Corinne Jacobson, 49, of Warrenville, an artist who channeled her creativity into a career as a youth services librarian, died Friday in Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, from complications of colon cancer. Mrs. Jacobson grew up in Evanston. She earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and a master’s degree in library sciences from Dominican University. She worked as an advertising artist at the Glen Ellyn News from 1974 to 1980 and spent nine years working in the children’s department at the Glen Ellyn Public Library. She was a library aide at Wheaton North High School for two years before working as a youth services librarian from 1991 to 1996 at Warrenville Public Library. At Warrenville, she established a popular puppet program, coordinated a program with the local school district to provide textbooks for children at the library and participated in a summer reading program for children. Her last library job was as youth services department head at Bellwood Public Library last year. She continued working through much of her illness, which was diagnosed six years ago, said her husband, Paul Jacobson, an editorial assistant at the Tribune. Four years ago, Mrs. Jacobson agreed to participate in an experimental drug program at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., as part of an effort to find more effective treatments for colon cancer. Mrs. Jacobson was active in a number of professional associations. She taught Sunday school and arts and crafts at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Aaron and David; a daughter, Amy; her mother, Olga Baron; and a sister, Linda Baron. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Congregation Etz Chaim, 1710 South Highland Ave., Lombard. Shiva will be observed at the family’s home. For directions, call Lloyd Mandel Lavayah Funeral Home in Skokie, 847-679-3939.
