Kids' Happenings

Learning a new language is just a click away. Rosetta Stone, the premier language learning program, is now available through our library. Whether you are interested in the most commonly spoken languages (English, Spanish and Madarin) or the less prominent (Swahili, Swedish and Tagalog), it is now available to you or your child. Learn from the comfort of your home or stop by the library to access this product. To get started, have your library card number handy and either visit the Help with your Homework page or click on the Research tab on the library homepage and locate Rosetta Stone.

Please join us Friday, September 12th for our Friday Night Outdoor showing of "Muppets Most Wanted" in our Children's Garden. Activities start at 6:30 with a Kermit craft for the kids and trivia for the adults, with prize-winners announced at 7 p.m. The movie will start at 7:15 p.m. Any child who would like to enter our Muppet drawing contest must have their art work to the Youth Desk by September 11th at 9 p.m. Thank you to RedBox, OCLC, and Project for Public Spaces for making this event possible.

The Westland Macy's and the Public Library of Westland are teaming up for Shop for a Cause this year. Buy a $5 coupon at the library by August 23rd and use that coupon to get 25% off most items at Macy's exclusive Shop for a Cause sale on August 23rd. All coupon proceeds benefit the library. Everyone who uses their coupon at Macy's on 8/23 is entered into a $500 gift card drawing, too. Stop by the Circulation Desk to buy your coupon. Thank you for your support!

For the month of August, we are challenging you to read non-fiction books from the different "Dewey Decimal" number groups.  Pick up your game sheets at the Youth Services Desk and explore topics like mythology, computer science, biographies, wild animals and more!  Each box you complete will earn you an entry slip for a chance to win a jar of treats! As a bonus, you'll get credit for doing a fun activity with your family. Do all 12 boxes and receive a free book to keep and be entered in a finishers' drawing. Turn in sheets by September 6.