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BROWSING
at the DEERFIELD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
920 Waukegan Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015
Summer 1989
Vol. 4 No. 3
Sazonoff and Wolff Win Board Seats
Sir Isaac Newton is reported to have
said near the end of his life that he seemed
to have been like a mere boy, playing on
the seashore and diverting himself now
and then by finding a smoother pebble or a
prettier shell than ordinary, while the great
ocean of truth lay undiscovered before
him. That’s the way it is for me and many
librarians: shelves of books that span dis
tance, the ages, and all human thought, but
are really a great ocean of truth just wailing
there to be discovered.
In this month’s column it is a privilege
to recommend two local authors, each
with intensely personal insights but with
totally different styles and genres. It is ex
citing to find a gem of a book, or an author
you previously did not know, and to be
able to tell a friend about your find. This
gets to the heart of why people become lib
rarians in the the first place: reading and
sharing.
One of the Chicago area’s finest writ
ers is Chicago attorney and Deerfield resi
dent Lowell Komie, whose perceptive and
revealing short stories about lawyers have
been critically acclaimed. I recommend
reading The Judge's Chamber and Other
Stories, a collection previously published
by the American Bar Association as its
first work of fiction. The style and wit of
this book make it something very special
to recommend to friends.
The other area writer is Harold Gershowitz, a Northbrook resident and busi
ness executive whose first novel has sold
over 350,000 copies and received the
Friends of Literature Award for Fiction.
Remember This Dream is a thirty-year
chronicle told through the eyes of two sis
ters, one who emigrates to America while
the other stays in Poland. The British equi
valent of the Book-of-the-Month Club has
acquired rights for its hardcover publica
tion.
Have a good Summer; we have an ex
citing summer reading program for chil
dren, lots of new books, programs for
adults, and a great Fall ahead.
Jack Alan Hicks
Administrative Librarian
The “ffs” won it on April 4. Rosemary
Sazonoff and David Wolff were each elected
to six-year terms as trustees of the Deerfield
Library Board.
Sazonoff has been a Deerfield resident for
32 years and a library board member for 13
years. To her, books and libraries are very
precious. She recalls volunteering at the
Deerfield Library when it was in a storefront. A feature writer for the Lemer Newspap
ers, she has been involved in numerous Deerfield community groups. “I am delighted to
have the opportunity to help the library move ahead. 1 ran for office because times are
changing and I feel I can offer continuity to the board.
Wolff, a manufacturers’ representative for five metal fabricating companies, has
lived in Deerfield for 17 years and has been active with the Deerfield Community Con
cert Band and Big Band Sound of Deerfield. An active library user, he also looks forward
to working with the board and staff toward continued growth “of one of the best modem
suburban libraries in the state.” He hopes to become to involved with the North Subur
ban Library System and “to show the adults and children how easy it is to unlock the sec
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rets of the past at the library, as these are the keys to the future.
Nonresident
Fees Increase
The Deerfield Library Board of Directors approved a $125 fee for nonresident
library cards effective May 1, 1989.
Heretofore the fee was $100. Fees, Pai
annually, cover library service for all family members.
Last year 177 families held non resident library cards. They live in Ban
nockburn, Riverwoods, and unincorpo
rated Deerfield.
The Illinois Secretary of State requires
all public libraries that provide nonresi
dent library service to charge a fee that is
equivalent to the average cost a resident
pays in taxes to support the library. The
state provides the formula to the library.
The boundaries of service for the Deer
field Public Library are the same as the
Village limits of Deerfield. These bound
aries are not related to U.S. Post Office
ZIP codes or the limits of West Deerfield
Township.
No Summer Sundays
Between Memorial Day and
Labor Day the Deerfield Public Lib
rary is closed on Sundays, but it’s
business as usual Mon. through
Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fri.
and Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friends Start Up
Save the date — Sunday, July 9 at 2
p.m. to get together with interested Deer
field friends and neighbors to talk about
organization of a Library Friends Group.
Discussion will include formal establishment of the group, projects, activities and
responsibilities for library support and
promotion. The library will be open only
forthis meeling
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Lions And Tigers And Jungle Drums
will be found in the Youth Services De
partment this summer as “The Great
Book Hunt” Summer Reading Club runs
from June 19 through July 29 . . . plenty
of time to hunt down lots of good books.
Readers will register after they have
finished their first book. Pre-schoolers
may join the Read to Me Club. There is
no limit on enrollment. At the end of the
trail there will be a party at 2 p.m. and 7
p.m., July 31.
A complete Summer Safari program
book of activities, “Are You Game?” is
available in the Youth Services Department.
More details are found on page 3.
�Dial Up Library
From Home
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Working in a library is like working in
a candy factory: so much temptation! Our
staff suggest books they have enjoyed, for
hammock reading:
Glittering Images and Glamorous Pow
ers by Susan Howatch . . . “well written
and interesting topics”
(Donna Schoerke)
Against the Grain by Eugene Morris . .
“Personal account of a celebrity who bat
tled back from drug abuse” (Rick Bean)
Jack Gance by Ward Just . . . “Chicago
machine politics” (Jack Hicks)
Cubs of ’69 by Rick Talley . . . “Love
those Chicago Cubs” (Cecile Mukulski)
The Charm School and Word of Honor
by Nelson De Mille . . . “Maybe this re
ally did happen to MIA’s in Vietnam . . .
fast - paced suspense” (Sheila Day)
Shake Down the Stars by Frances Don
nelly . . . “somewhat similar to Shell
Seekers” (Peggy McCabe)
The Casanova Complex by Peter
Trachtenberg . . . “An award winning au
thor (a ‘former Casanova’) interesting sub
ject, well handled.” (Sally Brickman)
Suspects by David Thomson . . .“ pseudo
biographies of what happened to film/
book characters after their stories/films
ended” and Puck from Pook’s Hill, by
Rudyard Kipling . . . “Delightful romp
through British history via Shakespeare's
Puck and 2 British children.
(Linda Callaghan)
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Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel
Spark . . . “Well wrought plot; wonderful
characterization” (Judy Hortin)
Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line, Fly
ing Colors by C.S. Forester... “Sea saga
of Captain Horatio Hornblower” (Nancy
Baker)
The Eight by Katherine Neville . . .
• . Covers the French Revolution and mod
ern day search for chess set of Char
lemagne" (Pat Palmer)
Dial Up Access to the library's online
catalog is available to patrons at home or at
their business. (The library’s catalog also
shows holdings of Skokie, Morton Grove
and Waukegan.)
Access requirements are:
Any ASH terminal device
80 column, 20 line CRT screen
Asynchronous communication
Communication protocol settings:
1200 baud rate
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Odd parity
The telephone number for the catalog
is 675-0750 . Hours of use arc Mon.
through Fri. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat. 9 to 5,
and Sunday I to 5. If you have any diffi
culty, call 676-1915.
Another Farewell
The staff also bid a fond farewell in
spring to another long-term staff member,
Ken Hoffman. Ken retired after 16 ycar^^fe
of service as Head of Maintenance. Oftcr^^
referred to as the “heart of the library,
Ken was always there when needed and
usually cheered the staff with a song as the
day began! He will be missed!
Peggy McCabe To Retire
Peggy McCabe
After twenty years at the library. . .
“On a dark and stormy night in London, England, I was born,” said Peggy McCabe,
Deerfield’s well known Reader Services’ Librarian.
Actually, it wasn’t really dark and stormy but it was London*. After 20 years of
selecting fiction for the Deerfield Library, Peggy likes to fantasize! Her Scottish father,
a golf professional, and English mother, settled in Deerfield many years ago, but later
moved to Crystal Lake. Coincidentally, Peggy and her husband also moved to Deerfield
30 years ago. She has lived here ever since.
After graduation from Lake Forest College, Peggy taught English at the college. She
later received a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Rosary College. In 1969, to
fulfill terms of a scholarship awarded by the state, she began a two-year stint at Deerfield
Public Library. However, when her husband died at 45, she began a library career that
stretched to 20 years.
In those days the library was located in what is now the City Hall Annex and she was
the only adult librarian working with Administrative Librarian Suzanne Whetstone.
Peggy’s title changed several times and her duties were many: reference work, fiction
selection, programming, service to the Blind & Physically Handicapped, and even a shot
at cataloging. In the early days there were only books; she built the record/cassette col
lection, as well as the large print and talking books collection. She has particularly en
joyed the reference work.
“The library has grown tremendously during the time Peggy has been here” said
Jack Hicks. Administrative Librarian, “and Peggy was instrumental in much of that
growth. Her imprint is on our building, our collection, and our services; she has given
much of herself and her talents”.
Peggy’s sons, Dennis, 38, and Phillip, 35 live in the Sunbelt, but she cannot imagine
leaving Deerfield: “the 110 school district, boys’ baseball, A.A.U.W., high school
teams, and all the people; I love the North Shore, no matter the weather.” She looks for
ward to blocks of leisure time to pursue her many interests including travel, antiques,
stamp collecting, a house that needs attention . . . and READING NON FICTION!
*On Friday, July 14 at 3 p.m. an English Tea will be held in honor of Peggy
McCabe. The Deerfield community is invited to attend.
�Youth Services
Family Nights: Are You Game?
Families are invited to attend events
together on Wednesday nights. Required
tickets are available each Wednesday at 6
p.m. for the following week’s event'.Chil
dren under 5 yrs. must be accompanied by
an adult.
Summer Workshops
and Clubs
A lottery system was established to ad
minister a fair registration for the limited
enrollment available for summer work
shops and clubs. Registration took place
from June 1 to June 13. Class lists are
posted in the department for the following
activities:
Mondays
Summer Storytime (ages 3 - 5)
June 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24
10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.
Safari (Grades 2-4)
June 26 Russia, July 3 Japan, or
July 10 France
11:00 a.m.
Visor Design (Grades 3-5)
July 10 - 3:30 p.m. or
July 17 - 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays
Trail Mix Party (Grades 3-5)
June 20 - 10:30 a.m.
Reptile Reading (Grades 2-4)
July 11 - 10:30 a.m.
Lion Around Readin’ (Grades 1-3)
July 18 - 10:30 a.m.
African Tales (Grades 1 - 3)
June 20 & 27 - 7:00 p.m.
or July 11 & 18 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesdays
Trail Mix Party (Grades 3 - 5)
June 21 - 3:30 p.m.
Reptile Reading (Grades 2 -4)
July 12 - 3:30 p.m.
Lion Around Readin’ (Grades 1-3)
July 19 - 3:30 p.m.
Programs begin at 7p.m.:
June 21 - Kidworks Touring Theatre Co.
leads impromptu skits and encourages
children to practice acting skills.
June 28 - Animal Encounters: Learn un
usual facts and interesting antecdotes
about live animals - A return visit by
Robert James.
July 5 - “Mouse & the Motorcycle’’
movie based on a.book by popular author
Beverly Cleary. A cartoon show ends the
film fest.
July 12 - Cartoon Drawing Lecture &
Workshop by Art Hendrickson who brings
artistic talent to demonstrate the world of
cartoonery.
July 19 - “Don’t Be Afraid of Clowns”.
Steve Finnegan, transforms from ordinary
human to clown extraordinaire. Someone
will become a clown for the night.
July 26 - Robert Marionettes entertain
ment with a Scottish folk tale. The
Marionettes are artistically superb.
Adult
Programs
Book Review of “Grade”
Wednesday, July 12, 1:30p.m.
Virginia Carter will review Grade: A
Love Story.George Bums writes this
book lovingly about his wife and comedy
teammate who was smart enough to becorne the dumbest woman is show business history. “Candid, witty, touching,
this memoir is more than the usual show
biz bio,” said Booklist magazine.
Thursdays
Lions & Tigers (Grade K)
July 20 - 10:30 a.m.
Jungle Jewelry (Grades 3 - 5)
July 6 - 1:30 p.m. or
July 13 - 3:30 p.m.
Fridays
Crispy Critters (Grades 1 & 2)
July 14 - 10:30 a.m. or 3:00 p.m.
Lions & Tigers (Grade K)
July 21 - 10:30 a.m.
Travelog on National Parks
Monday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m.
join us on a journey to our national
parks with Irv Gilman of Buffalo Grove.
Gilman will present a travelog to the Rock
Mountain, Zion, Bryce Canyon and
Arches National Parks, Carlsbad Cavern,
Mt. Rushmore, “The Sinks” in Lander,
WY, and other points of interest in the
USA.
Thursday Movies
If you’re ready for a break from
the sun, join us on Thursdays for a
movie. We’ll be showing films at
2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the fol
lowing Thursdays:
June 22— Beauty and Beast
Comet at Night
Freckle Juice
Ju ne 29 — The Hundred Penny Box
The Lorax
From the Mixed-up Files
of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler
July 6—
Big Henry and the
Polka Dot Kid
The Astronoughts
The Sweater
July 15— The Pied Piper of Hamlin
RikkiTikkiTavi
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Something Queer at the
Library
July 20 — Skinny and Fatty
Through Grandpa’s Eyes
July 27 — Really Rosie
Cannonball
The Foundling
Saturday Movies for
Younger Children
In response to growing demand
we’ll be showing short films for
younger children (preschool and
primary ages) during the summer as
well as during the school year. The
movies will be shown at 10:00 a.m.
on the following Saturdays: June 10,
June 24, July 8, July 22.
Bus Tour to St. Charles: Paddlewheel
and Ellwood Mansion Tour
Saturday, July 22, Depart from Northbrook Library, 10:30 a.m.
We’ll join with our Northbrook
neighbors at Northbrook Library, 1201
Cedar Lane, for a lovely summer tour by
deluxe motorcoach to the quaint village of
St. Charles for a luncheon cruise on the
Fox River aboard a paddlewheel showboat. The afternoon will be spent in De
Kalb touring the Col. Isaac Ellwood mansion. Return to Northbrook Library by 6
p.m.
Price of $31 includes transportation,
escort, showboat buffet lunch, all fees, tax
and tips. Pay when you register, checks to
Deerfield Public Library. Space is limited.
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Summer 1989 Calendar
June
1-13 Youth Services: Register for Safari Workshops &
Clubs
19 Summer Reading Club Begins
20 Kidworks Touring Theatre Co. 7 p.m.
28 Animal Encounters 7 p.m.
July
4 Library Closed
9 Friends Start Up Meeting, 2 p.m.
12 Book Review, Grade, 1:30 p.m.
Cartoon Drawing Lecture, 7p.m.
Tea for Peggy McCabe, 3 p.m.
Travelog on National Parks, 7:30 p.m.
“Clowns”,7 p.m.
BusTourtoSt. Charles/Cruise/EllwoodMansion,
10:30a.m.
26 Roberts Marionettes, 7 p.m.
31 Reading Club Party, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
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17
19
22
Free blood pressure screening: First Thursday of each month,
6:15 - 8:15 p.m.
DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Quarterly Newsletter
Phone: 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
LIBRARY HOURS
Mon. -Thurs.: 9:30a.m. -9:00p.m.
9:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Fri., Sat.:
Closed Sun. in summer
Editor: Sally Brickman
Contributors
Sheila Day
Jean Reuther
The Library will be closed for business at 5 p.m. on July 3
and all day July 4. For the convenience of Deerfield paraders,
the front lobby will be open July 4, 10 a.m. to noon.
Netct . . .
The library has a new video list, di
vided by subject. The list, available at the
Circulation Desk, is divided into 22 sub
ject areas including Cooking, Musicals,
Sports, Christmas, Westerns, Travel, and
Comedy. The list will be produced and
distributed on a quarterly basis free of
charge.
Best Bargain in town . . . Deerfield
cardholders can now check out 4 videos
and pay only SI per video.
Non-Deerfield cardholders can now
take out books on tape and compact discs,
3 at a time.
Look for the library to jazz it up at the
Deerfield Family Days, July 4.
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June - August 1989
Against the Grain
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Bar Association
Anthony G. Sabato
Arches National Park
Art Hendrickson
ASII Terminal Device
Bannockburn Illinois
Beat to Quarters
Beauty and the Beast
Beverly Cleary
Big Band Sound of Deerfield
Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid
Booklist
Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo Grove Illinois
C.S. Forester
Cannonball
Carlsbad Cavern
Cecile Mukulski
Charlemagne
Chicago Cubs Baseball Team
Chicago Illinois
Cornet at Night
Crystal Lake Illinois
Cubs of '69
David B. Wolff
David Thomson
Deerfield Community Concert Band
Deerfield Family Days
Deerfield High School Baseball
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Board of Trustees
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Dial Up Catalog Access
Deerfield Public Library Non-Resident Library Card Policy
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Storytimes
Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield School District #110
Deerfield Village Hall
Deerfield Village Limits
DeKalb Illinois
Dennis McCabe
Dominican University
Donna Schoerke
Ellwood Mansion
Eugene Morris
Far Cry from Kensington
Flying Colors
Frances Donnelly
Freckle Juice
French Revolution
Friends of Literature Award for Fiction
Friends of the Deerfield Public Library
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
George Burns
Glamorous Powers
Glittering Images
Gracie
Harold Gershowitz
Horatio Hornblower
Illinois Secretary of State
Irv Gilman
Isaac Ellwood
Isaac Newton
Jack A. Hicks
Jack Gance
Jean Reuther
John A. Anderson
Judith Hortin
Katherine Neville
Ken Hoffman
Kidworks Touring Theatre Company
Labor Day
Lake Forest College
Lander Wyoming
Lerner Newspapers
Linda Callaghan
London England
Lowell Komie
Mary Suzanne Whetstone
Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Memorial Day
Metal Fabricating Companies
Missing in Action
Morton Grove Public Library
Mount Rushmore
Mouse and the Motorcycle
Muriel Spark
Nancy Baker
Nelson De Mille
North Shore
North Suburban Library System
Northbrook Illinois
Northbrook Public Library
Paddlewheel Showboat
Pat Palmer
Peggy McCabe
Peter Trachtenberg
Philip McCabe
Poland
Puck from Pook's Hill
Really Rosie
Remember This Dream
Rick Bean
Rick Talley
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Riverwoods Illinois
Robert James
Robert Marionettes
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rosary College
Rosary College Library School
Rosemary Sazonoff
Rudyard Kipling
Sally Brickman Seifert
Searchable PDF
Shake Down the Stars
Sheila Day
Shell Seekers
Ship of the Line
Skinny and Fatty
Skokie Public Library
Something Queer at the Library
St. Charles Illinois
Steve Finnegan
Susan Howatch
Susan L. Benn
Suspects
The Astronoughts
The Casanova Complex
The Charm School
The Eight
The Foundling
The Hundred Penny Box
The Judge's Chamber and Other Stories
The Lorax
The Pied Piper of Hamlin
The Sinks
The Sweater
Thomas E. Parfitt
Through Grandpa's Eyes
Unincorporated Areas
United States National Parks
United States of America
United States Post Offices
Vietnam
Virginia Carter
Ward Just
Waukegan Public Library
West Deerfield Township
Wilbur Page
Word of Honor
Zion National Park
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BROWSING
at the DEERFIELD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Summer 1988
Vol. 3, No. 2
920 Waukegan Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015
Executive Librarian Retires This Summer
When Suzanne Whetstone, Ad
ministrative Librarian, came to Deerfield
Public Library 20 years ago, the library oc
cupied one half of what is now the City Hall
Annex, encompassing 3447 square feet and
containing 25,600 books.
Now planning to retire in early August,
she leaves a fully automated, active,
modem library of 32,000 square feet and
125,350 library items (books, records,
tapes, etc.) Circulation of 230,710 in 1987
is very high compared to the collection size.
She has supervised every detail of this
evolution.
“My first three years at Deerfield were
so hectic I didn’t think I'd survive,” she
chuckled. A building consultant had just
completed a survey of requirements for a
new library, and her task was to follow
through. She interviewed architects, helped
design the new library before there was
even a site, worked with the board and
community committee to pass the required
referendum and, with the board, planned
the exterior work, furniture and equipment.
It was also a “terrific undertaking” to weed
and build the collection as well as develop
ordering procedures. With a competent
staff, she revised the card catalog. The
reference department at that time consisted
solely of encyclopedias, and reference ser
vice as we know it today had not
commenced.
Mrs. Whetstone’s biggest thrill was
opening day at the new library, 920
Waukegan, on October 3, 1971. “People
couldn't believe it when we opened the
doors for the first time,” she said. “One of
my greatest joys was when one member of
the community who had opposed the
building, said it was the best thing that ever
happened to Deerfield.
As libraries nationwide evolved into
more than just books, so did Deerfield.
Records, interlibrary loan service,
reciprocal borrowing, prints, tapes, puzzles
and programs were offered. Development
of the collection was guided by the interests
of the community. In 1974, the library
pioneered by installing a computer in the
reference department for online informa
tion retrieval.
Heading toward automation, the long
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process of circulation and the catalog “go
ing online” began in 1980, in cooperation
with three other area libraries. The project
was a tremendous one requiring establish
ment of a computer center and staff (at
Skokie). Deerfield staff worked on many
new special projects, giving more than was
normally required in their jobs. “The staff
has always been good about pilch-ing in and
I must thank them all.” Circulation went
online a year ago. “That day was anticlimatic. We didn't know how the public
would take to it and worse than that the
computer was down until the last minute!
recalled Mrs. Whetstone.
Directing a public library is like running
a business, according to Mrs. Whetstone.
“Acting as technical adviser, solving pro
blems, hiring staff and enabling them to do
their jobs are not the basics you learn in
library school.”
Greeting visitors to Deerfield Public
Library has been another duty of the Ad
ministrative Librarian. While all sorts of
library patrons and a few unwanted
members of the animal world have visited,
the most prestigious guest in the past 20
years has been Nancy Reagan. At the
library for a panel discussion with members
of the Deerfield Citizens for Drug
Awareness, Mrs. Reagan caused a stir of
tv and news reporters and secret service
men. The intricacies of this event and play
ing hostess to the president’s wife were
among the highlights of Mrs. Whetstone’s
administration.
Mrs. Whetstone has particularly enjoyed
the family feeling that exists among the
staff. “It’s a fine staff and a close staff and
we’ve been through a lot of good and bad
together.” Working with an excellent
library board, she praises Thomas Parfitt
who has been president throughout most of
her Deerfield career. She has also enjoyed
working with other North Suburban library
administrators with whom she shared ideas
and problems. Active in the American
Library Association, and the North Subur
ban Library System's administrative library
board, Mrs. Whetstone feels she will pro
bably continue to be involved
with libraries and community service in the
coming years. She plans to move to South
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SUSAN WHETSTONE
Bend, Indiana.
A native of River Forest, IL, Mrs.
Whetstone received her Masters Degree in
Library Science from Rosary College. She
was Head of the Humanities Reference
Department at the University of Notre
Dame before coming to Deerfield.
‘ ‘As a whole, the community appreciates
the Deerfield Library. It is now time for
someone else with new and fresh ideas,”
said Mrs. Whetstone. A committee of the
Board is presently conducting a national
search for a new administrative librarian
and hopes to have one in place by fall.
AT THE
DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
THIS SUMMER
�Summer Activities
Youth Services Department
DEVOUR A BOOK is the Deerfield
Library Summer Reading Club theme this
year. Two types of reading programs are
available: a Read-To-Me Club for
preschoolers and the regular Reading Club
for children who read on their own.
Readers will pick a menu and read books
to complete it.
As readers complete their menus, they
will help to build a giant paper ice cream
sundae by adding a scoop of ice cream. All
those who complete their menu will be in
vited to a special party at the end of July.
There will be free movies, various con
tests and prizes throughout the summer
program.
Summer Workshops
and Clubs
A variety of special workshops, clubs,
and preschool storyhours will be held in the
Youth Services Department this summer.
Many of the programs will feature a food
theme, such as Spaghetti Days and Teddy
Bear picnic to tie in with the Reading Club
theme. Of special interest will be the
Newsroom class in which participants will
produce their own newspaper. Children
may register for two programs and be plac
ed on waiting lists for other programs.
Family Nights Are Wednesday Nights
Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. will be the time for the family to attend an event
together in the Youth Services Department.
The following programs will take place:
JUNE 22
David Mayer, Magician
JUNE 29
Jessica Esslinger talks about Sharks
JULY 6
JULY 13
‘ ‘Chariots of Fire'' Film
* * Kidfolk'' folksinger
JULY 20
‘ ‘Talking Cat ’ ’ by Roberts Marionettes
Tickets for these programs will be available by 6:00 p.m. one week before the
event. These special programs are always a treat for the whole family.
—Registration for all programs will begin
Tuesday, June 14. Programs begin June
20. Further details will be announced in the
Summer Program booklet available at the
library. Youth Sendees Department hopes
many of you will join up for a summer of
fun. —
Thursday Movies
If you're ready for a break from the sun, join us on Thursdays fora movie. We'll
be showing films at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM on the following Thursdays:
June 23
July 7
July 21
Call It Courage
Rikki - Tikki- Ta vi
Cricket in Times Square
Phillip and the White Colt
Case of the Cosmic Comic
Summer Switch
Sara’s Summer of the Swans
Soup for President
August 4
Electric Grandmother
The Fur Coat Club
Nikkolina
August 18
Lionheart
Once Upon a Mouse
No advance tickets will be required. Come in and cool off while enjoying these
films with us.
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�Library Rates High
In Citizen Survey
Results arc in! The community sees the
library in a positive light.
Last September, the Library Research
Center of the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign conducted a citizen
survey for Deerfield Public Library. They
questioned use of the library, frequency and
major purposes for use, services of the
library, and barriers to use.
Of those residents randomly selected to
answer the survey questionnaire, 46.1 % or
461 persons completed and returned the
questionnaire. An unusually high per cent:
93% of respondents had used Deerfield
Library in the past year. Reading for leisure
was indicated by 52.9% as the most impor
tant purpose for visiting the library. 18.4%
used the library for work needs, and 12.2%
for school needs. The remaining 16.5%
used for other purposes, i.e. audio/visual
materials, bringing children, etc.
The typical respondent visited the library
between 12 and 51 times per year and read
one book per month or less. Library users
gave the library a favorable overall rating
as indicated in the following exerpt from
survey results:
“In general, how would you rate the services (facilities, collections, programs,
assistance by staff, etc.) of the Deerfield
Public Library?
Above average
292/63.9%
Average........
131/28.7%
Below Average
. .10/2.2%
Don’t Know . .
. .24/5.3%
TOTAL..........
.457/100%
A list of individual services also re
ceived favorable ratings.
Examination of reasons for lack of use of
the library showed such personal barriers
as “lack of time” and “no need for library
services” to be most influential. Barriers
under the control of the library such as
parking, hours and location accounted for
only a small amount of lack of use.
An unusually high percent of respondents
who were library users were college
educated (90%) and nearly 40% had done
post graduate work. Respondents were
predominantly managers and professionals
(45.4%) or homemakers (24.9%).
A citizen survey is conducted every five
years to provide the library administrator,
board and staff with information about the
community that is needed to make informed
decisions about programs and services.
For Adults!
Devour A Book and Your Lunch Too
at Library Summer Book Reviews!
Virginia Carter, Deerfield resident, will present a series of book reviews with dramatiza
tions at the library, on Wednesday mornings, June 22, July 6 and July 20 at 11 a.m. Mrs.
Carter, active in many local organizations, has taught school and worked in community
theater.
For the informal book presentations, the library will provide a beverage, and those who
attend are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. Mrs. Carter promises an exciting look and
some sound effects that will make three fascinating books of our time come alive. For those
who wish to borrow the books in advance, the library will have copies available. If young
mothers wish to escape into the world of fiction by attending the series, the Youth Services
Department will provide library activities from 11 a.m. to noon for preschool age children.
The books to be reviewed will be:
June 22: A Perfect Spy, another John LeCarre blockbuster novel by the author of The
Spy Who Came in From the Cold. This is much more than intriguing espionage. It entails
an entire lifetime of influences on a human personality. Magnus Pym is a shameful traitor,
but also a lovable, charming, admired diplomat, husband and father. He manages to betray
the British Intelligence community for three decades but at last they are on to him. What
will he do?
July 6: Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy—A powerful novel of a southern family with
a beautiful, social climbing mother and a violent father. One son tells their story as he goes
to New York to seek help for his suicidal sister. A scintillating best seller, it is told with
insight, compassion and humor.
July 20: Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns was called “no less than brilliant" by
the Boston Globe. Cold Sassy, Georgia, never a whirlpool of excitement, takes a scandalous
turn when widower, E. Rucker Blakeslee, a well to do merchant, elopes with his milliner,
half his age and a Yankee! This is a delicious story told through the eyes of an adolescent boy.
Plan to attend the series by registering in advance at the library, 945-3311.
Book Not In Deerfield? We’ll Borrow
There are two North Suburban Library
System (NSLS) services the library pro
vides when a patron needs books,
periodical articles or some other materials
not owned by Deerfield Public Library.
One is interlibrary loan. With our GEAC
Computer Catalogs, there are two in
terlibrary loan options. If the needed
material is owned by one of the other three
libraries in our GEAC consortium (Skokie,
Waukegan, Morton Grove), we can order
it by using the computer and the patron’s
library card number.
If it is not owned by a library in our
GEAC consortium, an order is sent to the
North Suburban office. All North Suburban
libraries, cooperative library systems and
the Illinois Library and Information Net-
work are used for interlibrary loan service.
Magazines, newspapers, annuals,
government reports, and other
periodical/serial materials not owned by
Deerfield Library can be borrowed through
the Central Serials Service. For rush situa
tions, the library’s FAX machine can send
and receive articles from Central Serials
and from other area libraries.
You must have a Deerfield Library card
to request interlibrary loan, and orders are
limited to five at a time. All photocopying
is subject to copyright law.
Both interlibrary loan and Central Serials
Service arc intended to supplement the
holdings of Deerfield Library and to extend
services to library patrons.
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Adult Programs
Review
Thanks to all Deerfield residents who at
tended the Adult library programs mid
November to mid April. A variety of 15
major programs were held and the atten
dance for most programs was favorable. A
total of 475 people attended, some of whom
were visiting the library for the first time.
The most popular programs were the art
lecture on the Courtauld Collection,
Choices for a Richer Life, and Dealing with
Difficult People. The “homemaking” pro
grams on preparing for company at holiday
time and home decorating were fourth and
fifth in popularity.
During the summer, adult programming
will be lighter. A late morning book review
series is featured (see article). An exciting
line-up is in the planning stages for fall:
look fora visit from a very popular and well
known Chicago mystery writer and a morn
ing Great Books course among others.
Programs are evaluated regularly, and
aimed at social, educational and recrea
tional community interests. For program
suggestions and cooperative programs with
other community organizations, contact
Sally Brickman at the library.
PROGRAMS - SUMMER 1988
JUNE
14 - Register for Youth Services Programs
Activity booklet is in library
20 Youth Services Programs Begin
22 Book Review: A Perfect Spy, 11 a.m.
Family Night, Magician, 7 p.m.
23 Thursday Movies, 2 p.m., 7 p.m. (see p.2)
29 Family Night, Talk on Sharks, 7 p.m.
JULY
6 - Book Review, Prince of Tides, 11 a.m.
Family Movie, Chariots of Fire, 7 p.m.
7 - Thursday Movies, 2 p.m., 7 p.m. (see p.2)
13 - Family Night, “Kidfolk” folksingers, 7 p.m.
20 - Book Review, Cold Sassy Tree, 11 a.m.
Family Night, Roberts Marionettes, “Talking Cat”, 7 p.m.
21 -Thursday Movies, 2 p.m., 7 p.m., (see p.2)
AUGUST
4 - Thursday movies, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
18 - Thursday movies, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
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DEERFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Quarterly Newsletter
Phone: 945-3311
Executive Librarian: Suzanne Whetstone
Library Board
Tom Parfitt, President
Rosemary Sazonoff, Secretary
Tony Sabato, Treasurer
Jack Anderson
Sue Benn
Wilbur Page
Charlene Reich
SUMMER HOURS
Mon-Thu: 9:30 am-9:00 pm
Fri-Sat:
9:30 am-5:00 pm
Sun:
Closed Beginning May 29
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Memorial Day May 30
Independence Day July 4
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June - August 1988
1969 Deerfield Public Library Building Project Referendum
A Perfect Spy
American Library Association (ALA)
Anthony G. Sabato
Call It Courage
Case of the Cosmic Comic
Central Serials Service (CSS)
Chariots of Fire
Charlene Reich
Chicago Author
Chicago Illinois
Cold Sassy Georgia
Cold Sassy Tree
Cricket in Times Square
David Mayer
Deerfield Citizens for Drug Awareness
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Automation
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Interlibrary Loan Service
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Reciprocal Borrowing Program
Deerfield Public Library Referendum
Deerfield Public Library Summer Reading Programs
Deerfield Public Library Survey
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Village Hall
Dominican University
E. Rucker Blakeslee
Electric Grandmother
GEAC Computers Inc.
Great Books Courses
Illinois Library and Information Network (ILLINET)
Jessica Esslinger
John A. Anderson
John Dewey
John LeCarre
John Stuart Mills
Kidfolk
Lionheart
Magnus Pym
Mary Suzanne Whetstone
Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Morton Grove Public Library
Nancy Reagan
Nikkolina
North Suburban Library System
Olive Ann Burns
Once Upon a Mouse
Pat Conroy
Phillip and the White Colt
Prince of Tides
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
River Forest Illinois
Roberts Marionettes
Rosary College
Rosary College Library School
Rosemary Sazonoff
Sally Brickman Seifert
Sara's Summer of the Swans
Searchable PDF
Skokie Illinois
Skokie Public Library
Soup for President
South Bend Indiana
Summer Switch
Susan L. Benn
Talking Cat
The Boston Globe
The Courtauld Collection
The Fur Coat Club
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Thomas E. Parfitt
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library Research Center
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame Humanities Reference Department
Virginia Carter
Waukegan Public Library
Wilbur Page