Library will be CLOSED all day Sunday, April 20
The West Lafayette Library will be CLOSED all day on Sunday, April 20.
The Library will open at 10 am with regular hours on Monday, April 21
The Library's website and drop boxes will be avaialble all day Sunday for your use.
I Didn't Know the Library had Access to THAT!
Try our NEW online access to the GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY!
A dynamic collection of Gale/Cengage ebooks featuring biographies, authors, plot summaries, technology, cultural studies, business, medicine and much much more.
Click here and use the password inspire to log on and get started......
Learn in Dig•Me
Get Tech help here!
Tuesdays - 3:00 to 5:00 pm - Need computer, tablet, eBook help or advice? Scott Tracey will help you out.
Wednesdays - 3:00 to 4:00 pm - Mark's Mac Help: Professor Emeritus Mark Levinthal will field your Mac and iPad questions.
Don't forget to ask about Lynda.com - offering software tutorials on over 2,100 programs.
By appointment - You can stop by the information desk, call the library at 765-743-2261, or email
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to schedule a Dig•Me help session or to reserve the room for your own use.
Click HERE for a complete (but ever-growing) list of Dig•Me services.
FREE music downloads @ WLPL
The West Lafayette Public Library is excited to offer the Freegal music download service to our patrons!
The West Lafayette Library's subscription with Freegal offers YOU free access to millions of song from over 10,000 labels including the Sony Music Catalog.
Databases: Gale, INSPIRE, Journal & Courier and More
When prompted, enter the password, "inspire" to gain access.
INSPIRE, magazine indexes, encyclopedias, and other databases, including the new the Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) designed to help students — from high school to graduate school to specialty school and beyond and the Small Business Resource Center for how-to information on small business planning, bookkeeping, financing, human resource management, marketing, regional tax laws or starting a home-based business.
CONSUMER REPORTS magazine online is available for you use while you are in the Library. Please ask for help using this online service at the Reference Desk on the second floor.
http://www.grantselect.com/access
Access to the Grant Select database is now available through all patron computers and wi-fi connections in the West Lafayette & Tippecanoe County Public Libraries. COMING SOON - patrons will be able to log in OUTSIDE the Libraries with their barcode number and password. We will make an announcement as soon as this is available.
The West Lafayette Public Library is now subscribing to 
ProQuest for access to articles in the past issues of the Journal and Courier and other newspapers. http://search.proquest.com If you are outside the library you will need your library card for access.
The library is also subscribing to AtoZdatabases.
Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
West Lafayette Memories Project
West Lafayette Memories Blog westlafayettememories.blogspot.com
If you are interested in writing articles or helping with the project email Nick Schenkel, West Lafayette Public Library Director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call and leave information for him at the West Lafayette Public Library 765-743-2261. Click here for information if you are interested in donating items to the WLPL Archives.
ONLINE Language learning and discover for ALL AGES!
FREE online Language Courses Now available through the West Lafayette Library!
For adults we have subscribed to Mango languages. Use your library card to logon and learn.
MUZZY Online – the new, fun way to learn another language. With this incredible program, parents and children now have immediate access to all the award-winning MUZZY content in a brand new interactive format available at your library or anywhere with an internet connection and a library card!