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Newsletter 61 January/February 2014
It’s official, 2014 is upon us. We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday season.
It’s almost impossible to talk about the new year without mentioning everyone’s favorite
R word this time of year. That’s right. Resolutions! Do you plan to have any New Year’s
resolutions for the upcoming year? We compiled a list of our own. See if any of yours
compare.
 Save more money
 Read more
 Exercise
 Travel
 Get organized
 Quit smoking
 Try new restaurants
 Watch less reality TV
 Get better acquainted with technology
 Watch the Winter Olympics!
New Year’s Recipe:
Sugar Coated Pecans
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of water
1 pound of pecan halves
1 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Grease one
baking sheet.
2. In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg
white and water until frothy. In a separate
bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinna-
mon.
3. Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the
nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss
them in the sugar mixture until coated.
Spread the nuts out on prepared baking
sheet.
4. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Stir every
15 mins.
Recipe from allrecipes.com

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Global Art Project for Peace
This is a chance to create artwork for the Global Art Project for Peace. After we
display your artwork at the library in April, we will conduct an art exchange with
another country. There will be dates throughout the month of March to come to
the library and work on your project. We can also deliver some art materials to
you if necessary. For more information and to register, call the Outreach Depart-
ment by February 26th, 2014.
614-259-5034
Last year, we had the pleasure of being able to provide more
programming to our patrons and this year we hope to do even more.
Such programs this past year have included: tie dye, adult story times,
games days and computer classes as well as helping to download books
onto e-readers.

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January 13...Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Educational Seminar. 6-8:00pm.
Presented by Thomas Grainger, who is a local financial adviser and Medicaid
Services Certified Agent, will discuss the details of the Affordable Care Act and
how to choose the best plan for you. Seminar to be held at the Westerville Public
Library. 126 S. State St. Call 614-882-7277 for more details.
January 15 & 16...Social Security Seminar. 6-7pm. Presented by Josh Pick and
Adam Brookings with Aptus tax. This program is designed to educate consum-
ers and to enable them to make better choices regarding Social Security.
January 24...Rick Helwig Presents: Ghost Towns of Central Ohio. 7:30pm at the
Westerville Public Library. 126 S. State St. Sponsored by Westerville Historical
Society.
February 22...Authors @ Your Library. Award winning and
bestselling author Lee Child knows how to keep pulses
racing with one of the most intriguing heroes in print–
Jack Reacher. Meet Mr. Child at a reception held at Old
Bag of Nails pub from 5-6:15pm, 24 N. State St. (3rd floor),
hosted by Westerville Library Foundation. A following
presentation by Lee Child will be held at Westerville
Central High School from 7:30-9pm.
Give the Westerville Public
Library a Call
Need a Notary?
We Can Help! Contracts
 Deeds
 Agreements
 Power of Attorneys
614-259-5034
Julie Kearns
WPL Outreach Manager

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Questions? Concerns? Requests?
Feel free to contact us anytime.
Outreach Services ~ 614-259-5034
jkerns@westervillelibrary.org
MARIE
Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
Waging a fierce competition for which they have
trained for since childhood, circus magicians Celia
and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other
and share a fantastical romance that manifests in
fateful ways.
Monsters University (2013, G)
HEATHER
The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion
By Fannie Flagg
This fun-loving mystery about five women who
worked at a Phillips 66 gas station spans decades,
and generations from the 1940s to today.
Red 2 (2013, PG-13)
ELLYN
Sycamore Row
by John Grisham
When wealthy Seth Hubbard
hangs himself on a sycamore
tree and leaves his fortune, Jake
Brigance once again finds him-
self embroiled in a controversial
trial.
Moonstruck (1987, PG)
JULIE
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on
Christian Spirituality
by Donald Miller
Frequent TV and radio personality, minister Don
Miller, recounts his early, zealous,
Christian life and his quest to
connect with a God he thought
was distant.
Badlands (1973, PG)
THOMAS
Sins of the Father
By Jeffery Archer
This second installment of this
historical fiction finds Harry
Clifton joining the Merchant Navy
during the 1940s while assuming the
identity of a fallen American, who
seems to have had a more troubled
past than Harry himself.
Man of Steel (2013, PG-13)MEREDITH
Lucy in the Afternoon: An Intimate Memoir of
Lucille Ball
By Jim Brochu
This book examines the life of the late, great
Lucille Ball.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010, G)