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75th Anniversary Celebration!
Back to the 20’s
Sunday, March 10,12-5 pm, All Ages Welcome
You are cordially invited to the library:
Get Smart
at the Deerfield Library
We’re Community Partners!
As we review our 75th year, we are
proud of a collection of 178,857 mate
rials, a new computer system, a circu
lation of 300,000 items and answers to
Noon - 1:00 pm: Free chili lunch, courtesy
Old Country Buffet
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Jazz Dance Through the
Decades, Chicago’s Gus
Giordano Jazz Dance
2:30 - 3:30 pm: Rosemary Sazonoff
Writing Contest
Reception for winners
and guests in Youth
Services and in Fiction
Department.
1:30 - 4:30 pm: Jazzy Crafts for the
younger set.
36,000 reference questions, BUT we
are especially proud to be an integral
Tuesday, April 23, 7 pm
part of the Deerfield community. In
20’s Life in a Small Illinois Town
Theo Ubique Theatre Co. performs an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters’
Spoon River Anthology.
2001 we partnered with many communi
ty/area organizations. We have co
sponsored programming with AAUW,
AARP, Deerfield Area Historical Society,
Deerfield Barnes and Noble, Deerfield
Fine Arts Commission, League of
Gus Giordano Jaiz Dance
Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm
Early Life in Deerfield
Tom Roth, president of the Deerfield Historical Society, shows a slide presentation
of what it was really like in the “olden days”.
Women Voters, Deerfield schools,
Deerfield Fire Department, Foreign
Policy Association, Field Museum, and
still more! We are happy to share in
these good community relationships.
(Reservations please for all events; See inside for more details)
Month ofApril: What is Your Favorite Book?
Let us know what is YOUR favorite book of all time. We will have entry boxes in
Adult and Youth areas during April for your vote. Tell us why it’s your favorite. We
will draw from the entry boxes on April 30 for prizes gift certificates courtesy of
Deerfield’s Barnes and Noble Bookstore. We will also publish the results of your
entries!
�Adult Program
Programs are free but reservations are requested. Many of these progams can be
seen at home by accessing our home page: www.deerfieldlibrary.org and
clicking on the program information at the time of the event.
Great Decisions Foreign Policy First Mothers: The Women
Discussion Group
Who Shaped the Presidents
National Library
Week/National Poetiy Month!
Continues 7:30 pm Tuesdays through
March 19.
Tuesday, April 23, 7 pm
Theo Ubique Theatre Co. performs an
adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon
River Anthology: Revisited, life in a 1920
small Illinois town. Four actors present a
poignant chamber style poetic reading of
the afterlives of various town residents. Full
of gossip and intrigue, they reminisce about
gratitude for life, revenge, concealed crimes
and lifelong obsessions. Author Masters
was a Chicago lawyer, partner of Clarence
Darrow.
Deerfield Photographer
Lou Zale
Creator of the surrealist photomontage
Tuesday, March 5, 7:15 pm
Commercial photographer Zale uses special
effects and whimsical humor, creating
collage prints which he has exhibited at
major galleries and fairs. His work appears
in permanent collections nationwide. A
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission Showcase.
75th Library Anniversary
Celebration for All Ages!
Sunday, March 10,12-5 pm
• Noon to 1 pm: There is a free lunch!
Chili and fixins’ and desserts for all courtesy of Deerfield s Old Country Buffet, and
restaurant passes for youngsters.
• 1 pm to 2 pm: Gus Giordano Jazz Dance
Chicago Presents Jazz Dance Through the
Decades. Return to the 20’s in a dance lecture demonstration with costumed dancers
introducing the world of jazz dance.
• 2:30-3:30 pm: Rosemary Sazonoff
Creative Writing Contest Reception.
Winners share their works in Youth
Sendees Room and in Fiction Room.
• 1:30-4:30 pm: Jazzy crafts for the
younger set in the Youth Services
Department.
Get Smart
at the Deerfield Library
Wednesday, March 13, 7 pm
For Women’s History Month, Suzanne
Hales portrays several of the presidents’
mothers including Sara Delano Roosevelt,
Rose Kennedy, “Miz Lillian” Carter, and
Virginia Clinton. Co- sponsor: Deerfield
Area Historical Society.
Early Deerfield
Irish and English Country
Gardens
with Claire Copping Cross
Tuesday, March 19,7 pm
These moist island nations with moderate
climates are ablaze with sumptuous bloom
surrounding stately homes filled with
antiques and history.
Parenting Your Adolescent
Daughter
Tuesday, April 9, 7 pm
Leam and discuss solutions to parenting
issues that you face each day, with Jennifer
Grimes, L.C.P.C., a local licensed clinical
counselor specializing in parenting issues.
Career Advice
Tuesday, April 9,9-12
JVS Career Planning Center’s Roberta
Glick offers free half hour one-on-one ses
sions on any aspect of the job search you
choose including resumes, interviewing, job
search techniques and networking. Call to
reserve a time slot.
Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm
Tom Roth, Deerfield Historical Society
president, shows a slide presentation of the
growth and development of our village
from the early settlers to WWII. Come see
what we looked like way back when.
Hummers and Strummers
Deeifield Senior Center Ukulele Players
Thursday, May 23, 7:15 pm
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission showcases
a wide range of old favorites interspersed
with “a touch of Hawaii” and a lot of humor.
Join us for an evening of fun and frolic.
Free Internet Instruction!
Reference librarians offer you
some tips and tours:
• Monday, March 25, 7 pm
Beyond Value Line: Using the
Internet to Research Your
Investments.
• Monday, April 22, 7 pm
Handy Things You Can Do With
the Internet.
• Monday, May 20, 7 pm
Our New Library Catalog and
How to Use It.
�Across the Librarian’s Desk
This Library was founded seventyfive years ago when Mrs. F.W.
Russo opened the Library doors
for the first time on New Years
Day, January 1927. Since that
time the Library has been housed
in the Deerfield Grammar School,
next into a storefront by the old
Callner Building, then stored away in a number of base
ments and garages to be shelved in the Township build
ing, and since 1971 here at the present location. The
longevity and success of this library has been the result
of the vision, hard work and dedication of many people
over a long period of time truly a collaborative effort.
The present building was built in response to a study
done by the Deerfield League of Women Voters in 1967
which found the old library seriously deficient. In seven
ty-five years there have been five Directors: Mrs. Russo,
Mrs. Wolff, Mrs. Haney, Mrs. Whetstone and me.
There have been many defining moments since that New
Years Day in 1927 for the world, nation, Village, and the
Library. Lindbergh flew the Atlantic that year and dra
matic change has been a way of life ever since. The
library as an institution has changed more in the past fif
teen years than it did in the past one hundred and fifty.
In the span of my library career the library universe has
grown globally from the size of a single room to a reach
that encompasses every part of the world. With comput
ers, libraries moved from the 19th Century to the 21st
Century in a single leap. Library services, formats, mate
rials, and techniques have all changed, and will continue
to change. What has not changed for libraries is that at
the heart of everything we do are the residents we serve.
Many pundits have predicted the demise or death of the
library as an institution with the advent of computers
and the Internet. Our statistics, numbers, and usage here
in Deerfield do not lend that theory much credence. Our
percentage of resident cardholders, our circulation and
our reference question totals show an active clientele,
while statistics from the Youth Services Department
show a growing service population. Ttoo flourishing
mega-bookstores in our community validate this as a
neighborhood of readers. The Library has kept abreast of
current computer technology tools of access, Internet
connections, and web-based services being only some of
our services. E-books and downloaded services are just
around the corner. But books will still remain crucial to
our long range mission. Why do I say that?
Recent events like the Enron scandal with the loss of
computer data, the use of computers by terrorists, the
destruction of records in the World Trade Tower disaster,
the general impermanence and volatility of computer
stored data, the disappearance of the National Park
Service website make it clear that permanent paper
records and books still have a very important role to play
in history and in society. Until e-books are cheaper,
more inclusive in the titles they purvey, and a lot easier
to use, they will not replace books. The major break
through for e-books will come when students download
all their text and work books in a single cheap, simple,
device and throw away their backpacks. Even when that
day dawns, as I am sure it will, books will remain viable
because there is no profit to be made from converting
old books into new technology just ask the failed
Netlibrary. As everyone knows in this techno-age, profits
drive products and if libraries do not preserve our soci
ety’s culture no one else will. Remember, books were the
first solid-state, random-access memory device and
remain effective; they also don’t fail when the lights go
out.
So even at the advancing age of seventy-five the Library
stands ready to move into the 21st Century. Our staff is
trained and prepared, the formats and media are chang
ing daily, the Library will respond as it has always
responded; with hands-on personal service for our resi
dents in a professional, intelligent and literary manner.
It has been an exciting seventy-five years for libraries
and the next seventy-five will be even more so. Libraries
really are the leaders in information age technology.
Come on in and check us out!
Jack Alan Hicks
Administrative Librarian
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AARP/IRS Volunteers
Book Discussions
in the Library
<3 Foreground Dan Havens and
Sharri Martin, background
Gordon Libby are practicing their
skills to File electronically for
library patrons who come to the
library for free income tax
advice. This sendee is offered
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1-4 p.m.
through April 12. No appoint
ments, bring last year’s form.
■ March 14,10:30 am
Plainsong by Kent Haruf. Tom Guthrie’s
wife leaves her husband and sons; a
pregnant teen is thrown out of her
house and the McPherson brothers
take her in; a kindhearted teacher
brings people in need together.
■ March 19, 7 pm
Homestead by Rosina Lippi. Rosenau,
a remote Austrian town is beautifully
brought to life through the stories of
twelve hardworking women.
■ April 11,10:30 am
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang. The gripping story of
three generations of women in 20th
century China.
■ April 16, 7 pm
White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Two
unlikely friends, Archie Jones and
Samad Iqbal, hapless veterans of
WWII, and their families become
agents of England’s irrevocable
transformation.
■ May 9,10:30 am
The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan.
Trying to come to grips with her moth
er’s Alzheimer’s disease, ghostwriter
Ruth Young becomes determined to
learn more about her distant mother
and her Chinese heritage.
■ May 21, 7 pm
The God of Small Things by Arundhati
Roy. An English mother and an
orthodox Brahmin Hindu father raise
their children in South India. Life for
the family is a continuing tangle of the
manners and customs of their crossed
cultures.
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On Your Home Computer...On the Internet
Type in www.deeifieldHbrary.org to find our library catalog and reference databases, now
available free to library' cardholders. To reach our reference databases from our home
page, click on lavender button Reference and then Online Databases. Type in your
Deerfield library' card bar code to access the following:
Infotrac:
• General Reference Center: You can search magazines, selected reference books
and some newspapers. Includes many full text articles.
• Health Reference Center: Many full text articles from books, pamphlets, journals.
• Business and Company ASAP: Look for articles on companies, business and
management topics.
• Phone Directoiy: Business and residential listings from U.S. telephone
directories.
Reference USA:
• Business Databases: 12 million listings of U.S. companies that meet your criteria.
• Residential Databases: Look for addresses and phone numbers compiled from
white pages for 102 million U.S residents.
Poem Finder:
Indexing for 750,000 poems and full text for 70,000. International and ageless.
Story Finder:
Thousands of full text short stories, plus more.
FACTS.com:
20 years of full text news with updates.
Electric Library:
Search full text materials in natural language, even simple questions.
Prospect Research Online:
Search for funding.
For assistance or questions, call ijs or email a reference
librarian at dfrefdesk@nslsilus. offj-
�Youth Services
Spring Bookmark Contest
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Family Fun Nights
Create a bookmark masterpiece. There will ^
Children must bring an adult. Limit 5
be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners in each
spaces per family. Priority given to
of 4 age/grade categories. The Overall
Deerfield residents/cardholders.
Favorite design will be given out as prize
during our Summer Reading Program. Pick
Flower Pot Chimes
up and return your entry form between
Thursday,
April 25 at 7 pm. Registration
March 1- 23. All entries will be displayed
begins
Friday,
April 5.
for voting April 1-27. Winners will be
Create a family wind chime to catch gentle
announced April 30.
spring breezes.
Drop In Events
Toddler Times
A special storytime designed for children 18
months to 2 'h years. 11 am
March 21 & 22; April 18 & 19; May 16 & 17
Jazzy Drop-In Craft
Among our other festivities on Sunday,
March 10, we’ll have a craft table
set up from 1:30-4:30.
Lucky Shamrocks
Throughout March, put your wish on a
lucky shamrock. We’ll display them for
the leprechauns to find.
Meet the Author
Monday, April 15 at 7 pm in the Picture
Book Room
Kick off National Library Week by hearing
local children’s book author Kimberly Levy
read her picture book Chelsea's New Home.
Snacks will be served.
TV Turnoff Week: April 22 -28
• Game Days
Throughout the week we’ll have games and
puzzles available for kids of all ages.
• Letters to the Authors
Come anytime this week and write a letter to
your favorite author. Turn the letter in and
receive a small prize. We’ll supply the sta
tionary and take care of the mailing.
• Lady Bug Magnets
Tuesday April 23, between 3:00 and 8:30
pm. Create bright buggy magnets.
Pajama Storytime: Spring Fling
Thursday, May 30 at 7 pm. Registration
begins Thursday, May 2.
pun stories to put a spring in your step,
Snacks will be served.
Registered Storytimes
Tuesday, April 9 - Thursday, May 9
Children must have a program card on fde
with the Youth Services Department in
order to register. Registration starts
Saturday, March 9 at 9 am in person and
10 am over the phone. Last day to register
is Thursday, April 19. Sessions may be
added or canceled depending on demand.
Family Stories
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 - 9:50 am
All Ages (children must bring an adult)
Children 2 72-3 and their adults are the
primary focus; however, older and younger
siblings are welcome. This may also be a
good choice for 3 72 -5 year olds more
comfortable attending Storytime with an
adult.
Stories ‘n’ More
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10 -10:30 am
Registered Programs
or Thursday at 1:30-2 pm. Ages 3 7: - 5
Priority is given to Deerfield residents/card Children must have been bom or before
holders. Children must have a program card October 9,1998. Children attend this
Storytime without a parent; however, par
on file in the Youth Services Department in
ents must remain in the library building.
order to attend.
Artrageous
Explore cultural traditions through folk art
and literature. Grades 3-6. Registration
begins Wednesday, March 6. You may
register for any or all of these.
Wednesdays 4-5:30 pm: March 20;
April 3; May 22
Saturdays 10-11:30 am: April 27; May 11
Future World
After-School Stories
Grades K-2 - Thursdays at 4-4:45
This program is specifically designed for
younger grade-school children and
features stories and crafts.
Special Performances
Space is limited so register early. Limit of
5 seats perfamily. Children under 7 must
be accompanied by an adult. Please note
perfonners’age recommendations. Priority
is given to Deerfield residents/cardholders.
Saturday, March 1610 am-12 pm
Grades 3-6. Registration begins Friday,
March 1.
Imagine future worlds and alien civilizations
Anna Stange’s “Sing Along, Dance
and create a science fiction story mural,
Along, Play Along”
Murals will be displayed in the Youth
Saturday, April 20 at 10 am. Suggested
Services Department.
ages preschool - 2nd grade.
Beverly Cleary Birthday Party
Registration starts Wednesday, March 20.
Saturday, April 13 at 2 pm Grades 2-4.
Sing, dance and play along with Anna. We
Registration starts Saturday, March 16.
dare you to sit still.
Celebrate Beverly Cleary’s birthday with
Barry North “The Yo-Yo Man”
food, crafts & fun.
Saturday, May 18 at 2 pm Suggested
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!
ages K and up. Registration starts Monday,
Saturday, May 4 at 2 pm Grades K-2.
April 22.
Registration starts Thursday, April 11.
Amazing yo-yo tricks. A Deerfield
Celebrate this Mexican holiday a little early favorite.
with snacks and craft.
�Deerfield Public Library
Jack Hicks, Administrative Librarian
Book group burnout?
You picked the book, now it’s time to come up
Library Board
Sue Benn, President
Sunday Mueller, Secretary
David Wolff, Treasurer
Ken Abosch
Jeffrey Blumenthal
Sheryl Lamoureux
Don Van Arsdale
with some scintillating conversation starters but
Library Hours
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Mon.-Thurs:
Friday:
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday:
l :00 pm - 5:00 pm
Editor: Sally Brickman
tion. Ask to see our book group binders and copy
Important Library Numbers
• Telephone: 847-945-3311
• Renew by phone
847-945-3782
• TTY: 847-945-3372
• Library Home Page and Catalog:
www.deerfieldlibrary.org
• Email:
deerfield.library@nslsilus.org.
To ask a reference question:
dfrefdesk@nslsilus.org
• FAX: 847-945-3402
you’re stumped. Don’t despair! The Fiction Room
has stacks of life-saving resources for book group
leaders and participants alike. We have hundreds
of reading group guides in our reference collec
Important Dates to
Remember:
Library Board
8 pm third Wednesday each month.
Librarian in the Lobby:
1-4 pm,
Saturdays, March 9, April 13, May 11.
going. Whether you need a quick refresher on a
Income Tax Assistance:
1-4 pm Tuesdays and Fridays
through April 12.
book you read a while ago, or are looking for
u&Xki
the questions that will really get your group
titles to bring your group to life, our Fiction Room
March 31, Easter Sunday
May 27, Memorial Day
staff are always delighted to work with other
book lovers. And while we’re at it, may we recom
mend: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy
Chevalier, The Archivist by Martha Cooley, House
of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus, A Widow for One
Year by John Irving, and Amsterdam by Ian
McEwan.
When the Deerfield Drivers License Facility
closed temporarily, the library stocked free hand
out copies of several Secretary of State publica
tions as a public service. We can provide for you
“Rules of the Road” booklets, Illinois highway
maps, bicycle and motorcycle handbooks, and
more.
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Deerfield, IL
Permit No. 196
Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
DEERFIELD
Carrier Route Presort
Deerfield Postal Patron
Get Smart
at the Deerfield Library
Need an Illinois Drivers
License Booklet?
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Vol. 17, No. 3
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March - May 2002
9/11 World Trade Center Attacks
A Widow for One Year
Alzheimer Disease
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Amsterdam
Amy Tan
Andre Dubus
Anna Stange
Archie Jones
Arundhati Roy
Austria
Barnes and Noble Book Store
Barry North
Beverly Cleary
Brahmin Hinduism
Business and Company ASAP
Callner Building
Charles Lindbergh
Chelsea's New Home
Chicago Illinois
China
Cinco de Mayo
Claire Copping Cross
Clarence Darrow
Clinical Counselor
Commercial Photographer
Computer Data Loss
Dan Havens
David B. Wolff
Deerfield Area Historical Society
Deerfield Drivers Licence Facility
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission
Deerfield Fire Department
Deerfield Grammar School
Deerfield History
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library 75th Anniversary
Deerfield Public Library Adult Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees Trustee in the Lobby
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Catalog
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Technology Classes
Deerfield Public Library Toddler Times
Deerfield Public Library TV Tune Out Week
Deerfield Public Library Website
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield School District
Deerfield Senior Center Ukulele Players
Deerfield Senior Citizen Center
Donald Van Arsdale
Drivers Licenses
eBooks
Edgar Lee Masters
Electric Library
England
English Country Gardens
Enron
Enron Scandal
FACTS.com
Field Museum of Natural History
Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Program
Gale Reference Center
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Gordon Libby
Gus Giordano
Gus Giordano Jazz Dance
Health Reference Center
Homestead
House of Sand and Fog
Ian McEwan
Illinois
Illinois Drivers Licences
Illinois Rules of the Road
Illinois Secretary of State
Income Tax Assistance
INFOTRAC
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Internet
Ireland
Irish Country Gardens
Jack A. Hicks
Jazz Dance
Jeffrey C. Blumenthal
Jennifer Grimes
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) Career Planning Center
John Irving
Jung Chang
Kenan Abosch
Kent Haruf
Kimberly Levy
League of Women Voters Deerfield
League of Women Voters Deerfield - Lincolnshire
Lillian Carter
Lou Zale
Martha Cooley
Mary Suzanne Whetstone
Mrs. C. Wolf
Mrs. F.W. Russo
Mrs. Haney
National Library Week
National Poetry Month
National Women's History Month
Old Country Buffet
Plainsong
Poem Finder
Prospect Research Online
Reading Group Guides
Reference USA
Roberta Glick
Rose Kennedy
Rosemary Sazonoff Writing Contest
Rosenau Austria
Rosina Lippi
Ruth Young
Sally Brickman Seifert
Samad Iqbal
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Searchable PDF
Sharri Marcin
Sheryl Lamoureux
South India
Spoon River Anthology
Story Finder
Sunday G. Mueller
Susan L. Benn
The Archivist
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The God of Small Things
Theo Ubique Theater
Tom Guthrie
Tom Roth
Tracy Chevalier
Ubique Theatre Company
United States National Park Service
United States National Park Service Website
United States Phone Directories
Value Line
Virginia Clinton
West Deerfield Township
White Teeth
Wild Swans
World Trade Center
World War II
Zadie Smith
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Across the
Librarian's
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inston Churchill said that
we shape our buildings and
thereafter they shape us. Those
words have a special resonance
for me. This month marks the
end of almost eight years of
remodeling and renovating the
library. The intimacy I have had
with this building in those years
has indeed shaped me. I would
like to think the building is now
in as good a shape as it was when
I first came to work here twentyeight years ago. All departments
have been renovated, the ADA
code has been addressed, a new
elevator has been added, and new
boiler system has been installed.
On December 12, we will rededi
cate our refurbished Youth
Services room, named in memory
of Dr. Diego Redondo.
In many ways the past few
years have been like playing an
extended game of Snakes and
Ladders or an object lesson in the
herding of cats. Anyone who has
ever supervised a home remodel
ing project will understand exact
ly what I mean. I am now on a
first name basis with electricians,
plumbers, painters, carpenters,
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Year of Renewal
This is Deerfield Library’s official theme for the
year 2000. The new century really begins December
31, 2001 so we are offering a whole year of great
activities culminating on December 31, 2000, the beginning
of the new millennium. We join the Village of Deerfield in look
ing forward to a bright new year!
Centuiy Readers Club
January 3, 2000 - December 3, 2000
Join our Century Readers Club. Read one hundred
books this year! Sound like a lot? Get family and
friends to help! You can register for this Readers
Club as an individual or as a group.
When you register, we will give you a reading log to help you keep track of the books
you’ve read. After every ten books you can come in and get it stamped. Once you’ve
reached your goal, bring us your completed log. We’ll display all the logs at our final cel
ebration!
The names of all the readers who complete our Century Club will be part of a special
display in the front lobby. Participants will also receive invitations to a private end of the
year event.
Register at your convenience any time in the year 2000. Children and families may reg
ister in the Youth Services Department; older students
and adults can register in the Fiction Room.
Rosemary Sazonoff Creative Writing
Contest, Fourth Annual!
January 3- February 12, 2000, for Deerfield residents
Parties and Monetary Awards!
Adults: Non- fiction essays on the theme of person
al renewal: write about your past or your future, what
you might have done, what you’d like to do. 3000
words or less.
Children: Write about change! This could be a story, poem, or essay including change
of seasons, changing your mind, changing into someone else, moving, doing something
differently, etc. More specifics about the contest will be available in the library.
Children: Save 7 pm Thursday, February 24 for end of the contest party. Adult gather
ing will be held at 2 pm Sunday, February 27. Entryforms will be in the library at the
end of December.
�Morning Book Discussions in
the Fiction Room
Thursdays, 10:30 am
■ December 9 The Gutenberg
Elegies by Sven Birkerts. Birkerts
discusses the fate of reading in an
electronic age.
■ January 13 Amsterdam by Ian
McEwan. A composer and a newspaper
editor enjoy an uneasy friendship after
the woman they both loved dies.
■ February 3 The Volcano Lover by
Susan Sontag. Book group leader Judy
Levin will lead a discussion of
Sontag’s latest novel.
Evening Book Discussions
in the Fiction Room
Tuesdays, 7 pm
■ December 14 Running in the
Family by Michael Ondaatje. Book
group leader Judy Levin will lead a
discussion of Onadaatje’s memoirs.
■ January 18 The Virgin Suicides by
Jeffrey Eugenides. The deaths of the
five Lisbon sisters reveal how little
anyone really knew them.
■ February 22 A Farewell to Arms by
Ernest Hemingway. An American
ambulance driver falls in love with a
British nurse on WWI’s Italian front.
Hands-on Internet
Training
Librarians will again
offer mini-classes,
no reservation, first
come first served
/ on Internet funda^ mentals, in the Reference
Department. Each 30 minute introductory class will be limited to four peo
ple. Classes will meet in the mornings,
Thursday, January 13, Tuesday,
January 18 and Monday January 24.
February’s classes will be posted in the
department.
Adult Programs
Programs arefree but reservations are requested
The Choraliers
Monday, December 13, 7:15 pm
The Fine Arts Commission of Deerfield
begins its Arts 2000 series at the library, with
holiday classics sung by Deerfield High
School’s choral group. Join us for some holi
day cheer.
Organizing Your Personal
Records
Wednesday, February 2
Susan Buhbinder presents a record keeping
workshop that offers information and guide
lines on how long to store documents, where
to keep them, and how to organize personal
checks, bills and forms.
Heart Healthy Cooking
Wednesday, January 12, 7 pm
Heed your New Year’s resolution and renew
yourself. Highland Park Registered Dietician
Kristen Ospina offers nutritionally sound
plans for healthy eating and talks about the
new fad diets vs. balanced plans.
Experience the Nyckelharpa:
A Concert
Sunday, Januaiy 16, 2 pm
Jim Kendros plays the Swedish keyed violin.
You’ll be enchanted with Appalachian, Israeli
folk music, popular standards, light classical
and original compositions on this violin
which is built like a guitar and played like a
folk fiddle.
Great Decisions Foreign Policy
Discussion Group
Nine Tuesdays, 7:30 pm Januaiy 25-March
21
Deerfield’s Tom Jester convenes this popular
group to study: U.S. Interests in the World;
Russia—Report Card on Survival; Indonesia
in Aftershock; Middle East Realignments;
Euro’s Challenge to the Dollar; Africa,
Prospects for the Future; The Military and
Defining Humanitarian Intervention.
Participate in these stimulating discussions!
Introduction to the Internet
Wednesday, January 26, 9:30-11 am
Back by popular demand! Alex Valvassori,
teacher and technology professional, repeats
his Fall program. He’ll define terms and tell
you what you need to access the ‘net.
China: A
Country of
Contrasts
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Tuesday, February 8, 7 pm
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Experience the quiet beauty of '/ \
this country with an
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enchanting spirit:
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the Great Wall, the
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Forbidden City,
booming Shanghai, Yunan Province and the
ethereal Huanghan swirling mountains.
Graphic Artist Phil Smith
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission
Arts 2000 program
Wednesday, February 16, 7:15 pm
Award-winning artist, Deerfield resident Phil
Smith provides an interactive evening about
his role as a graphic artist. In his work he
merges the disciplines of painting and photog
raphy constructing mixed media collages. He
portrays the humorous and serious interpreta
tion of societal changes.
Searching the ‘Net
Wednesday, February 23, 7 pm
Alex Valvassori explores how to find informa
tion on the Internet, visits web sites and
shows how to use search engines. This is a
repeat of the popular Fall program.
Rosemary Sazonoff Contest
Awards/Readings
Sunday, February 27,2 pm
�Youth Services
Drop In Events
Registered ActivitiesI:
■ Toddler Time
You and your family
are cordially invited to
A Beary Great Party!
Sunday, December 12, 2-3 pm
• To thank you for bearing with us
during remodeling
• To re-dedicate our Dr. Diego
Redondo Children’s Room
• Refreshments, music,
Chicago Bears Tickets
& Teddy Bear door prizes
No RSVR Just come and see
our new look!
Children must have a program card on file
with the Youth Services Department in
Come to a special storytime designed for
the very young. Children ages 18 months to or^er to registerfor these activities. Please
2i years and their caregivers are welcome
register early since space is limited.
to drop in at 11 am on the third Thursday
■ Summer Down Under
and Friday of each month. No registration
Saturday, December 18 at 10 am and 2 pm.
necessary. December 16 & 17; January 20
For grades K-3.
& 21; February 17 & 18
Summer in December? It is in Australia!
Special Events
W-
Deeifield Library Card holders must regis
ter with the Youth Services Departmentfor
these events. Limit of 5 seats perfamily.
Children under seven must be accompanied
by an adult. Please register early since
space is limited.
■ Punch and Judy Players Present
“Puss and Boots”
Wednesday, December 29 at 2 pm and 7
pm. All ages welcome.
Join our puppeteers as they tell the story of
a boy and the cat who helped him win his
heart’s desire. Registration begins
Wednesday December 1.
■ Jim Gill — A Concert of
Music and Play
Saturday, January 15 at 10 am.
Recommendedfor preschoolers but all
ages welcome.
Jim Gill, winner of two Parents’ Choice
Awards, presents a concert filled with
imaginative songs and play activities that
are meant to be shared by children and the
adults who care for them. Registration
begins Wednesday, December 15.
■ Yo-Yo Man
Saturday, February 19 at 10 am. All ages
welcome.
Yo! Whether he’s “Walking-the-Dog” or
doing a “Loop-the Loop , you 11 be amazed
by the Yo-Yo Man’s awesome agility.
Registration begins Wednesday, January 19.
Join us for Australian stories, crafts and
more! Registration begins Wednesday,
December 1.
■ Chinese New Year Party
Saturday, February 5 at 10 am and 2 pm.
For ages 4-7.
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon! Join us
for a shadow puppet show and snacks.
Registration begins Wednesday, January 5.
Registered Storytimei5
January 11 - February 10
Registration begins on Monday, December
13 and continues until Monday, January
17. Children must have a program card on
file with the Youth Services Department in
order to register for these storytimes.
Sessions may be added or canceled depend
ing on demand.
■ Tots Together
Ages 2$ -3£ with an adult.
Tuesdays 9:30 am - 9:50 am
This program is for young children and a
special adult. Older or younger siblings
cannot be accommodated.
■ Stories ‘n’ More
Ages 3i - 5
Tuesdays at 10 am or Thursdays at 1:30 pm
Children must have been bom on or before
July 11,1996. Children attend this storytime without an adult; however, parents or
caregivers must remain in the building,
■ After-School Stories
Grades K-2
Thursdays at 4 pm
This program is designed for younger
grade-school children and features stories
and crafts.
�Also in the library:
LIBRARIAN IN THE LOBBY:
Saturdays, January 8 and February 12
HELP WITH YOUR TAXES:
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1-4 pm February
1 to April 14. AARP volunteers offer
free assistance. No appointments, bring
last year’s form.
VOTER REGISTRATION:
Saturdays, January 29, February 12
and February 19.
LIBRARY BOARD:
Third Wednesdays of every month,
8 pm open meetings.
Reminder: We love your book dona
tions, but please remember, we appreci
ate new books in good condition. We do
not have the staff or time to sort
through older books in poor condition
that cannot be added to our collection.
Important Library Numbers
Telephone: 847-945-3311
Renew by phone: 847-676-1846
FAX: 847-945-3402
Email: deerfield.library@nslsilus.org.
Library Home Page:
www.deerfield-il.org
(under “Community”)
To dial in to our computer catalog:
847-675-0750
Library programs and services:
Cable TV Infochannel 10
TTY: 847-945-3372
Across the Librarian’s Desk (cont.)
cement cutters, brick layers, contractors and
architects. It has been my privilege to work with
four gifted and talented architects: Cecil
Gobeaux, Don Wrobleski, Karl Sugihara and
Scott Javore. A special thanks to interior designer Juele Blankenburg. It has been an interesting
odyssey. The library staff and Board could not
have been more helpful or supportive.
The foresight of Mayor Forrest and the Village
Trustees made all of our renovations possible.
These projects were carried out with the use of
Tax Increment Financing and did not cost the
taxpayer any money. The library incurred no
debt—and no new taxes.
Two remarks stand out in my memory that
shaped the mind-set of the entire project. They
stand out because of their easy wisdom. The
first was from our former Board President, Tom
Parfitt, when our ADA building audit had been
done by O’Donnell, Wickland, Pigozzi and
Peterson. We needed to change and alter many
things in our building to be ADA compliant;
frankly this would cost a lot of money and dis
turbed everyone on the board. We named our
Fiction Room for Tom because of what he said
that night, “This is not a set back, this is an
opportunity.” The second came when we were in
the design throes of the lobby renovation and
the architect was describing how a double-hung
door (which we now have) fully complied with
ADA because of the low pressure needed to
open it. Yvonne Sharpe got right to the point by
asking. “What if the patron doesn’t have any
hands?” So we added an automatic door, too. I
believe those two insights defined everything we
Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Deerfield Public Library
Jack Hicks, Administrative Librarian
Library Board
Sue Benn, President
David Wolff, Secretary
William Seiden, Treasurer
Ken Abosch
Jack Anderson
Sunday Mueller
Yvonne Sharpe
Library Hours
Mon.-Thurs:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday:
Editor: Sally Seifert
have done in the past eight years. Do the thing
right, in spirit as well as statute. Not the cheap
est, not the most expensive, we chose the right
way throughout the whole project.
Bill Seiden always kids me about the six
Family Day Parade 1st prizes I have in my
office. I am proud of them because they make it
clear how this library relates to and reflects the
community and residents. This library is part of
the community. We help kids learn to read, do
story hours, provide fiction books, answer refer
ence questions, teach research skills, help plan
science fair experiments, teach the Internet and
do puppet shows. We supply all our Deerfield
residents with their reading needs and informa
tion needs and provide lifetime learning. So, as
Winston Churchill said, we shape our buildings
and thereafter they shape us.
The bricks and mortar period is over. Now
the hard part begins—planning for the future.
The Board and staff will not waver from that
responsibility. It will take hard work and
courage to develop a vision for the future.
Technology, remote access, fiber optic networks,
distance learning, and computers will shape our
future. To have a vision and plan in place will
take study. The revitalized Youth Services
Department reflects our commitment to the
young people of Deerfield—our future—and the
room makes some promises. It promises chal
lenge and reward, service and wisdom, comfort
and warmth. Most of all, I pledge that it promis
es an entrance to the future for all our children.
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—
Wck Alan Hicks
Administrative Librarian
Non Profit Org.
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Carrier Route Presort
Deerfield Postal Patron
Holiday Closings: December 24,25 and January 1- all day • December 31-close at 3 p.m.
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Browsing | Deerfield Public Library | Winter 1999-2000
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Vol. 15, No. 2
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Seifert, Sally Brickman
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December 1999 - February 2000
A Farewell to Arms
Africa
Alex Valvassori
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Amsterdam
Appalachia
Australia
Bernard Forrest
Cecil Gobeaux
Chicago Bears
China
Chinese New Year
David B. Wolff
Deerfield Family Days
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission Arts 2000 Series
Deerfield High School
Deerfield High School Choir
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Infochannel
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Adult Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees Trustee in the Lobby
Deerfield Public Library Book Discussions
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Century Readers Club
Deerfield Public Library Donations
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Renovations
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Toddler Times
Deerfield Public Library Tots Together
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Village Board of Trustees
Deerfield Website
Diego Redondo
Diego Redondo Children's Room
Donald F. Wrobleski
Ernest Hemingway
Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Program
Graphic Artist
Highland Park Illinois
Huanghan Mountains
Ian McEwan
Income Tax Assistance
Indonesia
Internet
Israel
Jack A. Hicks
Jeffrey Eugenides
Jim Gill
Jim Kendros
John A. Anderson
Judy Levin
Juele Blankenburg
Karl Sugihara
Kenan Abosch
Kristen Ospina
Lisbon Portugal
Michael Ondaatje
Middle East
Nyckelharpa
O'Donnel Wicklund Pigozzi and Peterson Architects
Parents Choice Awards
Phil Smith
Punch and Judy Players
Registered Dietician
Rosemary Sazonoff Writing Contest
Running in the Family
Russia
Sally Brickman Seifert
Scott Javore
Searchable PDF
Shanghai China
Snakes and Ladders
Sunday G. Mueller
Susan Buhbinder
Susan L. Benn
Susan Sontag
Sven Birkerts
Sweden
Tax Increment Financing Funds
The Forbidden City
The Great Wall
The Gutenberg Elegies
The Virgin Suicides
The Volcano Lover
Thomas E. Parfitt
Thomas Jester
Voter Registration
William S. Seiden
Winston Churchill
World War I
Yo-Yo Man
Yunan Province China
Yvonne Sharpe