The library will be CLOSED Sunday, August 31 and Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.
Spanning just 10 days & told from multiple POV Towles’s 3rd novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary style while providing an array of richly imagined settings, characters, & themes.
In June, 1954, 18-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head west where they can start their lives anew. Two stowaways in the warden's trunk have other plans and Emmett and his brother soon find themselves heading east and straight into trouble.
Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Ohio can register for a free library card.
