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BROWSING
at the DEERFIELD
PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIRBRARY HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
FRIDAY -SATURDAY
SUNDAY______________
9:30 am — 9 pm
9:30 am — 5 pm
1 — 5 pm (Sept, through May)
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY - DO SOMETHING!
If you would like to know more
about U.S. foreign policy, join our
"Great Decisions" discussion group
which will meet on Tuesdays at
7:30 p.m. beginning February 11th,
continuing through April 8th. In
1986 more than 250,000 Americans all over the country will study
and discuss these topics:
and Defense. (Last year more than
67,000 ballots were sent in.)
Register at the library, buy your
$7.00 briefing book, and join us for
a "get acquainted" session followed
by eight lively, enlightening evenings.
Peggy McCabe, Adult Services Dept.
1) How Foreign Policy Is Made: the
case of Central America
2) Star Wars and the Geneva Talks:
What Future for Arms Control?
3) Democracy in Latin America:
Focus on Argentina & Brazil
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
TAX ASSISTANCE
Free tax assistance for the elder
ly, the handicapped, and the low in-
come taxpayer will again be offered
by trained graduates'A.A.R.P.'s
International Terrorism: In
VITA (Volunteer Income Tax
Search of a Response
Assistance) program. The volunEuropean Community & the U.S.: teers will be in the library meeting
room beginning Feb. 7th on Tues
Friction Among Friends
days and Fridays 1-4 p.m. through
Third World Development: Old
April 11th. Call 948-0647 or
Problems, New Strategies?
945-01 58 for a confidential
Israel & the U.S.: Friendship and appointment.
Discord
Peggy McCabe, Adult Services Dept.
Religion in International Politics:
Why the Resurgence?
As part of this national study
you will read the non-partisan,
non-political Foreign Policy Association briefing booklet for in-depth
background. Then after our weekly
discussion, fill in the opinion ballot
registering your views. They are
tabulated and sent to the President,
Congress, and the Depts. of State
SPRING STORYHOUR
REGISTRATION
Registration for spring preschool
storyhours in the Young People's
Department will begin Monday,
March 24. In-person registration
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and phone
registration after 11:00 a.m. The
FEBRUARY/APRIL 1986
Vol. 1, No. 1
storyhours will be held:
Mondays
10:00—10:30
1:30- 2:00
Tuesdays
10:00—10:30
1:30- 2:00
Wednesdays
10:00—10:30
The sessions will run from April
7 — May 14. Registration is on a
first-come, first-serve basis. All li
brary programs are free of charge.
Preschool storyhours are de
signed for children 3-5 years old
who are not yet in Kindergarten.
The programs feature stories, songs,
fingerplays and other activities
geared to this age group. The goals
0f the program are to help each
child develop listening skills, enjoy
various types of story experiences.
adjust to group situations, and have
fun
Jean Reuther, Young People's Dept.
SURVEY RESULTS
Remember when you filled out
survey forms during the month of
September 1985 after using the
library? First of all, Thank You for
taking the time to do so. Secondly,
here are the results of the survey
taken from 601 returned forms:
81.6% of the titles looked for were
found; 82.5% of the subject/author
requests were filled using our
collection; and 95.2% of you who
"browsed" found something you
wanted in the library.
Rick Bean, Reference IAdult Services
�♦ ♦ ♦ FILMS IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S ROOM ♦ ♦ ♦
Feb. 8
10 am
The Boy and the
Snow Goose
Lucky Hans
Noises in the Night
Mar. 22 The Hoober Bloob Highway
2 pm
Wee Gillis
Feb. 22 The Goose Girl
2 pm
Summer Switch
Apr. 12 Little Red Riding Hood
10am Mo ther Holle
The Table, the Donkey
and the Stick
Mar. 8
10 am
Apr. 26 Return to Oz
10 am
New Friends
The Selfish Giant
The Little Lost Burro
Tickets will be required for Return to Oz. Tickets are available free of
charge starting April 19.
NUTRITIONAL AWARENESS
DAY - MARCH 27th
Guidance by a dietician in how
to encourage good family eating
habits (particularly for your pre
schooler) will be offered at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March 27 in the
Catherine Price room.
This program, under the auspices
of the North Suburban Dietetic Or
ganization, will be followed by a
question and answer period. Any
one who has attended our Living
with Your 3 to 5 Year Old pro
grams should especially try to come
to this program for menu sugges
tions which will cover that age
group.
Peggy McCabe, Adult Services Dept.
FAREWELL
On November 29, 1985, Doro
thy Bixby worked her final day at
Deerfield Public Library after 17
years of service. Dorothy started as
a circulation assistant, then for sev
eral years worked as acquisitions
clerk in the Technical Services De
partment. Dorothy's "duties" as
acquisitions clerk have been taken
over by Susan Bloom. Susan has
been working part-time in the Tech
nical Services Department for one
year. The staff at Deerfield Public
Library wishes Dorothy all the best
in her future endeavors and "Wel
come" to Susan!
BPHPROGRAM
Deerfield Public Library current
ly participates in the National Li
brary Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (BPH)
sponsored by the Library of Con
gress. The library receives BPH
materials through the Suburban
Audio Visual Service (SAVS).
SAVS serves all suburban libraries,
but applications for the BPH pro
gram should be made at your home
library.
The application form must be
filled out and then signed by a
proper authority, such as a doctor,
nurse, welfare worker, etc. Books
are available in four formats:
braille, records, cassettes, and flexi
ble disks. Magazine subscriptions
are also available in flexible disk.
For more information on this ser
vice, contact Donna Schoerke at
945-3311.
BUSINESS ROOM
Do you need information on a
certain stock? Mutual Fund? Do
you want to know how many
people work for a certain corpora
tion or what that corporation pro
duces? How do you write a good
resume? What are some tips on
starting a small business? The
answers to these and other busi
ness-oriented questions can be
found in the resources we house in
our business room (located behind
the adult reference desks).
The business room is "divided"
into three areas: business reference;
circulating business materials; and
business periodicals. Examples of
business reference include Moody's,
Standard and Poor's, Illinois Manu
facturers Directory, Becker Guide,
and many more items. In our busi
ness periodicals collection we have
Crain's Chicago Business, Wall
Street Journal, Forbes, Business
Week, and much more. In future
newsletters, we will highlight some
of these business resources in detail.
For now, we want to invite you to
come in and see our business room
and use its informative materials.
Rick Bean, ReferenceIAdult Services
VIDEOS AT DPL
Did you know that Deerfield
Public Library has a collection of
videotapes which includes approx
imately 500 titles? We Sure Do!!!
Our videos are located on the first
shelf in the fiction/quiet room. The
collection includes drama, comedy,
musicals, mysteries, classics, and
other film categories. The best part
is that a Deerfield resident can
check out two videos at a time for
two days each for only $1.00 per
video. Come in and take a look at
our ever-growing video collection.
Rick Bean, ReferenceIAdult Services
�HUD SELLING LISTS
Deerfield Public Library would
like to announce that the library
carries the Department of Housing
and Urban Development's (HUD)
Selling List. These lists which are
published every three weeks des
cribe family properties in Illinois
available for sealed bid auction.
Each entry is accompanied by in
formation such as price, address,
construction type, number of
rooms, type of exterior finish, type
of heat, year built, and lot size.
Come in and take a look at the
HUD Selling Lists, but ask a refer
ence librarian for assistance (since
the lists are kept in the reference
office).
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
NEW LEGAL
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Deerfield Public Library now has
available The Guide to American
Law, a 12-volume legal encyclope
dia which explains aspects of law in
easy-to-understand terms. The set
encompasses legal concepts, land
mark documents, famous trials,
historical events, biographies, legal
education, legal organizations, and
many other areas of law. Various
aids included in the work makes
using The Guide very accessible.
These aids include tables, case and
statutory citations, cross-references,
sample legal forms, historical docu
ments, and topical and general sub
ject indexes. Also, there are numer
ous signed articles throughout the
set written by noted legal experts.
This very useful legal resource is
housed in the library's reference
area.
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AT DPL
In the 3rd edition of his Ency
clopedia Buying Guide, Kenneth
Kister said "The encyclopedia is an
indispensable as well as inevitable
tool of human development. Ency
clopedias have numerous uses, chief
among which are to inform, to ana
lyze, and to provide a frame of
reference." Deerfield Public Library
has an assortment of general ency
clopedias to assist you in your
informational needs.
In adult reference, the library
has the following encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana, Encyclo
pedia Britannic a. Colliers Encyclo
pedia, Encyclopedia International,
and World Book Encyclopedia. In
the Young People's Department,
you will find Academic American
Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Ameri
cana, World Book Enc/yc/opedia,
Merit Students Encyclopedia, The
New Book of Knowledge, Colliers
Encyclopedia, and Compton's
Encyclopedia. Also, older editions
of our (enc1 ycfd.pedlas can be
checked out. If you need assistance
in locating and using any of our en
cyclopedias, just ask a librarian for
help.
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
THANKS!
The staff at Deerfield Public
Library would like to extend a
hearty Thank You to all of our
patrons for being patient during the
repairing of the library building's
roof. We apologize for any inconviences you might have faced dur
ing that time. We hope the new
roof will provide a good shelter for
the library for many years to come.
LOCAL CHILDREN'S
AUTHORS
Fern Brown was born in Chicago
and now lives in Riverwoods, Illi
nois. She has been a teacher in Chi
cago and also a lecturer at the
University of Illinois. Fern Brown is
the author of many books about
horses and her book. Behind the
Scenes at the Horse Hospital, was
given the Carl Sandburg Award for
children's books in 1981. Her fami
ly's interest in horses has led to
many other books which can be
found in the Young People's room
in the library.
Charlotte Herman is the author
of a new book in the Young
People's room. Millie Cooper 3-B is
the story of a young girl growing up
in the Chicago area and is patterned
after Charlotte Herman's own child
hood. Some of her other books are
What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz? and Our Snowman Had Olive
Eyes which are also in our collec
tion. She lives in Lincolnwood,
Illinois and has been a teacher in
the Chicago public schools. She en
joys bike rides and the outdoors.
Jamie Gilson is a popular author
with many young Deerfield readers.
She lives in Wilmette, Illinois and
works as a lecturer and teacher in
the Wilmette schools in addition to
writing juvenile fiction. Her newest
book. Hello, My Name is Scrambled
Eggs is now in the Young People's
room. Some of her other wellknown books are 13 Ways to Sink a
Sub, 4-B Goes Wild and Do Bananas
Chew Gum?
Sheila Day, Young People’s Dept.
�CONSUMERS INDEX
Deerfield Public Library has
available the Consumers Index to
Product Evaluations and Informa
tion Sources. The index is a quart
erly guide to magazine articles which
deal with consumer products and
services. Examples of areas covered
in the index include Money and the
Law, Clothing, Computers, Trans
portation, The Home, Health and
Personal Care, and Travel and Vaca
tions. Each entry gives the article
title, an annotation, and the cita
tion (magazine/volume/number/
date/pages). Consumers Index is
located on the index tables (next to
Reader's Guide).
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
ART PRINTS AVAILABLE
How would you like Renoir's
Girl with a Cat hanging in your
living room? Maybe Homer's
Croquet Scene in your den? It can
happen by checking out any of our
over 200 art prints available at
Deerfield Public Library. Prints
may be checked out for six weeks
on a Deerfield Public Library card.
Artists represented in our collection
include Carol Auer, Paul Cezanne,
Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh,
Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, An
drew Wyeth, and many more. Come
in today and browse through our
catalogs of art prints and choose
one for yourself!
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
include dealer cost, and suggested
retail cost for different models and
accessories. In the area of used cars,
the library subscribes to the Auto
mobile Red Book, which comes out
eight times a year. This guide con
tains the average finance value,
average wholesale value, and aver
age retail value of used cars, both
domestic and imported. So, before
you make an auto purchase, drop
by Deerfield Public Library for
some useful information.
Rick Bean, Reference/Adult Services
CAR GUIDES
Thinking of buying a new or
used car? Maybe Deerfield Public
Library can help you out. The li
brary houses very useful car guides
which may assist you in making an
auto purchase decision. For new
cars, the library has both the Deal
ers Cost Corporation Price Guide
for American and for foreign cars.
In this annual publication, listings
PAGES WANTED
We are now accepting applications for
pages. You must be 16 years of age
and be available to work the following
hours:
1 afternoon 4—6
1 evening
6—9
plus occasionally Saturday
and occasionally Sunday
Contact Mrs. Curulewski at 945-3311
for more information.
Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, 1L 60015
Phone: 945-3311
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Deerfield, IL
Permit No. 196
DEERFIELD POSTAL PATRON
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
April 6-12, 1986
"Get a Head Start at the Library"
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Spring 1986 Newsletter
Vol. 1, No. 1
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McCabe, Peggy
Reuther, Jean
Bean, Rick
Day, Sheila
13 Ways to Sink a Sub
4-B Goes Wild
Academic American Encyclopedia
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
Andrew Wyeth
Argentina
Automobile Red Book
Becker Guide
Behind the Scenes at the Horse Hospital
Brazil
Business Week
Car Buying Guides
Carl Sandburg Award for Children's Books
Carol Auer
Catherine B. Price Room
Central America
Charlotte Herman
Chicago Illinois
Chicago Public Schools
Claude Monet
Colliers Encyclopedia
Compton's Encyclopedia
Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources
Crain's Chicago Business
Croquet Scene
Dealers Cost Corporation Price Guide
Deerfield Illinois
Deerfield Public Library
Deerfield Public Library Adult Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Art Circulating Collection
Deerfield Public Library Browsing Newsletter
Deerfield Public Library Building and Property Maintenance
Deerfield Public Library Business Room
Deerfield Public Library Programming
Deerfield Public Library Survey
Deerfield Public Library Technical Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Videotape Collection
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department
Deerfield Public Library Youth Services Department Storytime
Do Bananas Chew Gum
Donna Schoerke
Dorothy Bixby
Edgar Degas
Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Buying Guide
Encyclopedia International
Europe
Fern Brown
Forbes Magazine
Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Policy Association Great Decisions Program
Girl with a Cat
Hello My Name is Scrambled Eggs
Illinois Manufacturers Directory
Israel
Jamie Gilson
Jean Reuther
Kenneth Kister
Latin America
Lincolnwood Illinois
Little Red Riding Hood
Lucky Hans
Merit Students Encyclopedia
Millie Cooper 3-B
Moody's
Mother Holle
Mrs. Curulewski
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (BPH)
National Library Week
New Friends
Noises in the Night
North Suburban Dietetic Organization
Nutritional Awareness Month
Our Snowman Had Olive Eyes
Pablo Picasso
Paul Cezanne
Peggy McCabe
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
President of the United States
Reader's Guide
Religion
Return to Oz
Rick Bean
Riverwoods Illinois
Searchable PDF
Sheila Day
Standard and poor's
Star Wars Defense System
Suburban Audio Visual Service (SAVS)
Summer Switch
Susan Bloom
Tax Assistance
Terrorism
The Boy and the Snow Goose
The Goose Girl
The Guide to American Law
The Hoober Bloob Highway
The Little Lost Burro
The New Book of Knowledge
The Selfish Giant
The Table the Donkey and the Stick
The Wall Street Journal
United States Congress
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Selling List
United States Department of State
United States Foreign Policy
United States Library of Congress
United States President
University of Illinois
Vincent Van Gogh
Wee Gillis
What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz
Wilmette Illinois
Wilmette Public Schools
Winslow Homer
World Book Encyclopedia