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Ed Coward
Trio
Ed Coward Trio
The kick-off celebration for National
Library Week held on Sunday, April 2 from noon until 3 p.m. was
a local success. The library's lobby was transformed into a circus
"big top" with carnival games, prizes and music, as well as a
magician and stilt-walker. Parents
brought their cameras to photograph
their
children as they posed with the
stiltwalker and the library mascot, Reggie the Reading Raccoon.
Reggie
Library staff greeted people, ran the games and
provided information. Patrons heard the lively music
presented by the Ed Coward Trio. The trio played Jazz and Pop songs.
As a band leader in Los Angeles, Mr. Coward has led trio combos and
big bands and has performed in all types of venues. As a freelance
musician, Mr. Coward has worked with Nellie Lutcher, Bill Hadnott,
Joe Darensberg, Quincy Jones and many others.
The music was an excellent addition as
the fair continued on for three solid hours. If you are
interested in engaging the Ed Coward Trio or the Ed Coward Big Band
for one of your functions, please contact Ed Coward at: (708)
868-8580 or by e-mail at: ecoward2187@
wideopenwest.com
Also included in the festivities was a
small book sale and audiovisual sale which raised $422
for libraries destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. All in all,
the fair was a total success. Those of you who may have missed the
fair, please remember, National Library Week is observed each year
in April, generally the second full week. Next year we will
celebrate from April 15 through April 21, 2007.
Movie Licensing,
USA
The library has acquired a Movie
Copyright Compliance Site License from Movie Licensing USA. Due to
its popularity, we have added another day to our
movie viewing schedule. For additional information, contact the
Audiovisual Department at (847) 923-3182.
Wednesday
Night at the Movies
Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. the
Audiovisual Department will exhibit a feature film.
Thursday Afternoon at the
Movies
Every Thursday at 2 p.m. the Audiovisual Department
will exhibit a feature film.
Saturday Afternoon at the
Movies
Every Saturday at 2 p.m. the Audiovisual Department
will exhibit a feature film.
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Town Square
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VILLAGE PLANS 50TH
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The Village of Schaumburg is
celebrating the 50th anniversary of its incorporation, which
will include the outdoor Big Band Music Series in Town Square
sponsored by the Schaumburg Township District Library. The Library held 13 free concerts in Town Square last year
and they were all well attended. We plan to repeat the event with
another 13 free concerts. The concert series starts Wednesday, May
31 with the Vito Buffalo Orchestra who concluded the season last
year in August. Well over 1,500 people attended that
event. In case of bad weather, the concert
will be rescheduled to Thursday, June 1 at 7
p.m.
A program brochure will be available to our concert attendees. It will feature all the events by performance date and include businesses in Schaumburg Township who have agreed to co-sponsor our events. We are grateful to these businesses and we encourage all of you to patronage them. We could have never accomplished this promotion without them. The program brochures will list the following businesses.
Schaumburg Township District Library (847) 985-4000
90.9fm WDCB Public Radio from College of DuPage
Advanced Dentistry (847) 301-8565
Applebee's (847) 352-4706
Bonefish Grill (847) 534-0679
Cafenios (located inside the library)
Caribou Coffee (847) 524-1920
Coldwell Banker (847) 301-3100
Dominick's Finer Foods (847) 301-0777
FitWize 4 KIDS (847) 895-9493
General Nutrition Center (847) 891-3837
Hair Cuttery (847) 891-2804
Larry and Dan's Marathon (847) 895-3467
Lester Starr Jewelers (847) 301-0101
LifeWorks Chiropractic Health Center (847) 301-0499
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store (847) 534-0544
STDL Board Member Richard Hetzer
Schaumburg Academy of Music (847) 534-6633
Score! Learning Center (847) 923-0124
Sterling Promotions Plus (847) 895-6414
Illinois State Representative Terry Parke
Washington Mutual ((847) 891-6102
Wayne Giesel CLU/ Farmers Insurance (847) 884-8400
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Vito Buffalo Orchestra
with vocalists Lee Stevens
and Bob Shipner
Wednesday, May 31 from 7 p.m. until 8:30
p.m.
Rain date:
Thursday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
The Vito Buffalo
Orchestra has played in many fashionable ballrooms including
Chevy Chase, Itasca Country Club, Drake Hotel in Chicago, Melody Mill
Ballroom, Palmer House, Pheasant Run, Willowbrook and others. The
orchestra has appeared regularly for Founder's Day in Algonquin for the
past 40 years. When on the road, Vito performed for the
Arthur Murray Dance Studios. In Davenport, Iowa, Vito and the orchestra
entertained along with Ed McMahon at the Quad City Open Golf Tournament
Dance.
 Vito
Buffalo
Vito Buffalo has been a bandleader
for more than 40 years. He plays trumpet, sings and
does impersonations which include Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and
Tony Bennett. The orchestra consists of five
saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, one piano, one bass, drums
and a guitar. Five members of this orchestra are Northwest
suburban school band directors. They come from Elk Grove Village,
Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Barrington and Schaumburg. The band director
from Schaumburg High School is Gregg Tipps, who has played with
the orchestra for many years and plays 1st trumpet.
The orchestra has recorded several CD's
which will be available for purchase after the event.
Lee
Stevens
Lee Stevens has sung at many Chicago and
suburban night spots. She has appeared on stage with pianist Ramsey Lewis
and has recorded three CD's. Her 1995 "Living A Dream" album made
the Grammy ballot. Besides singing with many area bands and groups, Lee
also owns an Italian gourmet food business. Details can be found at
LeeStevens.com.
Bob Shipner with Vito
Buffalo
Captain Bob
Shipner was a pilot for Eastern Airlines for more than 30 years. While in
the military, he worked for Armed Forces Radio and TV Service and
Northwest Indiana radio. He also recorded for Mercury Records in the
1950's and has sung at many clubs, ballrooms and community events. He
plays the trumpet and has recorded one CD. Bob is presently working on a
new CD with Chicago area musicians.
If you are interested in engaging the
Vito Buffalo Orchestra for one of your functions, please contact Vito
Buffalo at (847) 526-1979 or e-mail him at: buffaloband@aol.com.
Vito Buffalo Orchestra
attendees during 2005 concert
Concerts are held in Town Square in the
seating area near the park pond. Families and friends are welcome to
attend. Please consider bringing your lawn chairs and come early. Priority
seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Snacks can be
purchased from various locations in the square.
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Statewide Illinois Library
Catalog
The Statewide
Illinois Library
Catalog, known as SILC, is Illinois' first all
inclusive statewide union catalog that integrates WorldCat and the
Illinois Library Systems' local consortial OPACs, to provide both
shelf status and interlibrary loan capabilities in a single
searchable interface. SILC resides on the familiar FirstSearch
platform as an additional WorldCat database that allows users
to reach to regional groups within Illinois, as well as by type
of library. From a single WorldCat record, users will be able to
link to a local shared catalog record to see if and where an item is
available for loan.
Schaumburg Township
District Library has recently launched a new software program to
manage your interlibrary loan (ILL)requests. The system allows you
to place requests from home or in the library and enables you to
check the status of your request, review your due date, request
renewals electronically and more.
The first time you use
the system, you will need to create a profile. Begin by going to the
library's website at www.stdl.org,
then follow these simple steps.
1. Click on the
"Illinois Catalog" button at the top of the page.
2. Search for your
materials.
3. Click on "Borrow
this from another library," which will take you to the "Log In"
screen.
OR.......
1. On the library's
website, click on "Your Account" and choose "Interlibrary
Loan."
Once you have arrived
at the "Interlibrary Loan" page, log in with your library card
number and PIN. (Your PIN number is the month and year of your
birth. For example, the PIN for January, 2005 is 0105). Next, fill
in your address, phone number, e-mail address and other basic
information. After that, you will be ready to go. Just log in each
time to use all the features of the program. Staff at the central
library or branch staff members can provide assistance. For AV
assistance, simply call (847) 923-3182.
The current
interlibrary loan policies have stayed the
same with the new system.
1. Available to all
STDL cardholders at no charge.
2. Each card can
have five requests in process at one time.
3) Audiovisual
materials can be borrowed from Illinois libraries only.
4) Graphic novels
cannot be borrowed.
5) Materials must be
one year or older.
6) $10.00 fee if you
fail to pick up your items.
7) Overdue charges are
$.50 per day
8) It takes 7 to 10
days to receive an ILL
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