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WINTER, 1993-94
Across the
Librarian's Desk
eeing Presidents Bush and Carter
standing in the wings as Bill Clin
ton, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir
Arafat signed the historic Palestinian
Accords was so reaffirming of our great
American traditions—this is truly a won
derful country that stands for the highest
ideals. It was an inspiring moment we
should all cherish.
The excitement of the moment got me to
thinking about what was going through
Bill Clinton's head as he stood there and
watched this historic moment unfold. Not
to worry, I thought, I can read his memoirs
and know exactly. Or can I? First-hand
presidential intent
and insight is not
<Ut WAS AN
easy to find.
INSPIRING MOMENT
Many of our presi
WE SHOULD
dents have written
ALL CHERISH. M
books. Some of
them, like Reagan
actually have left us with an extensive
written history. But do they tell us any
thing, or do they just record the events,
whitewash their consciences, or knock old
adversaries? Lyndon Baines Johnson
wrote a number of unreflective books.
Today, Johnson is quite in vogue for
revisionist historians to defend or destroy.
What really went through Johnson's
thoughts as Viet Nam— his personal
Armageddon— played itself out
is unrecorded.
Harry Truman wrote prolifically, but not
really for public consumption. As fond of
his writings as I am—for his knowledge of
history, his acute observations, his intelli
gence and grasp of a situation—he puts an
oT Missourian spin on each episode he
describes, especially when it comes to peo
ple he didn't like. Smart man, though.
(Continued on p. 2)
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DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Vol. 9, No. 1
New Computer System on PIorizon
The library computer catalog consortium
(including Deerfield, Skokie, Morton Grove
and Waukegan), is in the final phase of selecting a new computer system. The new system
will offer increased access to materials, higher
speed, greater reliability and features only
dreamed of when our system was purchased
nine years ago.
Library Patrons Approve
Car system has served us well, but software
and hardware cannot be enhanced to take
advantage of technological advances,
A system will be selected by December, with
conversion and installation to be done in
summer of 1994. The finalist systems offer
ease of use, intuitive functions, and a high
degree of user friendliness.
Thanks for your patience
In a user satisfaction survey conducted
during the summer by Miriam Pollack, of
the North Suburban Library System, the
Deerfield Library received a 97% approval
rating. The range of comments on services
and staff was interesting and valuable.
The data will be used in our long range
planning this winter.
The library is in the final stages of renova
tion to meet requirements of the Ameri
cans with Disabilities Act. This will
include, but not be limited to TDD, self
opening front doors, handicapped
restrooms, handicapped accessible
elevator, lowered drinking fountains,
and outside ramps.
Your continued comments and suggestions
are welcomed; we have a suggestion box at
the front desk, and Librarian in the Lobby
Mondays 7-9 p.m December 6, January 10
and February 7. At that time you may meet
informally with one of our board members
and with Director Jack Hicks.
Due to renovation, we have lost the down
stairs meeting room for an indefinite
period. Since meeting room space is now
restricted, community organizations are
advised to plan meetings in other loca
tions. We also have had to temporarily
restrict lending of videos as storage space
was reduced by elevator construction.
News to note:
Please bring your library card with you to
check out books! If you do not have your
library card with you, it will cost a quarter
to check out books, effective January 1,
1994. With no library card, you also need
to have i.d. and have your name in our
computer system.
Library users who purchase a non resident
card: be aware! The State Legislature has
passed a Bill that restricts use of non
resident fee cards to the library where
they are purchased, beginning January 1.
Our former costly and unreliable boilers
have been replaced by a new computer
controlled heating system. We look for
ward to a toasty winter in the library.
It’s tax season again...
Yes: Free income tax advice will be
offered at the library Tuesdays and
Fridays, 1-4 p.m. February 1-April 15.
This program is sponsored by the IRS
and the AARP.
No: The Deerfield Library is no longer
able to provide income tax forms. We
are not federally funded and it has gone
beyond our ability to handle.
�Adult Programs
Book Discussions
Programs are free, but reservations are requested.
A Winston and Clementine
Tuesday, December 7,7:30 p.m.
On the 52nd anniversary of the date "that will live
in infamy" Pearl Harbor Day, Winston Churchill
comes to Deerfield "in person". Britain's great
statesman and his stalwart wife Clementine were
the most triumphant couple of the 20th century.
Author Richard Hough has written the book;
Virginia and Nick Carter bring it to life.
A Turkish Delights
Monday, December 13,7 p.m.fnote early start time)
Our holiday gift to you—a festive celebration
of Turkish culture sponsored by the Turkish
Cultural Alliance. Enjoy Turkish sounds, sights,
costumes and folk dance. Meet the friendly
people and sample their cuisine.
A Great Decisions
Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. beginning January 25.
Informed minds want to participate in Deerfield's
popular nine week world affairs' discussion
group. Tom Jester leads the group. $11.50 briefing
book is available at the library in January.
Weekly topics are:
♦ Conflict in Former Yugoslavia ♦ South
Africa ♦ Ex-Soviet Bloc's Environmental
Crisis ♦ Trade with the Pacific Rim
♦ Defense ♦ Argentina, Brazil, Chile
♦ Islam and Politics ♦ New World Disorder
A Victorian Women and Their Affairs
Tuesday, January 11,7:30 p.m.
Did high neck collars and lace send a double
message? How would Victorian women fit in
today's society? Prudence Moylan, Professor of
History at Loyola University, Chicago, observes
that women of 200 years ago struggled with
issues similar to those of today.
Librarian’s Desk (Continued from v. v
Richard Nixon is probably our only president
to respect reading and writing—he has given
us astonishing insights at events he partici
pated in. But along with every one else at the
time of Watergate, I was struck by how little I
knew of Richard Nixon, the man. He seems
today a shrouded picture of Dorian Gray.
President Bush has written, but his wife's
dog book out sold him ten to one. Ronald
Reagan's wife has written, Gerald Ford has
written, Jimmy Carter has written. I don't
think any of these folks have enriched our
knowledge or written the definitive history
In the Library
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
A12 top Tips for Stress Management
Tuesday, January 24,7:30 p.m.
Dr. Sally Witt, Psychologist in private
practice in Arlington Heights, will
include communication, relationships,
life style and a relaxation experience in
suggesting ways to beat the stress trap.
A Tantalizing Towns
Wednesday, February 2,7:30 p.m.
Monaco, Monte Carlo, Ports of Call in
the Caribbean, unique Indiana and
Kentucky towns—Lynn Abbie
traverses the globe to find "off the
beaten path" towns for us to treasure.
Abbie is a Chicago artist, photographer
and historian.
A Confessions of a Real Live
Newspaper Reporter
Wednesday, February 9,7:30 p.m.
Chicago Tribune columnist and
correspondent at large, Jon Margolis
talks about "how we get those stories
or how we don't"— he reveals the
inside info on the newspaper that
appears on our breakfast tables.
A Investing in Antiques:
What's Hot and What's Not
Wednesday, February 23,7:30 p.m.
Diane Joseph, Heritage Appraisal Ser
vice, brings 30 years experience to her
talk on trends in antiques including the
desirable and the sleepers. She'll cover
furniture to silver, paintings to porce
lains. You may bring one piece for her
verbal appraisal.
▼ December 9
The Patron Saint of Liars by Ami Patchett
A fresh novel of reconciliation with the
past. Set in a home for unwed mothers in
Kentucky, Cecelia, a girl with no history,
grows up among the nuns and a stream
of pregnant teen agers.
V January 13
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
by Robert Olen Butler
Selections from this collection of short
stories about Vietnamese expatriates
living in New Orleans. A Pulitzer
Prize Winner.
V February 10
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Considered one of the masterpieces of
American literature, this is an allegorical
story of the conflict of personal desire in
conflict with a community of laws.
Calling All
Local Authors!!!
The Deerfield Library plans to
celebrate our community's own
authors during National Library Week
April 17-23. We'll honor Deerfield
published authors with a spring
reception and include your works in
our collection. Please contact Martha
Sloan or Sally Seifert if you wish to
be included.
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of their own administration. Can we expect
Clinton to do better?
Also, clouding the issue is the ghost writer.
Were any presidents good writers? Read
Lincoln's speeches if you doubt his greatness.
If you think Roosevelt's writings were ghost
written, look at the handwritten corrections on
his "Day of Infamy" speech and you see great
writing. But if you want to read fantastic mem
oirs, read Ulysses Grant. He speaks from the
page like a hybrid of Lyndon Johnson and
James Herriot. Illinois' Grant is a wonderful
writer with charm, grace, wit, toughness and a
___________________ ____ ____ __]
grasp of everything that was going on around
him. However, criticisms of his Presidency say
the same things about him—in reverse. His
book was a best seller.
Will Bill Clinton write the definitve account of
what happened in Washington when Israel
and the PLO made peace? Probably not, but
that doesn't diminish the moment. That
account will be written sometime soon, and
you will find it here in your library.
Jack Alan Hicks, Administrative Librarian
�Young People’s Calendar
All Winter programs are
“Drop-in," except those with an *.
The * indicates registration necessary.
Youth Services
DECEMBER
After School Stories -4-4:30 p.m.
Tot Time -22 a.m.-noon
6-9 Last week of Fall Pre-School Stories*
11 Movies-20 cun. (young)
12 Movies-2 p.m. (repeat)
Open Pre-School Stories-20 a.m.
After School Stories- 4-4:30 p.m.
16 Open Pre-School Stories(repeat) 7 p.m.
17 Tot Time- 22 a.m.-noon
20 Tickets available for
"Beauty and the Beast"
29 Puppet Show "Beauty and the Beast"-20fl.m.*
30 Puppet Show- (repeat) 10 a.m. *
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JANUARY
Movies -10 a.m. (young)
Movies- 2 p.m. (repeat)
Open Pre-School Stories-20 a.m.
After School Stories- 4-4:30 p.m.
Open Pre-School Stories(repeat) 7 p.m.
Tot Time-20:30 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
Open Pre-School Stories-10 a.m.
Registration begins for
Valentine Needlecraft
Workshop-Stories & Puppets,
(older) 4-5 p.m*
Open Pre-School Stories
(repeat) 7 p.m.
Tot Time-10:30 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
Movies-10 a.m. (young)
Movies - (repeat) 2 p.m.
Tickets available for
"KidsStuff!" puppet show \ ^
FEBRUARY \
Workshop #2 -Stories & Puppets
(older)-4-5-p.w.*
Tot Time-10:30 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
"Valentine Needlecraft" (older)
10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.*
Open Pre-School Stories- 20 a.m.
Open Pre-School Stories(repeat) 7 p.m.
Puppet Show-"Kidstuff!"
(young)- 10 a.m. *
Puppet Show (repeat) 2 p.m.*
Registration begins for
Pre-School Stones-Spring Sessions
After School Stories-4-4:30 p.m.
Tot-Time-20:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
At 20 a.m. February 12 and 2 p.m. February
13, "KidStuff!" will be presented for pre
schoolers, Tickets available January 31.
For both puppet shows, preference will
be given to Deerfield cardholders.
Check out the Fireplace!
Thanks to the Deerfield Fire Department,
Youth Services now has a section for
books about fire and fire prevention for
all ages. This project was initiated by the
firefighters who built a colorful shelf unit,
"The Fireplace" and stocked it with a
collection of over 30 books ranging from
serious manuals to fire engine books.
During Fire Prevention Week, firemen
read stories in the library to Deerfield
children. More programs and new books
will be added, the library appreciates
support and programs offered by the
local firemen and the Police Department's
"Officer Friendly".
Punch and Judy Players Return
Deerfield Library's own Puppet Theater
will present two shows this winter. At
10 a.m.December 29 and 30, older children
may attend "Beauty and the Beast".
Tickets available December 20.
Puppets and Stories Workshops
Older children (grades 4-8) who have an
interest in storytelling and theater are
invited to join the librarians for two work
shops on making stories 4-5 p.m. Wed
nesdays January 26 and February 2. Plan to
attend both sessions. If there is interest
we will use these workshops to develop
a small group of young storytellers and
puppeteers as library helpers. Space is
limited. Interested? Contact Sally Margolis
in Youth Services.
* Valentine Needlecraft Day^
Two classes will
be held for
older children
(grades 4-8) to
try a simple
Valentine
needlework project at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
February 5. Sign up beginning January 24
to make a Valentine gift.
Space is limited, and preference given to
Deerfield cardholders.
Tot Time Continues
Tot-Time, our drop in program for under
two years (with an adult!) will continue.
Please note: During January and February
we will experiment with a new starting
time—10:30 a.m.
See calendar for times of Tot Time and
Pre-School story hours.
�Adult Winter 1994 Calendar
DECEMBER
6 Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
7 Winston and Clementine, 7:30 p..m.
9 Book Discussion,
The Patron Saint of Liars, 10:30 a.m.
13 Turkish Delights, 7 p.m.
15 Library Board Meeting, 8 p.m.
24 Library Closes at 1 p.m.
25 Library Closed
26 Library Closed
JANUARY
I Library Closed
10 Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
II Victorian Women and Their Affairs, 7:30 p.m.
13 Book Discussion, A Good Scent
From a Strange Mountain, 10:30 a.m.
19 Library Board Meeting, 8 p.m.
24 12 Top Tips for Stress Management, 7:30 p.m.
25 Great Decisions Begins, 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Free income tax assistance begins, 1-4 p.m.
2 Tantalizing Towns, 7:30 p.m.
7 Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
9 Confessions of a Real Live
Newspaper Reporter, 7:30 p.m.
10 Book Discussion, The Scarlet Letter, 10:30 a.m.
16 Library Board Meeting, 8 p.m.
23 Investing in Antiques, 7:30 p.m.
College of Lake County Adult Great Books
meets alternate Thursday evenings at the
Deerfield Library beginning February 3. Fee,
$55. Contact CLC at 433-7884 for information.
December
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Out of Town
Telephone Directories
Do you have any recent out of town telephone^^
directories—from outside the 312/708 areas that
you would be willing to donate to the library?
Most of our present collection dates back to 1990
when we stopped receiving free directories. If you
would like to donate current directories, please
contact the Reference Department.
Cozy up with
NEW WINTER THRILLERS
JANUARY
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Blood Pressure Screening,
IstThurs. 6:15-8:15p.m.
Voter Registration,
Saturdays, 10-2, January 22; February 26
Telluride, by Susan Schofield •Pronto, by Elmore
Leonard •Finnegan's Week by Joseph Wambaugh
•Gone But Not Forgotten by Philip Margolin
•Seven Steps to Midnight by Richard Matheson
•Assumed Identity by David Morrell *A Simple
Plan by Scott Smith •Interest ofJustice by Nancy
Rosenberg *The Fire Theft by Mark Graham
Deerfield Public Library
Quarterly Neivslelter
Phone: (708) 945-3311
Executive Librarian: Jack Hicks
Library Board
Sue Benn, President
David Wolff, Secretary
Tony Sabato, Treasurer
Jack Anderson
Diane Kraus
Rosemary Sazonoff
Yvonne Sharpe
LIBRARY HOURS
Mon.-Thurs.: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fri.-Sat.:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday:
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Editor: Sally Seifert
Deerfield Public Library
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Deerfield, Illinois 60015
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Vol. 9, No. 1
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Seifert, Sally Brickman
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December 1993 - February 1994
A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
A Simple Plan
Abraham Lincoln
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Ann Patchett
Anthony G. Sabato
Argentina
Arlington Heights Illinois
Artist
Assumed Identity
Barbara Bush
Beauty and the Beast
Bill Clinton
Blood Pressure Screenings
Brazil
Caribbean
Chicago Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Chile
Clementine Churchill
College of Lake County
College of Lake County Great Books Discussion Group
David B. Wolff
David Morrell
Deerfield Fire Department
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Police Department
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Audio Visual Circulation
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 Card
Deerfield Public Library Catalog
Deerfield Public Library Local Author Fair
Deerfield Public Library Meeting Rooms
Deerfield Public Library Non-Resident Library Card Policy
Deerfield Public Library Online Public Catalog
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Renovations
Deerfield Public Library Survey
Deerfield Public Library Tot Time
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Diane Joseph
Diane Kraus
Dorian Gray
Elmore Leonard
Finnegan's Week
Fire Prevention Week
Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Program
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
George H.W. Bush
Gerald R. Ford
Ghost Writer
Gone But Not Forgotten
Harry S. Truman
Heritage Appraisal Service
Historian
Illinois House Bill 0424 -- Non-Resident Cards and Fees
Income Tax Assistance
Income Tax Forms
Indiana
Interest of Justice
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Islam
Israel
Jack A. Hicks
James Herriot
Jimmy Carter
John A. Anderson
Jon Margolis
Joseph Wambaugh
Kentucky
Loyola University History Department
Loyola University of Chicago
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lynn Abbie
Mark Graham
Martha Sloan
Miriam Pollack
Missouri
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Morton Grove Public Library
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Rosenberg
Nathaniel Hawthorne
National Library Week
Needlework
Nick Carter
North Suburban Library System
Pacific Rim
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Palestinian Accords
Pearl Harbor Day
Pearl Harbor Oahu Hawaii
Philip Margolin
Photographer
Pronto
Prudence Moylan
Psychologist
Punch and Judy Players
Reporter
Richard Hough
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Matheson
Robert Olen Butler
Ronald Reagan
Rosemary Sazonoff
Sally Brickman Seifert
Sally Margolis
Sally Witt
Scott Smith
Searchable PDF
Seven Steps to Midnight
Skokie Public Library
South Africa
Soviet Bloc
Stress Management
Susan L. Benn
Susan Schofield
TDD Telephone System
Telephone Directories
Telluride
The Fire Theft
The Patron Saint of Liars
The Scarlet Letter
Thomas Jester
Turkey
Turkish American Cultural Alliance
Ulysses S. Grant
Victorian Women
Vietnam
Vietnam War
Virginia Carter
Voter Registration
Washington D.C.
Watergate
Waukegan Public Library
Winston Churchill
Yasir Arafat
Yitzhak Rabin
Yugoslavia
Yvonne Sharpe