What I love most about this book is how practical it is. You don’t have to be a master hand letterer or go buy a bunch of fancy tools – Kiley Bennet shows you how to use multiple art mediums …
Mom mom Karen and I each read an Anthony Horowitz novel to compare plot details. Of Magpie Murders, my mom says, “It was decent. I would recommend it to someone I knew likes manor house English murder mysteries.” I …
A whole bunch of DVDs and Blu-rays have just been processed and are waiting to be delivered right to your door. If you live in Norridge or Harwood Heights, place a hold in the library catalog or by calling 708-867-7828. …
We’ve been busy processing all the book deliveries that came in during the shutdown. These new books are on their way up to get processed and made ready to be checked out by you.Residents of Norridge and Harwood Heights can …
We’ve been busy processing all the book deliveries that came in during the shutdown. These new books have just finished getting ready to come hang out with you, and currently have no holds!Residents of Norridge and Harwood Heights can place …
When I was in college for my undergraduate degree, I had an incredibly tough first year. I would go to the park near my dorm, lie on the grass and stare up at the trees and listen Beaucoup Fish by …
Charming animal characters can be a lovely standin for the humanity in all of us. Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad in The Wind and the Willows, our WE ALL READ book selection, express all kinds of human sentiments and …
Got some time on your hands and always wanted to organize and catalog your book collection?
LibraryThing, a small scale cataloging service, is now free for all!
Become part of the social cataloging world. At LibraryThing.com, you can …
Get your brain going with a COVID-themed puzzle challenge!
Check back each day this week for a new puzzle, each one harder than the last. Let us know when you’ve solved a puzzle and we’ll add your name to a …
Harry Potter evokes a breathless magic that captivates fans the world over. Knitting Magic‘s officially licensed patterns embrace the joy and spirit of the whole series.
Projects range from the expected (Ron’s Christma “R” sweater, Hogwarts house scarves and …
Craft books usually focus on a material theme, i.e. knitting, paper, beads – but Sloth Crafts uses the sloth image to explore all kinds of media.
Projects range from stunning-yet-simple (like the crepe paper sloth suncatcher) to the more complex …
If you have never thought of white as a complex color, think again. Shades of White explores the versatility of this timeless color in the home setting. With breathtaking photos of rooms whose only common denominator is the thoughtful use …
I’m the kind of person who thinks eyes and a smile make any inanimate object instantly adorable and irresistible. If that speaks to you (or your inner child) you will delight in every page of Lauren Espy’s Whimsical Stitches: a …
Even if you never end up crafting with wood, Woodcraft is one of those books that gets you excited about the possibilities.
The book starts out exploring how to think about sustainable wood as a resource, the best part of …
We’ve seen several “top lists” recently, like The Great American Read and NPR’s Best Books of 2018.
I like investigating lists that rely on complex data to reflect opinion, like Amazon Charts, which tracks the most read and most …
Modern Memory Quilts goes beyond a sewing instructional book and looks at the emotional drive behind creating.
Author Suzanne Paquette stresses the importance of celebrating human stories and connections through the medium of quilt making. Modern Memory Quilts is …
Interested in handcrafted, one of a kind, or lavish art books?
The online fundraising platform, Kickstarter, now has a section highlighting hand made objets d’arte, including...
Looking for a surreal way to get into the holiday spirit and support libraries?
Quilling is one of those vintage crafts that has seen a resurgence in the last few years. Alli Bartkowski’s Quilled Christmas elevates the traditional, relatively flat construction of quilled scenes and shows how quilling can be used to construct three …
While the snow blows outside, blow away the chill with a bright blast of cheer by flipping through the pages of Country Living’s Christmas at Home.
Half luxurious design spreads, half fun tips for decorating/hosting/baking, this idea book is …
From well-known DIYer Lia Griffith comes a stunning book of hip, modern and fun projects for the home and entertaining.
The designs elevate natural elements and adorable themes into true art objects – the paper plant projects are especially beautiful. …
Some library users read to expand their views, learn new things, and surprise themselves. Imagine if instead of getting those elements from a book, you could get them from a real person.
That’s the concept behind Europe’s Living Libraries initiative. …
There’s nothing like a book that makes you cry and laugh out loud.
I brought Tara Westover’s memoir Educated on a cross-Atlantic flight and was excited to spend several hours immersed in this story of extreme culture shock. Tara was …
Looking for something a little off the beaten path to kick off your summer reading?
The staff at Publishers Weekly have put together a list of their recommendations, which include novels, non-fiction, essays, poetry, graphic novels, short stories, memoir …
