(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).
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.
Addressing the city’s Planning & Development Committee June 9, Laurie Jacobs speaks in support of making a residence at 2222 Grey Ave., a full time vacation rental.City of Evanston screenshot
