Winter 2012 news - Riverside Public Library

R IVERSIDE P UBLIC L IBRARY
NEWSLETTER AND PROGRAM GUIDE
WINTER 2012
FRIENDS
KICK OFF THEIR
2012 FUNDRAISING DRIVE
The Riverside Friends of the Library’s 2012 Fundraising Drive has begun! Enclosed with this
newsletter you will find the application and envelope in which to enclose and send your
donation. By making a donation to the Friends, you allow them the ability to make donations to the Riverside Public Library. The Library, in turn, uses these donations to provide
special services, programs and equipment which benefit all patrons. The Friends annually
support the Summer Reading Program at the Library. Friends help friends and everyone
wins! As a member of the Friends of the Library, you are entitled to special perks throughout the year that include a $10 savings on our Riverside Afghan! All contributions to the Friends are tax deductible. Donations
can be made with major credit cards or electronic checking through E-Pay on the Library’s website:
www.riversidelibrary.org. The current Friends of the Library Officers are: Ruth Julian, President; Kimberly Keldermans, Treasurer; Diane Harris, Secretary; and Sarah Nielsen, Fundraising Chairperson. In 2011, nearly $ 10,000
was raised by the Friends. Thank you for your continuing support to help the Friends help the Riverside Public
Library!
BOOK THE WEEKEND! January 13, 14 & 15, 2012
A very special weekend of Olmsted, Authors, Lectures and Book Signings.... stop in, call, or order your books
through our website before the event to guarantee you’ll get a copy of each. Attend the events to meet
the authors and have them autographed after the program.
Friday, January 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m. The Frederick Law Olmsted Society Annual Meeting at the Riverside Township Hall. Olmsted biographer, Justin Martin, author of Genius of Place: The Life Frederick Law Olmsted, will
present a lecture on Olmsted’s works. Books will be available for purchase and autographing. $30*.
Saturday, January 14th at 1:00 p.m. in the Great Room of the Library, Justin Martin will lecture on his biography
on Olmsted’s life, answer questions and sign books. $30*. Mr. Martin is the author of three biographies**. He
is a graduate of Rice University in Houston, TX, and lives with his wife and sons in Forest Hills Gardens, NY.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT 2:00 p.m. in the Great Room of the Library, Riverside Author David Scheffer will give
a talk, answer questions about the war crimes tribunals, and then be available for book signing. Book
$35.00***
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity) Within days of Madeleine Albright's confirmation as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1993,
she instructed David Scheffer to spearhead the historic mission to create a war crimes tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia. As senior adviser to Albright and then as President Clinton's ambassador-at-large for war crimes
issues, Scheffer was at the forefront of the efforts that led to criminal tribunals for the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, and Cambodia, and that resulted in the creation of the permanent International Criminal Court. All
the Missing Souls is Scheffer's gripping insider's account of the international gamble to prosecute those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and to redress some of the bloodiest human rights atrocities in our time.
* Proceeds from the sale of the Olmsted book will go toward beginning the digitalization of the FLOS microfilmed writings.
**Copies of Mr. Martin’s other book (Greenspan: The Man Behind Money ) will also be available for purchase in limited quantities.
*** Proceeds from the sale of Mr. Scheffer’s book will benefit the Riverside Friends of the Library.
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BOOK
DISCUSSIONS AT
THE LIBRARY
Join the Library’s
Book Discussion
Group. We meet
in our beautiful
Quiet Reading
Room. Ask at the
Reference Desk for more information or to reserve a copy of
a discussion book. New members are always welcome!
Please note some of the discussions take place during the afternoon.
The Swerve: How the World
Became Modern
By Stephen Greenblatt
January 26 – 2:30 p.m.
Discussion led by Diane
Ruzevich
Rules of Civility
By Amor Towles
February 23 – 2:30 p.m.
Discussion led by Marilyn
Oorbeck
Ready Player One: a Novel
By Ernest Cline
March 22 – 7:00 p.m.
Discussion led by Shannon
Duffy
Let the Great World Spin
By Colum McCann
April 26 – 2:30 p.m.
Discussion led by Kris Downs
Coming soon…
MEMOIR WRITING CLASS
Reference Librarian Kris Downs
will be offering a Memoir Writing Class in March. Watch the
Library's website or contact
the Reference Desk (4426366) for more information.
ADULT SERVICES
AARP Tax Aide Program is pleased to be able to
once again provide their volunteer tax preparation
service here at the Library on Wednesdays, February
15, February 22, March 7, March 14, March 21, April
14 and April 11. from 9:30 a.m. through 1:30 a.m.
Three appointments will be scheduled each hour.
Registration begins Monday, January 23. You must
register in advance via online, at the Reference
Desk or by phone.
Art in the Library’s Public Meeting Room
January Artists: Meet the Artists Event
Sunday, January 29th at 2:00 p.m.
The Landscape of Riverside: Works Inspired by Nature
Oil Painters Susan Hong-Sammons, Karen Phipps, Ellie McDonald, Tony
Bedolla; photographer Sophia Soluri, and poems by Rachel Noelle
Sammons will present new works inspired by the local landscape and
nature of Riverside at the Riverside Public Library during the months of
December and January. The show can be seen in the Library's Public
Meeting Room. The artists are, variously, members of the Chicago
Plein Air Painters Association, the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, and
the Oil Painters of America, and their works are represented in private,
college, and corporate collections throughout the country. The Landscape of Riverside: Works Inspired by Nature opened at the Riverside
Public Library on December 6th and runs through January 30th.
NOTE: Are you a local artist or know of one we should feature? Please
contact Dorothy Sikora to find out more about exhibiting at the Library: [email protected]
KNITTING CONTINUES
Monday evenings, January 23 - May 21, 2011*. 7 - 8:30
p.m. In the Public Meeting Room. Serious knitters and
those serious about learning from others (no formal instruction - just sharing and guidance from other patrons) welcome to drop in any Monday evening with needles and
yarn! Crochet and other yarn crafters welcome as well.
Children under the age of 11 should be accompanied by an adult.
*Please check our calendar: NO Knitting on April 9th.
RIVERSIDE GARDEN CLUB HELPS MAKE THE SEASON BRIGHT!
Thank you to the Riverside Garden Club
for decorating the Library this Holiday
Season. The festive bows and greenery
added a special touch to the Great
Room, staircase and YS areas. Year after
year the holiday season is brighter thanks
to the talents of the club members.
ADULT SERVICES
RIVERSIDE WRITERS WORKSHOP WITH
MICHAEL PERRICONE
Due to its success and popularity, Michael Perricone
will offer five additional 6-week sessions in 2012. The
next two sessions available for registration online, or by
phone, are set for Tuesdays, Mar 20, 7, Apr 3, 10, 17,
24 or May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, at 7:00 p.m. The
workshops are led by journalist and author Mike Perricone from 7 p.m. to 8:30 PM in the Quiet Reading
Room. There is no fee, but space is limited so register
early. If you want to write, we’ll help you get started.
If you’re writing but feel stuck, we’ll help you get unstuck. If you’re writing steadily but want to improve,
we’ll help you get to the next level. Fiction or nonfiction; beginner, intermediate or advanced – all are
invited to participate, and all are invited to offer their
work for discussion by the group. Perricone’s writing
career of nearly 40 years has ranged from sports writing to science writing with a few stops in between. He
is the author of two books: “From Deadlines to Diapers: Journal of an At-Home Father,” and a book on
cosmology, “The Big Bang”. To sign up for the workshop, or for more information, please contact Dorothy
Sikora at the Library: [email protected]).
STEVE JUSTMAN PERFORMS SONGS OF THE
AMERICAN RAILROADS
Sunday, February 26th, 2:00 p.m. In the Great Room
Singer, troubadour, musician, entertainer, collector
and caretaker of songs. Steve Justman has been performing Americana and folk
music in the Chicago area
and neighboring Midwest
region for many years. A collector of songs as well as other artifacts of Americana, he
is in a way a throwback to a
different era, singing a mix of
traditional and popular folk,
pop standards, and classic country that people might
know while focusing on connecting with his audience.
This program is a labor of love program that will explore a portion of the great wealth of railroad songs
that have become part of America's folk music heritage. The railroads built this country, and the songs tell
the story of people and places centered around
many famous American railroads and their routes. Steve has been an avid model railroad collector for
years, and will bring a few examples to show some of
the great trains he sings about. This program is for all
ages.
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IS IT YOUR “LUCKY DAY”?
Are you an avid reader who places holds on the most popular new
titles? Do you wish you didn’t
have to wait so long for the Library’s copy? We now have a
collection of the hottest new titles
by popular authors such as P. D.
James, Janet Evanovich, Erik Larson, James Patterson, Sue Grafton and John Grisham. Lucky Day books are additional copies that
cannot be placed on hold. Stop at the Reference
Desk whenever you are in the Library to look for a
book you’ve been waiting to read. Is it there? It’s
your lucky day! Lucky Day books can be checked
out for two weeks and cannot be renewed.
WINTER BOOK CHAT AT THE RIVERSIDE
WINE BAR: Join us for a fun evening at
the Riverside War Bar Monday January
30th. The Librarians will suggest good
reads to enjoy on long cold winter nights.
Bring your suggestions too. Registration is
required as seating is limited. The Riverside Wine
Bar is located at 34 East Avenue. The Book Chat
will begin at 7 p.m. Contact the Reference Desk
(442-6366) for more information or to register.
HUMMINGBIRDS
Wednesday, February 1st,
1 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room
Nancy Carrol will discuss hummingbirds at this cosponsored program by the Riverside Garden Club
and the Riverside Public Library. Everyone is welcome to attend!
MUSIC OF THE CIVIL WAR ON
HAMMERED DULCIMER
performed by Phil Passen
Saturday, February 11th, 1:30 p.m. in the Great Room
In Honor of Abraham Lincoln...a program for all ages. The hammered dulcimer was popular in the US
during the Civil War, and music of that era seems at
home played on this unique instrument. Many tunes
and songs in this program are still familiar today, others though less familiar are just as heartfelt. This
promises to be a fascinating program of historical
music. After this wonderful music program, stay for
the 3 p.m. Civil War Re-enactors program. Check on
the Youth Services page for more information!
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YO U T H S E RV I C E S
STORY TI MES AT TH E L I BRARY
Baby & Toddler Story-time
Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. (January 24th – March 20th)
The librarian will share stories, rhymes and fun with children under
3 (accompanied by a caregiver). Being able to sit still not required! No sign-up needed (limited to the first 20 children).
Ready, set, READ & play!
Drop-In Story-time
Every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. (starting January 11 th)
The whole family can enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. No need
to sign-up.
Preschool Story-time
Every Wednesday at 1:30 pm (February 1st – March 21st)
Children enjoy favorite stories as well as songs and rhymes with
the librarian for a half-hour. For ages 3 and up. No registration
necessary.
Monday Mornings at the Library –
Play Group for Tots! (starting January 9 th)
Every Monday from 9:30 through 11:30 a.m.
Start your week off right at the Library! Play, read,get together with
your neighbors and friends. Our Story-time Room is open to you, so
stop on by--no sign up needed. Caregivers must stay in the room
with the children. Please no food or drink. For children 3 and under.
Drop-In Crafts
January 15th-17th “Snow Craft”
February 12th-14th “Valentine Craft”
March 11th-13th “Daylight Savings Time Sun
Craft”
Crafts are for children ages 3 and up (caregivers may need to
lend a hand). No need to sign up.
FREE EARLY INTERVENTION
SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN
Ages 4 months – 3 years
Friday mornings, February 24th and
May 18th
Schedule an appointment with
a Developmental Therapist
from the Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center, call Carol
Boyke at (708) 352-3580, ext.
383. Have you wondered if
your child under the age of
three is meeting his/her developmental milestones? Research has shown that the earlier we identify any delay in development and begin addressing that delay, the better likelihood a child will be as ready
as possible to begin kindergarten. Helping Hand will provide
free screenings at the library
for children ages four months
to three years. A Master’s Level
Developmental Therapist will
meet with each child for about
45 minutes.
Don’t miss out on the fun!
For the most current
Youth Services programming and events, sign
up for e-mail notification
at any of the service
desks!
“Read-Out,” a Reading Club for Early Readers
Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. (February 1st – 29th)
Youth Services invites children to come and enjoy a fun-filled “read-athon.” Each week the librarian will read a few stories to the children while
they have a small snack. Then, the group will put on a short play with
each child reading a small part out loud (as long as he/she is comfortable
doing so). Kids have fun practicing their reading skills away from a school
setting. For 1st-3rd graders. Snacks provided. Registration required.
YO U T H S E RV I C E S
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A Civil War Commemorative Afternoon
Saturday, February 11th
at 1:30 pm.:
Phil Passen, a hammered dulcimer musician will perform "Music of the Civil War." Mr. Passen will
sing and play this unique and beautiful instrument including many tunes and songs still famous today, such as Home, Sweet, Home; and The Battle Cry of Freedom.
at 3:00 p.m.:
Colin Fagan and his son, Conor, both Riverside residents and Civil War
re-enactors active in the 8th Illinois Cavalry Unit will bring the life of a
Civil War soldier to life. All ages are welcome to experience replica era
uniforms, haversacks, bedrolls, and even weapons up-close. Children
under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Intermediate Knitting Techniques
Monday, January 23, 4-5:30 p.m. or Saturday, January 28, 10-11:30 a.m. or Thursday, February 9th,
3:30-5 p.m.
You know how to knit, now what? Learn how to do the
purl, rib, and stockinette stitches. Begin learning how to
read a knitting pattern. Make an increase and a decrease. Bring a pair of knitting needles, we’ll supply the
yarn. Participants must know how to cast-on, bind-off, and do the basic knit stitch. These hour and
a half long workshops are for experienced knitters, grades 3 & up.
LEGO Days “ROBOT-Mania”
NEW! Drawing for a LEGO set!
Sunday, March 25th – Wednesday, March 28th -2:30-4:30 p.m.
Make a robot out of our LEGOs to display at the
Library & put your name in for a drawing to win a
LEGO “Exo-FORCE” kit. For ages 5 and up. No
registration necessary.
The Hunger Games (a before-the-movie
Event) and Book Discussion
Coming to YOU at Riverside Library this MARCH.
The HOTTEST book series ever means you’ve got
to get in on the action at this before-the-movieevent. Talk about The Hunger Games (the first
book only), test your mettle as a survivor. There
will be snacks (for those who are REALLY hungry!). For 5th graders and up ONLY. Details on our
website http://www.riversidelibrary.org/
You are invited to: A Royal
Party!
Thursday, March 8, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Come ye noble lords and ladies,
knights, kings and queens! A royal
good time is in store for you. Listen to stories,
compete in a jousting tournament, make a
heraldic shield or crown, and of course, enjoy
a royal snack. Many a fine entertainment is
available and all noble families are invited.
Let the library be your castle for this special
event. Be sure and dress for the occasion, if
you choose! For families and children. Ages 4
& up. Registration required and begins February 19th.
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2011 MEMORIALS AND DONATIONS
In Honor of Rita Stronczek’s Retirement from the
In Memory of Thomas Podock
Riverside Public Library
Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Podock Family
Donated by Mike and Pat Vrablik
A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the
Longest Battle of WWII by Richard Snow; The Heavens are Empty:
Discovering the Lost Town of Trochenbrod by Avrom Bendavid-Val
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
In Memory of Janet Benson Ashby
Donated by Mrs. Glenna Linder
As Always, Julia: the Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto , by Joan
Reardon
In Honor of Ken Kuratko, who was presented The Bill Jansky Distinguished Citizen Award 2011 for his outstanding community service to
the children and adults of Riverside, Donated by the Riverside Township Lions Club
About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos
by Ron Marasco
In Memory of Joseph Zaremba
Donated by Mary R. Sordel
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles by Giles
Chapman
In Memory of Linnea Gross
Donated by Jean DiMonte & Family
The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Chicago by Sally
Sexton Kalmbach; Passport Not Required: U.S. Volunteers in the Royal
Navy, 1939-1941 by Eric Dietrich-Berryman
Donated by Gabriel Fisher
Don’t Mourn-Organize!: Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill
Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
[Music CDs]
In Memory of Otto C. Schultz, Jr.
Donated by Valerie Melius Kunz
Open Up Your Heart, Chicago Children’s Choir : Conductor, Josephine
Lee; Lang, Lang - Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Conductor, Daniel
Barenboim; The Chicago Chamber Musicians, 2001-2004, Pick Steiger
Concert Hall NorthWestern University, Evanston; Chicago Symphony
Chorus: A 40th Anniversary Celebration;Cedille Records: 15th Anniversary Sampler: Kalmar Conducting Grant Park Orchestra; The MIX
Music Calendar; Holy Night: A Jazz Celebration of Christmas; Ravinia
Festival: One Score, One Chicago ; The Chicago Chamber Musicians’
Invitation to the Dance: From Minuet to Swing; Lawndale Community
Church: Hope House Men’s Choir, “I Will Ever Sing Your Praise”
In Memory of Anton “Tony” Braun
Donated by Jerry & Jan Cegielski
Lullaby of Birdland: The Autobiography of George Shearing by
Jonathan Shear; The Fifty Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time:
Rankings, Analysis and Photos by Gene Rizzo; donated by Betsy
Snyder ;One for the Ages: Jack Nicklaus and the 1986 Masters
by Tom Clavin; Saxophone Colossus: A Portrait of Sonny Rollins by
Bob Blumenthal
In Honor of Dean Eastman’s Birthday
Donated by Jean Sussman and Ed Lyons
Sea Anemones by Jody Sullivan
Donated by Dorothy Schroeder, Vice President for Exhibitions &
Museum Administration, The Art Institute of Chicago
Hyperlinks: Architecture and Design by Zoe Ryan and Joseph Rosa;
Contemporary Collecting: the Judith Neisser Collection; by James
Rondeau; Kings, Queens and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance
France; John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism;
Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings: Masterpieces from Ancient Mexico; Public Notice 3 by Jitish Kallat; Altered and Adorned:
Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life; Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention; Dolls and Masks by Ralph Eugene Meatyard;
Contemporary Drawings of the Irving Stenn Jr. Collection
Donated by the Frederick Law Olmsted Society
Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts; George Herbert: The Complete English Works ; Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law
Olmsted by Justin Martin; The Complete Architecture of Adler &
Sullivan by Richard Nickel & Aaron Siskind
Lego Block donations to the Youth Services Department
Christine Nemec
Brian Rogers
In Honor of Thomas Barr - Happy 60th Birthday
Donated by Jack & Joan Wiaduck
The Engineer in America: A Historical Anthology from Technology
& Culture
In Honor of Thomas Shields:
Donated by Ann DeSimone and Family
Happy Birthday and Happy Retirement!
Mother’s Monday Missile by Patricia Hoglund Michaels
Donated by Pat & Jerome Flanagan
[Riverside Authors Collection]
The Quotable Lawyer by Tony Lyons; Humor: Stories from the
Collection – More News from Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor;
In Honor of William & Hope Chorzempa
Donated by Sheila Gentile
10 Little Penguins by Kate Toms
[15 copies for Carrie Chorzempa Storytime Room]
Irish Chicago by John McLaughlin
Donated by Joan & Jack Wiaduck
Lost Chicago by David Lower; The Great Lakes: the Natural History of a Changing Region by Wayne Grady
In Memory of Eileen McMahon and
Donated by James Petrzilka
In Honor of Her Entire Family
Classic Houses of the Twenties by Loizeaux
Donated by Marjorie Lewe
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Piero Ferrucci
Monitors and Laptops
Kenneth A. Engstrom, MCSE, Blackman Kallick
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In Memory of Robert McCarthy
Donated by Evelyn L. O’Berry
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
[Book, ACD & DVD]
In Memory of Donald & Margaret R. Balassa
Donated by Peter D. Balassa
In Memory of Maria DiNatale Madden
Donated by Jerry & Jan Cegielski & Family
Conde Nast Traveler Room With a View
Donated by Meredythe Bolda
Breast Cancer Companion: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Donated by Thomas Shields
Artists’ Handmade Houses by Michael Owen Gotkin
The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital
Photos by Michael Freeman
A Natural History of the Chicago River by Joel Greenberg
The Chicago River: An Illustrated History & Guide to the River and
Its Waterways by David M. Solzman
In Honor of Christine Nemec - Happy Birthday!
In Memory of Beau Benoy
Donated by Patricia Nemec DDS - $50 Summer Reading Craft
Donated by Jean Sussman and Ed Lyons
In Honor of Matthew & Peter Laube’s Birthdays
All Aboard: the Complete North American Train Travel Book by Jim
Loomis; 162-0: Imagine a Cubs Perfect Season by Dan McGrath
Love from Mom & Dad (Julie & Michael Laube)
America the Beautiful; Kick the Football, Charlie Brown!
In Honor of the 70th Birthday of Marie Murray
Cecily G. And the 9 Monkeys by H.A. Rey
Donated by Kathleen Petrak
In Honor of Riverside Historical Museum -
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: St. Francis of Assisi
Babson Collection
Donated by Michael Flight
The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan by Richard Nickel
and Aaron Siskind
by Katherine Paterson
In Honor of the Birth of Jack Mackey
Donated by Bob & Laura Durkin
In Memory of Anne Fucinato
Traffic Pups by Michelle Meadows
Donated by Nancy Dvorak
Donated by JoAnne Stoklasa (author)
Chicago Italians at Work by Peter N. Pero
Italians in Chicago 1945-2005 by Dominic Candeloro
The Travels of Timmy and Thomas: A Tale of Two Turtles
In Memory of Papa Bob
Donated by the Riverside Township Lions Club
Donated by Auntie Lulu and Auntie Tortor
Grandpa’s Tractor by Michael Garland
In Memory of Eugenie Margaret Tokatlian
Donated by Zaven P. Tokatlian
In Memory of Jim Nash
The Rookery: A Building Book from the Chicago Architecture Foundation by Jay Pridmore
In Memory of Mary Ann Komperda
Donated by Marjorie Lewe
Playing Shakespeare by John Barton
Playing Shakespeare [4-DVD set]
Tennis Fitness for the Love of It by Suzanna McGee
Generously Donated by Shirley Evans
In Memory of Muriel McGuire Albertson
The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith
Donated by Mark & Dorothy Sikora
The Reenactor: A Staged Death by Luisa Buehler
An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of
Love, Service, and an Authentic Life by Mary Johnson
Generously Donated by John Keefe
Science Magazine - 1 year subscription
In Honor of Dan Herr
Donated by John & Jane Kunka
Muriel Spark: The Biography by Martin Stannard
In Honor of Susan Casey
donated by Janie & Don Cundiff
Public Libraries in the 21st Century by Ann E. Prentice
In Honor of Salvatore & Massimo Flight
Donated by Michael Flight
In Memory of Dolores Vesely
God’s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
Donated by Gladys Kreml
by Rodney Stark; Sports Car and Competition Driving by Paul
Frere; Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques by Ross
Bentley; Going Faster!: Mastering the Art of Race Driving by Carl
Lopez; Going Faster: The Official Visual Guide of the Skip Barber
Racing School [DVD]
One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Coastal Towns of America
by Stephen Brewer; Last Empty Places: A Past and Present Journey by Peter Stark
Donated by the Fortnightly Club of Riverside
The World’s Must-See Places: A Look Inside More than 100 Magnificent Buildings and Monuments
In Honor of Thomas & Kim Jacobs
Donated by Lia Brillhart, PhD
Form Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New York and
Chicago by Carol Willis
Estonian Tastes and Traditions by Karin Annus Karner
Donated by Michael Flight
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In Honor of Maddalena Flight
In Memory of Frank Stanley, J.D. & Marie C. Stanley, J.D.
Donated by Michael Flight
Donated by Prof. Kathryn Stanley Podwall
Baffled Parent’s Guide to Great Soccer Drills by Tom Fleck
In Memory of George Flight, Who Died Fighting Near St. Lô
Donated by Michael Flight
D-Day and the Battle of Normandy by Gerard Legout
The Clay Pigeons of St. Lô by Glover S. Johns, Jr.
Dying for Saint-Lô: Hedgerow Hell, July 1944
by Didier Lodieu
In Honor of Fr. Michael Lewon:
For the Blessings of your Faith & Friendship
Catholicism: Creator and Host Rev. Robert E. Barron [5-DVD Set]
In Memory of Lillian Imogene Lyons
Donated by Riverside Brookfield High School
Mother-Daughter Duet: Getting to the Relationship You Want with
Your Adult Daughter by Cheri Fuller & Ali Plum; Senior Moments:
What Happens When Your Brain Lets You Down by Shelley Klein;
Redstripe and Other Dachshund Tales by Jack Magestro; Every
Dog Has a Gift: True Stories of Dogs Who Bring Hope & Healing
Into Our Lives by Rachel McPherson; A Dog Named Slugger by
Leigh Brill
In Memory of Judy S. Dupont
Donated by Michelle Brown
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini [audiobook]
Donated by Dr. Dan Wharton
Encyclopedia of Mammals [16-volume set]
In Memory of Carl W. Sauer
Donated by Cathy Sauer
Classic Readings in Cultural Anthropology by Gary Ferraro
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her
American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Anne
Fadiman; The Cars of Pullman by Joe Welsh, Bill Howes
& Kevin J. Holland; Twilight of the Great Trains by Fred W.
Frailey; The Call of Trains,: Railroad Photographs by Jim
Shaughnessy
Yarn, books, pamphlets on sewing and yarn working
Sandra Buckley
In Memory of Clara K. And Roy G. Rylander
Donated by Dorothy Rylander Johnson
My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking
& Dr. “Bugs” Bower
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
by Gordon S. Wood; Signing Their Rights Away: The Fame and
Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the US Constitution by Denise
Kiernan; Handy President’s Answer Book, 2nd edition by David L.
Hudson; The First North Americans: An Archaeological Journey by
Brian M. Fagan; The Best American Travel Writing 2011 by Sloan
Crosley; Paris: The Collected Traveler by Barrie Kerper; A Professor, a President, and a Meteor: The Birth of American Science by
Cathryn J Prince; World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 911
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
In Memory of Mary Jean (MJ) Beetel Jones
Donated by her Family and Friends
Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schrieber, MD;
Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin; Breast Cancer
Beyond Convention; Breathe Deep Laugh Loudly by Judith Kravitz;
Cancer Vixen by Marrisa Marchetto; Chicken Soup for the Breast
Cancer Survivor's Soul by Jack Canfield; Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips
by Kris Carr; Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor by Kris Carr; Crazy Sexy
Cancer Tips by Kris Carr; Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr; Dear God
they Say its Cancer by Janet Thompson; Definitive Guide to Cancer
by Lise Aschuler; Don't Bet Against Me by Brett Favre; Forever
Ours by Janis Amatuzio; Healing in its Wings by Cheryl Owen Patterson; Healing the Gerson Way by Charlotte Gerson; Healing with
Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford; Healthy Recipes for your Nutritional Type by Dr. Joseph Mercola; Hope, Inspirational Stories; Just
Get me Through This by Deborah Cohen and Robert M. Gelfand,
M.D.; Living through Breast Cancer by Carolyn M. Kaelin MD;
Pray for a Cure Bible by Tyndale; Pretty is What Changes by Jessica Queller; Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston; Stronger than
Cancer by Connie Payton; The Acid Alkaline by Dr. Susan E.
Brown; The Doctor who Cures Cancer by William Kelley Eiden; The
Enzyme Factor by Hiromi Shinya; The Gerson Therapy by Charlotte Gerson;The Gift of Piece by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin; The
Humanside of Cancer by Jimmie C. Holland; The Liver and
Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse by Andreas Moritz; The Patient from
Hell by Stephen H. Schneide; The Reconnection by Dr. Eric Pearl;
The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook by Alissa Segersten; Uplift by
Barbara Delinsky; When God and Cancer Met by Lynn Eib; Why
We Walk by Dee Murphy;You Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay
Donated by her Book Club
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick; Innocent by Scott Turow; Lady
Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence; Manhunt by James L Swanson; My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.; One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary
Anne Shafer; The House at Riverston by Kate Morton; The Likeness by Tana French; The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron; The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose; Unbroken by Laura
Hillenbrand
by John Besh; Railway Maps of the World by Mark Ovenden; The
Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands, and Indigenous Peoples Meet by Eugene Linden
In Memory of Frances L. Sikora
Donated by C. S. Sikora
Heat Wave; Naked Heat; & Heat Rises by Richard Castle
Donated by Sandie Petrzlka
Nice Stories About Nice People by “Bugs” Bower
The Board and Staff of the Riverside Public
Library want to thank all of our 2011 donors.
We appreciate your continued support
helping make our Library a special place.
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OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE GENEROUS LIBRARY
DONORS – – 2011
$7,000
Riverside Friends of the Library Organization
$500 or more
In Memory of Mary Jean (MJ) Jones
Terry & Gina Mullen & Family, In Memory of Patricia Gudac
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Linda Kowalik
Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity
$200 or more
Lia V. Brillhart, Ph.D.
Valerie & Joseph Cablk
Michael Flight
Jane Cuningham
Kristine & James Gaustad
Thomas & Constance Litwiler
Edward Lyons & Jean Sussman
John Keefe
Mullins Family
Riverside Township
Riverside Township Lions Club
William L. Smith, Jr.
In Memory of Frank Stanley, J.D. &
Marie C. Stanley, J.D.,
Donated by Prof. Kathryn Stanley
Podwall & “Bugs” Bower
$100 - $199
Peter Balassa
In Honor of the Marriage of
Kim Bruneau & Jack Peterson
Len & Dolores Disis
Julia B. Faust
Karen Foley
Larry Forssberg
Ruth & Dick Freeark
Mr. & Mrs. Schofield Gross
Thomas & Constance Guardi
Yvonne Luccero & Jim Harrington
Dennis & Diane Harris
Lou & Martha Heine
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Johnson
Ruth & Dick Julian
Kim & Frank Keldermans
Michelle Kmet
Paul & Susan Kucera
Patrick & Karen Layng
Patrick & Mary Leone
Yvonne & Harold Lindahl
Catherine Manos
Dave Newman
Nikolay Y. Nikolov
Doug & Kathleen Pletcher
Stephen Pruett-Jones
June M. Reyes
Diane & Jim Richards
Candace Rizzi
Cathy Sauer
Julie & John Schaff
Dorothy Schroder
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Shields
Mark & Dorothy Sikora
Joseph E. Troiani, Ph.D.
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In Recognition of a Life - Riverside Friends of the Library
Book Recognition Program 2011
In Recognition of the Life of
Christine Wardley Jensik
Is your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?
By Audrey Vernick
In Recognition of the Life of Bertha Gonzalez
The New Yorker Stories by Ann Beattie
In Recognition of the Life John J. Jameson, Jr.
Last Empty Places : A Past and Present Journey Through the
Blank Spots on the American Map
by Peter Stark
In Recognition of the Life of Linnea Gross
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
In Recognition of the Life of Jan “Joe” Stebe
Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Deborah Mitford
Duchess of Devonshire
In Honor of the Retirement of Rita Stronczek from the
Riverside Public Library. In Recognition of twentythree years of service. Thank You!
In Recognition of the Riverside Garden Club on their
90th Anniversary, April 13, 2011
American Eden: From Monticello to Central Park to Our
Backyards: What Our Gardens Tell Us About Who We Are
by Wade Graham
In Recognition of the Life of Lieselotte Schulz
Betty White: If You Ask Me
In Recognition of the Life of James F. Nash, Jr.
Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age by
Blair Kamin
In Honor of Police Officer Brian Greenewald,
In Recognition of Being Named
Riverside Officer of the Year - 2011
Policeman’s Safety Hints
In Recognition of the Life of
Shirley Verdugo-Perez
Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny by
Marlo Thomas
Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright
Night by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne
In Recognition of the Life of Scott E. Trispel
In Recognition of the Life of Marcia Capone
In Recognition of the Life of Eugene Kreml
Beach: Stories by the Sand and Sea by Lena Lencek and
Gideon Bosker
In Recognition of the Life of Anna Lentzen
My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
In Recognition of the Life of Diane Fiorda
The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted
Time by David L. Ulin
In Recognition of the Life of Eileen M. Perkins
Ultimate Book of Card Games by Scott McNeeley
In Recognition of the Life of
Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx
The Timeless Swing by Tom Watson
In Recognition of the Life of Harold Stahnke
Good Old Dog: Expert Advice for Keeping Your Aging
Dog Happy, Healthy and Comfortable
In Recognition of the Life of Retired Riverside
Police Sergeant Joseph F. Kastner
Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the
Youth Basketball Machine by George Dohrmann
In Recognition of the Life of Helen E. Janik
Turn in the Road by Debbie Macomber
Mary Catherine Wallace
In Recognition of the Life of Ladislav Gajda
Human Chain: Poems by Seamus Heaney
Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on a Beautiful
Game by Ted Richards
In Recognition of the Life of Lynn M. Waszak
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of
Happiness by Julie Klam
In Recognition of the Life of Fred D. Sacchi
The Korean War: A History by Bruce Cumings
In Recognition of the Life of Olga Murphy
In Recognition of the Life of Stella Parizek
Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
Dick Van Dyke: My Lucky Life in & Out of Show Business: A
Memoir
In Recognition of the Life of Raymond J. Benes
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball’s
Longest Game by Dan Barry
In Recognition of the Life of Elvira I. Hybl
Decorated Gingerbread by Annie Rigg
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In Recognition of the Life of John J. Novotny
In Recognition of the Life of Joseph S. Krupa, Sr.
Freedom from Fear: The American People In Depression
& War, 1929-1945
The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football by
John J. Miller
by David M. Kennedy
In Recognition of the Life of
Mary Jean “MJ” Jones
Explorers Guide to the Jersey Shore by Jen Miller
In Recognition of the Life of Gloria R. Barrera
Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
In Recognition of the Life of Dennis J. Ryan
Lives and Letters by Robert Gottlieb
In Recognition of the Life of Elisabeth Wilke
Letters from Home by Kristina McMarres
In Recognition of the Life of Cecelia M. Duffy
by Andrea Wulf
She Walks in Beauty: A Woman’s Journey Through Poems
by Caroline Kennedy
In Recognition of the Life of Marie Gits Seeger
In Recognition of the Life of Frances L. Sikora
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Dogs Don’t Lie: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir
by Karen Armstrong
by Clea Simon
In Recognition of the Life of Stan R. Kaiser
In Recognition of the Life of Lillian M. Mika
The American People in World War II
by David M. Kennedy
In Honor the Riverside Public Library’s
80th Anniversary
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants: the Prettiest Annuals,
Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don’t Eat by Ruth
Rogers Clausen
In Recognition of the Life of Robert L. Jones
Edward Hopper’s New England by Carl Little
In Recognition of 80 Years of Service to the Village of
Riverside
In Recognition of the Life of
Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of
Mary Ann Komperda
Books and Libraries
High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Untold
Story of Tennis’s Fiercest Rivalry by Stephen Tignor
In Honor of Keith Wright
In Recognition of Outstanding Performance as Vice
President of Membership for the Riverside Chamber of
Commerce
In Recognition of the Life of Dorothy Jansky
The Greatest Music Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Music History
In Recognition of the Life of
Jerome Henry Veselsky
In Recognition of the Life of Dolores Vesely
Is That a Fish In Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of
Everything by David Bellos
A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman
The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary
by Margaret Drabble
In Recognition of the Life of Alan T. Ashby
In Recognition of the Life of Alvina Shirley Bills
House of Prayer #2 by Mark Richard
Growing Older: A Chronicle of Death, Life & Vegetables
by Joan Dye Gussow
In Recognition of the Life of Richard J. Gliva
In Recognition of the Life of Maria Francesca
Madden (DiNatale)
Lulu Powers: Food to Flowers: Simple Stylish Food for Easy
Entertaining
A Talk in the Park: Nine Decades of Baseball Tales from
the Broadcast Booth by Curt Smith
In Recognition of the Life of Marguerite Cerda
The Grace of Everyday Saints by Julian Guthrie
In Recognition of the Life of John E. Immekus
In Recognition of Cindy D. Gustafson,
Riverside’s Person of the Year 2011
Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat
by Temra Costa
10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn
In Recognition of the Life of Robert L. Kozlick
Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees by Nancy Ross Hugo
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Library Board of Trustees
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WE “R” RIVERSIDE
The Riverside Public Library is very excited to announce 2012 as the
year of “green!” In conjunction with the third year of participation
in the Language of Conservation grant with the Brookfield Zoo, the
Library is planning an entire year full of green partnerships, programs
and activities. We hope to help the Library and our patrons reduce,
recycle, reuse, re-purpose, renew and recommit to a greener Riverside. We welcome interested organizations, groups, and individuals
who want to participate or partner with us as we plan our year. If
you are interested, please contact Library Director, Janice Fisher at (708) 442-6366, ext.
100 or [email protected]. An organization meeting will be held in early January so please make your interest known! GO GREEN!
Coming soon in 2012…. Go Cardless with CardStar™ and move that Library Card out of your wallet and onto your phone!
CardStar is an amazingly simple solution for managing digital versions of your plastic loyalty cards,
reward cards, club membership cards, and your Riverside Library Card. When you’re shopping or
on the go, quickly access your cards with a single touch from the CardStar app home screen. It’s
that easy.