We suggest: Best of 2021 teen fiction

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Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2021, a librarian-curated selection of titles, featuring some of the titles most requested and checked out by Oak Parkers! See our teen fiction favorites on this page or browse more using the links below. Adult fiction & nonfiction | Teen fiction | Kids & picture books | TV shows, movies … Read more

We suggest: Best of 2021 TV shows, movies & music

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Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2021, a librarian-curated selection of titles, featuring some of the titles most requested and checked out by Oak Parkers! See some of our favorite TV shows, movies, and music on this page or browse more using the links below. Adult fiction & nonfiction | Teen fiction | Kids & picture … Read more

We suggest: National Book Awards 2021

Book covers of the National Book Award 2021 winners: Hell of a Book, All That She Carried, Floaters: Poems, Winter in Sokcho, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Check out the 2021 National Book Awards winners and our readalike title suggestions, curated by Oak Park’s fantastically well-read librarians! The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in America. Learn more about how the awards work from the National Book Foundation » Winners & readalikes

We suggest: National Family Caregivers Month

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By Collection Management Librarian Kathy Every November, National Family Caregivers Month “offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers.” Find titles featuring support and resources especially for caregivers below. And visit acl.gov to learn more about the observance and find additional resources for caregivers » Books for … Read more

We suggest: Nightmarish nonfiction for Halloween

By Collection Management Librarian Kathy These tales of the supernatural and the occult are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit. Frighteningly true tales Where the Tour Buses Don’t Go by Gerry Lekas Why you should try it: Take a walk on the scary side when you explore the dark underbelly of the Windy … Read more

It’s Terror Time! Terrifying tales for Halloween

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná The time of ghouls, ghosts, and otherworldly creatures is upon us! Are you ready to have the stuffing scared out of you? Dig into these new tales of slasher and bizarro horror, featuring the two reigning kings of the genre, and a local favorite. Terrifying tales The Final Girl Support … Read more

We suggest: 2021 Barbara Ballinger Lecture edition

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Each fall we gather to celebrate and recognize former head librarian Barbara Ballinger and her many years of dedicated service to the library and to Oak Park. Sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library, this year’s Barbara Ballinger Lecture features a virtual lecture and Q&A with author Michelle … Read more

‘Velvet Was the Night’: Waiting for it? Loved it? Try these titles!

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By Collection Management Librarian Kathy I love how much our community uses the library. Sometimes that means waiting for the hottest titles. Don’t fret! I can help you find a similar reading experience to THAT book you are waiting for or that you finally read and loved.  Velvet Was the Night read-alikes The Best Bad … Read more

Hispanic Heritage Month: Nonfiction titles to put on hold now

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By Collection Management Librarian Kathy Whether you like history, memoirs, poetry, self-help, or magic, there is something for you on this list of newly or soon-to-be-released titles. And because it’s Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting titles by Hispanic authors. So place your holds today! Want more? Find more Hispanic Heritage Month title suggestions for all ages, videos, … Read more