Every spring our intrepid Children's Department librarians visit 13 schools and talk to over 7000 students about all the summer fun awaiting them at the library. Last year they amazed the kids by using a banana to power up a slide show. This year, in visits concluding June 10, they are asking, "What do you get when you put together…
The big scoop this week is that Cook Memorial has a newly appointed leader. The Library Board has selected Assistant Director and Aspen Drive Library Manager, David Archer, to take over as Library Director when Stephen Kershner retires on June 1. When Board President Bonnie Quirke announced the Board's choice at a recent all-staff meeting, the news…
Jan-Philipp Sendker at Cook Park Library This new book by Jan-Philipp Sendker is hard to categorize, as some of the best books are. It has elements of mystery, romance, and family drama, while offering in-depth character exploration and an insighful look at modern China. Paul Leibovitz, an expat living in Hong Kong, loses his son…
On the morning of Friday, May 15th your Cook Memorial Library will be closed for staff training. The main purpose of this training is to help provide you with an excellent experience when using the library. This spring the Library’s board passed a strategic plan. Part of this plan stresses the library’s desire to help its…
A free workshop on using and interpreting maps for genealogy research is offered by the Burlington County Genealogy Society of Burlington, Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Burlington, Wisconsin. The public is invited to attend this educational workshop. The presentation, “Using Maps in Genealogy,” will explore how lands are described,…
Cook Library has two databases you can use to find Chicago obituaries. Patrons most often use the Chicago Tribune Historical Database for Chicago research. The less frequently used is called Chicago Tribune Historical Archive but it's one you don't want to overlook. Here's why: Chicago Tribune Historical Archive has access to 2.5 million obituaries and death notices.…
“Notice posted in NY newspapers: Travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial…
You will soon miss seeing three familiar faces at the library. This week we are bidding adieu to our Director, Stephen Kershner. Long-time Children’s Librarian Eileen Sullivan retired a few weeks ago. Fiction, Movies and Music Manager Connie Regan will depart at the end of this month. As they move on to the next chapter…
It's the season for many new grads and others to seek summer or permanent employment. While there are many online job hunting sites, your library can provide you with content that goes far beyond the usual. Here's the scoop on what's available using our service JobNow from Brainfuse: The Resume - In addition to accessing templates and tutorials, you can submit your resume…
"The past isn't dead. It isn't even past." --William Faulkner At the heart of Greg Iles' Bone Tree lies a mythic old-growth cypress tree, deep in the swamps of Mississippi. Those who believe in its existence are mostly African Americans who have heard stories of atrocities perpetrated there in the 1960s by the vicious KKK…
