Northbrook resident brings joy with balloon display at library Barbara Levinson's balloon display outside the Northbrook Public Library. Courtesy of Linda Vering
Updated 4/27/2021 9:34 AM Northbrook resident Barbara Levinson, owner of Barbara's Balloons, arrived at the Northbrook Public Library's parking lot early Saturday morning to install a new balloon display bursting with colors, flowers, trees, animals and insects. As people stopped by to take photos, the most commonly asked question was: "How long did it take to do this?" Closely followed by: "How many balloons did you use?"
Levinson said she spent about three hours of prep over a couple of days before she and her friend Kathy arrived at 6 a.m. and spent three more hours setting up the display. She estimates she used at least 800 balloons, including the 50 tiny balloons to make the large sun that is smiling over the display.