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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We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle So much more than it seems. The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro is a novel that pulls the reader in to a world of art and artists, but also history. Yes, it’s another World War II historical fiction novel. Yes, the Holocaust plays […]
W-E LIBRARY ADDS FILM STREAMING SERVICE, KANOPY Access to more than 30,000 Films, For Free The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy is now available for free at the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films on instantly by visiting https://welibrary.kanopy.com/. Films can be streamed from […]
Download the Clevnet App Notable Features: Search the collection, place holds and manage “My Account” Physical and Emedia titles available in searches and My Account. Linked Accounts – manage account information for a family member Nearest Libraries feature – find directions and contact information for the nearest library Display a virtual library card for primary […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Social Readers: What will your book group read ? I think of book club participants as social readers. Unless you are reading aloud to someone (one of the joys of sharing time with children!), the act of reading is a solitary one. You […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Bookstores are learning from libraries. Several years ago, libraries voiced concern about losing the interest of patrons who might be drawn to the glamour of bookstores. Since then we have been doing our best to emulate many of the marketing ideas found in […]
Introducing Flipster The One-Stop-Shop for Digital Magazines You can now access your favorite digital magazines using Flipster. Flipster is a next-generation magazine service that allows people to browse digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines, courtesy of the library. Flipster – Top Digital Magazines from Your Library from EBSCO on Vimeo. The library […]
Ready, Set Read! Volunteer Location: Eastlake and Willowick Public Libraries Immediate Supervisor: Building Manager PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: The Ready, Set, Read! Program provides students with retired/current teachers who can help them improve their reading and comprehension skills. Ready, Set, Read! Volunteers assist students in grades 1 – 3 with their reading skills. RESPONSIBILITIES: Listen […]
Library Ambassador Volunteer Location: Willowick Library Immediate Supervisor: Building Manager PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION: Library Ambassadors serve as a first point of contact for Library patrons. There is a need to have help at various outreach events. Library Ambassadors take responsibility for selecting items for our Little Free Libraries and refreshing the contents on a […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle The holiday season has arrived, and we are lending many seasonal music CDs and DVDs from our library building collections. Are you aware that the “collection” of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library includes our digital collection of eBooks, audiobooks, movies and music available through hoopla? In the hurried days ahead, […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Which doorways do you pick? Last month I had the rewarding experience of learning about personal doorways into a book from Nancy Pearl, the famous Seattle librarian (have you seen the Librarian action figure? That’s her!). She is an expert in matching books with readers, and […]
