Wilmette Public Library in Wilmette, Illinois

Received Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Physical description of caregiver: woman, black hair, darker skin, dark eyes wearing a black short sleeve shirt with Tommy Hilfiger stitched in white on the right side of the shirt, khaki colored capris and brown and baby blue Croc flip flops. She looked as though she could have been from the Philippines or somewhere near there, she had Asian features if that helps at all. Definitely not the kids parent and she didn't seem to speak English that well.

Physical description of involved child/children: 2 kids one boy and one girl looked to be between the ages of 3 and 5. Both children had dirty blonde, or dark sandy colored hair. The boy was wearing a Cubs jersey (no player on the back), navy blue shorts and royal blue lace up shoes that looked as though they could have been some sort of water shoe as well. The girl had long hair that was slightly curly and fell to her shoulders that was pinned to the side with a pink bow. Her shorts were light with a dark pink print, flamingos or swans perhaps that were a lighter color and the word "Lilly" in dark pink. I'm assuming they were Lilly Pulitzer. She had on a light pink t-shirt and in the front at the top of the shirt there was a little flower design. Her shoes were pink sandals with big flowers that stood out.

Address or venue of observed incident: Wilmette Public Library

Date and time of incident: Tuesday August 7th 1:15PM - 2:00PM

Detailed description of what you witnessed: The kids walked in with their nanny and she sat down in the chair while they each gathered a book and sat down at a table in the center of the room. She had a clear shot of them, they sat down together and began reading. When I glanced over at the nanny I was amazed to see that she was sleeping in her chair...I kept an eye on her and the kids and she dozed for a good 10 minutes. The little boy then got up and stood next to the nannies chair, he looked uncertain about what he should do. The little girl was playing at the little table with a dollhouse on it with 2 of my girls. She was very sweet and played nicely but was very quiet and I wasn't able to get her name. The boy went and got a book and dropped it on the table in front of the nanny and she woke up. The girl then went over there and the three of them sat on the floor while she read the kids a book. From where I was sitting it sounded as though English was not her first language but I am not certain about that. After the book she got back in her chair and dozed off again. For the 45 minutes that I was there when she was she must have been sleeping for at least half of that time.

Description of vehicle, bag, stroller that may aid in identifying involved caregiver: The woman had a baby blue bag of some sort that had a long handle/shoulder strap like a messenger bag would. The strap looked to be cream and maroon striped.