Yesterday, the Ohio House introduced their version of the proposed state budget which drastically reduces the amount of funding going to Ohio’s public libraries. The substitute bill introduced in the House Finance Committee proposes to place library funding into a budget line-item instead of using a percentage of the state’s general revenue fund (GRF). The […]
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These blog posts give our community a chance to better know their friendly Willoughby-Eastlake Library employees. Meet Deb Mullen, Manager of our Willoughby Library! Why do you love libraries? What is your earliest library memory? I grew up in Willoughby and this was my library as a kid. I loved learning how to use […]
These blog posts give our community a chance to better know their friendly Willoughby-Eastlake Library employees. Meet Karen Yuko, Administrative Assistant for the Fiscal Officer! Why do you love libraries? What is your earliest library memory?Sadly, my mom worked nights and wasn’t the library going type. I really didn’t start going to the library until […]
The Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library is collaborating with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank to provide free summer lunches for ages 18 & under. Daily meals are available on weekdays, June 1-August 11, from 1 – 2 pm at the Willowick Public Library. There is no registration. Meals are only available while supplies last and must be consumed at the library. […]
Have you ever thought about a career in libraries? Do you want to learn more about how your local library operates? Check out our Summer Internship Program located in the Employment Opportunities tab of our About Us section. We hope you’ll apply for this exciting new program.
We’re All Adults Here 2023 WEPL Winter Reading Challenge by Amanda Schoen If you liked our 10 to Try Reading Challenge last year, sign up for our 2023 WEPL Winter Reading Challenge! Participants have until March 15, 2023 to read 10 books from 50 categories selected by WEPL librarians. This challenge is not for the faint […]
WE Library Text Alerts Want text notifications on the latest WEPL news and updates? We’ve got you covered! From general alerts to Book Discussions, with more features to come, you can now stay in the know on all types of WEPL offerings via text messages. This is a free service, and you will receive texts […]
Seed Libraries Help Our Community Northeast Ohio staple Dave’s Market recently announced the closing of its Euclid Beach location. While a new site will open about 10 minutes from the previous spot, this change will impact those who live near the family-owned market. Seniors who live in the residential high-rise buildings in proximity depend on […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle OverDrive app users, changes are coming! The legacy OverDrive app will soon be replaced with Libby, OverDrive’s newer reading app. You can still use the legacy OverDrive app for now, but we recommend making the switch to Libby. It’s easy to use and […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Our popular WE Holds program and has gotten some fresh updates to the author list. Are you familiar with WE Holds? It’s kind of a library subscription to upcoming books from popular authors. You choose from our curated list of authors one time, […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle We are greeting 2022 with a new addition to our WEPL digital collection that brings access to the current day’s issue of our local paper, The News-Herald. Previously, logging in to the NewsBank database offered full text searching of past issues without photos. […]
