Welcome to the Westland Public Library

The staff of the Westland Library would like to congratulate Marilyn Kwik for being awarded Employee of the Year for 2011. Marilyn is our Head of Adult Services and she has been with the library for over 6 years. In the past year Marilyn took on the role of Interim Director while also running two departments. She continually builds community within Westland by constantly striving to add new and interesting programming to the library's offerings. When she is at the Reference Desk, Marilyn will not hesitate to put the extra effort in to really help patrons find what they are looking for. Her tireless dedication to great customer service and incredible library programming really shine through in everything she does.

Reference Librarian Andy Schuck also received recognition with an Honorable Mention for this year as well.

For those who qualify, the Michigan EIC is willing to help you with your taxes. They can help those who want to e-file or who need face-to-face Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Just visit their website, for more information. The Reference Desk will also have a paper copy of the free sites in Wayne County.

Thinking about getting an eReader? Now's the time! We are excited to announce that we are now a part of OverDrive's  Download Destination, which is a digital collection of eBooks, audiobooks and music that you can "check-out" and download like any other item in the library collection.  You must be a Westland resident to use this service and with digital downloads there are never any fines!  Find out more about how it works.

Make a difference! Teach someone to read. In the United States there are 30 million adults who can’t read at a functional level and there are currently over 100,000 adults on waitlists to get paired with a literacy tutor at this time.  Find out how you can get involved and share your love of reading with an adult in need at our Adult Literacy Tutor Info Night on Thursday, January 26th at 7pm!   We will go over how tutor training works (15 hours on March 3rd, 10th and 17th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm) and what’s necessary to become a tutor—just 2 hours a week. No formal training in education is required and you don't have to make any commitments right away. Just stop by and find out what adult literacy is all about! If you are unable to attend and are still interested, please give us a call or stop by the Reference desk and ask for Kristy.