-13, has a running time of 126 minutes.
For more information, call the Audio-Visual Department at 926-7696.
Friday Night Movie at Library Service Center: Muppets Most Wanted
Westchester Public Library will host Friday Night at the Movies on Friday, September 19, at 6:30 pm. Families are invited to view Muppets Most Wanted at the Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton. No registration is necessary. Library films are free of charge and open to the public.
Kermit the Frog and his friends are approached by Dominic Badguy to go on a world tour in Muppets Most Wanted. Unkown to them, this is all part of the sinister plan of Constantine, the world’s most evil frog, to become the greatest thief of all time. After making sure that Kermit is jailed, Constantine impersonated him to use the Muppets’ tour as cover for his scheme.
While Sam the Eagle and Inspector Jean Pierre Napoleon investigate, the Muppets find their boss seems strangely changed. Kermit desperately attempts to escape to stop the impostor. Will Walter, Fozzie, and Animal realize the truth in time to prevent Constantine from pulling off the crime of the century?
Muppets Most Wanted is rated PG and has a running time of 107 minutes. Copies of the movie are available for checkout at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, and at Hageman Library, 100 Francis Street, Porter.
For more information contact the Children’s Department at Thomas Library, 926-7696.
Library to Close Midday for Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Both branches of Westchester Public Library, the Library Service Center and the Westchester Township History Museum will be closed from 12 noon to 2pm on Wednesday, September 17, for the Staff Appreciation Luncheon. The library will be open regular hours before and after the luncheon.
Thomas Library, located at 200 W. Indiana Ave., is open Monday-Friday from 9am – 9 pm, Saturday from 9am-5pm and Sunday from 1-5pm. Hageman Library, located at 100 Francis St., Porter, is open Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm, Saturday from 1-5pm 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 Wednesday-Sunday from 1-5pm or by appointment.
For more information, please call Thomas Library at 926-7696.
Friends Fall Book Sale Coming
Do you have so many books that you don’t know what to do with them? Donate them to the Friends of the Library! The Friends of Westchester Public Library announce they will hold their Fall Friends of the Library Book Sale at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, October 17-October 19.
The sale will begin on Friday, October 17, with the Friends Only Preview Sale from 4- 8 pm. Only current members of the Friends will be admitted, but memberships to the Friends will be sold at the door for $5.
The Public Sale will be held Saturday October 18, and Sunday October 19, from 9 am- 4 pm. On Sunday, all items will be sold for $3 a bag. No scanners will be allowed.
Prices for newer and special books will be individually marked. A large selection of hardcover books will be sold for $1.00 each and paperback books for $.50 each.
Patrons donating materials for the sale are encouraged to bring their donations to the collection box in the lobby of the Thomas Library. The library cannot use damaged books or books without covers, smelly or water mildewed books, textbooks, or encyclopedia and reference sets more than 10 years old.
The Friends are also looking for volunteers to help sort materials for the sale on Saturday, October 11, at 9 am, and for volunteers to help staff the sale.
Proceeds from the sales are donated to the library and help fund many supplemental and special programming efforts such as film series, children’s programs, book discussions, and staff recognition events.
Bookmarks at the Museum presents The Matchmaker
Join Susan Nichols for Bookmarks at the Museum on Thursday, September 18, at 2 pm at the Westchester Township History Museum, 700 W. Porter Avenue, Chesterton. Refreshments will be served.
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand is a touching new novel in which a woman sets out to find love for those closest to her – before it’s too late. Dabney Kimball Beech, the 48-year-old fifth generation Nantucketer, has had a lifelong gift of matchmaking (52 couples still to her credit). But when Dabney discovers she is dying of pancreatic cancer, she sets out to find matches for a few people very close to home: her husband, John Boxmiller Beech; her lover, Clendenin Hughes; and her daughter, Agnes, who is engaged to be married to the wrong man.
As time slips away from Dabney, she is determined to find matches for those she loves most – but at what cost to her own relationships?
The Matchmaker is a heartbreaking story about losing and finding love, even as you’re running out of time.
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.