THE VISION ISSUE - City of Shaker Heights

LIBRARY NEWS
delicious signature meals that can be
prepared quickly and easily at home –
119 recipes, including a range of meat,
fish, and vegetarian choices to tempt
every palate, including helpful wine
pairings. Accompanying each recipe
are full-color photographs featuring
the chefs and their culinary masterpieces.
Isabella’s profiles of each chef
offer insights into everything from
personal life stories to tips for successful
last-minute entertaining.
The book lets readers mix and
match the recipes to create their own
customized menus. For a delicious
appetizer, start with Jonathon Sawyer’s
Devils on Horseback or Eric Williams’s
Guacamole Tradicional, followed by
Michael Symon’s Roasted Rack of Pork
with Pumpkin Puree & Cilantro Salad
or Dante Boccuzzi’s Mustard-Crusted
Lamb Cutlets with Garbanzo Beans &
Frisée for the entrée. Decadent dessert
options include Jonathan Bennett’s
Gingered Apple Tarte Tatin, Zachary
Bruell’s Greek Yogurt with Berries &
Honey, or Karen Small’s Fig Scones.
Filled with informative tips and
clear step-by-step instructions using
local ingredients and familiar techniques,
In the Kitchen with Cleveland’s
Favorite Chefs gives busy home cooks
and foodies alike the tools and confidence
they need to entertain just like
the pros.
Following each program, the
authors’ books will be available for sale
and signing.
Another Generous Year
Finds Friends Funding Library
Projects, Equipment, and
Programs at Record Levels
To paraphrase the Beatles, the Library
gets by with (much more than) a little
help from its Friends! In approving
its budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year,
Friends of the Shaker Library designated
more than $46,000 toward a variety
of programs and purchases. This budget
brings the Friends’ contributions to
more than a half million dollars during
the past 20 years.
Friends funds the Library’s Summer
Reading Program as well as a variety
of programs offered throughout the
year for children, teens, and adults. In
addition, funds support staff meetings
and staff development days, as well
as recognition for retiring employees.
Flower and Reading Garden funds
help to beautify both Main Library
and Woods Branch.
New equipment funded this year
includes a full-size refrigerator for the
kitchenette on the Main Library second
floor, an LCD projector, display
furniture for current magazines and
books, electronic equipment, including
Skype cameras and new eBook
devices. The biggest grant, however, is
for a new Main Library Information
Desk, which will match the Children’s
Desk purchased by the Friends in
2010. The desk will enhance the
Main Library’s reconfigured reading
room which includes the relocation of
Movies & Music to a central area.
The Library is grateful to its Friends
who give not only of their funds, but
also their volunteer time to make
Shaker the five-star Library it is.
Residents can add their support by
joining Friends of the Shaker Library
for as little as $15. The Library can
never have too many friends!
Sneak Peek: Broadway Theater
at Playhouse Square
Enjoy a preview of the 2013 Playhouse
Square Broadway and Children’s
Theater series at 7 pm Tuesday,
December 4 at Main Library. Learn
about the benefits and opportunities
available to supporters of the
Playhouse Square Foundation, the
largest performing arts complex outside
New York City. Attendees’ names
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