Homeschooling with WWPL

10/21/2026

New and available now in the TLR collection!

10/19/2026

The next session of Art Class begins on November 6 -- register now!

10/19/2026

Poster, Poem, and Essay Contest

Local students are invited to participate in the annual Veterans Day Student Poster, Poem, and Essay Contest, sponsored by T-Mobile Fiber.

Students are encouraged to use their creativity to explore this year’s theme and reflect on the important role veterans have played in protecting the freedoms we enjoy.

Submission Deadline: October 30, 2026
2026 Theme: What Does Freedom Mean to Me, and How Have Veterans Helped Protect It?

Poem contest winners will have the opportunity to share their poems, and the essay contest winner will be recognized and invited to read their winning essay at the City of Westfield Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, at the IMMI Conference Center.

For more information or to submit your poster, poem, or essay, visit
https://www.westfieldin.gov/465/Veterans-Day-Ceremony

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

Mark your calendars for October 30th, 10:00 - 12:00 at WWPL. Prepare to watch history come to life!

10/16/2026

Help Us Improve the WWPL Website!

We’re working to make the Westfield Washington Public Library website easier to use, more accessible, and better suited to your needs—and we’d love your input! Please take 2 minutes to complete our short survey and share what matters most to you.

Take the WWPL Website Survey:
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Your feedback will help shape a better online library experience for our entire community.

Thank you for helping us improve!

Westfield Washington Public Library and Westfield Library Foundation

10/14/2026

Now available in the Teaching and Learning Resources collection (TLR)!

10/13/2026

🎨 What happens when nature study meets art?

Students slow down, observe closely, and learn to capture what they see!

In Nature Journaling with Natalie Perry, students will study snails and their shells while practicing observation, sketching, shading, inking, and watercolor techniques.

Science becomes something they can explore—and create.

📅 November 5 | 11 AM–12 PM EST
💻 Online via Zoom
👧 Ages 7+
💲$5 Premium & Supporting Member families | $15 Basic Member & nonmember families

Find the link in the first comment.

10/13/2026

🚀 Launching the Purdue 1 Indiana Essay Competition!

Purdue University invites Hoosier fifth graders to explore how they could use a favorite school subject, hobby or skill to help a space mission crew succeed. One winning essay will be chosen from each of Indiana's 92 counties, and every county winner receives a personalized Purdue 1 Indiana mission patch.

If mission conditions allow, winners' names will even travel to space aboard Purdue 1, the university's upcoming all-Boilermaker suborbital research spaceflight!

Submissions open today and run through Nov. 30. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rMkXzZ