Spring Into Pilates This Month!
Bring in spring by trying a new workout routine, Pilates! The month of May officially celebrates national Pilates month. This popular workout class was founded by Joseph Pilates. Joseph Pilates…
92 and Still So Much To Do! Happy Birthday Willie Nelson!
Willie Nelson, still "on the road" after all these years. Willie called this his "clean shaven smiling and looking straight as your local insurance salesman" “I remember one time, the…
Cat’s Picks! Fan Convention Retrospective
Sunday afternoon, about 2PM. I enter the Doubletree Hotel in Westlake, people entering the building wearing big eye-catching costumes, and leaving with big brown bags heavy with loot. With a…
Four Poetry Collections for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and as we're approaching the end of the month, I thought it would be fun to suggest a few poetry collections that you can check…
Take a Bite of These Gourmet Manga
I'm not sure how its possible, but manga always manages to make food look delicious. Sometimes, it's obvious--cakes and other pastries are fun to draw and delightful to look at,…
Environmentalism Book Club Resources – 4/10/25 Meeting
This month, the Environmentalism Book Club met to talk about Hope Jahren's book "The Story of More". The book is a solid introduction to several topics concerning environmentalism and tells the story of "how we got to climate change, and where to go from here".
Nostalgia Showcase Presents: Blue Sky Studios
If you're a longtime reader of the series, you know just how much I adore animation- the history of it, the studios that created my favorite cartoons and movies, even…
On Rereading, or Books that I Will Never Stop Reading
I still remember the day my friend told me she doesn't reread books. It's been over a decade since that conversation, but I still can't get over it. I'm a…
Read All About It: Librarians as Protagonists Extraordinaire
Have you noticed that bookshelves everywhere are overflowing with titles about libraries and librarians, book club groups and their readers, book shops and their clerks and clients? Why the growing…
Cat’s Picks! Scottish/American Month!
April is also "Scottish/American Heritage Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of Scottish/American heritage, history and culture throughout time and across the globe! For this article, I've picked…
Cat’s Picks: World Autism Month!
April is "World Autism Month"! This month is a celebration and acknowledgement of those diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, and education on the disorder! Although WPPL has an extensive Disability…
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Let’s Get Sewing at Westlake Library!
Since this year's National Library Week Theme is "Drawn to the Library," I would like to draw your attention to one of the creative services our Makerspace offers at WPPL…
National Library Week: What’s Outreach?
Here is an exclusive inside look into the outreach department in celebration of National Library Week! Outreach in 2025 is very different than the outreach of the 1930s! The Pack Horse…
Join a Club at Your Library!
What's even better than spending some time at the library? How about spending some time at the library with a group of awesome people? Or, to make it even better,…
Classics Challenge: Mysteries
Welcome to our next installment of Classics Challenge, as we branch into the ever-popular genre of mysteries! These books are known for their suspenseful tone, questionable characters, and page-turning plots. If…