In This Issue
	Novels on Film for the Holidays Go on a Proquest Forthcoming Titles On Display This Month Literary Events This Month

Go on a Proquest

Among the many online information services that your library provides is a database called Proquest. Make it your first stop for finding newspaper articles, since Proquest indexes The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Herald, and USA Today. It also covers many other Midwest and regional newspapers, nationally known magazines, and journals. One outstanding feature of Proquest is that it provides full-text access to The Chicago Tribune from 1985 through today. If you've ever tried to read The Chicago Tribune online and were disappointed to discover that in order to read most articles you first need to register and/or pay a fee, you'll appreciate how easy Proquest makes it to find older articles in the Tribune. So if you read something interesting in the Books section of the Tribune on Sunday and can't remember where you saw it on Wednesday for your book discussion, try Proquest! Searching Proquest is easy. From the first screen type a basic search in the search box. If you're looking for book reviews, try typing in a few keywords from the title, the author's last name, and the word " review." If you only want full-text articles, check that box. Don't forget to try the " scholarly journals" option if you don't get results the first time. You can access Proquest from the library's Adult Services work stations under the heading Magazines and Journals. From your home computer (using your Glenview Public Library card) go to the library's web site, http://www.glenview.lib.il.us, choose Online Resources, and find Proquest under the heading Magazines and Journals. If you need help using Proquest, either from home or when you're in the library, ask a librarian!

Forthcoming Titles

FICTION The Scarlet Letters by Louis Auchincloss A modern take on the classic Hawthorne novel set in 1950's New York. Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee The latest novel by the Nobel Prize winning author, is the story of an aging novelist whose life is revealed through a series of 8 formal addresses including an award acceptance speech, a lecture on a cruise shipand a graduation address. Old School by Tobias Wolff The first novel by the acclaimed memoir and short story author tells the story of a literature obsessed high school student trying to find his place at his New England prep school. Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi Hegi's latest novel depicts the story of an Italian American family in the Bronx during the fifties and how a single tragic event can affect a family for generations.

On Display This Month

Don't miss these displays in the library this month: That's Entertaining! - parties, get-togethers, etc. Fiscal Fitness - personal finance Cyberthrillers Eccentric Families in Fiction Authors on display: V.S. Pritchett Heinrich Boll Rumer Godden There is also a mini-display on Walt Disney and Disney animation next to the Rental books.

Literary Events This Month

@ the Library This Month Friday, December 19 Feature Film: A Child's Christmas in Wales GPL Maynard Room, 2:00 PM This is an original PBS movie in which Dylan Thomas's famous poem comes to life. The film won 11 major awards and was called "picture-perfect" by The New York Times. It is a treasure and a genuine holiday classic. It will only be shown at 2 PM on a first-come- first-seated basis. In Glenview and Around Chicagoland Monday, December 15 Book Talk and Author Signing The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 7:00 PM Bestselling author, Jacquelyn Mitchard signs her newest book, Christmas, Present, a sad yet uplifting story that takes place during 24 hours that end on Christmas Eve. (847)446-8880. Tuesday, December 16 Book Talk and Author Signing The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 7:00 PM Famed author and oral historian, Studs Terkel will sign Hope Dies Last, a book of interviews with a variety of Americans who constitute an alternative history of the American century. Call (847)446-8880. Thursday, December 18 Book Talk Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, 2:00 PM Stone Heart by Diane Glancy. Information available at: The Mitchell Museum. Saturday, January 10, 2004 Stories on Stage: Special Event: Words of Art Vittum Theater, 1012 North Noble, Chicago, Illinois, 7:30 pm Three contemporary authors spin new stories using the classic Impressionist painting, Gustave Caillebotte's "Paris Street; Rainy Day" as their inspiration. More information: WBEZ Stories on Stage. Continuing The Chicagoland Nextbook Writers Series The 2003-04 series includes appearances by Amos Oz, Myla Goldberg, and Rebecca Goldstein, as well as dramatic performances of stories by Delmore Schwartz and I.B. Singer. Nextbook Chicagoland is a project of Nextbook, the Chicago Public Library, and the North Suburban Library System.http://www.nextbook.org/localprograms/chicago_writersseries.html. @ the Library in January Start reading now for these book talks next month. Friday, January 9, 2004 Travel with Me: India GPL Maynard Room at 7 PM Join moderator Jean Goetzke in a discussion of Eric Newby's Slowly Down the Ganges, a story of life in India. Books are available at the Circulation Desk. Monday January 12, 2004 Monday Evening Book Discussion GPL Conference Room, 7:00 pm Face of an Angel by Denise Chavez. Books available for check out beginning December 15.