The T. S. Eliot Foundation and the Poetry Society of America have announced the winner of the Four Quartets Prize: Brian Teare’s poem “Toxics Release Inventory (Essay on Man)” from his collection Doomstead Days.
The Four Quartets Prize—which was …
If you’ve been holding off reading it for all these years, or if you’re ready to read it again for the 100th time, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is now available as an ebook or audiobook on Libby/Overdrive, …
On Monday evenings in May we're celebrating the best films of 1924 with online Watch Parties on our Facebook Page. A Facebook Watch Party is a new way to hold a live screenings online. Anyone can watch and comment on the videos at the same time to create a shared viewing experience.
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Quiet rural life is transformed into a technicolor nightmare when a family finds themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism.
Color out of Space stars Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Tommy Chong. The film is an adaptation …
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
Book | Overdrive Ebook | Large Print
It's Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan
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Devoted by Dean Koontz
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Saturday, May 30,
2:00 - 4:00 PM. .
With its searing and original voice, unforgettable characters, and vivid depiction of 1970s Texas, Valentine is one of the strongest debuts to emerge in years...
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To keep you from going stir crazy without being able to borrow a book or a movie, we’re offering extended access to some of our digital and online materials while the library remains closed. With websites and apps like Hoopla Digital, TumbleBooks, Libby, and Flipster, you can stream or download eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, music, magazines, and more right to your computer, tablet, or smart phone.
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The Storytime from Space program, organized by the Global Space Foundation, gives kids an out-of-this-world experience without the need to leave the house.
For the past few years, astronauts on the International Space Station have been making videos of themselves …
Every month at libraryreads.org, librarians across the county nominate their favorite 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 ...
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
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The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
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Thursday, April 23, 2020, 1:00 PM.
Our Classic Film Series continues with Hacksaw Ridge.
A noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the
dimwitted heir to the Russian throne then plots to oust him from power
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Founded in 1974, the National Book Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor outstanding writing and to foster a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. The awards are open to any book published in the United States in …
Thanks to the cooperation of dozens of participating Illinois libraries, Media on Demand (powered by Overdrive) is our most robust collection of eBooks and audiobooks accessible to our library card holders at mediaondemand.org or through the Libby App.
Most …
The Story Prize is an annual book award honoring the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction. Eligible books must be written in English and first published in the United States during a calendar year.
Story Prize Founder Julie …
During the COVID-19 shut down we’ve been recommending that you try some digital library services like Hoopla Digital or Libby/Overdrive. Now it’s your turn to make a recommendation.
But before you do, here’s some background information. Overdrive, Inc. is …
A lot of our favorite children’s books authors and illustrators all around the world are doing their part to make sure that kids who are cooped up in house during the next few weeks are able to stay entertained and …
The Horror Writers Association, in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Library Journal/School Library Journal, has announced the recommended books for their second annual Summer Scares Reading Program.
Summer Scares is a reading program that provides an annual …
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
Picture Book
A Whale of a Mistake by Ioana Hobai
Picture Book
Blue Skies by Anne Bustard
Middle Grade Book
