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Six weeks into summer reading: ‘Kids are blowing us away’

Our prize fairies have been busy delivering summer reading beads all over Oak Park! We've already given out more than 11,000 beads and plan to ...
Book covers: Red, White & Royal Blue, The Bride Test, Something to Talk About, Royal Holiday, Love Her or Lose Her, Girl Gone Viral

Cover stories: Romance novels with illustrated covers to pique your interest

By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Illustrated covers have become a trend for contemporary romance novels. They're cute, expressive, and can be drawn to fit the ...
Kid with headphones listening to podcast

Listen to kidcasts: Recommended podcasts for kids

There are so many ways to bring stories into your lives, and podcasts offer a great way to listen, learn, enjoy, and grow anytime, anywhere—at ...
David Seleb and Rich Harwood in April 2019

Library director joins Harwood Institute board

The library's Executive Director David J. Seleb (left) with President and Founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Rich Harwood (right) at the Main ...
Crime scene do not cross tape with book covers The Queen by Josh Levin, Diamond Doris by Doris Payne, Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth, I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Trending topics: True crime

By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná With HBO's I'll Be Gone in the Dark premiering this Sunday, we've got true crime on the brain. A wide ...

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