Volume 1, Issue 2
Fall 2008
Library Matters The official newsletter of the Dearborn Public Library
A u d i t o r i u m r e n o v a t i o n s a t H e n r y F o r d c e n t e n n i a l l i b r a r y
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Marcel Proust essay
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Movies, books we love
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This past July, the Henry Ford Centennial Library auditorium was renovated, providing better accommodations for various events. Dearborn Department of Public Works employees extended the stage, creating a greater floor area for productions such as plays, music performances and city events. The stage also received a carpeting upgrade, further enhancing its appearance. To book the auditorium, contact Recreation at 943-2350 for assistance.
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It still doesn’t seem quite real that the summer has slipped by yet again (I have no idea what happened from May through July, it’s a complete blur). But now there is the fall, always my favorite season of the year. From football to Election Day, from cider mills
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and falling leav es to Halloween and Thanksgiving, this has always been a special time of year for me. This issue of Library Matters tries to capture some of these essential elements of the autumn season as well as informing you, dear reader, of
recent and upcoming news and events around the library. So enjoy this issue and enjoy the fall; we’ll be shoveling snow soon enough. Jeff Lelek Editor
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In July, the Henry Ford Centennial Library engaged in a restoration of the tapestry artwork that hangs within the library’s central spiral staircase. In order for the tapestry to be properly removed from its hanging mechanism, a large scaffolding was built over the top of the staircase to allow workers to gently de-install the piece. The scaffolding, built around and over the mezzanine staircase railings was, in itself, an impressive thing to behold. Howard Sutcliffe, a textile conservator, was contracted to restore the tapestry to its original glory. The restoration process was a tedious one: the tapestry was vacuumed, untangled and de-matted by hand in order to completely remove the dirt, dust and other debris that had accumulated over the years.
Howard Sutcliffe, textile conservator, diligently working on the tapestry.
The top of the tapestry was humidified to straighten material that warped as a result of the previous hanging mechanism; it was then able to be hung in an elegant s-shape in accordance with the artist’s original intentions. Additional stitching was also done to recreate the tapestry’s original look. It was then re-installed in the same location within the spiral staircase, complete with accent lights and a newly painted ceiling. Over 60 hours of work was dedicated to the tapestry restoration. The tapestry was originally woven in Holland by Glen Michaels, the noted artist behind other HFCL artworks such as the serpentine wall in the lobby’s reflecting pool and the bas-relief tile mural of the United States on the library’s second floor, which took six months to design and construct.
Massive scaffolding across top of HFCL spiral staircase.
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College-bound students and their families can get the inside scoop on preparing for the ACT exam at Kaplan Test Prep’s free ACT Test Secrets 101 seminar. This free test preparation strategy seminar will take place on Tue sd ay, September 9 from 7:00 pm—8:00 pm in the auditorium of the Henry Ford Centennial Library. For more information or to register for this free event, parents and students can visit www.kaptest.com/enroll or call 1-800-KAP-TEST. Kaplan and HFCL will also
hold a free financial aid information session for college-bound students and their families on Thursday, October 23 from 7:00 pm—8:00 pm at the HFCL auditorium. For more information, or to register for this free event, parents and students can visit www.kaptest.com/ enroll or call 1-800-KAPTEST. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1983, Kaplan is the
F o c u s A very popular book club kit receiving excellent reviews from many book club readers is The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King. After the death of her family in America, the teenager Mary Russell moves to an English farm with her embittered aunt and appointed guardian. During a walk in the countryside she has a chance encounter with the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, retired in Sussex Downs where Conan Doyle left him raising bees. Holmes is renowned for his contempt for other people’s thought processes yet is impressed by the intelligence of young Miss Russell. As the story unfolds she becomes
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A Lion Among Men
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The Given Day
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By Dennis Lehane
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21 Nights By Prince Release date: September 30
A Good Woman By Danielle Steel Release date: October 28
A Member of the Family By Cesar Millan Release date: October 7
The Gate House By Nelson DeMille Release date: October 28
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SPECIAL EVENTS September—October All Ages: 4th Saturday Games Day As the weather gets wetter and colder, come in for checkers, tic-tac-toe and other games. The giant board makes a cozy surface to learn these games. Bryant Branch Library Muppet Marathon Jim Henson’s Muppets are celebrating and we are too. Enjoy Kermit, Gonzo & Miss Piggy on their anniversary. Drop by for a viewing of original episodes. No critics, please– leave that job to Waldorf and Statler.
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Bat Zone Bats are coming back to the basement. Lippy and other fruit bats are coming from Cranbrook Science Museum to do their “Incredible Flying Animals” program. Space is limited. Monday, Sept. 29 7:00 pm Bryant Branch Library Who’s There? It’s National Knock-Knock Day. Stop by the Children’s Help Desk and tell the library staff a knock-knock joke to get a prize. One per person, please. We can only take so much sidesplitting humor! Need help? Children’s books at j818.54 can inspire your funny bone. Friday, Oct. 3
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Fall into Dearborn As the neighborhood celebrates autumn, come to the library, participate in our contest, try our computers and make a lovely seasonal craft.
Third Thursday Craft 100 years ago on October 1, Henry Ford put “America on wheels” by building the Model T, a car that the average family could afford. He did this by inventing assembly line production, which made it easier and faster to make cars. Come to the library and make a craft “assembly line style” to see what it’s all about. Younger children will need adult assistance. Thursday, Sept. 18 11:00-7:00 pm Henry Ford Centennial Library Seasonal craft September 4th.
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Esper Branch Library Super Sunflower Contest It’s time to find the most Super Sunflower in Dearborn! Harvest your sunflower and bring it to the Fall Plant Exchange at Snow Library on Saturday, Sept. 20 between 1-3 pm. Winners will be announced at 3 pm. Prizes awarded for the tallest plant, largest diameter head, most blossoms and more. All contestants receive a participation certificate. Saturday, Sept. 20 Snow Branch Library
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Saturday, Oct. 4 1:00-3:00 pm Bryant Branch Library Fall Faces “ Happy” will be at the library to decorate your face with a fall design. Saturday, Oct. 4 1:00-2:00 pm Bryant Branch Library Third Thursday Craft Make a garbage bag into a black cat windsock. Younger children will need adult assistance. Thursday, Oct. 16 11:00-7:00 Henry Ford Centennial Library
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Ages 5-7: Reader Roundup Every month we will talk about a different book, series or author and enjoy some book-related activities. For September, we will look at some favorite easy readers by Dr. Seuss. For October, we will hop into some Frog and Toad stories. Registration begins Sept. 4.
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Thursdays, Sept. 18 & Oct. 16 4:15-5:00 pm Snow Branch Library Tweens Only! Ages 8-12: Car Craft This year marks the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford’s Model T. Make like Henry Ford and build your own rubber band car. We’ll also have fun racing our cars. Registration begins September 13th. Saturday, Sept. 27 3:00 pm Henry Ford Centennial Library Tween Veg-out October is Vegetarian Month. Beginning October 1st, stop by for an entry form so you can contribute a favorite vegetarian recipe to our cookbook. Recipes must be turned in by October 26th. Cooks submitting recipes will be offered a prize from our prize box. Cookbooks will be available beginning October 31st—while supplies last. October Henry Ford Centennial Library Halloween Party Paint your face, paint a pumpkin, decorate yourself with temporary tattoos and enjoy some Halloween treats. Registration begins October 16th. Thursday, Oct. 30 4:30 pm Henry Ford Centennial Library
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Recommendations, commentaries and essays by library staff
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that a general history class never did. In high school, this entire period and its leaders were merely glossed over, giving the impression that nothing really happened.
The American Presidents series Edited by Arthur M. Schlesinger
The American Presidents series, edited by the late Arthur M. Schlesinger, provides an invaluable look at our nation's chief executives, both famous and obscure, in eminently readable and compact volumes, most not exceeding 175 pages. Each volume on any President gives even the casual student of history a workable understanding of the men and the times they lived in. I'm especially impressed with the books on the forgotten presidents of the Gilded Age-that grim-looking procession of scraggily beards and heavy moustaches: Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, and Cleveland. The authors provide a definite point-of-view on their subjects, bringing their personalities, foibles, and achievements to light in a way
This series reminds us that history is not dead, that the people and events of the day, taught to us in buzzwords and subject headings, were very much a part of their time-- that no historical event is an island but rather a continuation of a series of events, a confluence of factors that form this moment and that one. It does this without ever losing sight of the very vibrant personalities that butted heads, made decisions, argued with one another and inspired the people.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 126 min, B&W) The ultimate political thriller with Frank Sinatra trying to unravel a political conspiracy involving brainwashing, assassination and one very nasty mother, deliciously played by Angela Lansbury. Intense and disturbing.
Presented in brief but wellresearched and authoritative texts, these books make excellent reading for history buffs and laypeople alike. — Tom Russell HFCL
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939, 129 min, B&W) James Stewart stars in Frank Capra’s classic about an idealistic freshman Senator. Stewart’s final filibuster scene on the Senate floor is an emotional, feel-good bit of American inspiration.
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Halloween (R, 1978, 91 min)
If there is required viewing around my house during Halloween season, it is John Carpenter’s horror classic Halloween from 1978, celebrating its 30th anniversary (!) this year. The film is justifiably famous for many reasons, probably most notably as the godfather of the “slasher film” genre. But for me, the reason why Halloween is such vital autumn viewing is not the murder and mayhem (the film, for all
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Ev eryo ne kno w s th e immo rta l Halloween theme with its nerve-jangling piano; it sets the tone beautifully. What the film gets so right is the atmosphere. The Midwest neighborhood, the setting for most of the film, is absolutely authentic with its leaves blowing through the crisp fall breeze (all the more impressive considering the film was shot in California), kids trick-ortreating and babysitters trying to occupy children with pumpkin carving, popping popcorn and watching scary movies on TV. All of these details remind me of every Halloween I’ve ever known and lends the film a familiarity that make its shocks that much more unnerving. The most effective horror, for me, al-
ways makes the ordinary suddenly ominous and threatening). Halloween earns most of its scares not with shocking gore but with brilliant framing, editing and sound. The shape of unstoppable villain Michael Myers haunts the outer edges of the frame and usually appears accompanied by a quick cut or subtle camera movement and a distinctively jolting sound. Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut) adds the required vulnerability and hidden strength along with a sense of being truly terrified as the film unfolds. And then there’s Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, whose “pure evil” speech is eerily effective. Watch it with the lights off this October! — JL
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966, 25 mins.) There is something about the great Peanuts specials (the other being the immortal A Charlie Brown Christmas) that perfectly captures the melancholy essence of holidays. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is
There are many highlights but the most amusing scene-stealer, as usual, is Snoopy. Having dressed up for Halloween as a World War I flying ace, he jumps atop his dog house and imagines himself in a dogfight (pardon me for that) with the infamous Red Baron. Snoopy’s expressions during this sequence are priceless; it consistently amazes me how animators can capture human expressions so well with a change of line here and there. Linus and Lucy’s awkward vigil sitting in the pumpkin patch awaiting the arrival of the Great Pumpkin is equally
charming. It always cracks me up when there’s an awkward silence between them and Lucy angrily turns to Linus and threatens “If you try to hold my hand I’ll slug you!” All this is accompanied by another of Vince Guaraldi’s famous jazz scores, providing just the right tone throughout. What I love about Charlie Brown is his sense of melancholy. When he and Linus meet at the brick wall at the end of the show and Charlie laments “Another Halloween has come and gone,” I know exactly how he feels. Holidays are so anticipated and yet pass by so quickly, it is yet another indication of how fast time really does fly. — JL
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Psycho (1960, 109 mins.) Come fall thoughts turn to scary movies. The queen of all scary movies? Psycho. Many imitations have come and gone since it first hit the screens in 1960, but nothing has ever equaled Hitchcock’s iconic shocker. For some the film possesses special significance. Those whose first viewing was at a tender un-jaded age around the time of its original release were necessarily more affected by Psycho.
Such was my case. Forbidden to see the film in 1960, a few years later when it came to the second run theatres, my older brother and sister and I managed to sneak off and see it. It helped to have an older brother and we could walk to our neighborhood Calvin Theatre so no adults were needed as chauffeurs. It was cheap enough that our allowances covered it so money wasn’t a problem. With the momentary parental lapse we found ourselves at this rather adult film not knowing the images to come would forever scar our psyches. Mine anyway. To heighten our fear my older brother David sneaked up behind our seats and grabbed the back of our necks. He’s like that. The climax was so shocking I think the entire audience screamed, but none louder than my sister Suzanne who had an unusually loud scream considering her small stature. As in all great films, everything contributed to its overall success : the atmospheric, unsettling black and white photography, the classic Bernard
Herrmann score, at times soothing, at times notoriously jolting and the masterful editing. What also made the film more frightening to me personally was that the main character was female. I identified strongly with Marion, played by Janet Leigh. Then there was Anthony Perkins’ brilliant performance as Norman Bates, a performance so perfect that it dominated his entire career. Afterwards was the requisite walk home in the dark. My mother did find out what we’d seen but she wasn’t terribly mad as I recall. I think she found out when my sister and I started screaming after discovering, in the shower, what looked kind of like blood on first glance but was actually ketchup. My brother had put it there. When showering, how long was it before we could completely close that curtain? It seemed like years. — Antonia Oakley HFCL
SOME SPOOKY READS
The Shining By Stephen King
Zodiac By Robert Graysmith
Ghost Story By Peter Straub
The Haunting of Hill House By Shirley Jackson
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Stunning film abut the making of Apocalypse Now, where everyone went a little bit mad. Essential for fans of the film and one of the most interesting (and disturbing) insights into a filmmaker’s obsession.
Legendary director Werner Herzog’s haunting documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a lone activist who sought to live with and protect wild grizzly bears and eventually lost his own life in the process. Tragic and darkly funny, with amazing wildlife footage.
This amazing documentary on migrating birds was actually filmed in mid-air, right alongside the birds themselves, without any special effects. This is one of the most beautiful films you will ever see, filled with breathtaking images. It might just change the way you look at nature.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
The Fog of War
No Direction Home
Entertaining and informative documentary on the history and politics of the electric car and why it is still relevant today and for the future.
Director Errol Morris’s gripping examination of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Vietnam and the nature of war itself.
Martin Scorsese’s epic documentary on one of America’s most important and enduring artists. Terrific music, electric live performances and revealing interviews.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
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the point of the thing isn’t completely lost on the reader. (Even better: an effect of these long sentences is a lyrical, rhythmic quality that is really quite beautiful when read aloud, as I did to my newborn daughter. I would almost prefer to read the novel aloud because it just sounds that good.) But what really made Swann’s Way so completely readable for me from page one was not only how the language seemed to carry me along, but also because I had never read anything that I could identify with so completely. Marcel Proust’s famous novel In Search of Lost Time is regarded as the Mount Everest of reading, a true challenge not only due to its extreme length but also to Proust’s infamously difficult use of endless sentences and paragraphs. It is also regarded as one of the greatest written works of the twentieth century, perhaps of all time. Curiosity about the novel had always been in the back of my mind until something (I don’t know what exactly, maybe subconsciously I knew I needed this book at this point in my life) prompted me to pick up the novel’s first volume, Swann’s Way, and give it a try. It is quite intimidating. The six-volume Modern Library translation I am attempting to read runs in excess of a cool 4,700 pages, but the individual volumes do look quite nice sitting all together on a bookshelf. Attractiveness aside, eventually I had to pick up the thing and actually start reading. Immediately I found the novel’s reputation to be true; yes, the sentences are long and complex and difficult (this is definitely not something one can breeze through) but they can be followed and they have a neat way of wrapping up at the end where
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You might be wondering if this massive novel has a compelling story to help pull you along. This is one of the really unique elements of the novel, at least of what I’ve read so far: it is a loosely-knit collection of thoughts and memories intertwined with Proust’s musings about everything from art and nature to love and the intricacies of high society. It’s not “readable” in the way Grisham or Stephen King is, but it’s so completely stimulating that the pages keep turning. That being said, you’ll know after ten pages (or less!) whether Proust is for you. Proust has this uncanny ability to take life experiences, break them down and show them to us either in a light we had never thought of or in a way that we may have felt but not been able to fully express. Not only does Proust detail these perspectives, but he does so utilizing some of the most beautiful language imaginable. I can only share one example with you (because the man’s sentences are really, really long) but here is a section I noted that describes the joy of reading: “...I discovered pleasures of another kind, those of being comfortably seated, of sniffing the fragrance of the air, of not being disturbed by any visitor, and, when an hour chimed
from the steeple of Saint-Hilaire, of seeing what was already spent of the afternoon fall drop by drop until I heard the last stroke which enabled me to add up the total, after which the long silence that followed seemed to herald the beginning, in the blue sky above me, of all that part of the day that still remained to me for reading...Sweet Sunday afternoons beneath the chestnut-tree in the garden at Combray, carefully purged by me of every commonplace incident of my personal existence, which I had replaced with a life of strange adventures and aspirations in a land watered with living streams, you still recall that life to me when I think of you, and you embody it in effect by virtue of having gradually encircled and enclosed it—while I went on with my reading and the heat of the day declined—in the crystalline succession, slowly changing and dappled with foliage, of your silent, sonorous, fragrant, limpid hours.” That is some writing. It perfectly captures one of those idyllic summer afternoons we’ve all had (or wish we could have more often) where we’re just left alone with the sights, sounds and cool breezes of nature, engrossed in a book that makes the hours race by. I hope I maintain the ambition and wherewithal to finish all six volumes; I’m six hundred pages into volume two right now. All I know is that at the moment I have no desire to read anything else. I actually miss it if a day goes by where I don’t have a chance to read from it. It is one of the most rewarding, life-affirming things I’ve ever read, and I’m looking forward to where the rest of it leads. —- JL
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By Ken Follett One of the best books I have read in a long time is Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. This is an enormous book, with over 800 pages, but it just seemed to fly by, page after page, until the very last one, which I was sad to see. This is a tale that focused mainly on the building of a great cathedral in England during the twelfth century.
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The book covers over 40 years of love, adventure, danger and death. The characters are so real; it almost feels like they could be your friends. This book hooked me at the very first page, and I literally couldn’t stop reading it until I was finished. The writing is intense, and well-researched. You can almost smell the odors that Follett describes, and I felt like I was right there in the story.
The historical information that shapes the story is intriguing. Some people may think that this sounds like a dry, boring tale, but that is simply not true. Follett does not bog us down in the details, but instead threads them together with the lives of the characters, creating an exciting tale. He keeps the action going while providing the reader with a clear sense of place and period.
One very big impression that I took from this book was thankfulness. After being immersed in that century, learning about the terrible dangers, trials and tribulations that people faced everyday, I couldn’t help but be thankful that I did not have to live in that time period.
For a novel that is this long, the plot moves along at a nice, brisk pace. It is a rare thing to find a book that is so captivating, and I am so glad that I gave this a chance. The story is simply wonderful, and the ending is very satisfying. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction. — PRP
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the great Nick Nolte performances as aging pro wide receiver Phil Elliott.
North Dallas Forty (R, 1979, 118 mins.) As football season approaches I feel compelled to recommend my favorite football movie of all time, North Dallas Forty, featuring one of
What I love most about North Dallas is not the football scenes, which are brutal but look like they were filmed in an empty gymnasium somewhere, but witnessing the progression of Elliott’s character from his state of arrested development in pro football and its “childish things” to a more mature outlook on life and what it has to offer. There are many classic scenes (the raunchy private lives of these
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athletes are depicted in all their debauchery) but my favorites are the locker room confrontation between a North Dallas player (played by former NFL great John Matuszak) and an assistant coach following the climactic game (“Every time you call it a business I call it a game!”) and Nolte’s passionate shouting match with team management at the film’s conclusion. It’s this kind of intense, quality acting that elevates North Dallas Forty into the realm of classic sports films. — JL
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The training room will be receiving an upgrade allowing for the installation of additional computers and a better configuration of tables and chairs. These improvements will allow for a
more comfortable environment for students to work and learn. As soon as work is completed, the fall schedule will be posted online, in the local papers and on flyers around the library. Keep your eyes open for these announcements, or call the HFCL Reference Desk at 943-2330 for more information.
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Downloadable mp3 audio books are now available in the Overdrive Digital Library which can be accessed through the link on the Dearborn Library’s website. The procedure for downloading to iPod is straightforward, although there may be different steps to the process depending on your model of iPod. You must have your Dearborn Public Library card and PIN to utilize this free at-home service but it can be used 24/7.