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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-1989 clippings related to Library4. NORTH PALM BEACH — This is a village without a written his- tory. but that's a fact that is going to ehaige if the head librarian here has her way. Mrs Jacqueline Zaborski is con- cerned that she has nothing to offer when students working on a school assignment on their community come to her land she is unable to help them. -But it's not only the students. It's vitally important that some of the village's history be written flown before all the pioneers are gone '' She said. The only written account of the area is a pamphlet issued at the s -tencennial- in January, 1966. The pamphlet lists some of the growth which occurred starting in 1956 i1,789 homes Oct. 24, 1968) to the date of publication f8,743 ten years later, with 541 living in 78 apartment buildings and 44 com- mercial ccntersl. The rencennial booklet includes several pictures of the period from 1956 to 1966, but none of the area before the village was incorpo. rated. "And I am hoping that we can get many, many photos. There must be some around. And old newspaper clippings. Or land trans- fer records which could be used in writing the history and returned, - Mrs, Zaborski said, She said that about two years ago an attempt had been made through the village newsletter to round up historical materials for use in the project, but it had been unsuccess- ful. "We need information on what SPACE TO FILL — Mrs. Jacqueline Zaborski, head li- brarian tor North Palm Reach, points out space she would like to fill with history of the village to hrIrs. this area was like before the devel- opers came, Some people have al- ways lived in the area and could help if they will.- she continued. Much of the development is on fill in what was once the waters of Lake Worth, she continued, but there were farms to the west and some homes "There are interesting stories about the early days here. Sir Harry Oakes is supposed to have owned the old building at the coun- try club. I hope we can find out more about that for one thing," Mrs. Zahorski said. She said that Mrs Nancy Moore. the reference librarian, will be in charge of receiving and assembling any items people wish to donate. Materials may be left at the main desk or mailed to the library, she said. Tines Om% by Fred Corbett IF Nancy Moore, reference librarian who is in charge of compiling history from slippings, photos, and recollec- tions of residents. 3 May 2T — 27, 1970 7:-.1: ! WES NNW R FUJIECL. MIK IL MB OEM miiimcciirr ani.AC1 AMID MIMI OM /MEL MS sr, s-b'A cared ambit it Isl. sasis desk Dr M7ed to the Wary o 1725 bay Oct 24, 1911* _n —We need titer cm what sbe said_ SPACE TO FILL — Mrs. Jacqueline Zaborski, head li- brarian for North Palm Beach, points out space she would like to fill with hlstory of the village to Mrs. Tines ph.hn Fred Corbett fl Nancy, Moore, reference librarian who is in charge of compiling history from clippings, photos, and recollec- tions of residents. "UNDER ALL LS THE LAND", a Realtor publication. is presented to fits. Alvin C. Moor assisttarn librarian at the ;North Palm Beawh Liburiry, by John Doran, pre ens of the Northern faint Beach County Board of Realtors.. A copy of the book was presented to all north county schools and public libraries in observance of Realtor Week. PALM nEACH Thrn ES cit.4x -Taking A Giant Step '4 By FRAN HATHAWAY Times Staff Writer The mother on the other end of the tele- phone was perplexed, but pleased. "I don't know what vou did,- she said with obvious surprise, "to interest my son in a reading program, ." Winnie Romoser smiles. Whatever it was, she is plainly proud she was able to infect one more youngster with the summer reading virus. As children's librarian for North Palm Beach Li- brary. that's a pleasant part of her job. This summer. however, Winnie may he doing her job almost too well, if that's possible. The library's state -financed summer reading program. "Take a Giant Step.- was supposed to attract around 100 north county kids. More than 260 enrolled. Winnie's eyes grow round and her Mississip- pi drawl goes up and down as she describes how the horde of bright. parent -encouraged children have descended upon the library this summer, devouring everything from dinosaurs to space travel, leaving a wake of happy smiles behind. We never expected so many." she admits. as a blonde 10-vear-old fidgets eagerly by her side, waiting to give Mrs. Romoser her ly.iok report. The books the children are choosing, it seems, run the gamut. But despite an increasing flow of splashy -looking. moderh-languaged new books into homes and libraries, most still read the same kinds of books children always have, according to Winnie. They're just reading the new ones as well. The. little ones still love Mother Goose read to them. Children in the earliest primary grades still speed happily through the adventure of Carolyn Keene, the Bobbsey Twins, the Secret Seven, and Blaze. the horse. Despite the success of Dr. Suess, who "has done more than anvonc else to make children want to read,- Winnie says kids still like fairy tales and other fantasy, They still read the children classics, too, and still love biogra- phies. of well-known Figures. Winnie doesn't belong to the school of thought that says: read anything— just read. "That curdles me a little," she says. "There's so much good literature. I think chil- dren should be guided to it," Wie herself has always been a bookworm — actually a horrid way to describe one who gets high on good words, A person who likes to read.- she says firmly, "can go anywhere." She was hooked on libraries early. She even found and checked out her future husband at one - the library at the University of Tennessee, She and Barry, who works for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Inc., now live in Square Lake with their children Chris, 11, Cathy. 9. and Cheri. -4. Winnie didn't start out to work with chil- dren. Being an only child, she didn't think she had much fee] for it. But she finds she loves it. Now, she works parttime during the school year arid full-time during I he summer at the comfortable, modern library in North Palm Beach. Her summer program includes activities each Wednesday, things like puppet shows, shell lectures, or book reviews. The children make reports on the books they read, either to her or one of several volunteers who help her. and receive certifi- cates and buttons to prove it. But Winnie believes that the most important thing they receive is a renewed sense of self- respect, "They're so proud." she says. "They just beam " Winnie feels that television is losing ground to reading lately. at least among the children she knows. She acknowledges that the children in her area are -marvelous, very bright.'' But she also feels that an improving children's literature is part of the reason I I IN I MIL•li • I =MI MI 1M • Summer !or some voungterS means more time to read. (From left) Donald Lapre„ 8, Robin Lustig., 7, • Donna Lange. & and Laurel !eft story read tl. lirs. Flurry Bornoser. f treat, sters means more time to Mnalrf Lupr•e, 8, Robin Lustig, 7 nriwits PhD%by kick Dorarta fringe. 8, and Laurel Leffler. 8, fist!rt to a stork• rigid by lir .. Burin. Rono: er. „ice J912gg' Better Understanding 'faking A Giant Step Toward Cant -Wind From Page B1 She gives credit to the better television shows. such as Sesame Street, for increasing the preschoolers' reading readiness. Yet she firmly believes that television is the less excit- ing of the two medinrrrs_ "When thev read, they have to think,.' she sa 's. "They just absorb TV. - But the most important reason children should read, to Winnie, is that reading helps them understand themselves and society -more than any other pastime.” Winnie Romoser is no Marian the Librarian. She says that the lady with the finger to her pursed lips is gone forever_ 'The library today is different," she says. „It's more like a meeting place.'' In North Palm. she says, they offer book reviews. filar reviews, and varying exhibits which she arranges herself. Libraries today, she says.. offer "talking libraries.'' cassette tapes and films to round out the information found in the books on the shelves. Still. Winnie says, books are the most im- portant. Even though television brings informa- tion quickly and in massive doses. people are still seeing the printed word in mounting num- bers, Encouraging evidence of this, she feels, is that parents are actively encouraging their chil- dren to read, and read good hooks. Parents will call the library, she says. to snake sure she is there to help choose the right books before sending their children over or bringing there themselves, Winnie estimates that they base spent about $2.000 on new children's books recently. She obtained reading lists from schools in the area and used them as a guide. Still, there is sucha demand for certain books that she has burn putting them on reserve, a practice usually confined to the adult book -reader. The 34-year-old librarian. whose highest ambition is to write and illustrate her own children's hook, is acutely aware of the acceler- ating changes in society today. Keeping the library's offerings equal to the new words and ideas children learn so quickly is no small challenge. but one she hopes to meet. This summer, children enrolled in Winnie's reading program scale a hypothetical beanstalk as they climb the library steps, then find a jolly green giant standing before a painted -or -paper castle_ Footprints cut from carpet lead the way. This spoonful of sugar helps, of course. Reading is. most of all. fun. But it's also a giant step forward during a lazy time when it's all too easy to slip back. .'There is. a vast differentre," Winnie says. "between kids who have read during the sum- mer and those who haven't when they return to school in the Ball." Ade4 )9141/30 NPB —November 20, 1982 Library Made Up Of Dedicated Volunteers By Angel Downe There are many facets of the news world that are not only positive but informative too. So of- ten the media tends to forget these important aspects of the world we live in, but when a group of volunteers and staff of a community service like the North Palm Beach Public Library get together, the good outshines the bad. As the most well- equipped and stocked library in the entire North County area, the North Palm Beach Lib- rary has a calendar _of events that could rival a public auditorium. With 35,000 volumes available to its members, 10,000 in the children's section alone, the Library is the pride of North Paim Beach and the favorite studying plate for area students. "There are some eve- nings here.explained Library Director. Sharon Lei- ter, "where there aren't any seats open. This is the only library in the area where students can study." Leiter came to the North Palm Beach Lib- rary a little more than two years ago. She is an enthusiastic organizer who tame to the library because of its facilities. fantastir North Comity News Page 3 N.P, Beach Library, direekor Sharon Leiter began in the old Oaks Mansion which is now the North Palm Beach Country Club. It has grown and prospered in every respect and Lei- ter is always trying to implement new pro- grams. The reference librarian, Nancy Moore, has been there for 15 years. The recently or- ganized Friends of the Library, with president Robert Howe, is yet another aspect for the ever growing facility. Five days a week, Ann Metcalfe, a former teacher, heads a chil- dren's program for kids ranging from two to seven years old. Down- stairs in the Library is the children's section. a large meeting room which will soon be a walk through North Palms history with art works and photographs of historical events in NPB Library... the Village, a cataloging room and repair shop — which is always in need of volunteers who would like to learn the craft of book repair; a confer- ence room and small kitchen/projection room for movies. Prop-amhave been well received and re- cently the "Friends - organized a "Second Tuesday- lecture pro- gram. Programs include 'Coping with Stress," "Trusts and Estate Planning" and the up - coining December pro- gram, "An evening with Carole Malon," an artist who will complete and explain her watercolor painting in front of the group. Leiter explained that she is hoping to work with the 'Friends" on a possible "Author Festival- to help expand the cultural awareness leuntinued on P. of the community. This full -service lib- rary also features a large assortment of ca-s- sette tapes on varying 1Continued from page 3) abreast of the programs and possibilities avail- able to them the month- ly newsletter. -Book Retort," explains pro- Volunteers By And Dews* There are many facets of the news world that are not only positive but informative too. So of- ten the media tends to forget these important aspects of the world we live in. but when a group of volunteers and staff of a community service like the North Palm Beach Public Library get together, the good outshines the badL As the most well- equipped and stocked library in the entire North County area, the North Palm Beach Lib- rary has a calendar_of events that could rival a public auditorium. With 35,000 volumes available to its members, 10,000 in the children's section alone, the Library is the pride of North Palm Beach and the favorite studying place for area students. "There are some eve- nings here," explained Library Director, Sharon Lei- ter, "where there aren't any seats open. This is the only library in the area where students can study." Leiter came to the North Palm Beach Lib- rary a little more than two years ago. She is an enthusiastic organizer who came to the library because of its facilities. "This is a fantastic library...and the reason I came to take this job. ' The library sold me. It is one of the nicest lib- raries rve seen," said Leiter. The Library, totally apart from the county system, relies on dona- tions and North Palm leach Village taxes to stay in operation. The paid staff is minimal but more than 27 volunteers help keep things in operation. The Library itself is 18 years old but wasn't always in the modern building it occupies now on Anchorage Drive in N.P. Beach Library, director Sharon Leiter began in the old Oaks Mansion which is now the North Palm Beach Country Club. It has grown and prospered in every respect and Lei- ter is always trying to implement new pro- grams. The reference librarian, Nancy Moore, has been there for 15 years. The recently or- ganized Friends of the Library, with president Robert Howe, is yet another aspect for the ever growing facility. Five days a week, Ann Metcalfe, a former teacher, heads a chil- dren's program for kids ranging from two to seven years old. Down- stairs in the Library is the children's section, a large meeting room which will soon be a walk through North Paini's history with art works and photographs of historical events in NPB Library.. • of the community. This full -service lib- rary also features a large assortment of cas- sette tapes on varying subiects; albums for loan and a circulating art print policy. They have a fantastic. histori- cal collection; a Florida garden section; 100 magazines, seven news- papers; and a swap shop of paperback books. They display collections such as paper dolls; have a very informative bulletin board for corn- ing events; offer a copying machine at only 15 cents per copy; and have a separate room for a coupon trading post. Excellent facilities for listening to records and tapes exist too. the Village, a cataloging room and repair shop — which is always in need of volunteers who would like to learn the craft of book repair; a confer- ence room and small kitchen/projection room for movies. Programs have 'been well received and re- cently the "Friends" organized a "Second Tuesday" lecture pro- gram. Programs include "Coping with Stress," Trusts and Estate Planning" and the up- coming December pro- gram, "An evening with Carole Malon," an artist who will complete and explain her watercolor painting in front of the group. Leiter explained that she is hoping to work with the "Friends' on a possible "Author Festival" to help expand the cultural awareness oritintied or! PEI_ Continued from page 3) abreast of the programs and possibilities avail- able to them the month- ly newsletter, "Book Retort," explains pro- grams and new books with synopsis'. The only problem in the library, explained the smiling Ms. Leiter, is overdue books. Unfor- tunately, cut-ba.elts have kept funds at a level which hinders the pur- chase of new books. Books average $10 for children's and $13 for adults and the library suffers from a $3500 overdue -book liability. For a nominal $15 per year, anyone can t.ake advantage of the North Palm. Library's excellent facilities and programs and it is well worth the ph vr "col- vin et, 1- C8—The Evening Times, Thursday, February 4, 1982 NPB library establishes 'Coupon Exchang By Faye Johnson Times Staff Writer NORTH PALM BEACH — You can find them on the backs of cereal boxes, candy wrappers and other food packages. They can also be found in newspapers. magazines and telephone books. Sometimes they're even brought by the mail- man. They're coupons, and they get a lot of mileage for some residents who visit the library For more than books. Because of their wide -spread popularity and to aid consumers in finding coupons that would benefit them the rpm, a "Coupon Exchange" pro- gram has been established at the North Palm Beach Library on Anchorage Drive. The program was started two years ago by NPI3 Library calls AWOL books home The week of April 18 is National Library Week, and in honor of it, the North Palm Beach Library will welcome home any overdue books free of charge between April 19-30. Also. We Library is inviting all those interested in forming a "Friends of the Libra') Group" to a meeting Monday. April 19 at 7:30 p.m, in the meeting room. If you want to get involved, call Mrs,Lettor at 848:0445. coupon mapper Elena Reid. -1 do a lot of my grocery shipping I know how valuable the can be and du help others find the money -saving minx Ms. Reid, Every week, M. Reid peruses th looking for coupons. She gets most of tt the newspapers and the 1Re 1-82 edition of Bell's telephone directory. March 17 - 23 ON suriDA OkmLersof all the hard Ivo L-R are Betty da ugh ter Dale pn Exchange' ighpoh shipper Elena Reid. 1 do a lot of my grocery shopping by coupons. know how valuable they can be and decided to help others find the rnoney-saving coupons,- said Reid. Ever T week. Ms. Reid peruses the papers !oolong for coupons She gets most of them from the newspapers and the 19E31-R2 edition of Southern Beira telephone directory. March 17 - 23,1982 WeekDay Pe3 i:-. iwoltutteers of the library. A short program WILS presented to express the the V 's gratitude for .).1....NDAI,IVLARCH 14 the North Palm Beath Library honored the and early all the hard word done by the many dedieated workers that wade this library possible. Appearing L-R are Betty and Larry Robbins, former NPB Village Manager Mrs. Hirold Stetson and her daughter Dale, Mr, Harold Beery, former NPBroayor, and Mrs. Nlna Kogstront. Aee't 7 James Michener's library visit cre a tes .a stir Most of us respect the decorum inside a library. Commotion which disrupts the quiet atmo- sphere and interrupts concentration is frowned upon. Unless, of course, there's a good reason for it. But at the North Palm Beach library where I often go for information, nothing ever seems to happen to distract those in the' building. Oh, there were a. few occasions when I heard some girls giggle or saw a couple teen. age boys scuffle behind the book racks, but that's about the only distraction anyone can remember there — until an' incident one day last week. The entire library staff war surprised that day. Before it was over everyone was swept up in the excitement- And there seas a good reason forot. None anticipated wlltt was ahead when an elderly gentlemanand his wife walked into the library that day, The man inquired about some reference material, and in the process of obtaining the information, signed his name on a form at the desk, The name was James Nlchener. Curious staff members recognized the name as that of the wel]•known author whose books. including the present hest selling rim!- ' el The Cavenanf, are some of the ainst popu- lar among customers at the North Palm Beach library, but they weren't sure if this was the author or someone who by coinci- dence shared the same name. "No one knew who he was when he walked in with his wife and inquired about reference sources," said Nancy Moore, one of the staff librarians on duty at the time. "Then he filled out a card and the girl at the desk thought she r ogriized hire..` Yet the library staff was still unstnre tha.i l "Then the furor started," said Mts, Moore. "We ran to the shelves and brought back all the Michener books- There roust have been 25 or 30, Then someone remembered there were more of his novels downstairs where we keep the reserve books, and they went down to get those. too... Michener signed all hia books, among them Hawaii, Chesapeake, Centen- rrial, Neat State, Tales of the South Pacific; The Bridges of Toko Ri, and then started autographing other items thrust in front of him by other library patrons who noticed the commotion and discovered the celebrity au- thor in their midst. "If we had known he was coming, it wouldn't have been as much fun," said Mrs, Moore, "It was a thrill to meet him, probably the greatest thing that's ever happened to us here. And now all of his bookn our library have his autograph. " Nory Roggen was actually the celebrated author. "l still wasn't sure' t was him so r pulled one of his books off the shelf and looked at his picture," said Mrs, Moore. "It was hire all right but he looks much younger in person." Mrs. Moore varified his. Identity and then asked Michener If he would autogra h his u oks on the library's shelves, Be a ed, Later. after looking over some materiel, Michener told Mrs. Moore that North Pa1tsi - Reach has a fine reference collection for -it - library of its sine: -� "1 consider that an excellent compliment,", said Mrs- Moore. "Who would know bette«< than dames Michenerr. Vacationing in the area, Michener w dreamed very casual, she said. - .' "He wore a yellow. golf shirt and slacks," she said; "but I forgot whether the shirt had. analligator On it." - • Michener told the Library staff that he has completed the book he was working on and about to start another. "In the excitement, I forgot the title," she said about the new hook. Whoknows" There's always the possibility that Michener's visit here might inspire a new novel — maybe nngt titled Tales of Mr Fore Beach or Bridge; to Sliver Islaat I