Find out about what's happening at the library this spring, including building renovations, summer reading program kickoff and events galore.

1. Spring 2013 westervillelibrary.org
Between the Pages
Sprucing up the library
What's new and what's coming
Summer Reading Programs
Improvements in Technology Center
New flooring and redesigned dividers at the
computer stations have changed the look of this
busy area in Adult Services. The sleeker profile of the
stations has helped air flow and improved visibility
for assisting customers.
Fun décor and Activity Center facelift
In Youth Services, children can read on the bench
under a life-sized tree or play in community-themed
vehicles including a school bus and police car. Also,
the Activity Center is being renovated to provide
expanded space for programs and a more inviting
entry with artwork of a fire truck.
New HVAC system for 1981 building
Installation began April 15 on a replacement heating
and cooling system for the meeting rooms, Friends
Shoppe, Reserve Room, Media Department and
New Book shelving. Even though those areas will
be without air conditioning during the 3-month
project, four HVAC systems in the library continue in
working order.
Wednesday, May 29
Magic Tricks 10am-2pm
Be amazed by the comedy magic
of Rory Rennick and enjoy fun
activities as "Dig into Reading" kicks
off. Start your summer reading by
picking up your reading log and
welcome gift. Meeting Rooms.
Readers of every age can go beneath the surface
for groundbreaking titles this summer
during underground-themed programs at the library.
Pre-readers
through grade 5
Grades 6-12
Adults 18+
Come in or go online to sign up. Dig in and uncover great
books to read and earn prizes this summer.
Kick-Off Day
Magic with Rory Rennick
See page 2, as director Don Barlow shares the story
behind these exciting changes.

2. 126 South State Street
Westerville, OH 43081-2095
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Board of Trustees
Michael Fultz
Melissa Hodek
Deanna McDaniel
Karen Petersen
Joshua Platt
Karen Scholl
Jack Shinnock
Don Barlow, Director
Board Meetings
The Library Board of Trustees
meets at 7pm on the fourth
Tuesday of each month. The
public is welcome to attend.
Newsletter Staff
Linda Wilkins, Editor
Mike Pirik, Designer
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 1-6pm
Telephone
(614) 882-7277
Customer Services ext. 5001
Adult Services ext. 5004
Youth Services ext. 5006
Media Services ext. 5008
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Westerville, OH 43081
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Friends Shoppe Sorting/Shelving used books
You may leave your completed application and check payable to the Friends of
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you may mail it to: Friends Shoppe, 126 S. State St., Westerville, OH 43081.
Friends of the
Westerville Public Library
Membership Application
Events for Youth
Register online at westervillelibrary.org or call ext. 5006
Tulle and Ties
Tuesday, May 21 6:30-7:30pm
Feel free to wear your most fancy
dress, top hat, tulle or tie. We will be
making our very own fancy crafts
with stories, songs, and other fancy
activities. All ages. Meeting Rooms.
Registration required.
2013 Teen Book Challenge
Thursday, May 23 3:30-4:30pm
Tuesday, June 18 4-5pm
We double dog dare teens to read a
book a month with us. Those who
attend the meeting earn a notch on their
passport to the end-of-the year bash.
Come to talk, snack and bring the book
to life. Registration required.
May title: Tempest by Julie Cross
June title: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Tom Sparough:
The Space Painter
Wednesday, June 5 6:30-7:30pm
Space Painter
Tom Sparough
will entertain with
laughter, storytelling
and juggling at this
interactive program
for the entire family.
Activity Center.
Dig into Reading
with Storyteller Joanie Calem
Monday, June 17 6:30-7:15pm
Joanie Calem will present songs
and stories from favorite storybooks
to uncover the
treasures of the
Earth. This family
program is for
all ages. Activity
Center.
Dinosaur Family Program
Tuesday, June 4 6:30-7:30pm
The entire family can enjoy stories,
activities and crafts about those critters
who once roamed the earth. Meeting
Rooms. Registration required.
Comic Camp
Monday, June 24 2-3:30pm
Interested in creating your own
comic book character? Need some
help getting started? At comic camp
we'll write and illustrate our own
stories. Ages 9-12. Activity Center.
Registration required.
Minute to Win It
Tuesday, June 25 3-4pm
You have one minute to successfully
complete the challenge and move to
the next level. Ages 8-11. Meeting
Rooms. Registration required.
Let's Draw!
With Artist Steve Harpster
Monday, June 10 6:30-7:30pm
Love to doodle and draw? Local artist
and author of Drawing Animals with
Numbers Steve Harpster will talk about
and demonstrate his skills in drawing.
See him transform numbers into
imaginative
monsters,
sea creatures
and animals.
Activity Center.
4th Friday Stories
Through September 6:30-8:30pm
Stop by Amish Originals at 38 N. State
St., and listen to a story or two as your
family strolls through this uptown
Westerville event.
Budding Artists
Thursday, June 13 2-3pm
Focusing on art as process rather than
art as a finished product, children
ages 4-6 will explore and try a specific
art medium, clay. Activity Center.
Registration required.
Doctor Who?
Thursday,
June 20 3-4:30pm
Teens can come dressed as their
favorite doctor or companion, pose
with the TARDIS, and enjoy crafts
and some nibbles. Meeting Rooms.
Registration required.
Summer Movie Matinee
Friday, June 7 2-4pm
Gather your friends and come watch
Antz (rated PG) on the big screen. Don't
forget your blankets, pillows and a snack!
Activity Center. Registration required.
Lego Mindstorms
Saturday, June 8 2-4pm
Join our guest Dustin Jolivette as we
explore the programming world of
Lego Mindstorms. Ages 8-11. No
programming experience is needed.
Activity Center. Registration required.
Dramatic Play in the Library
Every Wednesday, June 5 - July 31
11:30am-12pm
Come every Wednesday in June and
July for dramatic play using props,
costumes, materials and activities for
children ages 3-6. Activity Center.

3. Events for Adults
Register online at westervillelibrary.org or call ext. 5004
Homebrewing: Science,
Beer Styles and History
Saturday, May 11 1-3pm
The Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists
(SODZ) homebrewing club will showcase
the science, technique, and history of
homebrewing and beer styles. Meeting
Room A. Registration required.
Dan Brown:
Live from New York
Wednesday, May 15 7:30-9pm
Watch on the big
screen as author
Dan Brown speaks
via live stream from
the Lincoln Center
about his upcoming
novel Inferno, science,
religion, codes, movie
making and a few
surprise topics. This
will be his only public appearance.
Meeting Rooms. Registration required.
Goodreads Class
Saturday, May 11 4-4:45pm
Find out how to use Goodreads, a social
website for booklovers who want to keep
track of books, write reviews, see what
their friends are reading, and find their
next favorite book. Meeting Room A.
DIY Screen Printing
Workshop
Saturday, May 18 12-2pm
Learn how to screen print custom
designs on t-shirts, posters, and
other materials in this hands-on
demonstration with Pat Crann of
Shout Out Loud Prints. Bring a
t-shirt from home or use our poster
paper to make
your prints.
Meeting
Room A.
Registration
required.
Discover Ohio Archaeology
Thursday, June 6 7-8:30pm
Dig into Ohio's past by joining
archaeologist Mark Hersman, retiree
from the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources. Participants will be able to
view his extensive collection of Ohio
artifacts. Meeting Rooms.
Registration required.
The Mutual UFO Network
Monday, June 17 7-8:30pm
Hear about
UFO activity
in Ohio from a
representative
from the Mutual
UFO Network,
a non-profit, volunteer organization
established in 1969. Meeting Rooms.
Registration required.
Digging into the Past:
Genealogy Series
Saturdays, 11am-12pm
Discover ways to uncover the roots
to your family tree. Presented
by Franklin County Genealogical
Society members.
June 1 - Cornerstones of Genealogy
June 22 - Internet Searches
July 6 - Using Libraries Worldwide
Early Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, June 19 7-8pm
Learn five simple practices you can
do with your child to help him or
her get ready to learn how to read
before Kindergarten. Activity Center.
Registration required.
Women of
Greenlawn
Cemetery
Monday, June 24
7-8:30pm
Members will
uncover stories of
influential women
laid to rest at the cemetery and
preview photos going on display at
the library in July. Meeting Room A.
Registration required.
Cookbook Club
Tuesdays, May 21 & June 18
6:30-7:30pm
Take home the cookbook of the
month and explore the recipes
at your own pace. Then, bring
your favorite dish to share at our
discussion group. Books available at
the Ask Here desk in Adult Services.
Kindle Fire Tutorial
Wednesday, May 15 2-3:30pm
Learn some of the basic functions of a
Kindle Fire along with some tricks and
tips that will help you get the most out of
your gadget. Instruction is for the Kindle
Fire tablet only. Meeting Room A.
Registration required.
Hot Titles
Did you know the library offers ...
Lots of TumbleBooks?
Our popular TumbleBooks is famous for its animated picture books for pre-readers. Now, there
are Audio, Junior and Cloud choices. Audio offers audiobooks for kids and adults via click and
play, with no download required. Junior has a fun sentence-by-sentence highlighting format
so kids can follow along. Cloud gives middle and high school students entertaining animated
books, graphic novels and videos. Click on our Online Collections tab to enjoy.
Local
History
Center
Now open Saturdays
Books
Wedding Night by Sophia Kinsella (May)
Lunch at a fancy London restaurant does not result in a marriage proposal from her beau
and Lottie is crushed. So when Ben reminds her of their pact to get married, she accepts.
Hilarity ensues when their horrified friends scheme to sabotage their wedding night.
Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts (May)
After a luxurious cruiser in the Red Sea is attacked by Somali pirates, Jake Grafton is
assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while Tommy Carmellini and a team of
CIA and Navy SEALs mount an undercover operation to save the hostages.
Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver (June)
Forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme enters a chilling battle of wits against the killer of an
American citizen targeted by the U.S. government. The deadly, knife-wielding assassin
begins systematically eliminating all evidence, including witnesses to the incident.
Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky (June)
Charlotte and Nicole once spent summers together in Nicole's family's island house, but
they have since grown apart. When Nicole returns to write a book about island food, she
invites her old friend Charlotte. Secrets may change their relationship forever.
The Racketeer by John Grisham (Hot eBook title)
Federal Judge Fawcett is murdered, and prisoner Malcolm Bannister knows who did it, and
why. The judge’s body was found in his remote lakeside cabin with no forced entry and
one large, state-of-the-art safe, opened and emptied. The thrills begin.
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders (Hot eBook title)
This honest, accessible and moving collection of short stories cuts to the core of the
contemporary experience, with profound and entertaining looks at class, sex, love, loss,
work, despair and war. The plots look at what makes us good and what makes us human.
Movies
April: Django Unchained (R), Les Miserables (PG-13), This is 40 (R), Guilt Trip (PG-13)
May: Jack Reacher (PG-13), Texas Chainsaw (R), Haunted House (R)
June: Mama (PG-13), Escape from Planet Earth (PG), Good Day to Die Hard (R), Snitch (PG-13)
– Compiled by Belinda Mortensen, Collection Development Coordinator
Books and Movies this spring Buzzards roost in
Central College trees
In the 1970s, articles in the PublicOpinion
and the ColumbusDispatch called attention
to the buzzards of Central College. Local
residents were invited to go to the east
parking lot below Hoover Dam to see
the nightly show as the Central College
buzzards circled overhead and headed
toward their
nighttime
roosting spot.
According to local
lore they have
been coming to
that area since the 1820s when residents
would butcher animals in a nearby ravine.
It was not unusual to count 125-150
buzzards in the trees in the 1970s. But the
numbers decreased dramatically in the next
decade. Even without 100 buzzards circling
overhead, the Hoover Dam area is popular
with bird watchers today.
– Compiled by BethWeinhardt
Local History Coordinator
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Facebook for Local History updates.

4. Exciting enhancements are underway
Directions
Notes from Library Director Don W. Barlow
New sculpture sprouts
on front lawn
It's a daisy! The title of the newly
installed sculpture is Whirl-A-Daisy
and the artist is Nicholas Sikma, a
resident ofWhite Lake, Michigan.
The piece was selected for one-year
exhibition at the library due to its
bright appearance and the fact
that the daisy wheel turns. Skima
says that his work is often about
the interaction of objects. Also, the
theme of a daisy fits nicely with our
Children’s Garden planted across the
front of the building. This is our third
year to host one of the sculptures in
the Public Art inWesterville Spaces
program.
As you can see from the pictures and write-up on page one, the library is enhancing our
look and creating new opportunities at our facility.
The Youth Services Department is transforming to a new community-type atmosphere
to better foster early childhood development. The new environment will help stimulate
children’s imagination and kindle their creativity. Youth will be able to take greater
advantage of our expanded Homework Help Center. For teens, the Teen Center booths
will be replaced with new Internet café countertops, and additional wireless computers
will be put into place.
You may already have noticed the completed renovation in the Technology Center. Also in
the Adult area, over the next couple of weeks, you will find added electrical outlets and a
USB connection on most study tables, additional comfortable seating and teleconference
capabilities in the group study rooms.
We appreciate your patience during the long process of replacing one of our aging HVAC
systems. During the next couple of months, certain areas of the building will be warm, if
not hot, but we hope to have the new system up and running by July 12th.
It’s due to your support that these improvements are possible. If you haven’t stopped in
recently, come and see these exciting changes. We look forward to your visit.
Friends Shoppe offers
Westerville merchandise
The Friends of theWesterville Public Library and City ofWesterville have
partnered to provide a new merchandise program forWesterville-branded
souvenirs, apparel and novelty items.“Westerville has a lot of special retailers
who create and sell unique, one-of-a-kind items. However, there’s a certain bit
of civic pride in giving or receiving an item from your city, and we wanted to
partner with a community organization to bring that toWesterville,”explained
Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi.The program is managed and funded by the Friends, with
all merchandise for sale in the Friends Shoppe. All items are custom-printed
with a specialized logo similar to the City logo -- the new logo also features a
tree as the primary symbol.
– Arlene Roeder, President, Friends of the Library
Now available:
Grip'n Go beverage tumblers, pens,
tree-shaped stress balls and note cards.
Coming in June:
Ceramic mugs, t-shirts, and a special
pewter ornament for year-round display.
Accepting orders for
engraved bricks
With an inscription on a brick in the
library courtyard, you can remember a
dear one, welcome a new grandchild,
congratulate newlyweds and
celebrate a birthday. By purchasing
an engraving you will not only honor
the person but also support the
Foundation’s mission – providing
for the current needs of our library
and building a strong endowment
fund for the future. Order forms
are available in the library and at
westervillelibraryfoundation.org/
pavers.