Eisenhower Public Library District

WINTER/SPRING 2013
EISENHOWER
PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
4613 N. Oketo Avenue
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
708-867-7828
www.eisenhowerlibrary.org
IN THIS ISSUE:
40 Years of Community
We begin celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1973
vote by the communities of Norridge and Harwood Heights
to support our library.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE INSIDE TRACK
PAGE 1
EXPLORE...
PAGE 2
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
PAGE 3
LITERARY GROUPS
PAGE 4
FILM SCREENINGS
PAGE 5
BUS TRIPS
PAGE 6
COMPUTER CLASSES
PAGE 7
RECOMMENDATIONS
PAGE 8
KIDS WORLD
PAGE 9
NEW RELEASES
PAGE 11
FEATURES
THE
INSIDE
TRACK
Imagine... Explore... Connect
Welcome to the first issue of the Library’s newly redesigned newsletter, The Eisenhower
Explorer, and to my regular column, “The Inside Track.” This updated newsletter format is
being introduced as part of our marketing and branding efforts. Our hope is that it allows
you to imagine the possibilities of what you can discover at the Library, explore what we
have to offer, and connect with your community: your neighbors, friends and fellow users, as
well as with the information you need. The Board, staff and I hope that Imagine...Explore...
Connect sets a tone for our library services to you as well as your experiences during visits
to the Eisenhower. Just like Nike’s slogan, “Just Do It.” When you come to the Library, we
hope that you enter with a friendly, positive and interactive state of mind ready to imagine,
explore and connect.
Exploration and community connection also feature prominently in all that we have planned
for the Library’s 40th Anniversary taking place in 2013. Our Anniversary theme is “40 Years
of Community.” In conjunction with this, we will introduce our One Book, One Community
program which will be The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. You will soon be receiving an
invitation in the mail to participate in our upcoming Anniversary Gala and other anniversary
events, exhibits and programs, all planned by our 40th Anniversary Committee. We would
like to take the time to thank all of you who sponsored an anniversary banner, as it is your
generous donations that have enabled many of these events to take place. Over the next
month or two, look for the hanging of those anniversary banners, along with the unveiling
of the Library website’s redesign, and some new signage around the building. I look forward
to seeing many of you during the upcoming
anniversary events.
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THE EISENHOWER EXPLORER is
a publication of the Eisenhower
Public Library District, serving
the communities of Norridge and
Harwood Heights, Illinois.
Edited by Christopher Clark and Julie
Stam. Layout and design by
Christopher Clark.
Ronald V. Stoch
Library Director
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EXPLORE...
40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY
2013
marks Eisenhower’s 40th
anniversary as a tax-funded public
library serving the communities of
Norridge and Harwood Heights. With
our theme of “40 Years of Community,”
Eisenhower Public Library District’s
upcoming year-long 40th anniversary
celebration will be putting the emphasis
on you, the community that we serve. The
40th Anniversary Planning Committee
has been hard at work planning a yearlong series of events for the community
to celebrate this important milestone.
These activities will bring families,
friends and neighbors together as
we share experiences and make new
connections with one another. The
events and programs planned for the
year will center around these themes:
Explore Local History, Explore Your
Community, Explore Your World, and
Explore Your Universe. You will be
receiving a special mailing inviting you
to all the anniversary events planned
for the year.
Be sure to mark your calendar for our
Anniversary Gala, which will be taking
place on March 1st. Plan to be here
for the celebration, refreshments
and much more. While adults are
participating in this special event,
children will be having a celebration of
their own at the Library’s Birthday Party
in Kids World with games and fun just
for them.
In April, we will be having a week of
anniversary events in conjunction with
National Library Week: our Historical
Timeline; the addition to our collection
of Explore! Backpacks; a fun way to
show your support on National Library
Workers Day; a showcasing of some
unique items from our local history
collection; and other events and
displays.
The month of May brings the kickoff
of our One Book, One Community
program, which will feature a variety of
events, performances and activities in
the summer and fall. The cover for the
chosen book has been designed just
for us by a renowned artist and we all
await the unveiling of the artwork at our
Gala.
This is just a sample of what we have
planned. There is so much to get excited
about and look forward to, but the thing
we look forward to most is seeing you at
the Library for all of these anniversary
events. Throughout this newsletter,
programs and events related to our
anniversary will be marked with a 40th
Anniversary symbol.
Please plan to join us.
1968: The “Friends of the Library for
Norridge-Harwood Heights” is formed to
begin the process of starting a community
library.
1969: A “Name the Library” contest is held
at the local schools. Permission is granted
by Mamie Eisenhower to name the Library
after Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1972: The Library begins serving patrons
out of the Parkway Towers. A borrowed
bookmobile makes stops at local village
halls, schools, and churches.
1973: A referendum for a library district
supported by taxes paid to the villages of
Norridge and Harwood Heights passes.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library District is
established.
1974: The Library buys its own bookmobile
and the Polish language collection is
established.
1974: The Library leases larger quarters in
the back of the CANTOS sheet metal factory
located at 4652 N. Olcott.
1975: For the first time, computers are
used to check out materials.
1976: The Library purchases the CANTOS
sheet metal factory and begins using the
entire building.
1976: Bookmobile service is discontinued
and the bookmobile is sold.
1982: The library building is expanded
and remodeled from 7,500 square feet to
11,250 square feet.
1984: Eisenhower becomes the 8th library
in Illinois to offer a computerized card
catalog.
2003: A referendum for a new library
facility passes.
2008: A LEED Silver-certified building
is completed at 4613 N. Oketo Avenue
encompassing 44,500 square feet, nearly
four times larger than the previous location.
Today: The Library averages between
50,000 and 60,000 visits per month
and circulates 415,000 items, with an
additional 40,000 items on interlibrary loan
for our patrons each year.
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Program registration
begins January 13th.
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
FEBRUARY
Petra’s Recession Jazz
February 10, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Just in time for Mardi Gras - Petra’s five
piece band (singer, guitar, upright bass
& 2 horns). Don’t forget your Mardi Gras
beads.
40 Years of Wedding Photos
On display beginning February 14
Love is always in style, but the clothing we
wear as we proclaim it changes over time.
We are looking for your help to create a
display of 40 years of wedding fashions.
Visit our website to send your digitized
wedding photo to us, or bring your photo
to the Welcome Desk and we will scan it
for you. We will be accepting photos until
February 8th.
Handwriting Analysis
February 20, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
What does your handwriting have to say
about you? Chris McBrian, the Magic
Storyteller, will amaze you with his
insights.
Meet Juliette Gordon Low
February 21, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Peggy Rogers will tell stories about the life
of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl
Scouts of the USA. Join us in this salute
to Girl Scouts and Girl Guides just one
day before the Girl Scouts’ annual World
Thinking Day.
Improve Your Memory
February 23, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Dr. Burton Fischman will help you achieve
your potential and boost your confidence
by learning memory improvement
strategies!
MARCH
40th Anniversary Gala
March 1, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Join us for an after-hours celebration of
the Eisenhower Public Library District’s
40th Anniversary. Spend time with family,
friends, neighbors and the staff enjoying
light refreshments. Renew old friendships
and make new connections with other
members of the Norridge and Harwood
Heights community as we reminisce about
the changes and growth that have taken
place in our community and at the Library.
To Sleep with the Angels
March 4, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
On December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at
Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago,
cutting short the lives of 92 students and
three nuns. Jim Gibbons will present the
story of this tragedy, based on newspaper
articles, eyewitness accounts and a
personal connection. This program is for
adults only due to some graphic images.
Olive Oils and Vinegars
Interview Tactics That Work
Camille Stagg, food and wine journalist,
will show you unique and exciting ways
to use these kitchen staples. Based on
her longtime knowledge and use of olive
oils and vinegars from various countries,
Camille will explain the basic types; the
healthful benefits of olive oils; and how
using flavorful vinegars in tandem with
olive oils can decrease the need for salt
and rich ingredients. She’ll suggest uses
of olive oils and vinegars (including black
fig and Balsamic vinegars) to add taste
appeal to various dishes. $3.00 Tasting
Fee.
Being able to do the job and being able
to interview for the job are very different
talents. Learn the skills and strategies
to handle yourself effectively in a job
interview with real time practice. Learn
how to interview with confidence.
March 7, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Help! I Can’t Find Any Jobs for Me
March 9, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Is getting a job in today’s market more
challenging than you expected? Have you
looked everywhere, but can’t find any
jobs for you? Are you struggling to find a
job that uses your unique skills? You’ve
asked your friends and former co-workers
for help. You’ve updated your resume and
applied to some positions online. Nothing
seems to be working. What else can you
do to find your next job? In this workshop,
Deb Berger and Lori Howard will show
you critical strategies for your individual
job search success, including how to find
leads, research companies and network.
April 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Writing a Screenplay
Saturdays, April 13 through May 18
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Paul Klatt will guide you through the steps
of creating a successful screenplay in
this six-week course. Learn what makes a
movie interesting and use the tools of the
craft to workshop your script.
Eisenhower Historical Timeline
On display beginning April 14
This display highlights the Library’s history
from 1973 to today, showcasing the
growth of the library and its community.
You are invited to add your own entries
onto the timeline. Please stop by the
Answers Desk to find out how to add your
family’s information to the timeline.
Explore! Backpacks
April 15
WWII was over and the CTA began
operation in 1947. This was a pivotal time
in Chicago history. Upgrades were being
performed on streetcars, buses and rapid
transit rail. Find out how this paved the
way for the CTA of today.
Check out this intriging new addition to
our lending collection. Each of the bags
in this series of adventure backpacks
focuses on some exciting aspect of our
community. Books, fact finders, maps,
and other items will lead you on an
adventure of local discovery. Fun, learning
and exploration for the whole family. After
returning your Explore! Backpack, you will
be offered a themed pin to add to your
pin collection.
Community Trivia Night
National Library Workers Day
Bring your team of up to 5 players (or
we’ll slot you into a team), and test your
knowledge! Categories include Movies,
Politics and Current Events, Literature,
Music, Geography, Sports and Games,
Science and Technology, and Pop Culture.
Plus literary-themed drinks and snacks!
In celebration of National Library Workers
Day, we plan to create a unique way to
allow members of our community to show
what they appreciate most about the
Eisenhower Library.
Early Years of the CTA
March 16, 1:00 - 2:45 pm
March 27, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
APRIL
Drawing Big Faces
April 1, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Artist Paul Merklein will teach you how to
draw the best big faces ever! A program
especially great for teens.
LitWorks: Teen Read
Workshop
April 6, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Our annual collaboration with Ridgewood
High School provides teens with the
opportunity to meet with published
authors, to celebrate teen reading and to
have fun! See page 14 for details.
April 16
Library Volunteer
Appreciation Day
April 18
Interested in finding out what our Board
members, Friends of the Library or other
volunteers do? Interested in joining one
of these groups? Stop by the Library to
find out more.
Eisenhower Collection
Exhibition
Opening April 19
An exhibition of unique items from our
collection showcasing the rich history of
the area will be on display in the Local
History Room. Stop by to see items from
the collection that you never even knew
we had.
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Register for programs at
www.eisenhowerlibrary.org
or by calling 708-867-2299
MAY
Overcoming Procrastination
in Writing
May 1, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Using passion, planning and perseverance
can help you overcome the biggest writer’s
block ever - procrastination. This workshop
with Nancy Stewart is for all you aspiring
authors.
Drum Circle
May 8, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Drum circles invite people to release
emotion and raise inner consciousness
through communal drumming and
singing. Join Kim Devore in a community
experience.
One Book, One Community:
The War of the Worlds
May 13
We’ll introduce our new “One Book, One
Community” program, which encourages
the entire community to read the same
book and come together to discuss it in
a variety of settings. Pick up your free
copy of The War of the Worlds by H.G.
Wells and turn the pages with the rest of
the residents of Norridge and Harwood
Heights.
Delicious Reads
May 14, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
If you like mysteries and cooking this is
the program for you. Amy Alessio will share
some of her favorite food-related mysteries
with you.
BOOK GROUPS
ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION
Eisenhower’s Adult Book Discussion Group meets the first Monday
of every month from 7:00 – 8:30 pm and the following Tuesday from
2:00 – 3:30 pm. Come to either session. Wide ranging book choices
and discussions will keep you energized and excited about reading.
The current title is always available for check-out at the
Eisenhower Library Services Desk.
NON-FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION
The Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group meets quarterly on the third
Saturday of the month from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. The group reads and
discusses writing on a wide range of subjects. Copies of the book will
be available for check-out at the Library Services Desk one month
before the next meeting.
THE “MY KIND OF TOWN” CHICAGO BOOK CLUB
The “My Kind of Town” Chicago Book Club chooses books which
explore the great city of Chicago. The club meets Wednesday,
February 27th to discuss The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre by
William J. Helmer. On April 24th we’ll meet again after reading Marc
Eliot’s Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince. 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Copies
will be available at the Library Services Desk.
RED FEATHER SOCIETY
The Library’s Romance Book Discussion Group meets the fourth
Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. We read a lot of books and share
what we’ve been reading. Can’t come every month? We’ll email
what the group has been reading. We even have a blog for sharing
our reads: redfeathersociety.wordpress.com.
40 Years of Prom and
Graduation Pictures
On display beginning May 20
During prom and graduation season, stop
by our display of pictures from the last
four decades. We are looking for your
photos to create this display. Send or
bring in your graduation and prom pictures
featuring those 1970s bell-bottoms,
platform shoes and Farrah Fawcett hair,
your 1980s shoulder pads, parachute
pants and big hair, 1990s neon colors,
grunge or hip-hop fashions, or the more
current fashion mash-up of casual chic
and vintage. During the month of April,
please fill out the form which will be
available on our website and send your
digitized photos to us. Or bring in your
photos to the Welcome Desk and we will
scan them for you. We will be accepting
photos until May 10th.
Crafting a Leather Wristband
May 23, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Join Sara from The Chicago School
of Shoemaking and learn how to cut,
decorate and finish your own leather
wristband. Wear clothes that you don’t
mind getting dirty or dusty. $20.00 fee.
WRITING GROUPS
PEN & INK WRITERS GROUP
The Pen & Ink Writers Group gathers together on the third Monday
of each month for the reading of short stories, poems, or essays all
inspired by a theme chosen at the previous meeting. Build up your
writing skills through practice, presentation and positive critique.
6:30 – 8:45 pm
ANONYMOUS WRITERS GROUP
Bring in your novel, your short story, your graphic novel, or your
poetry. Meet with others in grades 7-12 to hear creative critiques
and improve your work. When things are slow, writing exercises
include the ever popular Exquisite Corpse! How can you lose?
Meets every Thursday from 4:00 to 5:30 pm
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FILM SCREENINGS
MY KIND OF TOWN
FEATURE PRESENTATIONS
CLASSIC FILM SERIES:TAKE 14
Every other Thursday from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, film scholar
Ralph Amelio presents a film on Eisenhower’s big screen
and leads a discussion afterwards. Screenings are free and
so are the refreshments.
Screenings of motion pictures
set in, filmed in, or relating to the
Chicagoland area.
January 30th, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
The Untouchables
January 10th THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939)
Three men attempt to make a living in prohibition era America.
Directed by: Raoul Walsh. Starring: James Cagney & Humphrey Bogart.
Using unconventional means, Federal Agent
Elliot Ness assembles a personal team of
mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al
Capone to justice during the mob wars of
the roaring 1920s.
January 24th ANNIE HALL (1977)
March 27th, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Neurotic New York comedian, Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy
Annie Hall. Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Dianne Keaton.
A League of Their Own
When a police lieutenant is ordered to stop an investigation, he turns
to a crime boss’s girlfriend for information. Directed by: Joseph Lewis.
Starring: Richard Conte & Jean Wallace.
At the height of World War II, when the draft
has claimed the best talent from Major
League Baseball, a marketing guru forms
a league of all woman baseball teams
including the Peaches of Rockford, Illinois.
February 21st THE BANDWAGON (1953)
May 29th, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
February 7th THE BIG COMBO (1955)
A pretentious director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes
it beyond recognition. Directed by: Vincent Minneli.
Starring: Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse.
March 7th DEAD CALM (1989)
A mass-murderer kidnaps and seduces a young woman after leaving her
husband to die. Directed by: Philip Noyce. Starring: Nicole Kidman &
Billy Zane.
March 21st VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982)
Mickey Mouse Shorts
& Pocahontas
Celebrate the early career and enduring
legacy of Chicago’s own Walt Disney with a
selection of Mickey Mouse short cartoons
and Disney’s animated retelling of the John
Smith and Pocahontas story.
A struggling female soprano finds success by becoming a
male impersonator, pretending to be a female impersonator.
Directed by: Blake Edwards. Starring: Julie Andrews & James Garner.
April 4th NOTORIOUS (1945)
A disgraced woman is coerced into seducing and spying on the leader
of a group of Nazis in South America. Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock.
Starring: Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman.
April 18th MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
A hardened trainer/manager works with a determined woman in her
attempt to establish herself as a boxer. Directed by: Clint Eastwood.
Starring: Hilary Swank & Clint Eastwood.
May 2nd MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to
help a small community escape a gang of bandits.
Directed by: George Miller. Starring: Mel Gibson.
May 16th FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (1941)
The fate of an undercover British corporal is in the hands of a
chambermaid when the Nazis occupy an Egyptian hotel.
Directed by: Billy Wilder. Starring: Franchot Tone & Anne Baxter.
May 30th THE PIANIST (2002)
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the
Warsaw Ghetto. Directed by: Roman Polanski. Starring: Adrian Brody.
Silent Films and a Screening
of The Artist
May 21, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Early Hollywood expert, John Stangeland
will talk you through the beginnings of
the silent movie era and then transport
you there with a special showing of the
2011 Academy Award winning film The
Artist, starring Jean Dujardin as a silent
star struggling through the advent of
talking pictures.
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BUS TRIPS
Eisenhower Public Library’s bus trips are among our most
exciting and popular events. Leave the driving to us! A
chartered bus will pick up and drop off registered patrons
in front of the Library at the stated times. Space is limited
and the trips always fill up quickly so don’t forget to register
early.
Unless stated, lunch is not included in the cost of each trip.
Charlie Brown at the Museum of Science &
Industry $22.00 February 8, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” revolutionized the comic strip. In this exhibit,
explore Schultz’s role as the sole inspiration and artistic talent behind
“Peanuts” and its unique cast of characters. Through original cartoons, as
well as reproductions and related “Peanuts” ephemera, guests will see how characters like
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy were developed and how they evolved over decades in print
and popular culture. A re-creation of Schulz’s studio is included.
Julius Caesar at Chicago Shakespeare’s Coutyard Theater
$47.00 March 20, 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
As politicos across the U.S. scramble to discredit and disrobe those in
power, a familiar phrase comes to mind: “When in Rome...” Acclaimed
British director Jonathan Munby, whose work has graced the stages of the
Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe, uses the fractured
political landscape of present-day Washington D.C. as a backdrop; drawing
current events into eerily sharp focus. When men feel they can no longer
trust their elected leader and when financial might dictates the rules of the
game, where is the line between patriotism and personal ambition?
Schmidt-Burnham House and Museum in Winnetka
$20.00 April 12, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Visit the Schmidt-Burnham Log House and experience life in the 1850s.
Costumed docents interpret the house as it was when the Schmidt family
lived in it. Tour the rear addition of the house, added in 1917 by the Burnham
family, then visit the Winnetka Historical Society Museum.
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
$10.00 April 28, 8:45 am – 3:15 pm
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – also known as C2E2 – is a
convention spanning the latest and greatest from the worlds of comics,
movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games. Sunday is Kids’ Day!
Entry into C2E2 is free for kids under the age of 12 with a paying parent and
ID. We’ll take you there and bring you back. Buy adult convention tickets online
to avoid extra on-site fees. Scavenger Hunt forms are available in Kids World
and will be given out on the bus. Find Stormtroopers, Avengers and more to win
a prize. Our $10.00 fee covers the cost of bus chartering only. Any convention costs are the
responsibility of individual participants.
Picasso and Chicago at The Art Institute
$20.00 May 6, 9:45 am – 3:15 pm
Visit The Art Institute of Chicago to view over 250 of the finest examples from
its collection of Picasso’s extraordinary paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings as well
as major loans from private collections in the city.
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RECO
Green=Internet Class
Blue=Email Class
Gold=Computer Literacy Series
Pink=Polish Class
Orange=Fee Required
Purple=Non-Class Format, One-on-One, or Discussion
COMPUTER CLASSES
2 Individual
In this issue, your libra
Computer Help
9:45-11:45 am
5 Basic Online 6 Build Your
Safety 7-8 pm
7 Purchasing a 8 CLS
Resume
PC 7-8:30 pm
3-4 pm
Online 7-8 pm
9 Polish
13 Nook
16 Polish
15 CLS
eReader Petting
Zoo 7-8:30 pm
3-4pm
19 Transfer
Computer
Basics 10-11am
Internet Basics
10-11 am
22 CLS
Digital Photos
7-8 pm
3-4 pm
28 Email
Basics 10:3011:30 am
1 Individual
Space Chronicles: Facing the
Ultimate Frontier By Neil Degrasse Tyson
Computer Help
2-4:30 pm
7 Basic Online
5 CLS
16 Intro to
Your Resume Google 10:30Online 3-4 pm 11:30 am
15 Build
12 CLS
7-8 pm
19 CLS
7-8 pm
Recommended by Stacy
Safety 10:3011:30 am
7-8pm
22 Intro to
20 Internet
Ancestry
Online 3-4 pm
Basics 7-8 pm
26 Microsoft
27 Internet
Word Pt One
Plus 7-8 pm
7-8:30 pm $20
28 Microsoft
30 Transfer
Word Pt Two
7-8:30 pm $20
2 Basic Online
Digital Photos
10:30-11:30 am
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist
extraordinaire and director of the Hayden
Planetarium at New York’s American
Museum of Natural History, delivers a series
of sharp, smart essays on the future of
space travel and its importance for America’s
economy, security, and spirits. You don’t
have to be a science lover to enjoy this book.
5 Email Basics
Safety 7-8 pm
3-4 pm
10 CLS
12 Internet
7-8 pm
16 Microsoft
17 CLS
Excel Pt One
7-8 pm
7-8:30 pm $20
Basics 3-4 pm
16 Microsoft
Email Basics
10:30-11:30 am
20 Individual
Computer Help
9:45-11:45 am
Excel Pt Two
7-8:30 pm $20
24 CLS
13 Polish
26 Email Plus 27 Polish
7-8 pm
3-4 pm
Email Plus
10:30-11:30 am
30 Nook
eReader Petting
Zoo 7-8:30 pm
2 Email Basics
10:30-11:30 am
7 Microsoft
8 Build Your 9 Microsoft
10 Nook
11 CLS
Word Pt One
Resume
eReader Petting 10:30-11:30
Word Pt Two
7-8:30 pm $20 Online 7-8 pm 7-8:30 pm $20 Zoo 3-4:30 pm am
16 Email Plus 17 Basic
10:30-11:30 am Online Safety
3-4 pm
21 Internet
Basics
7-8 pm
28 Internet
Plus
7-8 pm
22 Individual
18 CLS
10:30-11:30
am
25 CLS
Computer Help
6:30-8:40 pm
10:30-11:30
am
31 Intro to
Ancestry
Online 3-4 pm
City: A Story of Roman Planning
and Construction
By David Macaulay Recommended by Claudia
Through detailed drawings and descriptive
text, Macaulay show just how superbly
the Romans built new cities. Determining
population size in advance, ample space
was allowed for houses, shops, and
public squares as well as water, drainage,
bridges and city walls. See it all in this
creation of the fictional city of Verbonia.
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OMMENDED READS
arians offer suggestions for some of their favorite non-fiction writing.
Little Princes: One Man’s Promise
to Bring Home the Lost Children of
Nepal By Conor Grennan
Let’s Pretend this Never Happened: A
Mostly True Memoir
by Jenny Lawson
Recommended by Victoria
A funny, irreverent memoir on the foibles of growing
up weird. Lawson relishes exaggerative storytelling,
spinning yarns of her childhood and early adulthood
that seem so unbelievable they could hardly be
made up. Every line is an opportunity for a punch
line, but readers will be invested in Lawson herself,
not just her ability to tell a joke. She creates a comic
character that readers will engage with in shocked
dismay as they gratefully turn the pages.
Recommended by Melissa
Connor Grennan spent three months at an
orphanage in Nepal, helping to tend children
orphaned when their villages were attacked
by Maoist rebels. It was supposed to be a
brief volunteer experience, but when he
learned that the children were not orphans
but victims of a child trafficker, he was pulled
into their lives in ways he hadn’t anticipated.
Looking for the Light: The Hidden Art and Life of
Marion Post Wolcott
By Paul Hendrickson
Recommended by Penny
The best of Marion Post Wolcott’s photographs of the
Deep South during the Depression rank with those of Walker
Evans and Dorothea Lange. Unlike them, Wolcott is scarcely
remembered today, partly because she dropped out of the
artistically influential Farm Security Administration in 1942.
Illustrated with 92 photographs, this book recreates Wolcott’s
solo travels, from shantytowns and speakeasies to plantations,
coal miners’ homes, strikes and swanky beach clubs.
The Sociopath Next Door: The
Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us
The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago
Changed Its River and the Land Beyond
They’re charming, they’re seductive,
they have no conscience and
they make up four percent of the
population. Psychologist and Harvard
professor Martha Stout introduces
us to our friendly neighborhood
sociopath.
Between 1894 and 1928, 21,834 meticulously
composed and extraordinarily detailed
photographs, shot with large-format glass plate
negatives, were taken by the Sanitary District of
Chicago to document the reversal of the Chicago
River. Hidden for over one hundred years,
this is the story of those photographs and this
extraordinary feat.
By Martha Stout
Recommended by Andrea
By Richard Cahan
Recommended by Kathleen
The Places In Between
By Rory Stewart
Recommended by Dan
In January 2002, Rory Stewart began a walk across Afghanistan
from Herat to Kabul. Although the Taliban had been ousted
several weeks earlier, his journey took him through a devastated,
unsettled, and unsafe landscape. Stewart relates his encounters
with ordinary villagers, security officials, students, displaced
Taliban officials, foreign-aid workers, and rural strongmen. This is
an engrossing, surprising, and often deeply moving portrait of the
land and the peoples who inhabit it.
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Movie Mondays: Brave
KIDS WORLD
Monday, January 21, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
All Ages Rated PG Registration Required
A princess defies age old customs
and must undo a beastly curse
before it’s too late. Free popcorn!
Battle of the Books
Wednesdays, February 6 to March 13
Ages: Gr 4-6 Registration through School
Schools from Norridge and Harwood
Heights compete to see who can win
this Jeopardy style battle. See your
school’s Battle of the Books Coach
to sign up.
Puppets with Noah
Saturday, February 9, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Ages: Gr 2 & up Registration Required
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best
friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.
“Read to the Dogs” in April & May
- Groucho Marx
see next page
Patch Club
January 2 to May 31, Ages: Pre-K–Gr 5
Registration Required
Didn’t get all the patches last
year? Well here’s your chance.
First time? We have 10 different
patches for you to earn. All you
have to do is READ! Find out more
at the Kids World
Desk.
Winter Read
January 2 to May 31
Registration Required
Form your team
of family and/or
friends (the team
can be as small
as 2 people, or
as large as you
like.) Complete
the team
reading
booklet
to earn
a prize.
Get your
reading
booklet at
Kids World
or Adult
Services.
I Love Eisenhower
Video Contest
January 2 to April 13, Ages: Pre-K–Gr 6
Show us what you love about the
Library and your community. Create
a video or Power Point about it
to enter in our contest. No video
camera? No problem! Schedule with
Kids Staff for use of the flip video
for in-library use. Contest winner will
receive a $25 gift card. See Kids
World for details.
Wii & Rock Band
Wednesdays, January 16, March 20
& April 17, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Ages: Gr 2 & up
Drop in with your Nintendo DS and
Pokémon game to duel with other
players. Or, play games on the big
screens. Includes: Super Smash
Bros Brawl, Mario Kart, Boom Blox,
and Rock Band Three.
Lego® Day
Saturdays, January 19, February 16, March
23 & April 20, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Ages: Gr K & up. Registration Required
Once a month come and create
something with our Legos®. After
you’re finished building we’ll take a
photo of your creations and post it
on our Facebook page.
When the
Library opened
in the 70’s the
Muppets were
very popular.
Puppet Master
Noah Ginex has
worked with
the Jim Henson
Company and
he is coming to
help you create
your own puppet to take home.
Art Program: Decoupage
Notebooks
Sunday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Ages: Gr 2-6 Registration Required
Are you feeling crafty? Then come to
the Library to create some art. We
will be creating our own decoupage
composition notebook. All supplies
will be provided.
Library Birthday Party
Friday, March 1, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, All Ages
Eisenhower Public Library District
is turning 40 and you are invited to
the Birthday Party! Come to Kids
World during our big Anniversary
celebration for games and fun.
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Movie
Mondays:
Gnomeo &
Juliet
Monday, March 4
3:00 pm, All Ages
Registration Required
Rated G With help
from a plastic
flamingo, two garden gnomes from
warring lawns fall in love amidst
lawnmower races and secret assault
missions.
READ Posters
March 24 to April 20, All Ages
Back by popular demand! Come
celebrate National Library Week by
bringing a favorite library book to the
Kids Desk. We’ll take your photo with it,
then turn it into a READ poster. They’ll
be on display all over the Library. Anyone
can get a poster made. You can come
back to the Library in May to take your
poster home. One per person.
Ben’s Bubble Show
Monday, March 25, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, All Ages
Registration Required
Ben’s Bubble
Show is a unique
form of family
entertainment.
Using a few
simple tools
and his bare
hands, Ben
makes bubbles
within bubbles,
geometric bubbles
and smoke
bubbles. If you’re
lucky, he’ll put you
inside a bubble!
Read to the Dogs
Mondays, April 8 - May 6, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Ages: Gr 2-6 Registration Required
We are pleased to bring you Rainbow
Animal Assisted Therapy’s Read to the
Dogs program which provides children
the opportunity to read in a positive,
non-threatening environment
and to encourage the love
of reading by partnering
children with a attentive and
non judgmental therapy dog.
Sessions are 15 minutes each
and are open to children in
grades 2-6.
Beginning January 13th, register for
programs at Kids World
online: www.eisenhowerlibrary.org
phone: 708-867-2298
Calling all Superheroes!
Wednesday, April 24, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Ages: Gr K and up
Superheroes rule at the movies, but did you know
they were popular back when the Library opened?
Join us as we play games to see if you can recognize
your favorite heroes, their scariest villains and the
actors that played them best. Bring your parents to
see if they recognize some old favorites. We’ll end
with a costume contest, so dust off your best cape!
Scavenger Hunt at C2E2
Sunday, April 28, 8:45 am - 3:15 pm, All Ages Registration
Required
It is Kids’ Day at The Chicago Comic & Entertainment
Expo! Kids under the age of 12 get in free with a parent
and ID. Compete in our fun scavenger hunt to win
prizes. Need a ride? We’ll take you there on our bus for
$10.00. Find out more on page 6.
Logo Coloring Contest
May 1 to May 31, All Ages
Pick up a coloring sheet of the Library’s special 40th
Anniversary logo at the Kids Desk. Return the colored logo
to enter it in the contest. The best one will receive a prize.
DROP IN
STORY TIME
January 8 - April 26
Come in for stories, crafts and fun. Class sizes are limited and
children must be the appropriate age to join. Priority will be
given to Norridge and Harwood Heights library card holders.
TUESDAY
BABY
WEDNESDAY
TODDLER 1
(6-17 months)
9:15 am
(18-35 months)
9:15 am
JUNIOR 1
JUNIOR 2
(3-5 years)
10:15 am
POLISH
TODDLER
(18-35 months)
6:00 pm
POLISH
JUNIOR
(3-5 years)
6:30 pm
(3-5 years)
10:15 am
THURSDAY
BIG KIDS
(grades K-2)
6:15 pm
FRIDAY
TODDLER 2
(18-35 months)
9:30 am
TODDLER 3
(18-35 months)
10:30 am
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“All you need in life is
truth and beauty and
you can find both at the
Public Library.”
Studs Terkel
American Author, Historian, Actor
and Broadcaster
Jack Long - Longshots Photographics, Inc.
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FEATURES
“At the moment
that we persuade a
child,any child, to cross that
threshold, that magic threshold
into a library, we change their
lives forever, for the better.”
- President Barack Obama
THANK YOU
Many of our 40th Anniversary events
would not be possible without the
generous support of our volunteers
and sponsors. Our thanks go out to
everyone who has volunteered and to
the following sponsors:
Aflac/Scaletta Insurance Agency
Automatic Precision, Inc.
Thomas Benigno & Family
John, Malgorzata, Johnny & Evan Bulat
Cumberland Chapels Funeral Home
DiChrisofano & DiChrisofano General
Dentistry
The Catholic Community of Divine Savior
Dobbs Pre-School
Family Palace Restaurant
The Friends of the Eisenhower Library
Harlem Foster Shopping Center
Mary Taylor Sticha/Hometown Realty
J.S. Printing
Lawrence Screw Products
Lin’s Mandarin Chinese Restaurant
The Magnelli Family
Jan Magnuson & Tom Kerber
Village of Norridge
Norridge Park District
Norridge School District 80
Once Upon A Child
The Parent Family
Parkway Bank and Trust Company
Pennoyer School District 79
Plato’s Closet
Rex Italian Foods, Inc
The Roth and Fiasche Families
Secretary of State, Jesse White
Seniors Assistance Center
Servpro of Norridge/Harwood Heights
The Sticha Family
Ronald V. Stoch
Salvatore Storniolo D.D.S.
Vince’s Italian Restaurant
NATIONAL
LIBRARY WEEK
National Library Week is an
annual observance sponsored by
the American Library Association
and libraries across the country.
Eisenhower’s Library Week
activities will bring families, friends
and neighbors together to build
and foster a sense of community
centered around the Library.
Historical Timeline
Sunday, April 14
Explore! Backpacks Introduced
Monday, April 15
National Library Workers Day
Tuesday, April 16
Time Capsule Collection Begins
Wednesday, April 17
Volunteer Appreciation Day
Thursday, April 18
Eisenhower Collection Exhibition
Friday, April 19
READ Posters
March 24 - 20
See page 3 & 10 for individual program details.
FREE BOOK
FRIDAYS
From time to time, the Eisenhower
Public Library receives “Advance
Readers Copies” of forthcoming
books. These pre-publication
copies are sent out to reviewers,
book stores, and librarians in
order to begin building publicity for
upcoming book releases.
Each Friday, we’ll be wheeling out
a cart full of these A.R.C. proofs.
If you see a proof that seems
interesting, please feel free to take
it. The only stipulation is that it
may not be sold or donated to the
Friends of the Library as their sale
is strictly forbidden.
After you’re finished reading your
Free Book, add it to your bookshelf,
pass it on to a friend, or donate it
to a soldier, a prison, or a homeless
shelter. If you must, simply recycle
it responsibly.
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The Friends of the Eisenhower Library is a volunteer, nonprofit group of
contributing members who are committed to supporting the Eisenhower
Public Library and its services in order to benefit the Norridge-Harwood
Heights community.
First organized in 1968, the Friends of the Eisenhower Library has a long
history of actively supporting the Library by providing circulating materials,
organizing programs and speakers, and raising community awareness.
Most notably, the Friends group played a pivotal role in the passing of a
referendum that paved the way for construction of the beautiful new building
that currently houses the Eisenhower Public Library.
LITWORKS 2013
Join us for our 4th annual LitWorks Teen Reading Event. Meet these
six amazing authors: Jennifer Bradbury, author of Shift and Wrapped;
Brent Crawford, author of Carter Finally Gets It, Carter’s Big Break and
Carter’s Unfocused, One-Track Mind; Mark Crilley, author of the graphic
novel series Brody’s Ghost and Miki Falls as well as Mastering Manga;
Matt de la Pena, author of Ball Don’t Lie, Mexican White Boy, We Were
Here and I Will Save You; Alex Flinn, author of Beastly, Bewitching,
Cloaked, A Kiss in Time, Fade to Black, Diva, Breaking Point, Breathing
Underwater, and Nothing to Lose; and Laura Resau, author of The Jade
Notebook, the Indigo Notebook, the Ruby Notebook, What the Moon
Saw, Red Glass and Queen of Water.
Start at Eisenhower Library at 9:00 am for an open author session
where you’ll meet all six authors and have snacks provided by the
eCafe. Move to Ridgewood High School for pizza courtesy of Vince’s
restaurant, then pick your three favorite authors and attend break-out
sessions with each of them. Between workshops, buy books at the
bookstore set up by Anderson’s Bookshop. Then, you can get them
signed at our Autograph Party.
Mark your calendar now!
Saturday, April 6, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free for all teens
$5.00 for adults
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Benefits of membership in the
Friends of the Eisenhower Library
include the opportunity to attend the
“Members Preview Sale” held prior
to each annual Friends Book Sale,
to participate in strengthening one
of the community’s most valuable
resources, and to work alongside
great people with similar interests.
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10/01/2012 - 09/30/2013
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Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm*
*Labor Day - Memorial Day
Library Board of Trustees
POSTAL CUSTOMER LOCAL
NORRIDGE/HARWOOD HEIGHTS, IL 60706
President: Mark Braun
Vice President: Gary Ross
Secretary: Gail Burkhart
Treasurer: Natalie Rothbart
Trustee: Peter Magnelli
Trustee: Janice Magnuson
Trustee: Tom Sticha
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For regular updates on library
events, classes and more, visit us
online at
40 Years of Wedding Photos.........Page 3
www.eisenhowerlibrary.org
Meet Juliette Gordon Low...............Page 3
and sign up for the e-mail version
of the Eisenhower Explorer.
Petra’s Recession Jazz.................Page 3
Improve Your Memory.....................Page 3
To Sleep with the Angels................Page 3
Early Years of the CTA.....................Page 3
Drum Circle.....................................Page 4
Delicious Reads..............................Page 4
the
eCafe
The weather’s cooling off. Warm up
in the eCafe with lattes, spicy chai or
cinnamon hot chocolate.
40 Years of School Photos.............Page 4
CONTACT INFORMATION
Bus Trips..........................................Page 6
Library Services.......708-867-7828
Classic Films.................................... Page 5
Answers Desk..........708-867-2299
Book Groups....................................Page 4
Kids World................708-867-2298
Computer Classes........................... Page 7
Fax............................708-867-1535
The eCafe nestled in the heart
of the Eisenhower Library.
Hours this winter:
Monday - Thursday 11 am - 7 pm
Fri and Sat 11 am - 4 pm
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