English as a Second Language

Practice and learn.

ESL Book Discussion From Scratch by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Tuesday, April 20 1–2 p.m. / Zoom

Place a hold to pick up your book and discussion questions at the drive-up window and register online to attend. Contact ESL@ahml. info with questions.

Tea & Talk

Wednesday, April 14, 2–3 p.m. / Zoom

Improve your conversation skills at this monthly group. For ESL adults; children welcome.

Citizenship Interview Practice

Wednesday, April 21, 7–9 p.m. / Zoom

Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to practice the interview portion of your citizenship test. This service is provided in partnership with HIAS Immigration & Citizenship.

Citizenship Classes

Interested in citizenship classes? In partnership with HIAS Immigration and Citizenship, Arlington Heights Memorial Library will offer an 11-week virtual class on Tuesdays from 1–2:30 p.m. beginning June 1. Priority registration for Arlington Heights cardholders begins April 1 at 9 a.m. If you have questions, please contact Tracy Karim at 847-506-2632 or at tkarim@ahml.info.

...to our English as a Second Language & Literacy Office recently relocated to the first floor of the library. While our tutoring and ESL programs will remain virtual for the foreseeable future, ESL staff are now available in the library to assist customers, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays. Drop in to say hello, pick up materials and check out the new space and the library's language and literacy resources. The door is open...

TENANTS' RIGHTS

DURING COVID BEYOND

Tuesday, April 27, 6:30–7:30 p.m. / Zoom (CC)

Housing Director Nareen Kim from the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic explains the latest changes in an evolving landscape of housing law and evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Learn more about rental assistance and discover what all suburban tenants should know about their rights under the new Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance.

This program will be delivered in English with Spanish closed captioning.

Derechos de los inquilinos durante COVID y después

Martes, 27 de Abril de 6:30–7:30 p.m. En Vivo por Zoom (Con subtítulos en Español)

La directora de vivienda, Nareen Kim, de la Clínica de ayuda legal de North Suburban, explicará los últimos cambios en un panorama cambiante para las leyes de vivienda y desalojos durante la pandemia del COVID-19 y después. Obtenga más información sobre la asistencia para el alquiler y descubra lo que todos los inquilinos de los suburbios deben saber sobre sus derechos en virtud de la nueva Ordenanza para inquilinos y propietarios residenciales del condado de Cook. Este programa se ofrecerá con subtítulos en español. Para asistencia en Español en cuanto a su registro, por favor comuniquese con nuestra Asesora Bilingue, Catalina Shin al correo electrónico cshin@ahml.info o por teléfono 847-506-2678.

“This index is an essential resource to check when getting started with local history research.” Genealogy and Local History Librarian Jaymie Middendorf

It started with a question at Dave Hammer’s local library, “What is the history of the Northwest Highway?” At the time, there was no easy way or resource to help answer that question. So in 2001, the Palatine resident and historian at heart set out to change that and for the next 19 years worked to create an index, an alphabetical list of names and subjects, of headlines published in the Daily Herald from 1901-2019. “I have a great love of history and my goal was to create a written document that might help people looking for something very precise or narrow like a greatgrandfather or who want to write about their little village, said Hammer. “If I could get into a time machine and time travel I sure would. I also love to organize.” Hammer, a self-described “morning person,” starts his day at 4 a.m. and spends between an hour, hour and a half meticulously reading and indexing. When he began his Daily Herald project in 2001, he used microfilm and a microfilm reader to scour headlines and started with those published in 1901.

“It was such a fascinating era,” said Hammer. “The suburbs were just little villages and farms and the headlines revealed a lot of cultural collisions around things like drinking and spitting. It was a different world, and I really wanted to get the names of the taverns and businesses that were a part of this fascinating time.” A colorful timeline and historical snapshot of the Northwest suburbs began to unfold and in 2002, Daily Herald Index, 1901-1945, First Edition by David Anthony Hammer was published. Daily Herald Index, 19011960, Second Edition soon followed in 2004. But still not satisfied, Hammer pressed on. His working document grew to more than

8,600 pages with some 95,000 subject headings. Hammer’s technology evolved too from microfilm to the online resource, newspaperarchives.com. “In modern times, I started to get tired of all the crime—the murders, drugs, stabbing and the fires,” said Hammer then added jokingly, “but I guess that’s what sells newspapers!” And so it was in 2020, nearly 20 years and some 10,000 hours of indexing later, Hammer deemed the project complete with the publication of Daily Herald Index, 1901-2019, the Third and Final Edition. The 14-volume set is now available for research and reference use in the library and is found in the Kathrine Shackley Room for Local History and Genealogy located on the first floor of the library. “This index is useful to anyone who has a question about a specific topic in the history of Arlington Heights or the surrounding communities, said Genealogy and Local History Librarian Jaymie Middendorf. “This index provides the user the headlines of the articles which helps them save time and be more deliberate about their searching. By consulting the index, a user can pinpoint the articles that they definitely want to view and then find them in the database or on microfilm, instead of scrolling through pages of database results.” Think of a person, place or notable topic regarding life in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and most likely you’ll find it among the 95,000 subjects in the 14-volume Daily Herald Index, 1901-2019.

For example, we found Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Volume 1, with close to 400 headlines providing a unique historical snapshot of the library. Here is a sample of entries: • New books added (1904-1905)

• Woman’s Club furnishes library room in new village hall (1929) • New library building adopted as war memorial (1946)

• To add drive-up window for busy patrons (1996) • Village okays building transfer for makerspace (2019)

“Dave has done a wonderful job compiling this index,” said Middendorf. “His dedication to making our local history more accessible is phenomenal. This index is something that our community will value and consult for decades. Thank you, Dave, for your hard work and your love of our community.”