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Name
Susie

Position
Director of Youth Services

Hometown
Ithaca, NY Want to know where this is?

Favorite color
Light blue

Favorite kids' book
The Little Fur Family by M. Brown. My mother read it to me every night as a child.

Favorite kids' movie
Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang

Favorite candy
Take 5

Favorite way to spend a snow day
Reading books to little Olive

Name
Katie

Position
Full-time Youth Services Associate

Hometown
Melrose Park, IL You already know where this is!

Favorite color
Purple ('cause it's the best)

Favorite kids' book
Time Windows, by Kathryn Reiss or Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Favorite kids' movie
The Little Mermaid. It was my first movie at theaters!

Favorite candy
Reese's peanut butter cups (yummy)

Favorite way to spend a snow day
Reading, snuggled under the covers

Name
Donna

Position
Youth Services Associate

Hometown
Brookfield, IL Want to know where this is?

Favorite color
Red

Favorite kids' book
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Favorite kids' movie
Finding Nemo, Shrek, and Beauty and the Beast

Favorite candy
Jolly ranchers and anything chocolate

Favorite way to spend a snow day
Wrapped up in my cozy warm blanket reading a great book if possible in front of a fire (if only I had a fireplace!!)

Name
Neena

Position
Youth Services Associate

Hometown
Chandigarh, India Want to know where this is?

Favorite color
Red (the same color as my birthstone ruby) or pink

Favorite kids' book
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Favorite kids' movie
The Lion King or Toy Story because I've watched it so many times with my kids

Favorite candy
Heath bar

favorite way to spend a snow day
Staying inside with a book or movie

Name
Sarah

Position
Youth Services Associate

Hometown
Dubuque, IA Want to know where this is?

Favorite color
Pink...maybe green

Favorite kids' book
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Favorite kids' movie
The Princess Bride

Favorite candy
I love all candy, but especially dark chocoalte

Favorite way to spend a snow day
Baking lots of delicious treats and having snowball fights.

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