Library Services
Circulation Services - Reference Services - Reference Links - Children's Room - Teen Services - Community Outreach Services - Public Meeting Rooms - Public Computer Use - Wireless Access and Printing - Computer Classes
Circulation Services
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Reference Services
The library reference staff is here to help answer your questions. Come in to the library, phone (765-743-2261), or send us an email.
We have a large collection of reference materials, including extensive consumer and investment information. We'll help with computer resources and locating difficult-to-find materials. We'll gladly show you how to search the Internet for the answers you need. You can use these links we have found helpful.
If the items you need are not available in our collection, the collections of Tippecanoe County Public Library or the Purdue University Library System, you can use our Interlibrary Loan Service to obtain materials from other libraries.
Internet class handouts:
- Internet: What is it? Why do you care? How to stay safe in Cyberspace!
- Email on the Web
- So you want to find something on the Web
- Downloading files from the Web
Spring 2007 WALLA class handouts
Information about upcoming computer and Internet classes.
Reference Links
The Reference link page is a quick way to find relevant and autoritative information on the Internet. Reference Links
Children's Room
Visit the Kid's Home Page.
The Children's Collection offers a variety of materials and programming to meet the needs of young library users and their parents. There are books for all reading levels including easy readers, picture books, fiction and non-fiction.
We have an extensive collection of Reading Counts books. Reading Counts is a nation-wide reading incentive program that is used at Happy Hollow School, West Lafayette's grades 4-6 school. Happy Hollow can now quiz over 45,000 titles. To find a complete listing of available quizzes go to Scholastic. From there you may search for books by title, author or keyword. Click on the title to get more information about the book, including its Lexile and point value.
We also have a complete collection of Young Hoosier titles, dating back to 2000.
We're happy to help you find just the right book for your school report. Or come see all the great books we have to help you with your science project!
Lapsit for parents or other caregivers, babies & toddlers who are too young to sit quietly for the regular story time. The lapsits are offered each Monday at 10:30 am and repeated at 11:30 am in the Children's Program Room. This program is led by volunteer Amanda Barche Lindberg. It is a good opportunity for families to make new friends and have fun at the Library.
Story time is held each Tuesday at 10:30 am, Thursday at 3:30 pm, and Friday at 10:30 am in the Children's Program Room. Come let Miss Linda read you a story and help you create a craft or sing a few songs. Caregivers are expected to attend with the child. Programs are designed for 2 to 5 year olds. Other special programs are held throughout the year.
The Children's Program Room is now available for Meetings and Private Parties.
Links to Children's Games and Other Fun Online
Teen Services
New! Teen Services Coordinator - Catherine Shukle. Stop by to meet her on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3 pm to 5 pm, or Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 pm. Email her at teens@wlaf.lib.in.us
Safe Blogging links - www.ConnectSafely.org and www.GetNetWise.org
Reading Lists
Manga resources
Community Outreach Services
The Thelma Brown Memorial Outreach Services provide library services & materials for underserved populations with a focus on seniors, children & the homebound.
The West Lafayette Public Library Outreach Services are named in honor of Thelma Brown, a longtime supporter of the library & member of the Friends of the Library
Community Outreach includes service to:
Senior Facilities
We deliver patron requests and a browsing collection to local senior facilities on a bi-weekly schedule.
Daycare Facilities
We deliver age appropriate books to local daycare facilities on a bi-weekly schedule for use at school.
Homebound Patrons
We deliver library materials to patrons residing in the jurisdiction of The West Lafayette Public Library who are unable to visit the library due to disability, age or extended illness.
Outreach Services is looking for volunteers who are willing to help select and deliver library materials.
To apply for home service or to volunteer, please call Blythe Lee or Phyllis Heath at 743-2261.
Public Meeting Rooms
The new library has two large meeting rooms, The Elm Room and The Walnut Room, which can be combined into an even larger meeting space. Each of these meeting rooms has a capacity of 50, with a combined capacity of 100. The Children's Program Room may also be scheduled for children's meetings and events. It is available regular hours except during storytimes and other library events. Our Amphitheater may also be scheduled, subject to senior staff approval.
Check the Library Meeting Room Use Policy and Operational Rules and Regulations for time limits and to see if your meeting/event is eligible for scheduling these spaces.You may schedule space for a meeting/event by stopping by the library and speaking with a reference librarian or [NEW] by filling out a meeting room request form and mailing or faxing it to us at: (765) 743-0540. (Click here for a form) Please call us at (765) 743-2261 if you have any questions.
Public Computer Use
The West Lafayette Public Library offers wireless internet service throughout its two story building. Access to the internet is also available in the library through direct cable connections. Please ask library reference staff if you need assistance with either of these free services.
In addition there are 13 public computers for adult use, 3 computers for young adults ages 12-17, and 9 computers in the children's area designated for children and their caregivers.
Computer use to the public computers is limited to a single use of no more than 90-minutes per day. A user's account must be in good standing in order to be eligible for computer use privileges.
Use of the Library's public wireless service is not restricted by time of use.
For further information concerning computer use, please refer to the West Lafayette Public Library's Public Computer Use Policy.
Wireless Access and Printing
Click the link for more information. http://www.wlaf.lib.in.us/wireless.htm
Computer Classes
The latest information on our computer classes.
