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The Oak Brook library will act as an information gathering will be reproduced if residents do not Forest, secretary of the association, at
center and depository for historical materials concerning Oak wish to contribute the original item. the library.
Brook. A motion on the project was passed unanimously at the Historical materials also ..may be In further business, treasurer Pierce
library board's January 10 meeting. displayed in the library on a loan basis. Richardson reported a balance of
A program tointerview long-time $21,508.85, of which$15,000 is in treasury
Erwin Bahnsen, president of the letters,maps antique furniture or tools, residents of the area •also will be notes and earmarked for the building
library association, indicated the action and Indian artifacts will be received. initiated. The recollections will be tape 'fund.
of the board will assure Oak Brook's Mrs. Fritter pointed out that newspaper recorded, and transcribed at a later Mrs.Forest advised that 145 individual
early history will not be lost. He also clippings, church bulletins and even date.Those residents interested 'in memberships have been received and
indicated the hope that the action would restaurant menus will be of interest to contributing or helping with the project that the library was used by 314 patrons
result in eventual organization of an Oak the residents in the years to come. are urged to contact Mrs. Fritter, last year. There is a fee for membership
Brook historical society. Photographs, letters and documents , librarian, or Mrs. William (Agnes) in the library association. However,
Mrs. Robert (Joanne) Fritter, — — — 1 • Brook residentslibrarian, has offered to catalog items 1librarycardsforallOak
adults and children, are issued free of
and organize displays. charge.
Photographs of early Oak Brook, The library was incorporated in 1961
and on December 28 celebrated its 10th
birthday. In` May, 1971, the village
assumed responsibility for the library's
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operation and funding for three years.
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The sum of$9,600 was appropriated for a
' .: -V � qA librarian and two assistants. Three
�?, , f11,4 11 ; . commissioners were appointed: Bahnsen
afor a three ear term, Mrs. Jack
libraryo 'Rt/� �T� (Bonnie) Carle for a two-year term, and
Russell Fayles for a one-year term. The
commissioners serve without salary and
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act in an advisory capacity.
'historical -
The Oak Brook library will act as an will be of interest to the residents in the years
information gathering center and depository to come.
for historical materials concerning Oak Photographs, letters and documents will
Brook. be reproduced if residents do not to contrib-
The library board action taken Monday, ute the original item. Historical materails
Jan. 10, is expected to insure that Oak also maybe displayed in the library on a loan
Brook's early history will be preserved. basis.
Library association president Erwin Bahn- A program to interview long-time residents
sen said it is hoped that the action will also of the area will be initiated.The recollections
result in organization of an Oak Brook will be tape recorded, and transcribed at a
historical society. later date.
Photographs of early Oak Brook, letters, 1
maps, antique furniture or tools, and Indian Those residents interested in contributing
artifacts will be accepted. Librarian Joanne or helping with the project are urged tol
Fritter pointed out that newspaper clippings, contact librarian Joanne Fritter or Agnes,!
,church bulletins and even restaurant menus Forest,association secretary.;
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,- ------'• q„,Oak Brook public library is once again fighting for its
cxistencta. 1;or 10 years the facility, located in the village hall at
TSpring road.and 31st street, was privately operated by the Oak nook
'Library association.Growth was hampered by a lack of funds,
The village took over some of the He .said he doubted whether+-stat'
`:'ending last year and the library became legislators held it in mind to exclude a
nihlie:°it is now fighting the effect of a library such as the one in Oak Brook.
jtate statute which says that only "tax Membership in a library association i,
supported" libraries can belong to especially important for a library such as
ibrary associations. oak Brook's because of its small size.
''' on of the most necessary affiliations
'MO any library can have is to belong to
me or more of the regional library
4'issociations such as the Suburban
,ibrary system of which the Hinsdale
'incl Clarendon Hills libraries are
nembers. Among other things, these
issociatiols can locate almost any book
in print and loan films and pictures. l
According to James Urhausen, village , -
manager,the state statute says that only Has books films, sic ures
"tax supported" libraries can belong to �z
these associations. The term "tax sup-
ported"
up- records
ported"apparently refers to the property story hours, / eco/ dS . • `•
lax which almost every municipality in
the Mate levies in order to support itself. Many people forget that there is more to their local library than
oak Brook, however, and two or three:
other villages in the state do not levy a just books, books and more books.
property tax, not to he confused with the You want to see an old Charlie Chaplin Moody's publications includes the In-
property levy for the schools. film? They've got it. You want to see a dustrial, Public Utility, Handbook of
Because of the tremendous amount of travelogue or a Jacque Cousteau un- Common Stocks and others.
revenue generated from the Oakbrook derwater special? They've got it or can "One of the new editions to the Library
shopping center sales tax, the property get it from the Suburban Library system. is also kept in the quiet room with the
tax has not been needed. The following information applies to other atlases. The National Atlas of the
h'or this reason, according to the Hinsdale_and Clarendon Hills United States of America is a classic and
tlrhausen, the bureaucrats have denied librariesz not the new Oak Brook library long waited for publication.
the village library membership in any of which is having some unusual problems "The children's section of the library is
the library associations. which are explained in another article in very active. Story hours for four-year-
The manager said that legal counsel thispa r,, olds, special story hours for three-year-
tor the village is working on the matter. Sometime in the future both the Hin- olds, summer reading programs and
sdale and Clarendon Hills libraries will special film showings are some of the
have picture rental service available services."
through the Suburban Library system The Clarendon Hills library also offers
also. • many of the same services and a
Both have records, popular and spokesman there said they plan to offer
classical, and one that,is not carried in even more when they get into the new
the library may be ordered through the building in May.
system. Mrs.John Herron said when they have
A press release from the Hinsdale the larger facility, they would like to
public library states: offer play reading, puppet shows, sing-
"Many business reference books which alongs,and for adults, films,speakers of
are kept in the adult room give up to the interest, classes such as flower
minute information. The entire series of arranging and gourmet cooking.
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A set of encyclopedias is the latest addition to shelves at Oak Brook Public
Library. Volumes are set in place by librarian Joanne Fritter, left, and Mrs.
Robert Cesafsky, past president of Oak Brook Woman's club which presented
the set to the library.
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;. a. o ; el �i 0 The remains of some REAL old timers in Oak Brook have
ti, y g;g o 0 O surfaced recently. Mrs.Robert Fritter,the new librarian of the Oak
d m i y Z �" Brook public library, told The CITIZEN:last week that numerous
�' prehistoric tools have been found by modern Oak Brook residents.
m d a . ;, „� l� These residents (among them Joseph Rush, a village trustee)'
A ; `° ,...10 o �„� apparently thought the stone implements they occasionally found on
c., ; y o; <= r their property, were merely the remains of some recent Indian
v, o N•►. culture. Mrs.Arthur Muschler, who is doing some
sZ m 4'm An Oak Brook woman,
m S a. o•d <<' Jnr research on the early Indians of Oak Brook, took some of these finds
13 < o y P.f ►•••+ to Stuart Strever,Ph.D.of anthropology at Northwestern university.
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O Struever said that instead of being merely a couple of hundred years
Z. 4' ti 2 3 g O t old, at least one of the items, a spear head, dated back to 6,000 or
g.m g ,?b g t .- 8,000 B.C. A drilling tool that Trustee Rush found while planting an
,_ a. = a N " e evergreen apparently dates back 1,500 to 3,000 B.C.
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y'a ►'} = Struever said the University of Massachusetts is going to con-
es =.� duct extensive archeological studies in the Fox River valley this
SOa `` summer to document the remains of early civilizations in this area.
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A young motorist stopped by to register fo9yr pre-school story hour at Oak Brook
public library.
Mrs. John Towers,left,and Mrs. James Seyfarth;story tellers,
were on hand with reading material. Programs will be 10:15 to 11:15 a. m.
Wednesdays through May 24. First session will be May 3. Registrations are
accepted through Tuesday,May 2,at the library.
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CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY week at Oak Brook library are standing
from left to right Helen Kotsakis,Holly Watson and Carol Bintinger.Seated are Amy
Philip and Lawrence West.The students,who attend Oak Brook schools,are winners
of a poster contest sponsored by the library.In upper left is Amy's poster which shows
a bridge of books between the United States and China.