The Classic of the Month: Manalive
Sometimes, the classics start at a leisurely pace, describing a beautiful piece of landscape--a farm perhaps--or the current lazy daydreams of a young protagonist. Other times, the classics start off…
Summer Scares: Horror Anthologies To Chill You To The Bone
I love to read scary stories in the summer. Not only are the days longer (so I'm "safe" for longer), but also, I like to read outside, which means there…
Folklore Fun! Oceania and the Philippines
Ohio is not known for its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. And since the Westlake Porter Library does such a great job curating the collection with its patrons in mind,…
The Classic of the Month: Ten Days in a Mad-House
This month's classic is a little different from most of the titles I've selected. Namely, it's a work on nonfiction, based on a real, journalistic account of a young woman's…
Dig Into a Story!
"There's More to the Story!" is the theme for 2023's National Library Week. What better way to find out more about a story than to dig into the story with…
What Is the Law?: “The Island of Dr. Moreau” Retellings
There's something about a mad-scientist story that really gets under your skin. Laboratories full of terrifying experiments, strange contraptions, horrible henchmen, and more come together to make a story that…
Are You Scared Yet?: The Horror Film Club Wants You!
There's something scary going on at your library--and it happens once a month! March 5, 2023-- The Westlake Porter Public Library Horror Film Club celebrated our 8th anniversary! We are…
Free Little Art Gallery
https://blogs.westlakelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/flag.mp4 Westlake Porter Public Library is excited to announce the opening of Cleveland's first Free Little Art Gallery. The FLAG is a micro-art gallery and is intended to inspire creativity…
There’s More to the Story! Non-Traditional Items
Westlake Porter Public Library circulates books, sure, but did you know you can check out a DVD player? That's just one of the non-traditional items that the library makes available…
An Illustration Celebration!
We all know the saying: picture is worth a thousand words. But do we really need to pit them against each other? Art and language have long been partners in…
Travels With a Good Book
Sometimes, you find a book that almost demands your complete attention. One that you carve time out of your busy day to curl up with, a book that keeps you…
Looking at Poetry in a New Light
You may not at all think of yourself as a creative person, but you would be wrong. Have you ever thought of a new way to solve a problem? Taken…
Classic of the Month: The Mating Season
Ever since I was in high school, the Bertie and Jeeves adventures were some of my all-time favorites. I devoured as much P.G. Wodehouse as I could get my hands…
Learn a New Language from the Comfort of Home!
Expand your horizons and increase your appeal in the job market by learning a new language. From Spanish to Swahili, the library offers two databases, Mango Languages and Transparent Language…
Asadora!: A Historical Manga Mystery
Asa Asada's mother is going into labor, and poor, unnoticed, forgettable Asa is sent to track down a doctor. But, on her way home from the doctor's, two events happen…
I Can Hear Lies: Usotoki Rhetoric
If you're looking for a manga series with a really interesting "hook," then I can recommend about 12 of them just off the top of my head! But, today, we're…
Lore, and Lore, and Even More!
I was looking for something to read and decided to check my TBR list on Goodreads to see if I had read all of the Lore books. Which Lore books…
The Doctor Is (Still) In
Theodor Geisel, known by millions worldwide as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904. Over a hundred years later, educators still celebrate Dr. Suess' legacy in the month of…
The Classic of the Month: Beau Geste
In this installment of The Classic of the Month, we'll be looking at a military mystery of sorts. This book starts off with a bang, as we hear a story…
New Large Print Westerns
For a couple of months now, we've been getting requests from patrons for more Westerns in our Large Print collection. You asked and we answered, as the library has been…
Black Biographies
Biographies bring its subject to life for the reader. Far from a day-to-day retelling of somebody's life a biography is a story told in such way to read much like…
C. Auguste Dupin: The Original Sherlock Holmes
Ironically, I think the title of this blog post would be considered somewhat offensive, both to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. But, I think it's eye-catching...after all,…
A Quick History of Black Cartoonists
American comic strips have been around for just over a century. The newspaper business took off around 1900, and comics were one way to draw more readers to the paper.…
Health on the Shelf: We’ve Got Your Back
Looking for ways to keep your back strong and healthy? Check out the list below for some ideas in books, DVDs, and eBooks. Have a question about the back or…