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Library to Have New Computer System
Continuing the library's Year
of Renewal, and the village’s ren
ovation, the library' provides a
central, cultural focus for the
Deerfield community. Many of
our adult programs this fall are
“partnering” and highlighting
Deerfield businesses, organiza
tions and individuals who make
our community richer.
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Yvonne Sharpe, library board
member since 1992, will be retir
ing from her board position
because she will no longer be a
Deerfield resident. Board presi
dent Sue Benn said, “She has
been a loyal and active member
for many years and will be sorely
missed” Mrs. Sharpe chaired the
library’s building committee for
all the years of library renova
tion. She came on the board to
fill the unexpired term of Wilbur
Page and thereafter was elected
and re-elected. Sharpe’s unex
pired term can be filled by board
appointment until the 2001 vil
lage election. Anyone interested
in this temporary vacancy may
contact the library business
office.
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To provide faster, better and more contemporary computer services, the library will be
leaving the computer consortium of Morton Grove, Skokie and Waukegan. This change
presents new challenges but more importantly will free Deerfield of the restrictions and
impediments of the consortium. This will allow us to present more up-to-date computer
services and access at higher speeds. It should permit wider access to books and materi
als. Specifically, the library will offer more web-based products, easier home and remote
access, better catalog access and faster and cleaner telecommunications. There will be
more service outlets and more terminals offering modem services at high speed.
We are in the process of signing a contract with epixtech, a Provo, Utah based firm,
for the next computer system which should be operational before May, 2001. This system
will supply all the familiar, easy-to-use services such as catalog searching, telephone
renewal, check out and circulation functions well known to our clients, and supply a
home page with links to appropriate library sites, full text magazine indexes and remote
access to library resources. This system will be funded through the use of Tax Increment
Financing and will not require a tax increase or bond issue.
Administrative Librarian Jack Hicks said, “We have listened to our residents’ sugges
tions and feel sure the new system will meet their needs and expectations whether they
are in the library or gaining access from home.” Library board president Sue Benn feels
“The public will be pleased with the high speed computers and new services; this is a real
step forward in providing information and web access for the community.” □
“The Rat Pack” was
among hundreds of
photos taken by
Deerfield’s Art Shay.
(See Oct. 29 adult
program for Shay’s
library appearance)
�Programs are free but reservations
Thursdays, 10:30 am
Behind the Scenes
September 14 Moon Tiger by
Penelope Lively. A dying woman’s
memories of her life as a writer,
historian & mother are colored by an
unforgettable love affair.
October 12 Things Fall Apart by
Chinua Achebe. Okonkwe finds it
difficult to cope with changes in
traditional lifestyle of his village,
despite his strength and integrity.
November 9 Into Thin Air by Jon
Krakauer. A riveting story about the
fatal attraction of Mount Everest.
Tuesday, September 12, 7:15 pm
Known for her 18 years as resident director of
Deerfield’s Childrens’ Theater and now associate
artistic director of Apple Tree Theater, Stevie
Marks will share her experiences at auditioning
and casting in the school, community and
professional theater, or, “how to succeed in
theater without looking like you're trying.
Deerfield Fine Art Commission sponsors!
“The People, Yes!”
Tuesday, October 24, 7 pm
An adaptation of Carl Sandburg’s fervent anthem
poem is performed by Theo Ubique Theater with
homespun wisdom and human truths. Four actors
portray farmers, politicians, poets, construction
workers, the lonely, the rich, the poor—accompa
nied by live music. The Chicago Reader said
they had “fresh vigor and reawakened power”.
Co-sponsors: Deerfield AAUW.
Tuesdays, 7 pm
Author/photographer Art Shay
Those Were the Days Radio Players Sunday, October 29,2 pm
September 19 House of Sand and Fog
by Andre Dubus. An Iranian immigrant
and a struggling American woman vie
for a house each sees as the American
dream.
Deerfield’s Art Shay is “the best photojoumalist
Wednesday, October 4, 7 pm
Chicago ever produced” according to John
Return to yesteryear as the library and the
Callaway. He has photographed notables such as
Deerfield Historical Society present an
entertaining re-creation of two shows from
Sinatra, Liberace, Kruschev and Brando while
the Golden Age of Radio. Amateur radio actors
working for Time, Life, Fortune, Sports
recreate a Jack Benny medley and a Baby Snooks Illustrated, and he has done more than 1000
show, “Visit to the Doctor.”
covers for books, magazines and annual reports.
He’ll review share his life experiences from his
Computei Purchasing Made Easy
new book Album for an Age, Unconventional
Tuesday, October 10, 7 pm
Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century
Deerfield s Dorothy Collins, of Computer
which provides an entertaining, sometimes wack:
Coaching Inc. offers a visual presentation on
sightseeing tour of many personalities and events
what to look for when buying a computer system: of the last fifty years. Refreshments served!
computer, printer, monitor and peripherals. Mrs.
Collins started her company in 1981, assisting
people with computer installation and training.
October 17 Anything We Love Can Be
Saved: A Writer’s Activism by Alice
Walker. The book is about the author’s
views on politics, culture, race, women
and writing.
November 21 Women with Men:
Three Stories by Richard Ford. The men
and women in these stories examine
their failed relationships.
�Across the Librarian’s Desk
I once saw a cartoon of a nuclear physicist telling a classical musician that he only liked 18th cen
tury music. The response from the peeved musician was, “...that’s great, I only like 18th century
science.” Listening recently to a golden oldies radio station I was struck by the idea that maybe
popular culture is not shaped by the best a society offers but what is "remembered”— or imagined
— as the best. Is this to make us comfortable with events that might have been painful? Maybe
pop culture can’t stand critical scrutiny.
The talky disk jockey kept up a constant patter about the songs he was playing; recounting
minutiae from the rock stars’ lives, incidentals about the recording sessions, and the marvelous
night he had actually met the stars in question. The guy went on and on, yakking and playing the
music he claimed defined a generation. The only problem was my wife and 1 are members of that
generation and that was not the music we listened to at all; in fact most of his songs were nerd
anthems, or worse, just plain banal junk. Which raises the question: do we invent our past in our
own image and likeness or is it just nostalgic mythmaking? Does this shield us from a harsher
reality?
Some of the problems are that the disk jockeys aren’t old enough to have experienced these
events, or are too addled to remember them clearly. What sells and what is accepted and extolled
today becomes yesterday’s top hits. This doesn’t apply to rock and roll only, but to the big band
era as well—and I suspect all eras—equally. A look at any Variety Top 40 songs often reveals the
oldies that are so popular today—and are supposedly reflective of the times—were not at the top
of the charts, or even mainstream, at the time. The people who trade and revel in nostalgia are
more affected by time and society’s bias than they are by the absolute accuracy of the memories or
the quality of the product, (except in the case of Jack Benny)
Recent movie lists that purport to define the “best ever” movies have been so far off the mark
as to be laughable. I think any compiled list of “best” movies should only be made by people over
fifty-five years old, who have actually seen the full movie in a theatre where they paid full price to
see the film. Any film seen in a film class or at a film society should be instantly disqualified
because this all adds up to revisionist history at its worst: pop culture peddled by pasty faced, soft
handed, trendy types. These are the same people who define Stravinsky and Bartok as “modem”
music even though their works are a hundred years old. Is classical music suspect as well? Is that
why snobby aficionados walk out or snub modem composers? Could be.
Now we all know about revisionist history, how an event will change with the telling over time,
until a breakthrough historian will produce a thesis that is a direct contradiction to historical fact
and reality that somehow comes to be accepted as insight. Revisionist history ought to have anoth
er name: bad history. A recent and widespread spate of revisionist history has poured forth regard
ing the World War II generation—even to the point of being called “...the greatest generation” by
gushy writers like Tom Brokaw and Stephen Ambrose. We owe those boys a lot, but let’s not puff
up reality; the vets from WWII deserve better than that—they deserve the truth, our eternal grati
tude, and a monument in Washington, D.C.
I have always wondered how that generation would have reacted to the divisive, emotionally
charged, and morally ambivalent times of Viet Nam. Sometimes it is easier to do the right thing
when the choices are clear cut, or in fact there are no choices. A casual glance at the Viet Nam era
discloses at least a half a dozen myths or outright untruths that have grown up and thrived, perpe
trated by well meaning revisionists, which have entered our collective conscience as reality. Which
leads me back to a lighter vein, that gabby disk jockey with his comball alternative reality. We
don’t need to invent an idyllic past or create fake, artificial heroes; we have them today because
today are the good old days and they are good enough.
Jack Alan Hicks
Administrative Librarian
User File
8 Keep Reading to reach 100 books for
our Century Book Club and end of the
year grande finale for adults and children!
□ Bill Seiden, Deerfield Library' board
treasurer, has been elected President of
the North Suburban Library System.
Located in Wheeling, the system is a
consortium of multitype libraries work
ing together to enhance effectiveness of
member libraries.
8 Deerfield Library won two awards
for this newsletter, Browsing, for out
standing library public relations at the
July American Library Association
Convention in Chicago.
1 We love your donations if they are
current and in good condition. If you
cannot bear to dispose of older books
please call the Brandeis Book Sale for
year ‘round contributions.We adhere to a
strict materials selection policy to tailor
our acquisitions to our patrons’ needs
and do not have storage space or staff to
handle materials unsuitable for our col
lection.
0 Please do not leave book donations on
our front doorstep or in the book drop.
□ When returning materials, let us
know if there is damage so we can repair
before the next patron checks it out.
Susan Bloom, left, shows off the
Deerfield Library's Technical Service
Department, to visitors Ms. Xiaoyan
Yan and Ms Zhiping Yang from
Chengdu Library, Chinese Academy
of Sciences.
�Youth Services
A Time to Remember:
A History of the South Haven
Jewish Community
Wednesday; November 1,10 am
Author Bea Kraus will carry you back to the
heyday of the Jewish resorts in South Haven,
Michigan—the ‘‘Catskills of the Midwest”.
You’ll hear how it began and why it faded
out. Experience a trip to sand and beaches,
lake and foods, antecdotes and humor.
Co-sponsors: Deeerfield Historical Society.
Alzheimer’s Disease:
Sharing the Journey
Tuesday, November 14, 7 pm
Deerfield author Carly Hellen, occupational
therapist and Director of Alzheimer’s
Education at the Wealshire, Lincolnshire, has
written publications, video and a book on the
subject. She will offer caregiving suggestions
and practical tips for supporting and commu
nicating with a loved one with dementia. “Joy
can be found and shared” she says.
Internet Instruction this Fall
Introductory classes for four people each on
Internet fundamentals will be offered by the
Reference Department Saturday, September 9
at 9 am, 10 am and 11 am. No reservations.
For October and November classes, ask a
reference librarian.
Thanksgiving closing:
Wednesday, November 22 at 5 pm
Summer Reading News:
Drop In Events
Congratulations to all our Read Around the
World travelers. We had over 800 partici
pants! Also a big thank you to McDonald’s,
Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, and Edwardo’s
Natural Pizza for their generous donations.
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All ages welcome — we’ll supply all
needed materials.
HI October is Fire
Prevention Month:
Come to cool storytimes led by Deerfield
Firefighters! Hear great stories, receive
badges and bookmarks, and meet real live
firefighters. Saturday Oct. 14 at 10 am and
Wednesday Oct. 18 at 7 pm.
Century Readers
Don’t forget that our Century Readers Club
continues. You still have time to finish those
hundred books — either as an individual or a
group. All participants will be invited to a
private party this winter.
New Winter Reading program
— Reading Roundup!
For readers in grades 1-8. Starts September 1
and ends in May. Read any 5 books from our
19 categories and win a $5 gift certificate to
Borders. You must read (and report on) all
five books in order to receive a certificate.
You may continue to read and report on up to
15 books, but you may only count one book
per category.
Do You Want Fries With That?
September is National Library Card
Sign-Up Month. Children who bring their
library card to the Youth Services Desk will
get a certificate for McDonald’s French Fries.
Children must be at least five years old to get
a library card. For more information on
obtaining a library card, call us at 945-3311.
Thursday, November 23 all day
Thankful Turkeys
Thankful for something? Come to the Youth
Services Department during November and
fill out a Thankful Turkey for us to display.
H Create Your Own Bookmarks
Saturday, November 18 from 9:30 - 4:30
Help us wrap up National Children’s Book
Week by creating a collage bookmark.
□ Jazzy Laces
Saturday Nov. 25 from 9:30-4:30 and
Sunday November 26 from 1:30-4:30
Jazz-up your plain white shoelaces! Keep
them for yourself or give them as a gift.
□ Toddler Time
September 14 & 15; October 19 & 20;
November 16 & 17 at 11:00 am.
Come to a special storytime designed for
children 18 months to IVi years. No registra
tion necessary.
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Children must have a program card on file at
the Youth Services Department to register.
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Grades 2-5
Saturday 10:00-11:15 am: September 16,
October 7, November 4
Wednesday 4:00-5:15 pm: September 27,
October 25, November 29
Learn about the art and techniques used by
your favorite children’s book illustrators. You
may attend any or all of the programs.
Registration begins September 1st.
□ Autumn Leaves
Joseph Boyd, left and David Wolff,
Library Board member, stand before
Emile Renouf’s print, The Helping
Hand, donated to the Youth Services
Department by the Rotary Club of
Deerfield. It was donated in honor
of Boyd, Deerfield resident and
Executive Director of the Illinois
Scholarship Commission for his
assistance to young people in recog
nizing their educational dreams.
Family Fun Nights
Program cards not required. All ages wel
come — children under 1 must be accompa
nied by an adult.
□ Pajama Storytime
Monday, September 18 at 7 pm
Wear your pjs and enjoy milk and cookies
while listening to stories. Registration begins
September 1.
□ Painted Pumpkins
Thursday, October 12 at 7 pm
Come paint a friendly or a scary Halloween
pumpkin. Wear old clothes! Registration
begins September 21.
October 17 - November 16
Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 am. Grades K-2
Celebrate fall by listening to stories and
creating a colorful leaf banner. Registration
begins September 1st.
□ Paper Marbling
Saturday, November 11 at 2 pm Grades 3-6
Create marbled stationery. Great for pen-pals,
gifts or thank-you letters! Registration begins
October 1st.
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‘ Zap.'’ Mag«c Show5*
Saturday, October 21 at 11 am.
All ages welcome
A high-energy magic show where anything
could happen — even someone floating
in air!
M Activated Storytellers
“Around the World with Jack ’
Monday, November 13 at 1 pm.
All ages welcome
Experience three multicultural tales through
theatrical storytelling, acrobatics, American
Sign Language, music, “smell-a-rama” and
more!
Registered Storytimes
Children must have a program card on file
with the Youth Sernces Department in order
to register. Registration starts September 21
at 9 am in person and at 10 am over the phone.
Last day to register is Saturday, October 21.
Sessions may be canceled or added as needed.
□ Children’s Book Week Trivia Game
□ Family Stories
Thursday, November 16 at 4:30 pm.
Grades 4-8
Win prizes by answering questions about
selected children’s books. There will be
categories for different age groups and a
list of books will be available September 1.
Registration begins October 1.
All Ages (Children must bring an adult)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:30-9:50
This program replaces our “Tots Together”
storytime. Younger children and their adults
will still be a primary focus; Older and
younger siblings are welcome. A good choice
for 3V4-5 year olds not ready to come to sto
rytime on their own.
Special Performances
Deeifield Library Card holders may register
for these events in Youth Services. Limit of
five seats perfamily. Children under 7 must
be accompanied by an adult. Register in
person or by phone starting September 1st.
□ Peg Lehman “Critters in
the Choir”
Saturday, September 9 at 10 am.
All ages welcome
Experience a lively and interactive children’s
concert using traditional Appalachian instru
ments.
EZ3 Stories ‘n’ More
Ages 3 l/i -5 — Tuesdays and Wednesdays at
10-10:30 or Thursdays at 1:30-2:00
Children must have been bom on or before
April 17,1997. Children attend without a
parent; but parents must remain in the building.
□ After-School Stories
Grades K-2 - Thursdays at 4:00-4:45
This program is specifically designed for
younger grade-school children and features
stories and crafts.
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Deerfield Public Librnrv
Jack Hicks, Administrative Librarian
Sue Benn, President
David Wolff, Secretary
William Seidcn. Treasurer
Ken Abosch
Jack Anderson
Sunday Mueller
Mon.-Thurs:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Editor: Sally Bricknian
Important Library
Numbers
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Librarian in the Lobby
Stop in and say hello to a board member and to Director Jack Hicks in the front
lobby from 9 am to noon, Saturdays, September 9, October 14 and November 11.
* Flu Shots: Monday. 10 am to 1 pm October 30, $12 per shot or free with
Medicare B card.
° Voter Registration in the Library: 10am- 2 pm September 16, September 23,
October 7.
6 Library Board: 8 pm third Wednesday of each month. Open meetings.
Renew by phone: 847-676-1846
Make yourself a note of your new date
due, to avoid confusion when you
return materials.
What a grand time
we had last spring
when Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth
Tudor, her consorts
and countrymen
from the Bristol
Renaissance Faire
visited the library!
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0 Library Home Page:
www.deerfield-il.org
(under “Community”)
• Our computer catalog: 847-675-0750
or http://jcplnet.jcpl.lib.il.us
0 Library programs and services:
Cable TV Infochannels 10 and 17
• TTY: 847-945-3372
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Album for an Age Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century
Alice Walker
Alzheimer Disease
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Library Association (ALA)
American Library Association Annual Conference
American Sign Language (ASL)
Andre Dubus
Anything We Love Can Be Saved
Appalachia
Apple Tree Theater
Arthur Shay
Baby Snooks
Bea Kraus
Bela Bartok
Brandeis Book Sale
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Carl Sandburg
Carly Hellen
Chengdu China
Chengdu Library
Chicago Illinois
Chinese Academy of Science
Chinua Achebe
Computer Coaching Incorporated
David B. Wolff
Deerfield American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Deerfield Area Historical Society
Deerfield Fine Arts Commission
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 Building and Grounds Committee
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 Computers
Deerfield Public Library Donations
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Renovations
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Toddler Times
Deerfield Public Library Tots Together
Deerfield Public Library Winter Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Renovations
Deerfield Rotary Club
Deerfield Website
Deerfield's Children's Theater
Disc Jockeys (DJs)
Dorothy Collins
Edwardo's Natural Pizza
Elizabeth I
Emile Renouf
Epixtech
Flu Shots
Fortune Magazine
Frank Sinatra
Golden Age of Radio
House of Sand and Fog
Igor Stravinsky
Illinois Scholarship Commission
Illinois Scholarship Commission Executive Director
Internet
Into Thin Air
Iran
Jack A. Hicks
Jack Benny
John A. Anderson
John Callaway
Jon Krakauer
Joseph D. Boyd
Judaism
Kenan Abosch
Life Magazine
Lincolnshire Illinois
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Marlon Brando
McDonalds
Moon Tiger
Morton Grove Public Library
Mount Everest
National Children's Book Week
National Library Card Sign-Up Month
Nikita Khrushchev
North Suburban Library System
Peg Lehman
Penelope Lively
Provo Utah
Richard Ford
Sally Brickman Seifert
Searchable PDF
Skokie Public Library
South Haven Michigan
Sports Illustrated
Stephen Ambrose
Steve Bellevou
Stevie Marks
Sunday G. Mueller
Susan Bloom
Susan L. Benn
Tax Increment Financing Funds
The Chicago Reader
The Helping Hand
The Rat Pack
Theo Ubique Theater
Things Fall Apart
Time
Tom Brokaw
Vietnam
Voter Registration
Washington D.C.
Waukegan Public Library
Wealshire Care Center
Wheeling Illinois
Wilbur Page
William S. Seiden
Wladziu Valentino Liberace
Women with Men
World War II
Xiaoyan Yan
Yvonne Sharpe
Zhiping Yang
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BROWSING
at the DEERFIELD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Spring 1990
Vol. 5, No. 2
920 Waukegan Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015
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Anyone who has ever been in my office
knows 1 am a Civil War buff; the walls are
covered with prints of battles, significant
events and personalities of that war. I come
by my hobby by inheritance: two of my
great-grandfathers served with the
Union—one in the Ohio 2d Heavy Artil
lery7, the other with the 9th Illinois. My in
terest has been rekindled lately because of
the excellent exhibit, “A House Divided,"
currently on display at the Chicago
Historical Society, and the release of the
film "Glory" about the 54th Massachusetts
Infantry. The latter has all been made more
appropriate because February was Black
History Month.
We have many book titles dealing with
the Civil War, fiction and non-fiction. The
classic combat novel of the Civil War The
Red Badge of Courage, sums up the pro
blem with most of the historical fiction of
that period. It was written by a non
participant after the fact. I am a firm
believer in historical fiction. Dicken's por
trait of 19th century London will always be
the authoritative one no matter how many
revisionist history books are written today.
From Here to Eternity by James Jones and
Norman Mailer’s Naked and the Dead
define World War II for us. It is different
with our Civil War; the best materials that
we have are the diaries, letters, battlefield
art, Mathew Brady photographs, the
museums and their memorabilia.
Gone for a Soldier, Echo of a Distant
Drum, and Battles and Leaders ofthe Civil
War are all good examples of first person
narratives. The Women and the Crisis,
Lee’s Lieutenants, and The Twentieth
Maine are typical of the fine post-war non
fiction that we have. As for historical
fiction, I would recommend Jubilee, Killer
Angels, Across Five Aprils, Unto this Hour,
and Gone With the Wind. I still enjoy Carl
Sandburg’s biographies of Lincoln and
Mary Chesnut’s diaries.
The Civil War has often been called a fire
bell in the night—an exciting time in
American history. What could be more ex
citing than the events in Eastern Europe and
the Soviet Union for the past six months?
The momentous changes we have seen hap
pen are incredible. I am sure people will
read about this thrilling era in history books
a hundred years from now. But until then
I’ll stick with my two-volume edition of The
Gettysburg Papers.
Jack Alan Hicks
Administrative Librarian
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The Deerfield Library joins the nation
in celebrating National Library Week,
April 22-28.
Using the national "Reach for a Star
theme, Deerfield focuses on YOU, our
patrons. It’s time for you to shine! We want
to know what books have made an impres
sion on your lives
those books which
have stretched you to Reach for a Star. Next
time you are in the the library fill out the
form describing the book that helped you
to shine. We will put each form on an in
dividual silver star to hang on the wall in
the fiction/quiet room.
All ages are invited to participate NOW.
During National Library Week, the Friends
will judge the most sincere, and special.
Prizes will be awarded. Benefits to all will
be sharing of favorite books with one
another.
There is no age limit on this book
celebration; Sign up for your personal star
in our library galaxy!
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Martha Sloan
Deerfield Welcomes
New Librarian
Deerfield resident Martha Sloan has been
appointed new Reader Services Librarian
at the Deerfield Public Library. Mrs. Sloan
was most recently a reference librarian at
Northbrook Public Library. The Deerfield
position was vacated by Peggy McCabe
who retired last summer.
Mrs. Sloan’s major duties will include
selecting and promoting fiction, literary
criticism, and music, and working on
community outreach and the Blind and
Physically Handicapped program. She will
also serve at the Reference Desk half time.
Mrs. Sloan holds a BA degree from
Smith College with majors in history and
English, an MA degree in history from
Yale University and a Masters in Library
Science from Rosary College. Besides
Northbrook, she worked at Mt. Prospect
Library Reference Department and was
Financial Services Librarian at the Bank
Administration Institute. In earlier years,
she was a Program Specialist for the U.S.
Government’s Department of Labor in
Washington, D.C.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Sloan
and her husband have lived in Palo Alto,
California and Highland Park prior to mov
ing to Deerfield three years ago. Mother of
four, she enjoys gardening and cooking.
She looks forward to working in her home
town and to the challenges of Deerfield
Library’s new directions.
Jack Hicks, Administrative Librarian,
said, “I am delighted that a librarian with
Martha’s qualifications and talent has
joined our staff. We will all enjoy Martha’s
charm, wit, and energy. She will be a key
asset and strength in expanding our services
to the Deerfield public”.
�Adult Programs
There is no chargefor libraryprograms,
but reservations are requested. Note that
times vary.
Stresses in Parenting: Finding Your Way
Thursday, Mar. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Susan Sack, ACSW, Child and Adult
Psychotherapist, and favorite at Deerfield,
presents this lecture/question & answer
program. Special emphasis is on identify
ing and managing ongoing struggles and
dilemmas, changes in family lifestyles and
“quality-time”, priorities and scheduling.
They Also Flew: Women in Aviation
Thursday, Mar. 8, 7:30p.m.
March is National Women's History
Month, an appropriate time to honor the
achievements and contributions of women
who dared the heavens in peace and in war.
Steve Neulander, college instructor and
Deerfield resident whose hobby is balloon
ing, examines the role that women have
played in the development of aviation.
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Best Sellers and Their Authors
Wednesday, Apr. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Can't decide what to read next? Virginia
Carter will discuss several popular authors,
their latest successes, and what the critics
say. She’ll present some narrations to whet
the appetite. A few of the books are “A
Place for Us”, “Blessings” and “The
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells
All”.
Cook to Win
Wednesday, Apr. 18, 7:15p.m.
Debbi Vanni, who belongs to the
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Hall of Fame,
has been a contender in the Pillsbury Bake
Off, and has won the National Beef
Cookoff, the National Chicken Cooking
Contest and Hunt’s Spaghetti Contest joins
us with samples, winning recipes and the
REAL stories behind the cooking contests.
California Odyssey
Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Join us as award winning nature
photographer Joan Busta presents a slide
program on the natural beauty of Califor
nia: a California some have not seen, and
a unique perspective of the familiar. From
the deserts of the southeast to the rugged
Sierras, from the ghost town of Bodie to the
natural wonders of Yosemite, enjoy this
potpourri of California special places.
LONG-TERM CARE
CHOICES
March 13 - “Nursing Homes; Not Your
Only Choice”
Health care professionals answer: What
is Long-Term Care? • Home Health Care
and How to Find It • What Different Liv
ing Arrangements are Available • How
Does One Choose and How Can We Deal
With the Emotions of Making a Change?
The Time Is Now To Consider......
Long-Term Care Choices
Thursdays, Mar. 13 and 20, 7:15 p.m.
Mar. 20 - “Long-Term Care: Getting
Help”
Reputable, skilled speakers offer exper
tise on how to find the services you need
when you need them • Who Pays?—
Changes in Medicare, Subsidized Services,
and Private Long-Term Care Insurance •
Legal Aspects of Long-Term Care: Living
Wills, Durable Power of Attorney for
Health and Guardianship.
Two evenings of understanding,
awareness, and action co-sponsored with
the Deerfield Senior Center and the North
Shore Senior Center.
Funded by Deerfield Area United Way,
Inc., each program will feature a Resource
Fair and opportunity to speak to
professionals.
AUCTION ACTION!
The Friends of the Deerfield Library will
hold their first major fund raising event on
Saturday evening, May 12 at the library.
The event, an art auction, is open to the
public.
Over 150 art reproductions that were
formerly part of the library’s rental collec
tion will be offered for sale. There is a
variety of attractively framed and matted
prints from the old masters to the moderns.
In excellent condition, there are many
shapes and sizes from which to choose.
Many are dear to the hearts of Deerfield
residents.
Viewing will begin at 7 p.m. with the
auction scheduled for 8 p.m. Dessert will
be served.
Friends treasurer, Janet Lamoureux,
chairs the planning committee. Those
wishing to join the Friends and/or assist
with this event should contact Janet at
945-0012. Proceeds from the evening will
go for a program to provide library service
to the homebound. The Friends also hope
to raise money for a special author lecture
series.
The Friends next open meeting will be
Wed., Feb. 28 at the library at 7:30 p.m.
Join Us!
Library Periodicals
The library subscribes to almost 400
periodicals including 13 newspapers. While
current issues are on display, older issues,
(kept about five years) must be requested.
Periodicals do not circulate. Each item is
reviewed annually for interest and
currency.
Here is a listing of the NEW subscriptions:
American Artist, Bestsellers ’89, CPI
Detailed Report, Games, Home, In Fisher
man, Inside Chicago, Lear’s, Library
Hotline, Metropolitan Home, New York
Times Book Review, PC Computing,
Public Libraries, Sales and Marketing
Management, Sport, Sports Illustrated for
Kids, and Studio Potter.
�Youth Services
Vacation Films
If you’re looking for some activities dur
ing spring break, join us for films (no
tickets required) on the following dates:
Monday, March 26, 2:00 pm and 7:00
pm for grades 1-6
Thursday, March 29, 3:00 pm and 7:00
pm for grades K-4.
Storyhours Continue
re-schoolers, ages 3-5, are invited to
attend storyhours from April 2 through
May 10. These storyhours feature stories,
songs, fingerplays and other activities ap
propriate to this age group. Registration
forms, available March 12, must be
brought to the Youth Services Department
by 5:00 p.m. March 24. Deerfield car
dholders will be given priority; class lists
will be posted Mar. 26.
Storyhours will be held:
Mon.—10:00 am, 1:30 pm, 7:00 pm
Tues. —10:00 am, 1:30 pm
Wed. —10:00 am, 1:30 pm
Thurs.—7:00 pm
Saturday Stories
While kindergarteners may be placed on
the waiting list for preschool storyhours,
they are invited along with first graders to
attend “Saturday Stories”. These sessions,
similar in format to preschool storyhours,
are longer and more complicated. Often
there will be a short craft project. Saturday
Stories will be held March 10, April 7 and
ay 19. There will be separate registration
r each program and registration will
begin one week prior to each program.
New oak benches grace thefront lobby and
ease waiting to be picked up at the library.
“Getting in the
Reading Moo-oo-d”
Linda Callaghan, Head of Youth Services,
displays one of the original illustrations
from “A Lion for Lewis” donated by
popular author Rosemary Wells. The art
can be seen in Linda*s Department.
Overheard At The
Reference Desk
We Answer Questions That
Raise Eyebrows
1. Which city in the world has the most
Italians?
2. What is the flourish at the end of a
signature called?
3. How tall was Hitler?
4. Did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
to get the atom bomb?
5. What is the effect of birth control
pills on amaryllis?
6. What are people in Deerfield called?
7. Do Australians celebrate Easter?
8. Who were the real people in Mother
Goose?
9. How can I start a franchise menopause
clinic?
10. Are hamsters colorblind?
11. Where can I get a no-cholesterol egg?
12. What is the medical use of tequila?
13. Who invented earmuffs?
14. Do you have statistics on restaurants
whose waiters use trays versus carry
ing dinners on their arms?
15. Do you have a simplified book on
organ transplanting in small animals?
16. Do you have a Russian language type
writer?
17.1 need some books on the Nassau space
agency.
18. What color cylinder do I need to ship
argon gas?
To get our readers in the mood for our
Summer Reading Club, the Youth Services
Department will be sponsoring a mini
reading club after spring vacation. It will
continue until the end of May for readers
in grades 1-5. Any who read 5 books dur
ing that period will receive a prize for
his/her efforts.
“Station DFLD”
Tune in to 920 on your Waukegan Road
dial for summer fun with “Station DFLD,”
our 1990 Summer Reading Club. Our pro
gram will run from June 18 - July 27. Stay
tuned for more information in our next
newsletter.
Jack Hicks, Administrative Librarian,
has been asked to serve on the Illinois State
Library Advisory Committee’s Subcom
mittee for Public Library Services. This
two year term includes the task of review
ing LSCA Title I letters of intent for 1991.
The Library and the League of Women
Voters are co-sponsoring voter registration
the last Saturday of each month (except
Feb. & Oct.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
library upstairs meeting room. Two forms
• of i.d. are required. To vote you need a blue
card; those holding the older red cards must
re-register.
When coming to the library for IRS
forms, please bring change, as many forms
require copy reproduction.
Such a deal...instead of a once a year
book sale, Deerfield Library has ONE
ONGOING book sale all year long. Check
the cart closest to the fireplace for new/
used books at 50 cents and magazines at
10 cents.
The library meeting rooms are
available at no charge by community
groups and organizations; they may not be
used for commercial purposes or private
activities. Refreshments are permitted
upstairs only; there is a $10 cleanup fee.
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Spring 1990 Calendar
MARCH
1 Stresses in Parenting: Finding Your Way, March 1, 7:30 p.m.
8 They Also Flew: Women in Aviation, Mar. 8, 7:30 p.m.
10 Saturday Stories
13 Long-Term Care Choices: Nursing Homes—Not Your Only Choice, 7:15 p.m.
20 Long-Term Care: Getting Help, 7:15 p.m.
26 Vacation Films, 2 and 7 p.m.
29 Vacation Films, 3 and 7 p.m.
APRIL
2 Pre-School Storyhours Begin
4 Best Sellers and Their Authors, 7:30 p.m.
7 Saturday Stories
18 Cook To Win, 7:15 p.m.
DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Quarterly Newsletter
Phone: (708) 945-3311
Executive Librarian: Jack Hicks
Library Board
Tom Parfitt, President
Rosemary Sazonoff, Secretary
Tony Sabato, Treasurer
Jack Anderson
Sue Benn
Wilbur Page
David Wolff
MAY
12 Friends’ Auction Action, 7 p.m.
16 California Odyssey, 7:30 p.m.
19 Saturday Stories
28 MEMORIAL DAY - LIBRARY CLOSED
Free income tax advice continues Tuesdays and Fridays, 1-4 p.m. through April 13.
Free blood pressure screening: First Thursday of each month, 6:15-8:15 p.m.
LIBRARY HOURS
Mon.-Thurs.:
9:00 am-9:00 pm
Fri., Sat.:
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Sun.:
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Closed Sun. beginning May 27
Editor: Sally Brickman
Contributor: Jean Reuther
Deerfield Public Library
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March - May 1990
A Lion for Lewis
A Place for Us
Abraham Lincoln
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)
Across Five Aprils
Adolph Hitler
American Artist
American Civil War
Anthony G. Sabato
Australia
Bank Administration Institute
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Bestsellers '89
Blessings
Bodie California
California
Carl Sandburg
Chicago Historical Society
Cleveland Ohio
CPI Detailed Report
David B. Wolff
Debbi Vanni
Deerfield Area United Way Incorporated
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Blind and Physically Handicapped Program
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Meeting Rooms
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Saturday Stories
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Senior Citizen Center
Dominican University
Echo of a Distant Drum
Friends of the Deerfield Public Library
Friends of the Deerfield Public Library Art Print Auction
From Here to Eternity
Games
Gone for a Soldier
Gone With the Wind
Highland Park Illinois
Home
Hunt's Spaghetti Contest
Illinois State Library
Illinois State Library Advisory Committee
Illinois State Library Advisory Committee Public Library Services Subcommittee
In Fisherman
Inside Chicago
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Jack A. Hicks
James Jones
Janet Lamoureux
Japan
Jean Reuther
Joan Busta
John A. Anderson
Jubilee
Killer Angels
League of Women Voters Deerfield
Lear's
Lee's Lieutenants
Library Hotline
Linda Ward-Callaghan
Long Term Care
LSCA Title I Letters of Intent
Martha Sloan
Mary Chesnut
Master's Degree in History
Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Mathew Brady
Medicare
Metropolitan Home
Mother Goose
Mount Prospect Public Library
Mount Prospect Public Library Reference Department
Naked and the Dead
National Beef Cookoff
National Chicking Cooking Contest
National Library Week
National Women's History Month
New York Times Book Review
Norman Mailer
North Shore Senior Center
Northbrook Public Library
Nursing Homes
Palo Alto California
PC Computing
Pearl Harbor Oahu Hawaii
Peggy McCabe
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Hall of Fame
Pillsbury Bake Off
Psychotherapist
Public Libraries
Rosary College
Rosary College Library School
Rosemary Sazonoff
Rosemary Wells
Sales and Marketing Management
Sally Brickman Seifert
Searchable PDF
Sierra Mountains
Smith College
Sport
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Station DFLD
Stephen Neulander
Studio Potter
Susan L. Benn
Susan L. Sack
The Gettysburg Papers
The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
The Red Badge of Courage
The Twentieth Maine
The Women and the Crisis
Thomas E. Parfitt
United States Department of Labor
Unto This Hour
Virginia Carter
Voter Registration
Washington D.C.
Wilbur Page
World War II
Yale University
Yosemite National Park