Volume 1, Issue 7
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Popular Books
Popular Books discussion group meets
on the first Monday of each month at
6:30 p.m. in the Bertha Wood meeting
room at Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton. The book discussion is free of charge and open to everyone. Copies of the books to be discussed
may be reserved at both Thomas and
Hageman Libraries.
Oct. 3: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
Nov. 7: Luncheon of the Boating Party
by Susan Vreeland
Dec. 5: The Russian Winter
by Daphne Kalatoy
Homebound
Are you or someone you know homebound because of extended illness, injury
or disability? If you are a resident of
Westchester Township and are having
trouble getting to the library for these
reasons, you are eligible for Westchester
Public Library’s free Homebound Library
October 2011
Library Catalog
Fall Book Sale
The Friends of the Westchester Public
Library will begin their 3-day book sale
Friday, October 14, with the Friends
Only Preview Sale from 4:00 pm to 8:00
pm. Only current members of the
Friends will be admitted, but patrons
can purchase their 2011 membership to
the Friends at the door for $5.
The Public Sale will be held Saturday,
October 15, and Sunday, October 16,
from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. On Sunday,
all items will be sold for $3 a bag. No
electronic scanners will be allowed.
There will be thousands of books of all
types sorted and spread throughout a
number of rooms and hallways on the
second floor of the Thomas Library,
200 West Indiana Avenue, Chesterton.
Library Director Phil Baugher reports,
“We have a good selection of books this
year and I encourage our patrons to
stock up on titles for their winter
reading.”
Prices for newer and special books will
be individually marked. A large number
of hardcover books will be sold for
$1.00 each and paperbacks for $.50.
Individuals donating materials for the
sale are encouraged to bring their
donations to the collection box in the
lobby of the Thomas Library.
Proceeds from the sale 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.
Service.
Participants in the program will receive personalized book selections and
a delivery of materials either every
two weeks or once a month, whichever is preferred. Homebound library
patrons may choose from fiction or
nonfiction books, magazines, audiobooks, CD’s, DVD’s or videotapes.
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eBooks for Kindle
Westchester Public Library subscribes
to a downloadable audiobook and
eBook collection for Westchester
Township resident patrons through a
cooperative effort of a number of
Indiana public libraries called the
Indiana Digital Download Center. The
collection is managed by a service called
Overdrive.
Libraries in the group also have the
ability to purchase additional titles for
the exclusive use of their patrons. These
titles are in a library’s Advantage
collection. Log into the Advantage area
to find the title purchased just for the
use of Westchester Township resident
patrons. New titles continue to be
added each week.
Overdrive can be accessed by following
the link on the library’s website and
using your library card barcode number
(library card has to be in good standing)
to log into the site. Books can be
checked out for a week or two, and may
be downloaded to your home computer
for listening or reading.
If desired, they can then be transferred
to your Kindle or other portable device.
No late fees incur as the book files automatically expire at the end of the loaning period. If the book you want is
being used by another patron, you can
place a hold and be notified when it’s
your turn to borrow the book.
For more information, call the Serials/
Automation Department at 926-7696
and ask for Rhonda.
For more information, call 926-7696 and
leave a message for Outreach Coordinator
Anna Moore who will return your call.
There is no charge for the service.
Bits & Bytes
All Bits & Bytes computer classes
take place in the Bertha Wood
meeting room on the second floor of
Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana
Avenue, Chesterton. Registration is
necessary for all classes.
To reserve your spot in any of the
Bits & Bytes classes, please call the
Automation/Serials Department at
926-7696, ext. 25.
Friday Night Movie
Excel 1
The class is an entry level class that
will introduce the user to the basics
of a spreadsheet and entering text
and numbers. Creating logical data
tables and charts, formatting text and
programming mathematical calculations will also be part of the class.
Attendees will learn how to use
spreadsheets in other applications as
well.
The class will take place on October
25 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Registration
will begin October 11.
Social Networking
November Classes
Learn more about Facebook,
Twitter, Flickr, MySpace, Google
Buzz, and other networking sites.
Learn how they work, security
issues, how to upload photos and
much more. Connect online with
family and friends via the social
networking sites you’ll learn about
in the class.
Nov. 1: Excel 2 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Registration begins October 18.
The class will take place on Oct. 4
from 1-4 p.m. Registration is
underway.
Nov. 29: Introduction to eBooks 1
-4 p.m. Registration begins
November 15.
Nov. 8: Computer Basics 1 5:308:30 p.m. Registration begins
October 25
Nov. 22: Computer Basics 2 5:308:30 p.m. Registration begins
November 8.
Friday Night at the Movies takes
place on the second Friday of each
month from Sept-May at the Library
Service Center at 7 p.m. Join Emmyaward winning sound editor Ascher
Yates for this free series of critically
acclaimed films.
Jane Eyre – Oct. 14
There have been several
lavish film productions of
Charlotte Bronte’s classic
book of early 19th-century romance in
which marriage for a young lady is the
capstone of her life.
At birth, however, Jane’s background
is suspect, so she is shunted off to a
proper school for girls. A bleak
childhood ends in her graduation and
becoming a governess.
Jane is happy in her new position at
Thornfield Hall. She meets the
mysterious Rochester, that dark, cold
master of the Hall.
A friendship ensues, with Jane
beginning to fall in love with Mr.
Rochester. But his secret could
destroy Jane’s happiness forever.
Jane Eyre is rated PG-13 and has a
running time of 120 minutes.
Young Adult
News and Notes
Halloween Craft
Not tricks—just treats! YA patrons 12
years and up are invited to a Halloween
crafting session on Tuesday, October 25
from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Bertha Wood
meeting room at Thomas Library.
Registration begins on
Monday, October 10.
Attendees will make
Halloween bookmarks
and treat boxes using
cardstock and rubber
stamps. Learn simple
techniques using paper and ink that can
be applied to any project.
YA Books for Halloween
The Summoning
by Kelley Armstrong
Chloe sees dead people. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, she is placed in Lyle House, a group
home. Something horrible has been happening
to the residents of Lyle House. Chloe makes her
escape, only to be betrayed.
Conspiracies by Mercedes Lackey
In this second book of the Shadow Grail
series, Spirit and her friends have to find
out what is really going on in the magical
attack on the school. Spirit doesn’t trust
the man called in to help—who begins
training the students for war.
Syren (Septimus Heap, Book 5)
by Angie Sage
This fifth installment of the Septimus Heap series finds
him on a beautiful island with his badly injured dragon,
Spit Fyre. There’s an eerie presence that sings to
Septimus...can he escape the persistent call?
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Museum
Musings...
My Favorite Things:
A Retirement
Exhibit
Mad About Mysteries
Halloween is coming and Mad About Mysteries will feature
mysteries just right for the season. Paranormal mysteries will
be presented by Pat Mitchell on Wednesday, October 12 at 2
p.m. She will repeat her presentation on Saturday, October
15, also at 2 p.m.
Strange ability after being struck by lightning to sense and
find dead people and how they died, psychics, ghosts, etc.
Paranormal mysteries contain mystical elements where detectives have extra-sensory power or receive unexpected help
from other-worldly assistants.
Works by Barbara Michales, Carolyn Hart, Sue Ann Jafarian and others will be
featured.
Refreshments will be served.
Join Cliff Goins for November’s Mad About Mysteries when he will present the
mysteries of Nevada Barr.
Bookmarks at the Museum
Dennis Norman will review The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins on October
20 at 2 p.m. at the museum and on Oct. 21 at the Michigan City Public Library,
also at 2 p.m.
Collins’ story, post apocalyptic and set in what was once known as North
America, tells the story of children used as gladiators in a televised fight to the
death.
The nation of Panem is a shining capital surrounded by twelve outlying districts.
The capital is harsh and cruel, and keeps the districts in line by forcing each district to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger
sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in
the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before...and survived.
Refreshments will be served.
My Favorite Things: A Retirement Exhibit
will open at the museum on Wednesday,
October 12, at 1 p.m. and will continue
through the end of the year. The exhibit is
the work of Jane Walsh-Brown, who founded the museum in 1996 and has served as its
curator for the past 15 years. She has also
served as the Assistant Director of
Westchester Public Library since 1978 and
plans to retire from both positions on December 31.
My Favorite Things is the 55th temporary
exhibit curated by Walsh-Brown at the museum. She also created the permanent exhibit which traces the history of the area
from the prehistoric sea to 1981. She caps
her career with an exhibit she describes as
highlighting the museum artifacts that are
the most meaningful to her.
Included in the selections she has made for
the exhibit are Walsh-Brown’s favorite textiles, clothing, artwork, historic items,
maps, photographs, and books. She has
also added favorite historic programs and
projects, custom-developed museum store
items, and, lastly, a special salute to all the
museum staff members and volunteers who
have helped her over the past 15 years.
Walsh-Brown is to be honored with a reception at the museum by the Westchester
Public Library on Saturday, November 5,
from 1-4 p.m. The public is invited to attend, visit the new exhibit, and meet Serena
Sutliff, who will succeed Walsh-Brown as
curator on January 1.
Museum/DHS Programs
Furnessville Cemetery Tour
Join members of the Duneland Historical Society for an afternoon of
remembrance and recognition, as guides share the history of former Furnessville
residents at the historic Furnessville Cemetery.
The program, which is free of charge, is co-sponsored by the museum. The
museum will be closed on Sunday, October 9, for the cemetery tour.
The cemetery is located at 1500 N, across the street from the Schoolhouse Shop
in Furnessville. Follow signs for parking. Rain date: October 16.
Ernie Pyle, Hoosier War Correspondent
First person interpreter Gary Morrison will portray Indiana’s famed World
War 2 journalist Ernie Pyle. Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
The program, which is free of charge, will be held
at the Westchester Public Library Service Center,
100 W. Indiana Avenue, and is co-sponsored by the
Duneland Historical Society and the museum.
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Knitting Together
Area knitters are invited to gather in the
Brown Mansion parlor for a cozy
afternoon of knitting, conversation and
refreshments on Sunday, October 2, from
1-5 p.m. The event continues the series
entitled Knitting Together. The program is
free of charge and open to the public.
Those who crochet or do needlework are
also welcome to attend.
The museum is located at 700 W. Porter
Avenue, Chesterton.
Hageman Library
Thomas Library
Healthy Kids: Snacks by the Stacks
Join Registered Dietetic Technician Gia Novak in two sessions of Healthy Kids, a
program which focuses on young bodies and their nutrition needs, in the Children’s Department at Thomas Library.
The first program will take place on Thursday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m. On the
Go; Healthy Breakfast and Lunch Options for Busy Kids and Parents will highlight the importance of breakfast for developing bodies and minds. Nutritious
lunch box items will also be discussed.
Healthy Halloween: Tricks for Enjoying Treats, the second program in the series, will take place on Thursday, October 20, also at 6:30 p.m. Nutritious alternatives to typical Halloween candy will be the topic of discussion. Guidelines to
use when distributing candy and other Halloween treats will also be provided.
Gia has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Trinity
Christian College. She recently graduated with an Associates degree in Applied
Food Science from Central Arizona College. She completed a supervised internship at Methodist Hospitals. Gia is a current member of the American Dietetic
Association and is currently registered to practice in the state of Indiana.
Refreshments will be provided. Handouts and recipes will be given, and Gia will
be available to answer nutrition-related questions.
Lego Club
Westchester Public Library’s continuing
Lego Club will meet Friday, September
9, at 6:30 p.m. Clubbers meet in the
Children’s Department at Thomas
Library. Register today in the
Children’s Department.
Attendance is free of charge, but
registration is necessary. Lego Club is
for ages 6 years and up.
Family Game Night
Relax and enjoy some family time playing a board game or two. Family Game
Night will take place in the Children’s
Department at Thomas Library the first
Friday of each month, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Free of charge.
Plenty of fun games are available to play.
Games are also available for checkout.
October 7
November 4
December 2
Spooky Stuff at the Library
EcoKids
Spooky Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed
animal to the Children’s Department at Thomas Library for a spooky stuffed
animal sleepover on October 28 from 6-8 p.m.
Come dressed in your Halloween costume for an evening of fun.
Make a costume for your stuffed animal, enjoy Grandma Frankie’s spooky
music, listen to ghost stories, and trick-or-treat around the library with your
animal. Then tuck them in for the night.
This nature-inspired arts & crafts
program will take place once a
month in the Children’s Department
at Thomas Library from 6:30-7:30
p.m.
EcoKids is for children in grades 2-6.
Registration is required. Enjoy
crafting with natural items on
October 21.
Your stuffed animal will be ready to be picked up on Saturday morning.
I Can Do That! Art
Creepy Critter Petting Zoo
On Saturday, October 29, come to the Children’s
Department between the hours of 10 a.m. to noon for
the Creepy Critter Petting Zoo.
Puppy Tales
Timmy and Tessa are coming to
Thomas Library on Friday, October 21, from 4-5 p.m. Join them
for “Puppy Tales” in the Children’s Department. There is no
charge for the program.
I Can Do That! Art will continue at
Westchester Public Library each
Saturday in October. All ages are
welcome, but parents are asked to
accompany little ones. The program
will take place in the Children’s
Department at Thomas Library, 200
W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, and
is free of charge. Drop in any time
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Origami Club
Origami Club for grades 2 and up will
meet on Saturday, October 29 at 10 a.m.
in the Children’s Department at Thomas
Library. Registration is necessary.
Future visits with Timmy and
Tessa will take place Nov. 18 and
Dec. 16.
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Hageman
Happenings
Preschool Programs
Signing Savvy
Signing Savvy continues on Monday
and Wednesday afternoons from 33:30 pm. The class is for students in
kindergarten and first grade and a
parent or caregiver. Registration is
required.
Toddler Time: Mondays, 10 a.m.
Toddler Time is for children 2 to 3 years
old. Parent or caregiver necessary.
Tickle Tales: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Tickle
Tales is for children 9 to 24 months old.
Parent or caregiver necessary.
Registration Required.
Play Date: Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. Play
Date is for Children from birth to 2 years
old with parent or caregiver, siblings
welcome.
Loving Touch: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.
Loving Touch is for children from birth
to independent walkers, with parent or
caregiver. Registration required.
Under the tutelage of library clerk
Marcia Ritchea, the class will begin
with learning the American Sign
Language (ASL) alphabet and finger
spelling. Finger spelling is important
because there are many words for
which there are no officially recognized signs. Ritchea will add signs,
sentences, and phrases along the way.
Learning ASL is fun, so the class will
play games for memorization. One
game is Sign-O, an ASL version of
BINGO. The class will also play a
signing version of Family Feud with
words and phrases that are learned
each week.
Family Film
Spooky Buddies - Oct. 8
Halloween comes early to Hageman
Library this year: Spooky Buddies is
the Family Film on October 8 at 2
p.m. The film is rated G and has a
running time of 88 minutes.
Budderball, Rosebud, B-Dawg, and
Mudbug team up with new friends
Pip, Zelda, Rodney and Skip in this
spookily delightful movie that overflows with action and humor.
The Buddies head across town to a
mysterious mansion where there is
something spooky going on.
In a race against the Halloween
Hound, the Buddies and their friends
must stop Warwick the Warlock. Can
they do it in time and save the world
from his dastardly deeds?
Family Films will continue on:
Nov. 12: African Cats
Stepping Stone 3’s: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Stepping Stone 3’s is for 3 year olds ready
to be independent.
By the end of the 8-week class,
students will recognize signs for
colors and numbers and will be able
to finger spell with ease.
Story Time: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Story
Time is for children 4 to 6 years of age
and not yet in kindergarten.
Puppy Tales
Intermediate students (grades 5 and 6)
are invited to the monthly Wii
tournaments at Hageman Library.
Tournament days will take place on
early dismissal days or no-school
days. There will be two Wii tournaments in October. Early dismissal
day is Tuesday, October 4. The tournament will begin at 2:45 p.m. The
second tournament will take place on
Thursday, October 27 at 2 p.m.
There is no school that day.
Knit-wits
Westchester Public Library offers a
weekly knit/crochet program at
Hageman Library, 100 Francis Street,
Porter. Knit-wits (& Pearls of Wisdom) meets on Thursday mornings
from 10 a.m.-noon.
Gather around the fireplace with
people who have similar interests in
knitting and crocheting. Share
patterns and resources. Suggestions
and help will be given when needed.
Those who are new to knitting or
crocheting are also welcome.
Refreshments will be served.
Timmy and Tessa are coming to
Hageman Library on Friday, October 14, from 4-5 p.m. Join them for
“Puppy Tales.” There is no charge
for the program.
Timmy and Tessa will visit the children at the library the second Friday
of each month. These affectionate
dachshunds enjoy people and enjoy
listening to children read. They have
heard a lot of dog stories. Tessa especially likes the picture books that
young readers choose. They aren’t
picky about
reading skill
levels, but they
are very happy
when readers
pet them while reading.
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Dec. 3: Prep & Landing
Wii Fun
Before playing,
participants will
need to read the
“Westchester Public
Library Gaming
Policy and Rules of
Conduct” if they
have not already done so. The
“Gaming Service Agreement” will
need to be signed as well. Parents
will need to sign for children.
Spotlight on Technical Services
Hidden away in the depths of the Library Service Center are the people who
make it possible for library patrons to enjoy books, magazines, toys, and
audio-visual materials.
The Technical Services Department is responsible for ordering material, cataloging and processing those materials, fund accounting (keeping track of departmental material funds), book repair, maintaining the authority file
(various headings as authorized by the Library of Congress), and inputting
and maintaining information in library’s online public access catalog.
The employees in the Tech Services Department have worked together for
several years and have formed a well-oiled team which gives everyone the
chance to work on all the materials received, whether it is a book, music CD,
videorecording, toy, audiocassette, paperback, or Wii.
Standing, left to right, are Alan, Mark, Phyllis, Julie, Darla,
and Joann. In the front row, sitting left to right, are
Irene, Rose, and Sandra. Not pictured are Peggy, Susan,
and Pam.
Darla, Technical Services
Manager, in her office.
Darla was hired in November of 1980 as an Acquisitions Clerk, and became Acquisition Manager in 1990. She learned to perform copycat cataloging (copying book information from another source) from Rosemary Canright, then head of Technical Services. Darla also set up the periodical and acquisitions material for the new online
system in 1993.
After the retirement of Rosemary Canright in 2001, Darla was named Technical Services Manager. Her job responsibilities are
to direct a department of nine clerks to catalog and process all the materials for Thomas and Hageman Libraries and the
Westchester Township History Museum. She also supervises the Acquisitions Manager &
Acquisitions Manager Julie, hard at
the Acquisitions clerk who perform acquisitions of library materials for the entire system.
work.
Darla loves the library, and loves her position as Technical Services Manager. She
says,
“It gives me great
satisfaction to work with my staff and to make sure we get the materials to Thomas
and Hageman Libraries and the museum in a timely manner for our patrons.”
Acquisitions Manager Julie moved to Chesterton in 1986 after meeting her husband,
Steve. She has been with the library since 1994, minus the austerity years. She was
first hired to page at Hageman Library, and eventually became a clerk there. When a
job for an audio-visual processor in Technical Services opened up, Julie interviewed
for it and was hired. She has also worked as a Cataloger there, and Acquisitions Clerk.
In January of this year, Julie was hired as Acquisitions Manager.
She is responsible for ordering materials for the library system. Sometimes this includes hunting down hard to find items. Julie
succinctly sums up her job: “I love my new position!”
Tech Services’ newest employee is Rose. She works with Julie in receiving and invoicing all library materials. She also catalogs
materials such as the Great Courses videorecordings, books, toys, and vista foiling paperbacks (covering paperbacks with special
clear adhesive paper for protection: it takes skill to do!). Phyllis has been working in Tech for 12 years. She catalogs and processes toys, juvenile and adult books, and is responsible for maintaining the standing orders for the library’s reference collection.
Several people have been part of the Tech team for 7 years. Sandra catalogs and processes audio-visual materials such as audio
music, book sound recordings, and toys. Mark catalogs and processes toys and juvenile and adult books, and is responsible for
providing graphic work for covers for a variety of materials. Pam primarily catalogs and processes juvenile materials that include
toys, books, and paperbacks for both Thomas and Hageman Libraries.
Other staff have been there for 6 years. Alan primarily maintains the library’s authority file. He also catalogs and processes toys
as well juvenile and adult books. Joanne primarily catalogs and processes the videorecordings. She also catalogs toys and
processes materials for Hageman Library. Peggy catalogs and processes adult paperbacks for both libraries.
Irene and Susan have been members of Tech for 5 years. They catalog and process toys and also juvenile and adult books. Susan
catalogs paperback classics and new magazines as well. All Tech Services staff have been trained to work on all media and are
responsible for getting the materials to the libraries and the museum in a timely manner.
Our library has received a large donation of Great Courses videorecordings. Technical Services staff is in the midst of cataloging
and processing them to add to the library collection. In addition, the staff is in the process of learning the new system of
cataloging, RDA (Resource Description and Access), that will replace AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2) in the near
future.
Our hats are off to the Technical Services Department and all the hard work they do to keep the library shelves filled.
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