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Our interim director, Marilyn Kiwk, lent us the space outside her office for the sizable food contributions.
Food for Fines: final count

Thank you to everyone who pitched in for our Food for Fines efforts. While the total food count has not yet been tallied (non-fine related donations have not yet been counted), we were able to collect 1,974 food items aimed toward fines, totalling $2,857.30 in reduced fines for our patrons. With our final food run to come early next week, we are projecting donations of over 1 ton (2000 pounds!) of food. Great job, Westland! This program shows how doing the little things adds up to an enormous contribution for the community at large. Have a safe and happy New Year!

Note: the final delivery occurred today (1/6/11) and our grand total of donated food came to 2,800 pounds! Unbelievable job, Westland. We've set the mark to beat in coming years.

Dec 30, 2010
Andy
Scheduled System Maintenance, 12/26, 8am-10am

Since the Library will be closed 12/24-12/26, we are scheduling some routine system maintenance during that time. 

Library servers and systems will be unavailable between 8am-10am on Sunday, 12/26.  This includes the catalog and main web site.   Please make a note of this time period.  Access to the Library web sites will be restored after 10am on 12/26.  Thank You!

Dec 23, 2010
Anonymous
Thursday: Get your picture taken with Peter the Library Panda!

Stop into the library Thursday afternoon from 1 to 2 pm to get your picture taken with Peter the Library Panda on Santa's chair! We'll be using a digital camera, so you can email this picture to friends and family, or print it out at home. All ages welcome.

Dec 21, 2010
Megan
Lunar eclipse tonight

If any of you happen to be awake at 1:30am tonight make sure to look up at the sky: tonight the Earth's shadow will cover the moon, creating a lunar eclipse.  The moon will still be visible but will appear red as a result of the indirect light shining off of it.  Neat, eh?

Dec 20, 2010
Megan
Gift wrapping party, tomorrow night!

There's still time to sign up for our gift wrapping party tomorrow evening!  Arrive with any gift-wrapping odds and ends you may have lying around (and your unwrapped presents, of course) and leave with beautiful gifts!  We'll even go over some crafty wrapping tips to give your presents that extra something.  

Dec 19, 2010
Megan
Black and White Printing Costs will be 10 cents

Starting January 1, 2011, black and white printing from the public computers will be 10 cents per page.  Color printing will remain 50 cents per page.

Dec 17, 2010
Susan
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Job Opening

Do you know someone who is great with technology?  We have a job posting for an experienced IT person as our Technology Coordinator.  This person must be able to install, support, troubleshoot and maintain a wide variety of hardware, software and networking equipment.  See a full description of the job posting here.

Dec 17, 2010
Kristy
Holiday Hours

The library will be closed Friday, December 24, Saturday, December 25 and Sunday, December 26 for the Christmas holiday.

The library will be closed Friday, December 31 and Saturday, January 1 for the New Year's holiday.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dec 16, 2010
Susan
Food for Fines: Week 4

We are rolling right along with food donations for Gleaners Food Bank. We have more than we can count at this point, but current estimates have us at 1500 food items and over $1600 in forgiven fines. We should break 2000 food items, no problem. Thank you so much, Westland and patrons from surrounding communities! You've done us all proud. 

We have 8 more days of this program, so if you haven't taken advantage of it yet or would like to donate food to a good cause, stop by the library anytime during our operating hours (Mon-Thur, 9-9; Fri-Sat, 9-5; Sun, 12-5). Happy holidays to all!

Dec 15, 2010
Andy
The Library's Internet Use Policy

Did you know that the Library is a free Wi-Fi Hotspot?  We also offer free computing resources and an informative web site. If you value keeping these free resources active and available, please make sure you have read and understand the Library's Internet Use Policy. 

Section 5d is of particular importance:

SECTION 5D: "The Library's workstations and/or networks shall not be used for i) commercial, ii) illegal or criminal, or iii) maliciously offensive,
libelous, or slanderous purposes, nor iv) to violate licensing
agreements or copyright laws."

Downloading MP3s or movie files at the Library may violate federal copyright law.  Please do not use the Library technology resources for such purposes. Thank You.

Dec 11, 2010
Anonymous

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