Spring has sprung and so have new books! Peruse this collection of recent additions and find more suggestions. Rain or shine, a new book will surely put a spring in your step. Step to it and start browsing or if these titles aren't your particular ray of sunshine, call Fiction/AV/Teen services at 847/590-4070 or fill…
New Fiction in April 2021
April showers bring...new books! Fresh books have come in this month, and below is just a sprinkling of titles that might get your reading sprouted this spring. We've also got a longer list of new titles to browse here. If the right spring book isn't here for you, feel free to contact the Fiction/AV/Teen desk…
Theme Reading: 24-Hour Stories
Sometimes all a story needs is 24 hours. 24 hours could be packed full of adventure, wit, thrills, chills, and more! All the books listed here take place within only a handful of hours in the lives of the characters. What might your story look like in 24 hours? The Gretchen Question by Jessica Treadway…
Black History Month: Black Family Stories
"The Black Family" is this year's Black History Month theme. It is brought to us by the organization that founded Black History Month, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. For more information on the association and to browse past themes, click here. Collected below are some fictional stories to enjoy…
Celebrating Black Authors
Diversify your reading in more than one way during Winter Reading! Here we highlight recent titles by Black authors, an optional reading challenge category offering all flavors of story. Enjoy a mere sprinkling of books below as a teaser, or delve deeper with a full list of titles by Black authors here. Happy browsing, reading,…
Celebrating Native American Authors
Native American voices have won glory for several recent titles covering a variety of topics for every reader. Plus, reading a book by a Native American author is part of the optional mini-challenge for Winter Reading this year! Below are stories pulled from a larger list of Native American authors, featuring modern life in its…
Chosen Family Stories
Chosen families happen for a variety of reasons, but they always have very special and unique bonds. We've collected a bunch of stories that explore chosen families. These books show how diverse the idea of family can be. As these are fictional stories, there are some truly magical selected families as well as self-styled families…
Best Books of 2020
We sifted through a great many of the Best Books of 2020 opinions that have been making the rounds and put some of the more frequent fliers on this curated Best Books of 2020 list. Featured below are some of the books that our staff have heard rave reviews about as well as those consistently…
Favorite Reads of 2020 from Let’s Talk Books!
Let's Talk Books participants share their favorite discoveries of 2020! Let's Talk Books happens every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm on Zoom (registration required). It's a bookish hour full of listening to what your neighbors are raving about and sharing your own discoveries! You are welcome to come to every session or…
Witches in Fiction
Double, double, toil, and trouble, witches abound in fiction! Below we have gathered some recommended witchy reads to hold you spellbound. There are witches from different centuries, locales, and practices, and whether they are the cause of troubles or plagued by them, the boil and bubble promise pure story enchantment. The Year Of The Witching…
