The WestportREADS selection is The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. During a devastating storm that cut power to most of Westport in March, the Library provides shelter, heat, electricity, hot running water, and food to more than 12,000 people. The 12th Westport Library Award honors Will Shortz, New York Times crossword puzzle master. The Friends of the Westport Library Special Friends Award honors the Spoken Word Committee: Simone Dubow, Carol Diamond, Phyllis Groner, and Nikki Untermeyer. The Malloy Lectures in the Arts feature cartoonist Roz Chast and actor Christopher Plummer.The Library adds free downloadable music and language lessons, begins to lend Kindle e-readers, and updates its logo and website. Circulation reaches a record 949,000 items; 569,000 visit the Library; and 53,000 attend over 1,100 programs.