Cat’s Picks! A Charlie Brown Christmas
If you're a kid of the 1970s, like my parents, you might've caught some of the best stop motion Christmas specials as they broadcasted for the first time, or on…
1914: Europe Goes to War
The January meeting of the World at War Forum discusses Europe on the brink of war during the summer of 1914. January's meeting will occur on Wednesday, January 3 at…
Medium Monday: Papercraft
What Is Papercraft? Papercraft, broadly speaking, is a work of art that is created out of paper. The interesting thing about papercraft is its variety of forms. There is the…
Porter Library Celebrates 139 Years
The first library building, it served as the library's home until the 1950s. This year, December 15, 2023, marks the 139th anniversary of the Porter Public Library. Since 1884 the…
Gen. George C. Marshall: His Life & Military Career
In December the World at War Forum welcomed Daniel Zeiser, who discussed the life and military career of General George C. Marshall. The library has several books about General Marshall's…
Cat’s Picks! Cozy Holiday Books for Families!
Whether your household celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or the Winter Solstice, Westlake Porter Public Library has an abundance of picture books for all of the winter holidays. Click on the…
Bah! Humbug! Dickens’s Classic Marks 180 Years
This year marks the 180th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens's timeless classic A Christmas Carol. First published on December 19th in 1843, it quickly sold out it's first…
Reading Challenge 2024
One of my favorite things about the end of the year is the sudden surge of reading challenges. Every year, I cram my schedule full of them. In fact, in…
The Classic of the Month: A Christmas Carol
Welcome to this month's Classic of the Month! Today, we're looking at an absolute classic of the Christmas season. The story in this book has been told and retold, again…