Find out what's happening in the Outreach Department at the Westerville Public Library.

1. The Outreach November/December 2012
Upcoming Events
Make your List, and check it twice!
November 16th…Westerville Historical Society Presentation: Civil War
Re-enactor Mark Holbrook, “Mr. Lincoln’s Camera Man: An Evening with
Matthew Brady.” 6:30pm at the American Legion Hall 393 E. College
Ave. Call 614-891-0821 for details.
November 30th…Westerville Tree Lighting Ceremony at 7pm at the
Westerville Municipal Building Courtyard 21 S. State Street.
December 1st…15th Annual Gingerbread Cottage Craft Show, 10am-3pm
at Westerville South High School. For more information visit
www.gingerbreadcottage.com
December 1st…Home for the Holidays in Historic Uptown Westerville.
This annual winter sale showcases the
unique gifts that the area has to offer.
Enjoy holiday music and more.
December 3-8...Snowflake Castle at The
Everal Barn. $5 per child. Kids can
craft and meet their favorite holiday
characters. Fun for all ages. Call the
Westerville Senior Center for more
information 614-901-6560.

2. P a g e 2 On My Way To Find A Book
by Katheryn Finnegan
It started out like this:
I received a letter from the head of the Outreach Department of the Westerville
Public Library stating that although they appreciated my participating in their program, I
did owe either a fine of $13.00 or $18.99 to replace a book I had received on December
28, 2004, and had not yet returned. If I could not locate the book, I would have to pay
the replacement and handling fee.
After the shock and embarrassment of keeping one of their books out of circulation
so long wore off, I started my search. I decided to write them an apologetic letter and
enclose a check for the fine , since I appreciate so much the wonderful service they pro-
vide in obtaining books from libraries all over the county to fill an order.
I started in the most logical place—my book shelves in the living room. No Sa-
rah’s Song there, but I did pick up a comprehensive edition of The Poetry of Robert
Frost, and sat down for a minute to see if I could find one of my favorites. I wasn’t sure
of the title, but I remembered it had the line, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and
I—I took the one less traveled by.” It was difficult to locate in all his hundreds of poems
without the title, but I finally found it, and, of course, read some others, wondering why
I never sat down anymore to read poetry, which I love, and at one time taught.
Then, on my way to the den, where I also had books on shelves and in a closet, I
passed by my pink blossomed Peace plant, whose leaves were drooping from lack of wa-
ter. As I looked around, my fern and shamrock needed watering, too, so I went to the lit-
tle shelved closet where I kept the sprinkling can. There I noticed among the Big Bog-
gle, Dominoes, and other games, the book on bridge, which had the list of good first
leads that I had promised a friend. That closet was in such disarray I just had to organize
it a little better; something I had been planning to do for a long time.

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After watering the plants in the living room, I knew the violet and Lucky
Bamboo in my bedroom also had been neglected. Then I passed my walk-in clos-
et, and thought—“Oh, the book could possibly be where it should be—in one of
the large white bags the library uses for books.” It was not, so after straightening
them and other bags with handles—(I am a “keeper”)—I decided to save some
steps and carry several woolen
winter clothes to the closet back in the den, where, of course, they had to be moth-
proofed and hung in a zippered bag.
On my way to the shelved closet where I keep photograph albums, old calen-
dar-diaries, and some extra books, I saw on the big old desk my list I keep of
books read, now given ratings and short plot reviews, since my memory is slipping
drastically. I found that I had not even read Sarah’s Song. But where was it?
By this time I was so tired and frustrated that I put up a white flag, sat down,
wrote the check for $18.99 and the apologetic letter, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Now I could cross that off my “To Do” list. No book—but just think what I
had accomplished “on my way”!
ADDENDUM TO ON MY WAY TO FIND A BOOK
8-20-05 Still have not found the book in my apartment! Unsolved mystery.
5-27-06 Found the book in my living room on a shelf among a group of
small gift, inspiration type editions. Surprised at the small size-
was looking for a regular sized volume—9 months too late.

4. P a g e 4 STAFF PICKS!
Julie
Bless the Bride by Rhys Bowen
(book 10 of series)
Before P.I. Molly Murphy can get married, she must
first track down the wife of a new client. However,
she feels like she might not be getting the whole
story…
Heather Shadow of a Doubt 1942, PG
Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman
Richard, son of Henry Plantagenet and
Eleanor of Aquitaine inherits the
throne from his brother before
embarking on the Third Crusade.
Ellyn
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Get Low 2011, PG-13 A novel about the friendship between an
adolescent Louise Brooks
(pre movie star) and a 36
year old woman who
accompanies her to new
York for the summer of
1922.
Marie Once 2007, R
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
In this nursery rhyme adaptation,
Detective Jack Spratt meets the
challenge of a new case when
Humpty Dumpty is found shattered
behind a wall in a shady part of
town. Thomas
Planet of the Blind: A Memoir
The Cutting Edge 1992, PG-13 By Stephen Kuusisto
A memoir chronicling the life of a poet who
was born with severe visual impairment
who refused to acknowledge this and man-
aged to pass for seeing for most of his life.
Snow White & the Huntsman
2012 ,PG-13