(Left) Donna Robinson-Smith and daughter Jennifer Smith celebrated Mother’s Day and Jennifer’s birthday in a special way May 11. (Photograph by Carlton Rosemond).
The two may hold differing literary opinions, but their love of a good book was never in doubt. Credit: Carlton Rosemond
CBy Bob Seidenberg
Jennifer Smith remembers making her first visit to the Evanston Public Library.
Her mom brought her and her sister “to the library shortly after we moved to Evanston in 1995 [from essentially across the street in Rogers Park] when I was around 5 and my sister, 2, to get us library cards,” recalled Smith, secretary to the assistant directors of instruction & special programs at Evanston Township High School. “She told us, ‘It’s the most important credit card you’ll ever have,’ and she is very much the reason I love reading today.”
On Sunday — Mother’s Day and also her birthday — Smith and her mom, Donna Robinson-Smith, celebrated the role the main library at 1703 Orrington Ave. played in nurturing the family’s love for reading.
Community activist Meleika Gardner (pictured) with Councilmember Clare Kelly (1st Ward) has been working on a Circuit Breaker program since last year. “It’s powerful and it’s just a lifeline for working families and seniors who are being priced out of our beautiful Evanston,” she told members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee at their Sept. 9 meeting.
