One Great Read 2013

Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe OGR Committee is happy to announce the One Great Read choice for 2013...

Open House Help Sessions Resume June 18th

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Dig-Me Media Center Open Houses resume on Tuesday, June 18th 3:00 to 5:00 pm and continue through August 20th.  In the meantime if you would like a Dig-Me orientation, help with your computer or eBook questions, you can stop by the information desk,  call the library at 765-743-2261, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to schedule a half hour Dig-Me session with Nancy or Scott

Library's 90th Anniversary Wednesday, May First

Happy 90th Anniversary!

On Tuesday, May 1, 1923 the West Lafayette Public Library opened its doors to the community as the first public library in the town. 

Join us Wednesday, May 1 2013 as we celebrate our 90th anniversary - all day at the Library, 9 to 11 am at Westminster Village and 3 to 6:30 pm at the West Lafayette Farmer's Market! 


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Current Employment Opportunities

 If you are interested in working at the library we encourage you to fill out an application which we keep on file for 3 months.  We review all the current applications whenever a opening occurs.  We seldom have summer only openings.

 Unpaid internships for students interested in librarianship may be available.  Please contact Nancy Hartman by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 765-743-2261.

Teen Coordinator - part-time - Filled

Children's Department High School Page - part-time

MUSLIM JOURNEYS Film Series continues Thursday, May 30

Muslim Journeys Movie Series - Movie Series May 2 - Persepolis May 16 - Journey to Mecca May 30 - Koran By Heart (Discussion with Middle Eastern food to follow) -  Movies begin at 6:30 PM with an introduction by Ahmed Idrissi Alami, associates professor of Arabic and the Arabic Program Director from the Purdue School of Languages and Cultures. There will also be a discussion following each film.

Want to learn more about the movies?

See Roger Ebert's Review of Persepolis.

See imdb article for Journey to Mecca

See Common Sense Media review of Koran by Heart

Dig•Me Media Center - Reserve your use now!

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The Library now offers the Dig•Me Media Center with 2 computers equiped with the Adobe Creative Suite 6, MS OFfice 2010 and a subscription to over 1600 online software tutorials at lynda.com. The room is available for individuals and groups to work on projects, training and video conferencing.  Online Dig•Me Media Center Use Request Form You may also call the library at 765-743-2261 to request use of the Dig•Me Media Center. See the Dig•Me (lower) calendar for available times.

Streaming Music @ WLPL

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The West Lafayette Public Library is excited to offer the Freegal music download service to our patrons!

Freegal offers access to millions of song from over 10,000 labels including the Sony Music Catalog.

Read more: Streaming Music @ WLPL