Weaving with Themes

When we started this The Magic Library Card! series of articles about the public libraries of Westmoreland County in the August 5 issue of this newspaper, it was with multiple purposes. We had more than just a commonplace goal of telling you heartwarming stories about the Westmoreland Library Network™ and its 22 member libraries, but that too. There were previously untold themes, deep within the library operations gearbox, to weave into the articles, things to say to you readers about the sophistication and stature of public libraries, things you didn’t know. So, here, to help you and me to collect our thoughts, are eight themes plainly said, all in one article. Some of you may have missed some of them if you have been only a sporadic reader. • Elevation of the image of WLN libraries …