Dean Turner (HIL LSS) Performs Edgar Allan Poe

Community theater actor Dean Turner chewed the scenery last October in a performance at Hillendahl of Poe's classics "Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven." The performance was tremendously enhanced by horrifying incidental music engineered by RIN LSS Kathy Carmichael. Dean is always available to perform these Poe classics at any location, in addition to classic monologues by Shakespeare and Arthur Miller, as well as a condensed version of "A Christmas Carol" by Dickens. Other desired performances of great drama or literature may be prepared and presented by Dean with sufficient advance notice.

Mary Javaherian also provided fantastic "set dressing," including skeletons, plenty of cobwebs and terrifying snacks to set the mood.

Mary Javaherian also provided fantastic "set dressing," including skeletons, plenty of cobwebs and terrifying snacks to set the mood.

Summer 2010 buzzzzz

The Hillendahl Staff are busy as bees promoting HPL Summer Reading.
At the half way point, we have 674 registered.

Programming in June has been a huge success. We had 15 events with over 900 participants. The average attendance was approximately 65. Customers enjoyed a variety of entertainment: clowns, puppets, magic shows, theater, crafts, gaming and nature shows; bugs, turtles, ferrets and the Audubon Society.

For adults, we have an average of 16 willing senior students participating in the 50+ Computer Club. Topics include file management, e-mail attachments, genealogy and Internet safety. Sue Kauffman, branch manager of the Clayton Genealogy Library, was a recent guest speaker.