PROSPECT HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
12 NORTH ELM STREET PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60070
JUNE 1988 PHONE 312/ 259 - 3500
"DEVOUR SOME BOOKS”THIS SUMMER
PLANNING A VACATION
Remember that your library
can help in making plans
for summer vacations. In our
TRAVEL SECTION, you will find the
Mobil Travel Guides and Fodor's Guides to many
interesting places in the United States. We
also have guides to budget motels, small inns,
bed & breakfast places, such as: America's Wonderful
Little Hotels and Inns, campgrounds and the
1988 Eurail Guide. If you're looking for ideas
on places to go and things to do, you might like
to look at one of these titles: The Great
American Adventure Book, 'Round and About the
Dunes, Around the Shores of Lake Michigan. They
can all be found in our TRAVEL SECTION.
ON YOUR NEXT VACATION,
TAKE ALONG SOME GOOD BOOKS.
The Library can even help you during your trip.
Why not check out some of our BOOKS ON
CASSETTES to listen to while driving to your
destination. They make a nice change of pace.
And Mom and Dad, remember that we have lots of
storybooks with cassettes for the children to
enjoy. Have a safe and happy trip!!!
Announcing: Senior SACK LUNCH TRAVEL FILMS
Presenting lunch, time travel films in the Lusk Room.
Bring a sack lunch, we’ll provide the beverage and sweet
And while you’re eating, view the beauty and wonders of
the world. Some of the places we’ll be visiting in June:
TAIWAN, PORTUGAL, THE BUTTERFLY, WASHINGTON APPLES, FOOD FOR THE
FUTURE, SHOW JUMPING HORSE, FUN COUNTRY USA,
ROOFTOP ROAD CHICAG0 "L ", SPRINGTIME IN H0LLAND
and In-person Joan Busta presenting her slide program
DESERT TO DOOR COUNTY.
The library will host these special showings on Monday,
June 6, 20 and 27. A list of films is available at the Library.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!!
Need to know? Ask your librarian.
"DEVOUR A BOOK"
THE SUMMER READING CLUB BEGINS ON MONDAY, JUNE 13!
CHEW, CRUNCH, BITE, NIBBLE, GULP, DEVOUR — THE LIBRARY HAS A BANQUET OF BOOKS
Register for the DEVOUR A BOOK Summer Reading Club, and you will receive a
reading folder to keep in the library AND a Monster poster to take home. Write
your name on a DEVOUR A BOOK lunch bag and hang it up in the library. As you
read books during the summer and record them in your reading folder, you will
receive prizes and a reading certificate. Books on many subjects will be on
display throughout the Youth Services Department. You may choose from them or
you may choose any books you like.
MONSTER MUNCHER CONTEST: "Feed" the Monster Muncher each time you visit
the library. Fill out a Monster Munch slip of paper with your name, date, and the
number of books you recorded in your reading folder during each visit. Put the
slips of paper in the Monster's mouth. Guess the TOTAL number of books the
monster will munch from all the reading club members during the summer. You may
guess only once. Place your entry in the container on Mrs. Morgan's desk. The
winner will be announced at the end of July.
FATHER'S DAY STORIES & ART
Wed., June 8 at 3:30 p.m. (Kindergarten
to 3rd grade.) We'll hear the story
Happy Father's Day by Steven Kroll,
and will make a surprise for Dad!
PRESCHOOL STORYHOUR
Story hour is held each Tuesday and
Wednesday. Beginning June 14 we will
begin at 10:30, rather than 10:15.
"Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard" will
be a part of our DEVOUR A BOOK Summer
Reading Club fun. Each week our dog
puppet will look inside the cupboard,
hoping to find his bone. Food is the
subject of the stories, and our dog
will place the appropriate "food" into
the cupboard each week. We hope he
will find his bone by the end of July!
A sample of the stories are: The Very
Hungry Caterpillar; If You Give A
Mouse a Cookie, Daddy Makes the Best
Spaghetti; and Eat Your Peas, Louise.
Be sure to register your preschoolers
for our DEVOUR A BOOK Summer Reading
Club!
JULY PREVIEW: TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
Wed., July 6 at noon. All ages!
Bring your favorite teddy bear and a
sack lunch. We'll serve a drink.
Please register.
DEVOUR POWER!
Thurs., June 16 at 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
(For School-Age Children)
Hungry sharks devour their prey in a
few bites. Piranhas' razor sharp teeth
strip their catch to bones. Learn
about the feeding behaviors of fish &
invertebrate predators. Participants
will handle jaws from sharks, piranhas,
sawfish, and a host of other aquatic
animals. Presented by Jessica Esslinger,
former staff member at Shedd Aquarium.
Register for one time. Free tickets!
ANNUAL SIDEWALK DRAWING
Wed., June 22 at noon. (Preschool - 6th gr.)
Decorate our library's sidewalks with
pictures drawn with colored chalk.
Afterward, enjoy popcorn and a drink.
Register. Rain date: Thurs. June 23.
MONDAY MOVIES
June 13 - Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.
Pick up a movie list at the library.1
Tickets not required.
FOURTH OF JULY CRAFT
Wed., June 29 at 3:00 p.m.
(For children going into first through
sixth grade.) Register.
FOR AFRICA FANS
Beryl Markham' s autobiography WEST WITH THE
NIGHT is soon to be a major motion picture and,
was also the basis for the CBS television network production, Shadow on the Sun, shown in
May.
If you're interested in Markham and Africa and
the interesting group of people associated with
her, you might like to spend some time with
WEST WITH THE NIGHT, as well as the following
works available at the Prospect Heights Public
Library:
BOOKS
Straight On Till Morning: the Biograph y of Beryl
Markham – By: Mary Lovell.
The Splendid Outcast: Beryl Markham' s African
Stories: by Beryl Markham; compiled by Mary Lovell
Out of Africa – by: Isaak Dinesen (acquaintance of
Markham; same social milieu)
The Man Whom Women Loved: the Life of Bror
Blixen – By: Ulf Aschan (biography about Isaak
Dinesen's husband and friend of Markham)
Silence Will Speak: a Study of the Life of Denys
Finch Hatton and His Relationship with Karen
Blixen (Isaak Dinesen ) – By: Errol Trzebinski.
VIDEO
World without Walls: Beryl Markham's African
Memoir. Award-winning PBS documentary; 60 Mins
Ask for help if you can' t locate any of
these items.
Campbell Soup Company
LABELS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Prospect Heights
Library is participating
in the label exchange
program sponsored by the
Campbell Soup Co. for the benefit
of public libraries. Our goal this
year is to receive 24,000 labels from
Campbell products. The figure of 24,000 may
seem high, but only 3 labels from each Prospect
Heights Library District resident
would meet this goal.
Please help fill the
the drop box conveniently
located in the Reference Department.
Thank you to the Girl Scouts Junior Troop #659
for graciously planting annual flowers around
the grounds of the Library. The flowers add
a wonderful touch color. We appreciate your
time and effort.
SUCCESSFUL BOOKSALE
The Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale was
very successful, and we wish to say
THANK YOU to all who participated.
Our very special thanks to all the
Friends who volunteered their
time and energy. Thank you for
showing your support for our
library.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRAR DISTRICT
12 NORTH ELM STREET PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60070
PHONE 312 /259-0500
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Prospect Heights Public Library District Newletter 1985 - 2001
