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Thanks for Your Support of Issue 3: A Message from the Board of Trustees

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Thanks for Your Support of Issue 3: A Message from the Board of Trustees On behalf of the Library’s Board and staff, we offer our sincere thanks for the support of our seven communities for approving Issue 3 on the November 5th ballot. We are grateful for the confidence that voters showed in the services […]

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What’s Going on Behind the Shelves: The Hidden Work of Library Staff

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We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle What’s going on behind the shelves? When you stop by one of our libraries, there are friendly staff in the building who make your visit pleasant and easy. However, your experience at a WEPL library is also supported by a lot of hidden […]

Top Ten Horror Films

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Top Ten Horror Films by Dennis Campbell Playing off the idea of previous, ‘Best Of’ lists, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some of the best films to watch this Halloween. While writing this list I tried to stay away from the classic Horror films such as the […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Movie Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Dennis Campbell After a five-year hiatus the Kaiju we have grown to love returned to silver screen in a film that showcases just how ferocious Godzilla can be when called upon. Picking up during the climatic battle of the previous film, 2014’s Godzilla, we are quickly introduced […]

We Have a Winner. Or FOUR.

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We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle We Have a Winner. Or FOUR. Librarian jobs aren’t known for stellar paychecks, but a perk of the job is access to books before they are published. Book publishers provide Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) to the librarians who will write reviews, who have […]

Almost Famous

Almost Famous: Movie Review

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Movie Review Rewatch Value: Almost Famous by Dennis Campbell Breaking from tradition, this is a series where I take a look back on films from previous decades that I feel are worth looking into. Either for their impact on the film industry or because of my personal preference. Today, we are looking at film for […]

News-Herald Digitization Update

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News-Herald Digitization Update The digitization of the News-Herald is officially completed. Access Corp has digitized 1215 rolls of film. Any microfilm that has been digitized is now permanently stored at the Willowick Library and cannot be accessed due to preservation purposes. Below is the current status of WEPL’s microfilm collection: 4/18/1879 – 9/13/1986: Digitized and […]

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The Trouble with Labels

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We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle The Trouble with Labels When a reader wanders the library shelves looking for a mystery, what better way to find one than by the mystery sticker on the spine? WAIT. When you said you wanted a Mystery, did you mean a cozy by-the-fire […]

Best Movies of 2019

Best Movies of 2019…So Far

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Best of 2019…So Far by Dennis Campbell Since it is July, I thought it would be good for us to once again unpack all the movies that have been released in these quick six months. This year has been different compared to most years as we have had a large swath of genres, as opposed […]

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