Ghosts and witches and werepenguins, oh my! Welcome to the wonderful time of year when creepy stories crawl into our laps on eight legs. For fans of Goosebumps and other spooky stories, here is a list of books at the Westfield Athenaeum that will fill your evenings...
Welcome to our mystery unboxing feature with Westfield librarians, with a new episode released on IGTV every month! In this episode, librarian JR asked his colleagues for recommendations for adult DVDs in the horror genre that would absolutely bend his mind! He is...
This year's Banned Books Week, as sponsored by the American Library Association, is Sept 26-Oct 2. They will be hosting events all week, so check out the website for more! The theme of this year's celebration is: "Books unite us. Sharing stories important to us...
Did you know there was a day and a week devoted to J R R Tolkien, his works, and his larger universe? Check out this explanation from the American Tolkien Society for more context. Since this is the Athenaeum, we want to help you celebrate in appropriate style, of...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month--Sept 15 to Oct 15--with a title from our newest book display! We welcome you in to browse it, but if you can't make it - don't worry! We've got a list for you that links directly to the catalog so that you can request everything...
Teen librarian Tina has been hard at work decorating the Teen Loft with graphics, lights, and crafts, but she's recently installed a new book display called a Mental Health Checkpoint! This display, along with the Loft's new resident Doreen, are there for when you...
As September 11th, 2021, marks the 20 year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, we will be displaying new releases and other titles about the stories and heroism of that day. A selected list is below, with the titles linking to the catalog for easy...
Welcome to our mystery unboxing feature with Westfield librarians, with a new episode released on IGTV every month! In this episode, librarian Christian asked his colleagues for recommendations for adult speculative fiction that could be surreal and/or humorous!...
It’s time to begin learning again and with it comes new grades, new experiences, new teachers, possibly even a new school. Maybe you are excited to go back to school; maybe you are feeling a bit scared. Here is a list of chapter books to support you during...
August is Read-a-Romance and Romance Awareness Month, and we want to make you aware of some awesome romance authors! This is only a smattering of authors we will be featuring all this month on our romance display in the library. Come check a book (or more) out!...
