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Read Around the World
Adult and Youth Services Summer
Reading Clubs!
June 12-August 11
Librarians are fond of authors I
who are originals, one-of-a-kind,
who establish themselves by the
uniqueness of their work. Edward
Gorey was just such an author
who lived up to his apt name. A
large man who wrote small books
about obscure and often mordant
themes that featured a self-mock
ing peril: books that never failed
to entertain. Gorey began as a
self-published small press author
who graduated to mainstream
recognition through a series of
illustrated books based on bizarre
situations—swooning damsels in
distress, doomed, helpless little
children, menacing gargoyles and
rose bushes, labyrinthine hedges,
doors to nowhere—all drawn up
in an elegant black-ink Victorian
style. Dark and macabre maybe,
whimsical and poetic always. He
is widely known as the illustrator
of the PBS TV series “Mystery.”
Even if you have only seen a sin
gle Gorey drawing you will never
forget it. Gorey claimed he only
wrote about real life; if that is
true, what an odd and unique life
he led.
This is not an ode to Edward
Gorey who died in April, but a
continued on back page
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Adults: Attention armchair travelers! The
Readers’Services Department encourages you to
“read around the world” this summer by choosing
books with an international flair. To participate in the program
register in the Fiction Room on or after June 12 and read five books before August 11.
Register early and get free Ravinia lawn passes! Everyone who completes the program
will receive a magnetic poetry kit. A special luncheon for all participants will be held in
the Fiction Room on August 11. And don’t forget, the books you read for the summer
reading program help you reach your 100 book goal for the Century Reader’s Club!
Pre-Schoolers through fifth graders: Book a trip with us!
Visit the Youth Services Travel Bureau to report on books you’ve read or had read to
you. Travelers will receive a different prize for each 2 hours of reading. Your “reading
tour” is limited to 18 hours—however, we encourage you to continue reading on your own!
Travelers entering Grades 6 through 9 — Visit our duty free shop!
Receive frequent reader miles for each page you read. Use these to purchase prizes.
Visit the Youth Services Desk to register.
Beanie Baby World Safari
There will be weekly drawings for Beanie Babies and other prizes. Visit the Youth
Services Desk for entry forms. Please, only one entry per library visit.
Our hats were off to
YOU as library staff
showed a behind the
scenes look at library
departments for a
huge crowd during
National Library Week.
�Winners of the library's Fourth
Annual Adult Rosemary Sazonoff
Creative Writing Contest were, from
left. Arlene Schusteff. honorable men
tion: Lynne Stone Samuels, 3rd prize:
Longin Galockin, 1st prize: Carol
Spelius. honorable mention and Vernon
Swanson. 2nd prize. Not pictured was
Joseph Kayne. also an honorable men
tion.
Programs at»
Tuesday, June 13, 7 p.m.
Start your round-the-world journey in this roman
tic city with Susan Boldrey. Her slides and music
cover daily life, current events, sights and
sounds.
Preview of Ravinia Goneei t
In the Young People's Rosemary
Sazonoff Writing Contest, winners were:
2nd-3rd grade: Nicholas Solomon, Jr. &
runners up liana Strauss and Michael
Sittig. 4th-5th grade: Karen Sittig and
runners up. Samantha Alpert and Maria
Crist. 6th-8th grade: Kristen
Engebretson and runners up Ben
Lerman and Danny Thompson.
Great creative work from our
Deerfield community—look for next
writing contest in 2001.
At the North Suburban Library
System Annual Awards Banquet, Arnold
Grahl, Managing Editor, Deerfield
Review/Pioneer Press, won an advocate
award for always emphasizing in his
newspaper the value of the Deerfield
Public Library to the community and its
important role in our society.
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Summer Sundays beginning June 4.
Friday, June 9 all day for staff training.
Monday, July 3: close at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 4: closed for business,
open for lemonade.
Tuesday, July 11,7 p.m.
The North Suburban Library System and
Ravinia will co-sponsor this lecture/informance
by Larry Rapchek at the Deerfield Library. He
will introduce the Wagner, Strauss, Schumann
August 11 Chicago Symphony Ravinia concert
which features soprano Deborah Voigt. Ravinia
Women's Board will serve refreshments. Free
tickets for the Aug. 11 concert will be raffled.
Book Discussions in the
Fiction Room
ffJ Thursday, June 8, 10:30 a.m.
Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bemieres. Love
blooms between an Italian officer and a strongwilled doctor’s daughter on the Greek island the
officer’s WWII regiment occupies.
User File
• Genealogists, historians: The Deerfield
Library has recently added many Deerfield
telephone books from the early 1900’s. The
North Suburban Library System delivered
these to us as part of a volunteer project to
find local homes for original Dontech archive
Illinois telephone books.
• Please do not drop your donations in the
book drop or leave outside! Bring donations
of new popular books to our front desk. We
can only handle book donations which are
suitable to our collection and match the cur
rent needs of our community (no text books
or old encyclopedias!)
• No question too difficult for our AARP vol
unteers who assisted 252 residents with their
income tax returns in the Deerfield Library
•;ssions in the
. iution itoom
Tuesday, June 20, 7 p.m.
Le Divorce by Diane Johnson. In this winning
satire of an American in Paris, Isabel leaves an
uncertain future in California to help her preg
nant, Francophile stepsister.
El Thursday, July 13, 10:30 a.m.
Reader’s Choice! We ask that group members
read a book set in a foreign country and come
prepared to describe the book to the group.
□ Tuesday, July 18, 7 p.m.
Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks.
Brooks uses her job as a foreign correspondent to
reconnect with the international pen pals she cul
tivated as an isolated Australian teenager.
□ Thursday, August 10, 10:30 a.m.
Martin Dressier: The Tale of an American
Dreamer by Steven Millhauser. An entrepeneur
in tum-of-the-century New York wonders if he
has “dreamed the wrong dream”.
this year. This beat last year’s record of 220.
Thanks from our grateful residents to Dan
Havens and his great volunteers!
• In cooperation with District 109 schools,
the Youth Services Dept, has received a book
and pamphlet collection of resources for gift
ed children and parenting. These resources
were selected by school personnel Jeanne
Brunk and Eva Kerrigan.
• You can search videos and DVD’s in our
computer catalog by title, just like books.
Music CD’s and cassettes are also listed by
title of album in the catalog. The name of the
music group will be listed under “author”. At
patron request, we have posted a list of new
CD’s next to the CD collection.
• Deerfield Library Board of Trustees holds
open meetings in the library at 8 p.m. the
third Wednesday of each month.
�ith Servi.ce
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dunteers:
Special Performances
Do you like working with younger chil
dren? Need service hours? We’re looking for Space is limited, so register early. Priority is
students entering grades 6-9 to help us with given to Deeifield residents. Limit of 5 seats
our Summer Reading Program. Volunteers
per family. Children under 7 must be accomwill listen to book reports, help us put on our panied by an adult.
puppet show, assist us with programs, etc.
There will be one five and one four week
Jeff Fredriksen “The Magical
session: June 12 - July 14 and July 17 Entertainer”
August 11. Sign up begins June 1.
Saturday, June 17 at 10 am. All ages.
Orientation meetings will be June 10 and
Don’t miss a high energy magic show full
July 7 at 10 am and 2 pm. Contact the Youth
of
action,
laughter and audience participa
Services Desk for more information.
tion. Registration begins June 1.
Pasta Pizzaz
Saturday, June 10 between 9:30 and 4:30.
All ages.
Invented in China and made famous in
Italy, pasta can be artistic as well as tasty.
We’ll supply the pasta in a variety of shapes,
sizes and colors for you to make noodle
necklaces and macaroni mosaics.
Games Day
Wednesday, June 21 between 9:30 and 8:30.
All ages.
Friends and families are invited to play
with a variety of games and puzzles in the
Youth Services Department.
Family Storytimes
June 15 - July 27. All ages.
Join us for storytimes each Thursday
at 11 am.
Thanks to everyone who entered
our Bookmark Contest.
The “Overall Favorite” award
went to Leigh Courtney, whose
bookmark will be given out
during our Summer Reading
Program. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place winners were chosen for
each grade category.
Congratulations to: Alex Strauss;
Emma Soren; Colleen Hogan;
Sarine Hagopian; Arielle
Shanker; Kimberly Allen;
Matthew Hagopian; Sarah Grage; Karen
Sittig; Leigh Courtney; Dana Raymond;
and Alana Tashjian.
Jennifer Armstrong
Saturday, June 24 at 2 pm. All Ages
Come hear the songs and stories of
Jennifer Armstrong. Registration begins June 1.
Shanta’s “A World of Stories”
Saturday, July 15 at 10 am, Recommended
for grades K - 6.
Join Shanta as she tells stories through
music, rhythm, and vocal response.
Registration begins June 15.
Tom Malouf’s “Family Concert”
Tuesday, July 18 at 7pm. All ages.
Enjoy family favorites with singer songwriter
Tom Malouf. Registration begins June 15.
Roberts’ Marionettes
“The Algonquin Cinderella”
Wednesday, July 26 at 7 pm. Recommended
for ages 4-12.
Welcome back a Deerfield favorite and
experience a different version of a familiar
story. Registration begins June 15.
Punch and Judy Players
Saturday, August 12 at 10 am and 2 pm.
All ages.
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading
with one of our popular puppet shows.
Registration begins July 12.
Children must have a program card on fde
with the Youth Sendees Department in order
to register. Once a program card is on file,
registration can be done in person or over
the phone.
•'fit
Friday, June 16 at 3 pm. Grades 3-5.
Make a bookweight creature to help keep
your place when you read at the beach this
summer. Registration begins June 1.
Tune
Monday, June 26 at 10 am and 2 pm. Ages 4-7.
Come to a delightfully buggy party with
stories, treats and a craft. Registration
begins June 1.
Rainsticks
Saturday, July 8 at 10 am Grades K-2.
Capture the sounds of the Rain Forest in a
can! Registration begins June 8.
Solve a Mystery: Bastille Day Caper!
Friday, July 14 at 2 pm. Grades 6-9.
A famous painting, on loan from the
Louvre, has gone missing at the Deerfield
Public Library. Follow the clues, find the
thief and stay for dessert. Registration
begins June 14.
Pinata
Saturday July 22 and 29 at 2 pm. Grades 3-5.
Have fun creating and decorating a pinata
of your own. This Mexican folk craft will
take more than one session to make, so plan
on attending both Saturdays in order to finish
it. Registration begins June 29.
ROTARY CLUB OF DEERFIELD
DONATED PRINT
A new print, Emile Renouf's The Helping Hand
has been hung in the Youth Services
Department in honor of Joseph D. Boyd as
Executive Director of the Illinois Scholarship
Commission for assisting many young people
to realize their educational dreams.
Youth Services Department will be closed August 18-19
for inventory and reorganization
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in keeping with the library's mission
to keep abreast of current technology,
the library has added a collection of
video OVD's. They will be loaned for
$1 each for 3 days, like the regular
new videos. You must have a DVD
player. They are shelved separately
from the videos, yellow label for juve
nile, white for adult.
It has become our tradition at the
Deerfield Library to participate in July
4 Family Days by serving lemonade
(and ice cold water) in the library from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Be sure to stop in to
cool off and have a refreshing drink!
The library is closed for business on
that day.
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celebration of his talent and a reflection on the
creative process. Where does imagination and
creativity come from? How does one person
embody so many ideas while so many folks have
none? Gorey demonstrated with his slim books
that it is not necessary to grind out thousands of
pages to be creative—it is the quality of the
ideas, the originality of the product, the insight of
the imagination that produces a book of lasting
interest. Gorey was in effect
Charles Dickens in
reverse—small books
versus huge books—
but the results were
the same; rich memo
rable characters and
settings that grip our
imagination.
Where do we stumble
across those qualities in today’s life?
Certainly we spend a lot of time reading popular
mass market fiction, watching movies and TV, or
surfing the internet—but in all of these, creativity
seems to take second or third place to marketing
strategy. Of course there are exceptions, and cre
ativity that sells a product is fine, but does it have
the same social worth as creativity for its own
intrinsic worth? I am afraid that our senses have
been dulled over the years so that our ability to
identify and recognize creativity when we see it
has been seriously diminished. Maybe there truly
is no market for originality; or don’t people real
ize the difference between good, bad, and boring
anymore? Worse, do we recognize brilliance
when we see it? Or, do we as a society fail to
reward creativity, uniqueness, and originality?
Gorey contrasts so clearly with formula writers
who chum out endless best sellers—yet offer no
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insights, no universal enlightenment, no useful
message about the human condition, no poetry, no
real spark, no literary style. Worse, I guess, is sit
ting transfixed by internet, watching screens that
offer nothing original, in fact which resemble
slow moving electronic comic books. Internet has
yet to live up to its potential, though I am sure it
will. But will it be a power for creativity or just
commercialism? Albert Einstein said in 1939 that
“If science, like art, is to perform its mission
truly and fully, its achievements must
enter not only superficially but
jjjfrix with their inner meanings into
W®, the consciousness of people.”
1 ^ The surSe P°Pular culture
/U® veers away from that paradigm. So much of our popular culture today springs from
just those sources—mass market
v
books, TV, movies and of course the
internet. Where is the writing, the thinking,
the creativity? Please don’t tell me the best brains
of today are all in e-business because if they are,
we are in a lot of trouble as a society.What do we
have? Tedious authors writing best sellers—dim
witted and formulaic. The bottom end of TV is an
endless parade of mindless pop-culture, single
message messianic “gurus” who offer us simpleminded solutions to life’s more vexing problems.
Movies seem to be all about car chase block
busters with no scripts. All this is forgettable,
while a single Gorey drawing stays in your mem
ory forever. Talent versus no talent. In an era of
clones, Gorey proved one thing; no one can copy
him. And please WTTW—no more gurus—
aaargh!
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Vol. 15, No. 4
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Seifert, Sally Brickman
Alan Tashjian
Albert Einstein
Alex Strauss
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Arielle Shanker
Arlene Schusteff
Arnold Grahl
Australia
Bastille Day
Beanie Babies
Ben Lerman
Carol Spelius
Charles Dickens
China
Colleen Hogan
Corelli's Mandolin
Dan Havens
Dana Raymond
Danny Thompson
David B. Wolff
Deborah Voight
Deerfield Family Days
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Infochannel
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 Catalog
Deerfield Public Library Century Readers Club
Deerfield Public Library Donations
Deerfield Public Library Mission Statement
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library S*T*A*R Volunteers
Deerfield Public Library Staff
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Review
Deerfield Rotary Club
Deerfield School District #109
Deerfield Website
Diane Johnson
Edward Gorey
Emile Renouf
Emma Soren
Eva Kerrigan
Foreign Correspondence
Genealogy
Geraldine Brooks
Greece
Ilana Strauss
Illinois Scholarship Commission
Illinois Scholarship Commission Executive Director
Illinois Telephone Books Dontech Archive
Income Tax Assistance
Internet
Italy
Jack A. Hicks
Jeanne Brunk
Jeff Fredrikson
Jennifer Armstrong
John A. Anderson
Joseph D. Boyd
Joseph Kayne
July 4th Activities
Karen Sittig
Kenan Abosch
Kimberly Allen
Kristen Engebretson
Larry Rapcheck
Le Divorce
Leigh Courtney
Longin Galockin
Louis de Bernieres
Louvre
Lynne Stone Samuels
Maria Crist
Martin Dressler The Tale of an American Dreamer
Matthew Hagopian
Mexico
Michael Sittig
National Library Week
New York City New York
Nicholas Solomon Jr.
North Suburban Library System
North Suburban Library System Annual Banquet
Paris France
Pasta
Pioneer Press
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Punch and Judy Players
Rain Forest
Ravinia
Ravinia Women's Board
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Roberts Marionettes
Rosemary Sazonoff Writing Contest
Sally Brickman Seifert
Samantha Alpert
Sarah Grage
Sarine Hagopian
Searchable PDF
Shanta
Steven Millhauser
Sunday G. Mueller
Susan Boldrey
Susan L. Benn
Telephone Directories
The Helping Hand
Tom Malouf
Vernon Swanson
William S. Seiden
World War II
Yvonne Sharpe