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Celebrate National Poetry Month!

National Poetry Month is upon us and we have several ways for you to celebrate! If you like to listen to poetry and poetry set to music, we have our April 12 Open Mic and a special April 26 Poetry of the Blues and Music & Metaphor program put on by the Sheila Landis Trio. Also, check out our Poetry Month display by our Circulation Desk for more local poetry month selections.

For the poets out there, we have three great programs: our Westland Writes ... poetry and short story book; our Ekphrasis poetry contest; and our April 19 Teen Poetry Slam.

Submissions for the Westland Writes and Ekphrasis  programs must be received by Saturday,  April 28 at 5 p.m. (at either the Poetry Month display or emailed to andy.schuck@westlandlibrary.org). Teens interested in the Poetry Slam should sign up by Tuesday, April 17th.

Apr 10, 2012
Andy
Changes for Movies and Music

Starting April 15, 2012, there will be changes in the lending periods for music CDs and video (DVD and VHS, children, young adult, adult, fiction, nonfiction).  All of these items will go out for 7 days and there will also be a limit of 7 checked out.  Overdue fines will remain the same: $1.00/day for video and .20/day for music.

Apr 10, 2012
Susan
Teen Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Spaces are still available to compete in our Wii Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament! The tournament is on Thursday, April 5th. Doors open at 3:30pm and the tournament starts at 4pm, so be sure to check in by that time if you want to participate. Small prizes are available for the individual tournament date winners, and a big prize will be awarded to the overall tournament champ (points accumulated over all three tournament dates). Tournament dates: April 5, May 10, June 7. Pizza and pop provided. Grades 6-12 please.

Call the Reference Desk at (734) 326-6123 to sign up!

Apr 4, 2012
Liz
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Food for Fines: ending numbers

Our Food for Fines program concluded on Saturday, March 31. We are happy to announce that although we did not reach our goals we were able to raise over 1500 food and bath items and forgive almost $1900 in fines. Thank you so much to everyone who participated- we're delighted that all of this will be distributed by Gleaners Community Food Bank throughout Southeastern Michigan to families and kids in need. Pat yourself on the back, Westland, for a deed well done!

Mar 29, 2012
Andy
World Book Night Reception

April 16, 6:30-8pm,Meeting Room B

World Book Night (WBN) is a celebration of reading and books and tens of thousands of people will spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free books on April 23 across the country. World Book Day began in the UK and has spread to Ireland, Germany, and now, in 2012, the U.S., so it is exciting to have the Public Library of Westland chosen as a distribution point.

The public  is invited to stop by for some light refreshments and find out how to be involved in future World Book Night book giveaways. Please check out the WBN website to find out more information and how you can receive information on how to be a book giver next year! http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/

Mar 26, 2012
Claire
Veterans Writing Group

Join veteran and poet Mark Durfee for a monthly writing group focused solely on veterans and their experiences in and out of combat and at home. It starts on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Mark is an open-minded instructor aimed at helping vets who want to write and to help them do so in whatever medium they are most comfortable (fiction, poetry, and memoir). No previous writing experience necessary. Sign-up at the Reference Desk or just show up.

Mar 20, 2012
Andy
Food for Fines: We need your help!

Food for Fines is nearly two weeks old and we are coming up short of our goals for the program. So far, we have received over 350 food or bath items and forgiven almost $500 in fines. Our goals for the month of March are 2,000 food items collected and over $3,000 fines forgiven. So we have our work cut out for us, but we can still do it. Head over to our Circulation desk if you have fines and receive $2 off for every non-expired (dated July 2012 or after) food item. And if you'd just like to give, call the Circulation for a list of some high-demand items. This program is only good through March, so hurry in. Thank you!

Mar 13, 2012
Andy
Staff In-Service Day

The library will be closed Friday, March 16, 2012 for a staff in-service day.  The library will re-open Saturday, March 17 at 9 am.

Mar 6, 2012
Susan
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Board of Trustees Meeting - Special Session and Closed Meeting

A Library Board of Trustees Meeting - Special Session and Closed Meeting is scheduled Monday, March 5, 7:00 pm in the library Conference Room. View the agenda. http://westlandlibrary.org/node/3326

Mar 3, 2012
Marilyn
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Food for Fines starts March 1!

The Westland Public Library is teaming up with Gleaners Community Food Bank during Women's History Month to save you some money on your fines and help feed a whole lot of families and people in need. Just bring any non-perishable, unexpired (June 2012 sell by date) food item to the library during the month of March and receive $2 off existing fines (up to $20 total per account). In 2010, we held this event and received almost 2,000 food items and forgave almost $3,000 in fines. Let's see if we can top that this year! For a list of high-need items, please call the library (734-326-6123) or stop by any one of our service desks.

Cash and change donations accepted at the Circulation Desk, too (Gleaners is able to feed 3 meals for every $1 contributed), but fines cannot reduced because of these. Larger monetary donations can made online at www.gcfb.org or call 866-GLEANER.

Feb 24, 2012
Andy

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