Florence Skyline at Sunset
Explore the World With Travel Guides
Porter Public Library celebrates Welcome Week! One of the goals of Welcome Week is to help build a sense of community – a sense of “we.” Traveling and seeing the…
Find Your Next Read: Cozy Horror
We're all familiar with cozy mysteries. They are mysteries where the violence, blood, and dead bodies are kept at arm's length. Often, they feature characters who have quaint jobs --…
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…
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…
Porter Public Library Remembers September 11, 2001
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. These attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York City, Washington,…
Trinity College Library Dublin
A Little Irish History for St. Patrick’s Day
March 17, St. Patrick's Day, is right around the corner. It's a day where everybody can pretend to be Irish, for at least one day. We are treated to large…
Presidential Biographies
Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907) The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York…
Remembering World War II
This year marks the 75th anniversary for both Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day. These victories ended the deadliest and most destructive conflict in human…
Staff Picks You’ll Love (Part 12)
Welcome back to another round of staff picks! If you like what you see here, consider checking out last week's book list! Jeni (Technical Services) recommends: Survivor Song by Paul…
Witches presenting wax dolls to the Devil, from "The History of Witches and Wizards," (1720)
Spooky Delights – Exorcism
Demonic possession and exorcisms have been a consistent trope in horror movies since at least the time of The Exorcist (1973). While some films, like The Last Exorcism (2010) have more in common with The Blair Witch Project (they’re both…
Long History of Slavery, Resistance, & Abolition Book Recommendations
Last week the library welcomed Professor Marcus Rediker, distinguished professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh, for a virtual presentation. His talk, The Long History of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition touched…
Staff Picks You’ll Love! (Part 9)
The weather is getting cooler and that's a perfect excuse to curl up with one of these excellent books and a warm beverage of your choice! We have some new…
Health Databases
Westlake Porter Public Library’s Virtual Health Fair is September 20-26 According to a 2019 Becker’s Hospital Review article Google received over 1 billion health related questions a day, which amounts to over 70,000…
Staff Picks You’ll Love! (Part 4)
Welcome to our weekly staff picks! We have a great selection of recommended titles from staff across the library. Looking for more? Check out Part 3 for more titles! This…
Staff Picks You’ll Love! (Part 2)
Looking for your next favorite read? Why not try one of these? Check out these recommendations from the staff in Adult and Youth Services! Looking for more? Check out Part…
Black fiction authors to help expand your horizons
Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 thousands of people across the US took to the streets in outrage. They protested racism, police brutality,…
Anti-Racism Titles
This list is not exhaustive, and represents a selection of what is available at the library. However, it can serve as a starting point to understanding, learning, and empathy. The…
All Ages Book Talk
All books are available to order for curbside pick up and some are available in digital formats. Call (440) 871-2600 or visit us at westlakelibrary.org for details. https://youtu.be/CSUvtoymyEg Chad's Picks:…
The Grant of History
Beginning on Memorial Day, the History Channel began airing a three-part miniseries on the life of Ulysses S. Grant (similar in style and format to the Washington miniseries the History Channel aired back…
Researching Your House While You’re Stuck In Your House
If you're like many of us, you've become very, very familiar with your house over the past couple of months. Why not use the opportunity to become even more familiar with it?…
Make Sure You Count … Census 2020
Every 10 years the United States conducts a census of its entire population. By now all of you should have received a postcard in the mail asking you to respond to…
100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. As with any significant anniversary, many…
Metal Up Your Library
Wow! I knew Hoopla had tons of great eBooks, audiobooks, and comics available for download from the library 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (365 days a year…
Coronavirus and Your Memories
It goes without saying that we are living in unprecedented times. As part of our library's blog we want to collect memories, pictures, and photographs from this time as we…