Westfield Washington Public Library
333 West Hoover St. Westfield Indiana 46074
317.896.9391 phone | 317.896.3702 fax

Recognition for Awards & Grants

LSTA Technology Grant 2011

Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Westfield Washington Public Library has been awarded $7200 to purchase two new child-friendly internet computers. They are loaded with educational games and a child-friendly, safe internet browser. This internet browser software is available to our patrons to install on their home computers. We will usling this opportunity to teach children about how to stay safe online. More information available at the 2011 LSTA Grant page.

Thaddeus Rex Program Sponsored by Target

We received a $2,000 check from Target to sponsor a performance by Thaddeus Rex, a PBS veteran. Thaddeus Rex’s educational rock concerts show kids specific benefits of becoming a frequent reader. This sounds like a wonderful program and we are very grateful to Target for this donation.

[UPDATE 11/01/10]: Join us at the Westfield High School Auditorium on Saturday, December 4, 2011 at 10 a.m., for this free concert featuring Thaddeus Rex and his best friend Rock. See the program that’s inspired over 250,000 kids across America to get reading. With songs inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Captain Underpants, Green Eggs and Ham, and more, kids can experience the connection between reading and songwriting. The WestfieldWashington Public Library is able to present this award-winning musician thanks to a generous grant from Target.  

LSTA Technology Grant 2010

The Westfield Washington Public Library has been awarded $6000 to purchase new public access computers and wireless access points. More information will be available once the necessary equipment has been obtained and installed.

[UPDATE 03/01/11]: The new computers arrived and are being installed. They are have Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. Check them out in the Sumner Room.

Picturing America

Westfield Washington Public Library is one of 4,000 libraries across the country selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to receive free hardcover editions of 17 classic books as part of the We the People Bookshelf grant program. The award is part of the NEH's We the People initiative, which supports projects that strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture.

The theme of this year's Bookshelf is "A More Perfect Union."

Betty Overman Grant

A generous grant from the Betty Overman Westfield Washington Public Library Endowment Fund, a fund of Legacy Fund Community Foundation, will be used to create an award winning children's author collection & a special reading area. Comfortable chairs and shelving have arrived and soon will be filled with books by Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King and Young Hoosier Book Award Winners.

Additional funds from the Betty Overman grant will be used to purchase books from Scholastic Publishing Company to provide as reading incentives for the popular Children's Summer Reading Program. Westfield Washington Public Library had 1,698 children participate in this program in 2008.

Who was Betty Overman?
Overman was a rural letter carrier and postmaster of Westfield for 32 years, as well as being named 1994 Westfield Citizen of the Year. She also served on the Library Board of Trustees until her passing in 1997.