Start or continue your journaling practice with us. We have new notebooks, lots of pens, old magazines, washi tape, stickers, etc., to create as colorful an entry as care to make! Reflect, record and reward yourself with a creative journaling session. This free session is for Adults and Teens.
Join us in the Creativity Lab as we update our journals. Make a date with yourself to spend time on creativity, reflection or planning a bright future! This month we'll have stamps ready for your bullet journaling too: habit tracking, to do lists and more.
Join us for Reel Deal Film Talk today. We meet every second Thursday monthly in the Maple Room at WLPL to watch a movie and discuss it afterward.
Two great things, together at last! Almost Home Humane Society will be bringing adoptable cats and we’ll provide the cake. You’ll socialize pets, craft kitty blankets, and have a perfect afternoon! Donations of dog and cat treats for the shelter will be accepted. This event is created for adults and older teens as an opportunity […]
Every month, WALLA’s film committee chooses a film to present. This is free and open to the public with optional discussion to follow.
Join us at the West Lafayette Public Library for a special presentation by Nick Schenkel on the history of the Purdue State Bank, one of architect Louis Sullivan’s “Jewel Box” banks. Built in 1914, this West Lafayette structure remains the crowning jewel of Chauncey Hill. This event is free and open to the public, […]
Get your hands dirty molding a small pot from air-dry clay! This program will be held a second time later in 2025.
Gather together to enjoy your current read and some light refreshments in our cozy library. Some time for discussion at the end of the evening will be offered but is never required.
Learn mending and alteration skills using colorful patchwork and stitching! You can bring your own jeans to work on. All supplies and extra denim material will be provided. This session will be led by instructor Ashley Bellet, Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Purdue. Ashley Bellet teaches Costume Design at Purdue University, and is excited to […]
Join us to hear more about the basics of historic preservation in a community like ours. What structures are protected, and how is that decided? Do I live in a historic district? What is a historic district? Dr. Ashima Krishna is a Clinical Associate Professor in the John Martinson Honors College at Purdue University. She […]
Join us for a monthly local history discussion and idea session about the West Lafayette history and what we are doing to preserve and share it with the community. This discussion requires no registration. We will plan to meet on the last Friday of every month starting 5/30/2025.
We have a summer reading challenge for kids, teens and adults. Join us on Beanstack to log the time you spend reading this summer. As the minutes add up to hours, come in to the library to claim your prizes! We have a lot of fun ahead of us and hope you will help to […]
Summer Reading kicks off with special visitors on Chauncey Plaza. Make art at the Flourish Mobile, visit a firefighter and check out WLFD No. 1's engine, play a game and win a prize! Cuddle a therapy dog, play in the plaza with sidewalk chalk and pop some bubbles! Greater Lafayette Fairy Tale performers will be […]
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