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Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite upcoming books. Whichever books get the most nominations go onto the monthly list. Place holds now to get these sure-to-be popular books as soon as possible after they're released.
I hope you enjoyed, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau, the fourth selection for our new Facebook Book Club. If you did, hopefully you'll also like something from this list of books that, like The Lost Book of Adana Moreau, explore themes of family, displacement, and mythology
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 7:00 PM.
Join the Hollywood Book Club on the last Thursday of every month as we examine the history, films, genres, stars and scandals of Hollywood and the film industry at large.
Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. In addition to the Caldecott Medal, the committee typically awards Caldecott Honors to other books worthy of attention.
In addition to the three finalists The Story Prize announces each year, an additional short story collection of exceptional merit is given The Story Prize Spotlight Award. Winners can be promising works by first-time authors, collections in alternative formats, or works that demonstrate an unusual perspective on the writer's craft.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 7:00 PM.
Join us each month this spring for a virtual book discussion to talk about cozy mysteries. This month we will be discussing Death by Chocolate Lab by Bethany Blake.
The 2021 University of North Texas Rilke Prize, which honors emerging poets, has been awarded to Kiki Petrosino for White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia.
Monday, April 26, 2021, 7:00 PM.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday night at 7:00 PM for an online screening of a classic movie. This week we’re watching the underseen legal thriller, Please Murder Me!
If you read Nicholas Sparks' novel The Return and need something similar or if you're on the hold list and you're looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here's a few read-a-likes we hope you'll love.
It's Throwback Thursday! Thirty-one years ago this month, Stephen King's complete and uncut edition of The Stand was published.
In the romantic tradition of Dear John, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with the story of an injured Navy doctor — and two women whose secrets will change the course of his life.
In 1994, the Craft & Hobby Association created National Craft Month to help people rediscover and learn about the benefits of crafting. Dabble in a fun new hobby, or pull out those trusty old needles, hooks, threads, paints, and spatulas for some fresh experimenting. Get started with dozens of crafting ebooks at hoopladigital.com if you prefer physical books try some from the library catalog.
If you read Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic and need something similar or if you're on the hold list and you're looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here's a few more gothic horror stories set in unforgettable, atmospheric locations we hope you'll love.
If you read Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic and need something similar or if you're on the hold list and you're looking for something to tide you over until it arrives, here's a few other gothic horror stories set in unforgettable, atmospheric locations we hope you'll love.
Monday, April 19, 2021, 7:00 PM.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday night at 7:00 PM for an online screening of a classic movie. This week we’re watching Alfred Hitchcock's earliest known feature film, The Pleasure Garden.
Lois Lowry explores the strange mysteries of humankind, arcing around and around, circling back to the chance crossing of paths.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees March 18, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
President Braun called the meeting to order at 7:31 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present Electronically: Ringelstein, Magnuson, Parent, Magnelli, Braun, Ross (7:34 P.M.).Absent: …
It's Throwback Thursday! Twenty-one years ago this month, Chris Ware's seminal graphic novel, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth was published.
Wizard schools may seem like an old trope these days, but Naomi Novik's A Deadly Education puts a new twist on the education of the next generation of magic-wielders.
The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday March 18, 2021 at 7:30 P.M.
On Friday, June 12, 2020, Governor Pritzker has signed P.A.101-0640 (SB 2135) into law. Per SB 2135, …
The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He’s got big plans, and no doubt he’ll see them through–as he’s creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he’s afraid, because he’s so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you–and shows you–who they are.
March is Women's History Month so this month's task for our 2021 Reading Challenge is to read a nonfiction book or classic novel written by a woman. Below you'll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for even more suggestions, give us a call at 708-867-7828. Your librarians are here to help.
Diana requested a Quick Book Match for Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer. It's a tale told over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C. that traces the fracturing of a family in crisis when the three sons of Jacob and Julia confront the paradoxes between the lives they think they want and the lives they are actually living.
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 by the American Library Association to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year.
