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Hello/goodbye to bright comet!

Posted January 10th, 2007 by Astronomer

JAN. 11 UPDATE: See a photo of Comet McNaught shot from Northeast Ohio last night (Jan. 10) by a friend of mine. Visit the Web home of the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association.


UPDATE: Well, I saw it! Briefly. I went to the roof of the library during my dinner hour taking along my camera and tripod. It was a beautiful sunset with orange and red colors illuminating jet contrails in the western sky. As the twilight dimmed and Venus sparkled to the southwest, I spotted Comet McNaught glowing a ghostly white between the orange jet trails. It was bright, even at about 5:30 when I first sighted it. Still, as the night fell so did the comet. Already low in the sky, McNaught sank behind the trees far to the west of the building before it really became photogenic, only visible to me for 10 minutes or so. Still, I saw it with and without the telephoto lens: my first comet of the year! So, with freezing metal tripod in hand, I headed back into the building and back to work. I hope you got to see this comet or will see it yet! Read original post, below....

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The Clague House Museum Closed for Renovation

Posted January 10th, 2007 by Deborah Rossman

The Clague House Museum located at 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Ohio, is now closed for renovation.
Westlake Porter Public Library will continue to display a scale model of the museum created by The Cleveland Miniature Society and on loan from The Westlake Historical Society. The replica may be viewed in the lobby of the library.

WordWeaver Celebrates Black History Month by reading.........

Posted January 9th, 2007 by WordWeaver

THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR by Virginia Hamilton. This book has been around since 1968 but I just never took the time to read it. Wow! Am I glad I finally did.

This story combines mystery, ghosts, new kid in town, and the fascinating history of the Underground Railroad. Did you know the state of Ohio had as many as 60,000 slaves pass through its underground railroads between 1812 and 1850?

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Industry in Dover Village (1813-1930)

Posted January 8th, 2007 by Deborah Rossman

Joseph Cahoon built the first Grist Mill in Dover in 1813. The mill stones were quarried from the bed of Cahoon Creek and were said to mill fine flour. Soonafter, saw mills were established in the area to consume raw timber. Asheries produced potash, about the only commodity farmers could sell for cash to pay taxes during that era. And so it was that Dover became a town.
Trade was common, since money was scarce in the area. A sheet iron manufacturer in Cleveland accepted the following items for trade: rags, pewter, brass, copper, feathers, bristles, beeswax, furs, ginseng, and dried peaches and apples. In 1827, Mrs. Coolidge’s Cleveland millinery establishment advertised that the company would accept butter, cheese, dried peaches and apples in exchange for a stylish hat. Surely, a fine bargain!

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Looking for something?

Posted January 8th, 2007 by Webmaster

Did you know there are two search boxes on our Web pages? The two forms look for information in two separate places!

Titled "Search Catalog," the first search form is the place where users can enter a title, subject, author's name, or key words. By clicking the "Search Now" button they can conveniently search the library's catalog of materials for items of interest.

The second search box, titled "Search this site," does just that ... it can be used to search our main Web site for information about the library, its services, policies, things that aren't in our catalog.

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Let The Wild Rumpus Start!

Posted January 5th, 2007 by Youth Services

So said Max to the Wild Things. And this morning we say the same to the children!

Yes, the carpet is dry, the Train Table is back and the Preschool area is full of noise and laughter once again.

Our thanks to Building Services for taking such good care of us. And thanks to our patrons, tall to small, for being such good sports!

Saturn viewing canceled

Posted January 4th, 2007 by Astronomer

UPDATE: Sorry to say we're dealing with Northeastern Ohio weather again. The sky is 100% overcast making stargazing impossible so we're calling it off! The event will not be rescheduled.


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We plan to bring telescopes back to the library's sidewalk the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 28, in hopes of seeing the beautiful ringed world Saturn. We'll start at about 7:30 PM. This program was postponed from Feb. 21 due to poor seeing conditions. Note: The rescheduled program also depends upon the sky being clear! Cloudy skies cancel and the forecast is for poor to bad seeing. Watch this space for updates!

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Preschool Area: Clean up, Clean up!!

Posted January 3rd, 2007 by Youth Services

Just a quick note: the Preschool area will be undergoing a deep carpet cleaning on Thursday, January 4. Tables and toys have been cleared away from the area, and depending on how long drying time takes, it may not be available until Friday. Thanks for your patience!

WordWeaver Looks at the Future 12/28/06

Posted December 28th, 2006 by WordWeaver

WordWeaver's been checking out new movies for 2007 and 2008. At http://www.comingsoon.net and at http://firstshowing.net you can see what will be in production in the coming months.

The Newbery winning book, BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson has been made into a film being released on Feb. 16, 2007.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES hits the theatres in it's first computer animated film on March 23, 2007.

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Famous Westlaker

Posted December 27th, 2006 by Deborah Rossman

Robert F. Overmyer was born on July 14, 1936, in Lorain, Ohio, but the future astronaut considered Westlake his hometown. The Overmyer family lived on Canterbury Road. Robert was nicknamed “Bucky” as a child after a favorite cowboy star of the era. He worked at Dean’s Greenhouse while he was in school. Bucky graduated from Westlake High School in 1954, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Baldwin Wallace College in 1958. He then received a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964.

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