Last spring, dozens of patrons completed the “Warm-Up Challenge”. Participants were asked to read about heroes and daring escapades, in conjunction with the 2024 Summer Reading Program (SRP) theme, Adventure begins at your library. The Warm-Up Challenge is back and ready to embrace the 2025 Summer Ready Program theme, Color Our World. If you want […]
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WEPL Cardholder Exclusive New items are now available to borrow for Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library patrons. Traffic Cones for Maneuverability Practice Loan Period: 7 days Overdue Fines: $1/day No renewals Non-holdable Bike Lock Loan Period: 3 days Overdue Fines: $1/day No renewals Non-holdable OBD2 Auto Diagnostic Code Reader Loan Period: 7 days Overdue Fines: $5/day No […]
Movie Review US by Dennis Campbell And to think, if it weren’t for you…I never would’ve danced at all.’ Poignant. Captivating. Chilling. These are just three words that I could use to describe Jordan Peele’s sophomore film, Us. After terrifying audiences with his debut picture, Get Out (2017), Peele returned to the silver screen with […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle The Library Tourist Last year on my summer vacation https://we247.org/readers-vacation/ I marveled at the Seattle Public Library. This year, I am again a library tourist. I spent a couple of days in Austin, TX and had 3 goals: Eat some great Texas barbecue […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle This May is a Big Month for New Books As an acquisitions librarian (basically a book buyer for your Willoughby-Eastlake public library) one of the parts of my job that I love is having a box of ARCs land on my desk. ARCs […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle It’s True. A Novel Leads to Facts. Do you ever find reading a novel to lead you to dig deeper into the facts behind the story? I frequently find myself reading nonfiction because, well…SCIENCE. After reading the novel The Overstory (which just won […]
Tumble Math is now available to use with your Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library card. Educators have long known that one of the most effective ways to teach math concepts, especially to reluctant learners, is by using stories and literature. TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of math picture books complete with animation and narration. The books are […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Meet Imbolo Mbue Immigrants reaching for the American dream has been a plotline for stories since our country’s founding. It takes a skilled author to create empathy for a person from another culture struggling to gain membership in our country. In Behold the […]
Movie Review Eastrail 177 Trilogy by Dennis Campbell As James McAvoy delivers the opening narration as Patricia, woven underneath the chilling performance is seemingly a message from Director M. Night Shyamalan, ‘trust me, as you always have.’ As I watched the credits roll on what had been a trilogy nearly two decades in the making. […]
Movie Review Halloween by Dennis Campbell In one of the more chilling lines of the film, Laurie Strode says of Michael, ‘he’s waited for this night…he’s waited for me…I’ve waited for him.’ I feel with how lackluster the sequels have been this quote also applies to the fans of this franchise. We have waited for […]
Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library to Go Fine Free on February 14th On February 14th, the Willoughby-Eastlake Public will go fine free on nearly all Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library items. At Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, our goal is to make it as easy as possible for area residents to enjoy materials and services that we offer. We have recognized […]
