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SPRING, 1994
DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Vol. 9, No. 2
Across the
Librarian's Desk
I
une 6th this year marks the fiftieth
anniversary of the Allied D-Day land
ings at Normandy. I remember that
event so clearly—not like it was yesterday
but pretty close. When we were kids dur
ing WWII, everything we did related to the
war and the war effort. My Dad ran a slide
rule in the engineering department at Mar
tin Aircraft in Omaha, Nebraska so D-Day
had a special significance; Omaha Beach
was the focus of so much concern during
the first days of invasion that we thought
Omaha Beach was our own personal cru
sade. We got the
news from our
Philco radio, raced
to see the invasion
44 Everything
we did related newsreels at the
movie matinees,
to the war?? and practiced
blackouts every
month.
There have been so many changes in Amer
ican life since those days fifty years ago, it
is hard to believe it all. So much of our lives
centered on the military; all my uncles and
a cousin served in WWII, my brother and
many friends served in Korea, and my gen
eration soldiered through the Cold War and
Viet Nam. During WWII we watched the
railroad trains as often as we could; tanks
and landing craft going west, P-51's and
other California produce going east and
grinning boys in khaki going everywhere.
War, military service and separation from
family and friends almost define the last
three generations of Americans. But so do
the ideals we learned: honor, duty, country.
The war really stole our childhood; I
remember patriotic rallies that exhorted lit
tle kids to collect tin cans and rubber scraps
to save America; anyone who ever did it
(Continued on p. 2)
Q/ou Q/fw Goidial/g tfrwUed to an
Elegant Literary Soiree
Sunday • April 17 • 5 - 7 pm
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield's Joel Weisman, Emmy Award Winning Commentator,
Host & Sr. Editor, TV ll's Chicago Week in Review, will host
In celebration of National Library Week
We'll honor Deerfield published authors in a splendid atmosphere*
• Deerfield High's String Quartet entertains
• Join our "literary lions" for tempting hors d'oeuvres & stimulating conversation
• Illustrated book marks by our Deerfield children
RSVP to the library
Raise A Reader From Day One
New Computer System
Babies are potential readers! Thanks to the efforts
of the Deerfield Women of Today, funds have been
raised to initiate a program to welcome Deerfield
babies and introduce them to a lifetime of reading.
At the request of parents, grandparents or friends,
a library packet especially for infants will be sent to
the home of any child six months or younger. If the
family lives within incorporated Deerfield, a gift
coupon redeemable in the Youth Services Depart
ment will be included. Let us know about new
babies in town!
Walgreens, Firstar Bank and Borders Books &
Music have graciously contributed to the first year
of this program.
Deerfield is proceeding with selection of a
new computer catalog and circulation sys
tem in partnership with Morton Grove,
Skokie and Waukegan Libraries. The new
computers will offer access to our four col
lections, at least three magazine indexes,
and a survey of holdings of the 44 North
Suburban Library System public libraries
and will act as an access point for the Inter
net. The new system should be installed by
July and fully operational before September.
* Published Deerfield authors: we don't
want to leave you out. Please contact Sally
Seifert or Martha Sloan at 945-3311.
Thom Morris has joined the staff part time in Reference. For 20 years he
was Director of the Trinity College Library. A Deerfield resident, Morris
also works as a Local Area Network System Administrator and Librarian
at Northbrook Library. He holds 3 masters degrees: Math from University
of Illinois, Theology from Trinity and Library Science from Rosary. With
this range of interests Morris has selected librarianship because "I like
libraries and the people I work with; When I go home I feel I've helped
people and this is a good feeling."
�Adult Programs
Library programs are free, but reservations are requested.
mm
A Time Management New Solutions
Tuesday, April 5,7:30 p.m.
Hints and how-to's for making most efficent and effective use of your 24 hour
day. Learn to make changes that stick,
with Virginia McMinn, Human
Resources Consultant.
GROW WITH US THIS SPRING
A Elegant Literary Soiree
Sunday, April 17,5-7 p.m
(See page one.)
For National Women's History Month
A Pioneer Women in the U.S.
Monday, March 7,7:30 p.m.
DePaul University's Susan Jacobs offers a
slide/talk on the lives of women who made
the U.S. westward journey, 1835 to 1910,
based on the diaries and photos from these
remarkable adventurers. She'll also touch on
literature and film from the powerful,
original documents.
A Costa Rica
Wednesday, March 23,7:30 p.m.
Join this natural history expedition into the
rain forests, volcanic areas and Pacific Ocean
coastline and glimpse the unique reptiles and
amphibians, with Steve Swanson, Director of
Glenview's Historic Grove.
A National Issues Forum
Study Public Policy Issues with accredited
moderator Jerry Bender.
Mondays 9:45 to 11:50 a.m.
April 4,11-Education:
How Do We Get Results?
April 18,25 - Criminal Violence: What Direc
tion for the War on Crime? Cost for two Ket
tering Foundation back up books is $6.50.
Librarian’s Desk
A Romance of Gardening
Tuesday, April 26,7:30 p.m.
Chicago Botanic Garden horticulturist
Meegan Bilow suggests ways to select
and integrate cutting flowers into your
landscape and offers design tips for
indoor arrangements.
May is Older Americans Month:
Celebrate!
A Retirement Joys and Pitfalls
Tuesday, May 3,7:30 p.m.
For ages 40 to 80 plus, Ralph Liguori
suggests springtime is a perfect time for
new beginnings: retirement planning,
opportunities, adjustments, lifestyles.
A Who's Caring for the Caregiver?
Tuesday, May 10,7:30 p.m.
Barbara Bronner, Geriatric Social
Worker offers upbeat, practical strate
gies for survival and making life good
for everyone.
Book Discussions ^
In the Library
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
March 10
Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman
Something's wrong in May in the
east Florida town of Verity where
Lucv Rosen, a transplanted New
Yorxer, comes to live with her son
and finds her life transformed.
April 14
Tuva or Bust ! Richard Feynman's
Last Journey by Ralph Leighton.
Jack Hicks leads a discussion of this
journey to one of the most remote
places on earth, a decade long quest
by fellow drummer Leighton and
Nobel prize winning physicist
Feynman.
May 12
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
An American classic, Wharton's
story centers on a love triangle
entangled by 19th century con
straints and eternal emotions.
Martha Sloan, Head of Reader
Services and Book Discussion leader,
has authored a chapter in The Book
Group, a Thoughtful Guide to Forming and
Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion
Group. She said, "In a strange way books
provide the safety of distance but also
are an avenue to our more real selves."
(Continued from p.I)
remembers cutting the tops and bottoms
from tin cans and squashing them flat. I
remember savings bonds and stamps being
sold in the movie theaters, my Mom dealing
with the reality of rationed food, clothing and
shoes, and my Dad's despair at getting gas
and tires. My grandfather and my brothers
and I went to one rally to donate aluminum
pans that was like a scene from a Wagner
opera—bonfires, martial music, and a pile of
aluminum stacked up to the sky. Boy Scouts
was like army camp, leisure travel was
restricted, and fear of Zeros, Stukas, and
Messerschmitts was something we talked
about every day. I don't have the same childhood memories my daughters do and they
can't point out Tarawa, Anzio or Bataan.
So when they say times have changed, I know
they are for the better. The troops that stormed
ashore on D-Day are now our senior citizens and
their grandchildren will not have their child
hoods stolen by war. The resolve and singleness
of purpose that guided our country in those days
will probably never be experienced by any of us
again. The dedication and inventiveness the
country exhibited in the 1940's now must be
rechanneled into making the USA the world
leader in all areas of life, not just the military/sci
entific arena where we excelled like no other.
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^ book 1 am recommending this month is
Technology by Neil Postman, subtitled The Surren-
der of Culture to Technology. The author
asserts the country is grappling for human
values and answers in a social system where
technology has been granted sovereignty
over our institutions—science as salvation,
scientist as shaman. Postman, who has
become one of our most interesting social
analysts, has an earlier essay, Amusing Our
selves to Death, dealing with a society intent
on recreation and amusement, with disre
gard for values, productivity, or self-worth.
The boys of Omaha Beach knew a thing or
two about values, productivity, and selfworth and we should never forget it.
Jack Alan Hidks, Administrative Librarian
�Long Playing Records to Go
Time marches on and new technologies
move in. The library's long playing records
are deteriorating physically and are no
longer receiving enough usage to warrant
shelf space. We are withdrawing the collec
tion. If you wish to purchase any, we'll
have a sale the first weekend in June.
Building Renovation
Thanks for your patience....Building reno
vation has been protracted but is ending.
This includes an ADA compliant elevator,
accessible restrooms, etc. A new electric
door will be installed at the entrance this
summer. The Library Board is currently
studying a renovation plan that will move
the fiction collection downstairs and
increase our public space by almost 20%.
News
to Note
The Board approved a new meeting
room policy since the library now has
only one meeting room. The policy
limits public use to duly constituted
Deerfield sponsored, non profit
organizations. Space can be reserved
only 2 months in advance. See Gail
Kroll for details.
Please bring your Deerfield library
card to check out materials. Without it,
you will need i.d. and it will cost 25<t.
Also, employer/host must take full
responsibility for acquiring and main
taining a library card for a nanny,
au pair or foreign exchange student.
Reminder: The State Legislature has
passed a bill that restricts use of a non
resident fee card to the library where it
is purchased.
Young People’s Calendar
All Spring programs are "drop-in,"
except those with an *.
The * indicates registration necessary.
Desperately Seeking Poets
An award winning poetry teacher, Claire
Shapiro, will present a series of poetry
workshops for young people. Shapiro's stu
dents have frequently been honored with
the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize. Sign
up now for this rare literary opportunity.
Children may choose either a March series
or an April series on Saturday afternoons.
The March series will be held the 5th, 12th,
and 19th. The April series will be held the
9th, 16th and 23.
Times will depend on grade levels (1st
through 8th grades); this information is
available in die department. Students
should plan to attend all three sessions and
the Poetry Celebration on May 15.
As an extra treat Ms. Shapiro will share her
favorite poems with Kindergarteners from
12:15 to 12:45 on Saturday, March 5.
The Mad Hatters Return
Value of Honesty
Never Returned
Children ages 3-10 will
enjoy the return of the
"Mad Hatters", popu
lar Junior League per
forming group, at 10:30
a.m. Saturday March
19. Using bright props and changes of hats,
the energetic cast encourages reading
through a series of book related skits. The
program is drop-in, but children under 6
must be with an adult.
Noted on the library's "books missing" list
was a book which has been removed from the
library. It is Spencer Johnson's The Value of
Honesty, the story of Confucius!
Yo-Yo Man
Welcomes Spring
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Discus
sion Group continues Tuesdays- 7:30 p.m.
March 1,8,15,22.—not too late to join.
Briefing books available.
LOOK US UP
Bring your yo-yo at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,
April 9 when Barry North, master yo-yo
man will dazzle you with his skills and
demonstrate some tricks for you to try. Yo
yo tricks are best tried by 4th graders
through adults, but anyone can come to
watch. Just remember to pick up tickets,
beginning Monday, April 4 in the Youth
Services Department. Preference to Deer
field cardholders.
MARCH
Poetry Workshops begin*
Kindergarten Poetry Sharing,
12:15-12:45 noon
9
After School Stories, 44:30 p.m.
11
Tot Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
12
Movies, 10 a.m. (young)
Poetry workshops*
13
Movies, 2 p.m.(repeat)
19 Mad Hatters-10:30 a.m.
Poetry Workshops *
21 Bookmark Contest begins
23 After School Stories, 4-4:30 p.m.
25 Tot Time 10:30-11:30 a.m.
28-31 No Pre-School Storytimes
this week
APRIL
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Tickets available for Yo-Yo Show*
Yo-Yo Show, 10:30 a.m. (tickets)
9
Poetry Workshops begin*
After
School Stories 4-4:30 p.m.
13
Tot Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
15
Poetry workshops *
16
May Day Basket
18
Craft registration begins
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23 Movies, 10 a.m. (young)
Poetry Workshops*
Movies, 2 p.m. (repeat)
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Poetry Celebration, 2-4 p.m.
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Make a May Day Basket
Two small workshops will be held at 10:30
a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30 for chil
dren in grades 1-3. They will make colorful
flower baskets for May Day. Space is limited.
Registration begins Monday, April 18. Prefer
ence given to Deerfield cardholders.
�New Spring Books
•Second Nature by Alice Hoffman, A new tale of
enchantment and suspense • Grand Passion by
Jayne Ann Krentz, Sizzling romance in the world
of art collecting •Suspicion of Innocence by Bar
bara Parker, A literate yarn crackling with court
room drama for fans of John Grisham •Live From
the Battlefield by Peter Arnett (biography), Thirtyfive years of battlefield reporting from CNN
reporter. •The Longings of Women by Marge
Piercy, The lives of three very different women
intersect at a moment of crisis.
New novels from old favorites:
•Fatal Cure by Robin Cook •Honor Bound by W.E.
B. Griffin •McNally's Caper by Lawrence Sanders
• Disclosure by Michael Crichton •Accident by
Danielle Steel *Bad Love by Jonathan Kellerman
•Family Blessings LaVyrle Spencer
Deerfield Public Library
Quarterly Neiusletter
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
Adult Spring 1994 Calendar
MARCH
1 Great Decisions, 7:30 p.m.
7 Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
Pioneer Women in tire U.S., 7:30 p.m.
8 Great Decisions, 7:30 p.m.
10 Book Discussion, Turtle Moon, 10:30 a.m.
15 Great Decisions, 7:30 p.m.
16 Library Board, 8 p.m.
22 Great Decisions, 7:30 p.m.
23 Costa Rica, 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
3 Easter Sunday, Library Closed
4 National Issues Forum, 9:45 a.m.
Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
5 Time Management, 7:30 p.m.
11 National Issues Forum, 9:45 a.m.
14 Book Discussion, Tuva or Bust, 10:30 a.m.
17 Literary Soiree, 5-7 p.m.
18 National Issues Forum, 9:45 a.m.
20 Library Board, 8 p.m.
25 National Issues Forum, 9:45 a.m.
26 Romance of Gardening, 7:30 p.m.
MAY
3 Retirement: Joys and Pitfalls, 7:30 p.m.
9 Librarian in the Lobby, 7-9 p.m.
10 Who's Caring for the Caregiver, 7:30 p.m.
12 Book Discussion, Age of Innocence, 10:30 a.m.
18 Library Board, 8 p.m.
29 Closed Sundays for Summer.
30 Memorial Day, Library Closed.
Free Income Tax Advice
1-4 p.m., Tues. & Fri. to April 15th. The library has no IRS tax forms.
Voter Registration
Saturdays, April 23 and May 28,10-2
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Blood Pressure Screening
March 10, April 14, May 12,6;15-8:15 p.m.
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March - May 1994
Accident
Age of Innocence
Alice Hoffman
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Anthony G. Sabato
Anzio
Bad Love
Barbara Bronner
Barbara Parker
Barry North
Bataan
Blood Pressure Screenings
Borders Book Store
Boy Scouts of America
Cable News Network (CNN)
California
Channel 11
Chicago Botanic Garden Horticulturist
Chicago Botanic Gardens
Chicago Week in Review
Claire Shapiro
Cold War
Confucius
Costa Rica
Danielle Steel
David B. Wolff
Deerfield High School
Deerfield High School String Quartet
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Junior League
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Adult Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Audio Visual Circulation
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees
Deerfield Public Library Book Discussions
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Card
Deerfield Public Library Local Author Fair
Deerfield Public Library Meeting Room Policy
Deerfield Public Library Online Public Catalog
Deerfield Public Library Poetry Celebration
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Renovations
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Women of Today
DePaul University
Diane Kraus
Disclosure
Dominican University
Edith Wharton
Emmy Awards
Family Blessings
Fatal Cure
Firstar Bank
Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Program
Gail Kroll
Gardening
Geriatric Social Worker
Glenview's Historic Grove
Grand Passion
Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize
Honor Bound
Horticulturist
Human Resources Consultant
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois House Bill 0424 -- Non-Resident Cards and Fees
Income Tax Assistance
Income Tax Forms
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Jack A. Hicks
Jayne Ann Krentz
Jerry Bender
Joel Weisman
John A. Anderson
John Grisham
Jonathan Kellerman
Korean War
LaVyrle Spencer
Lawrence Sanders
Live from the Battlefield
Lucy Rosen
Mad Hatters
Marge Piercy
Martha Sloan
Martin Aircraft
Martin Aircraft Engineering Department
McNally's Caper
Meegan Bilow
Michael Crichton
Morton Grove Public Library
National Library Week
National Women's History Month
Neil Postman
New York City New York
Nobel Prize
Normandy Beach
North Suburban Library System
Northbrook Public Library
Older Americans Month
Omaha Beach
Omaha Nebraska
P-51 Plane
Peter Arnett
Philco Radio
Public Policy Issues
Ralph Leighton
Ralph Liguori
Retirement
Richard Feynman
Richard Wagner
Robin Cook
Rosary College
Rosary College Library School
Rosemary Sazonoff
Sally Brickman Seifert
Searchable PDF
Second Nature
Skokie Public Library
Spencer Johnson
Steve Swanson
Susan Jacobs
Susan L. Benn
Suspicion of Innocence
Tarawa
Technology
The Book Group a Thoughtful GUide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group
The Longings of Women
Thom Morris
Time Management
Trinity College
Trinity College Library
Trinity College Library Director
Turtle Moon
Tuva or Bust
United States Armed Forces
University of Illinois
Value of Honesty
Vietnam War
Virginia McMinn
Voter Registration
W.E.B. Griffin
Walgreens
Waukegan Public Library
World War II
World War II D Day
Yvonne Sharpe