Westville-New Durham Twp Public Library

The Westville-New Durham Twp Public Library building will remain closed to the public until further notice. Rather than setting a date and having to continually update it, we will wait for our local and state health officials to issue a statement about when to reopen public gathering places. Our patron and staff safety continues to be our top priority and we want to do our part to help our community flatten the curve.

As a reminder, due dates have been extended to the end of April with Automatic Renewals still occurring. Fines will not be charged during this disruption in service.

We do have Hoopla available for those wanting access to electronic material. Go to hoopladigital.com to get yourself signed up. If you need help logging into your Hoopla account, please leave a message on our voicemail or Facebook Messenger and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and we hope to see you soon! ... See more

Ok one more post tonight.😅 Students K-2 at Westville Elementary will want to watch this. The author does a reading of "Creepy Carrots". It's awesome! Enjoy!

It's story time! Listen and follow along as author and illustrator Aaron Reynolds reads his book CREEPY CARROTS! Learn more about CREEPY CARROTS!: https://ww...

April 1st is Census Day! No jokes!

For those who have not completed the census yet and are wondering why it is important... Census data is used to determine how much in tax dollars your community receives to help pay for roads, schools, and public services (libraries are included). It also determines how many seats Indiana has in the House of Representatives, among other things. Please take a few minutes to respond if you haven't already.

You can respond to the Census online my2020census.gov, by phone 844-330-2020, or return the paper questionnaire by mail. ... See more

For our patrons that need wifi

ACME Communication and New Durham Estates teamed up yesterday to build a public wifi network to support students with e-learning and anyone struggling with internet connection working from home. Anyone can log into the NDE-GUEST network within the area clouded in the drawing below. There is currently no password. Feel free to pull up in your vehicle and park in the parking lot, sales center, and/or basketball court area to log in.

Free Public WIFI Available at clouded locations below. ... See more

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The beloved children’s author Tomie dePaola has died at 85.

The Indiana State Library hosts The Early Literacy Firefly Award every year for Hoosier children ages 0-5. Click on the link to find the videos of the five nominees. Fill out the form to vote for your favorite!

https://www.in.gov/library/5748.htm ... See more

New book by Angie Thomas! We will learn about Star's dad, Maverick, as a young adult. I got chills!!🤩

After months of waiting (and trolling on my part), I can finally reveal my third novel, CONCRETE ROSE. Set 17 years before The Hate U Give, it follows young Maverick Carter. A huge thank you to Alison Donalty, Jenna Stempel-Lobell, and artist Cathy Charles for this mind-blowing cover. It’s beyond my wildest dreams. Head to the link below to see the cover!

https://people.com/books/the-hate-u-give-author-angie-thomas-announces-new-novel-concrete-rose-i-expect-it-to-get-banned/ ... See more

Starting Thursday, March 19th, 2020, the library will be closed until April 6th. We will reassess the situation and see if we will be able to reopen at that time.

There will be NO FINES charged during the closure. Material has been extended until the end of April.

Any requests from other libraries will be on hold. 80% of Evergreen libraries have closed and are not transiting their material.

We felt this decision was best for the health and safety of our staff and our patrons. Stay healthy and we will see you soon! 😀 ... See more