The newsletter for the Westerville Public Library's March/April 2012 issue provides information about upcoming changes to their newsletter format and a call for patron submissions. It also lists several upcoming local events in March and April and features staff book and movie recommendations. Fun facts about the month of March are included at the end.

1. Issue 50 March/April 2012
The Outreach
W E S T E RV I L L E P U B L I C L I B R A RY
T
he Outreach will be under
construction soon to change its
format and we need your input!
Please give us a call or tell us
when we visit if you have a topic, story,
poem, or anything else of yours that you
would like to see in our newsletter. We
also hope to bring back our patron
interviews-a wonderful opportunity for us
to better know you. If interested or if you
have any questions, please give us a call
at 614-259-5034 and let us know!
~Upcoming Events~
March 11th…Rotary Club of Westerville Fish Fry & Chicken Bake 11:30am–
5:30pm at the Otterbein Campus Center ,(100 W Home St) All you can eat!!
March 11th…Bill Foley: Doing All Your “Oldie Favorites” 3pm at First
Presbyterian Church of Westerville, 41 W. College Ave. Free and open to the public!
Call 614-882-3155 for details.
March 31st… S.O.S: Serve Our Seniors Day 9-1pm at Westerville North High
School (950 County Line Rd.) Westerville Police in partnership with Westerville
Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association present S.O.S. for its 3rd year. Event
focuses on senior safety and awareness. 614-901-6490.
April 14th… Shredding Day 10am-12pm at Hoff Woods Park.

2. P a g e 2
Staff Picks
MARIE HEATHER
The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Dog Who Knew Too Much
By Brian Selznick By Spencer Quinn
12 year old orphan Hugo lives within the walls of a The fourth installment of the
Paris train station a la 1931.When he meets a Bernie and Chet P.I. series
mysterious storyteller, his life finds the duo looking after a
and secrets are jeopardized. distraught mother who is wor-
JULIE ried about her missing son.
As always, the story is told by
The Muppet Show (S.1) Half Broke Horses Chet: a dog.
(1976, NR) by Jeannette Walls
A true novel about the life of Lily Casey
The Russian Ark
Smith (author’s grandmother) who, al- (2002, NR)
though lived a life of hardship and trag-
ELLYN edy through the Great Depression,
The Litigators remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
by John Grisham
THOMAS
Places in the Heart (1984, PG) Into the
Law firm partners Oscar and Wild
Wally see a chance for a huge financial gain when by John Krakauer
they learn of a pending lawsuit against a popular This portrait of Alex McCandless chronicles his
cholesterol reducing drug suspected of causing decision to withdraw from society and how he
heart attacks. made his way to the Alaskan wilderness until his
tragic death.
The Messenger (2010, R) Life (2010, NR)
Fun Facts about March
 Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in March of 1794.
 The first transatlantic broadcast occurred in March
of 1925.
 Inauguration Day originally took place in the month
of March until 1937. Now it takes place in January.
 Magellan discovered the Philippines in March 1521.
 Daylights Savings Time was introduced in March in
the US during World War I.