May 2021 - Eisenhower Public Library

Eight Books for Fans of Lakewood by Megan Giddings

May 31, 2021 | Comments Off

I hope you enjoyed, Lakewood by Megan Giddings, the May, 2021 selection for our Facebook Book Club. If you did, hopefully you'll also like something from this list more compellingly creepy fiction featuring culturally diverse characters.

The Push by Ashley Audrain

May 30, 2021 | Comments Off

“I looked up and felt nothing for you—not love, not hate, not anything in between. Is this what the end was supposed to feel like? There are people who work through it, who fight for one another, who do it for the children. The life they thought they needed. But I had nothing to fuel the fire. Nothing to give.”

Cozy Mystery Book Club: Clammed Up

May 29, 2021 | Comments Off

Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 7:00 PM.

Join us each month this spring for a virtual book discussion to talk about cozy mysteries. This month will be discussing Clammed Up by Barbara Ross.

For Fans of David Baldacci’s A Gambling Man

May 29, 2021 | Comments Off

If you read A Gambling Man by David Baldacci 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.

Facebook Movie Night: The Little Princess

May 28, 2021 | Comments Off

Monday, June 28, 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 Shirley Temple drama The Little Princess.

Big Library Read: The Quiet Girl

May 28, 2021 | Comments Off

June 28 - July 12, 2021.

We’re excited to join libraries and readers across the country in the Big Library Read, a reading program that connects readers around the world with the same ebook or audiobook at the same time without any wait lists or holds.

Throwback Thursday: Dead Until Dark

May 27, 2021 | Comments Off

It's Throwback Thursday! Twenty years ago this month, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris was first published.

A Gambling Man by David Baldacci

May 26, 2021 | Comments Off

Aloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.

Hollywood Book Club: Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.

May 24, 2021 | Comments Off

Thursday, June 24, 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.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

May 23, 2021 | Comments Off

“Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices… Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?”

Facebook Movie Night: Impact

May 21, 2021 | Comments Off

Monday, June 21, 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 Film Noir, Impact.

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

May 21, 2021 | Comments Off

Fugitive Telemetry, a novella by Martha Wells, is a sequel to Exit Strategy and a prequel to Network Effect, the previous entry in the Murderbot Diaries series.

May 20, 2021 Board Meeting and Reorganization Meeting Minutes

May 20, 2021 | Comments Off

The Regular Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees May 20, 2021

CALL TO ORDER

President Braun called the meeting to order at 7:33 P.M.

ROLL CALL

Present Electronically: Magnelli, Braun, Magnuson, Ross, Ringelstein, Parent.Absent:Also Present Electronically: …

Throwback Thursday: The Shadow of the Wind

May 20, 2021 | Comments Off

It's Throwback Thursday! Twenty years ago this month, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was first published.

For Fans of Janet Evanovich’s The Bounty

May 19, 2021 | Comments Off

If you read The Bounty by Janet Evanovich & Steve Hamilton 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.

May 20, 2021 Board and Reorganization Meeting Agenda

May 18, 2021 | Comments Off

The Regular Meeting and The Reorganization Meeting Of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees will be held on Thursday, May 20, 2021 At 7:30 P.M.

On Friday, June 12, 2020, Governor Pritzker has signed P.A.101-0640 (SB 2135) into …

May Reading Task: Comics & Graphic Novels

May 15, 2021 | Comments Off

The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day and the fifth is National Cartoonist’s Day so this month's task for our 2021 Reading Challenge is to read a graphic novel or two. 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.

Facebook Movie Night: My Favorite Brunette

May 14, 2021 | Comments Off

Monday, June 14, 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 Bob Hope comedy, My Favorite Brunette.

Throwback Thursday: The Lathe of Heaven

May 13, 2021 | Comments Off

It's Throwback Thursday! Fifty years ago this month, The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin was first published.

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich & Steve Hamilton

May 13, 2021 | Comments Off

FBI agent Kate O'Hare and charming con man Nicholas Fox race against time to uncover a buried train filled with Nazi gold in this thrilling adventure in the romantic and gripping Fox and O'Hare series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.

Movie in the Parking Lot: Singin’ in the Rain

May 12, 2021 | Comments Off

Saturday, June 19, 2021, 8:45 PM.

Motor into the nostalgic days of the outdoor theater as our parking lot is transformed for an in-car screening of Singin' in the Rain.

This month's Adult Book Discussion book will be A Separation by Katie Kitamura.