Best of 2021 (so far): Adult fiction & nonfiction

Best of 2021 (so far) Adult Fiction & Nonfiction

Introducing Oak Park’s Best of 2021 (so far)! We just couldn’t wait until the end of the year to share the titles our library staff loved so far in 2021, so you’ll find our adult fiction and nonfiction favorites on this page. Or browse more using the links below. Adult fiction & nonfiction | Teen … Read more

Black Music Month: Pride edition

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná As we close out June, we also remember that in addition to Pride Month, it is Black Music Month. Enjoy these contemporary and classic sounds from Black queer musicians. Albums honoring Black Music Month & Pride Month in defense of my own happiness by Joy Oladokun Description: A young new … Read more

We suggest: LGBTQ+ romance novels

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná It’s Pride Month. And love is in the air in these Pride romance novels! LGBTQ+ romance novels How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole Why you should try it: What do a long-lost princess, a not-so-by-the-book investigator, and a cargo ship have in common? This book. Description: When a … Read more

We Suggest: Rainbow Book Month

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná In addition to being Pride Month, the American Library Association, and the Rainbow Roundtable have designated June as Rainbow Book Month. It is a celebration of LGBTQ+ stories, and you can find some recent favorites below! LGBTQ+ fiction Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters This complex tale of parenthood, relationships, and … Read more

We suggest: Sizzling summer reads

Sizzling Summer Reads

By Collection Management Librarian Kathy There are always tons of great titles released during summer, and this year is no exception. This week we’re highlighting just a few of these new books that we think everybody will be reading in the coming months. Place your hold today! Fiction The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila … Read more

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Southeast Asian & Pacific Islander creators & stories

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and this week we are celebrating by sharing stories written by Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander authors. Southeast Asian & Pacific Islander creators & stories Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Why you should try it: This candid memoir … Read more

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: South Asian creators & stories

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and this week we are celebrating by sharing stories written by South Asian authors. South Asian creators & stories The Parted Earth by Anjali Enjeti Why you should try it: This intricately plotted novel reveals how Partition divided families and how that division reverberates … Read more

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: East Asian creators & stories

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By Collection Management Librarian Kathy May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and this week we are celebrating by sharing stories written by East Asian authors. East Asian creators & stories Second Sister by Ho-Kei Chan Why you should try it: A smart and twisty suspense novel that also shines a light on the shadowy … Read more

‘Shadow & Bone’: Watched it? Read it? Try these!

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By Collection Management Librarian Dontaná Last week, Netflix started streaming Shadow and Bone, their highly anticipated adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse books. Want books like the series, but you’ve already read (or don’t want to read) the books? Not a problem! These novels have all the intrigue, and some of the length, of the Grishaverse. … Read more

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Coordinated by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, this annual campaign is designed to raise awareness and educate the public on the prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Learn more about the history of Sexual Assault Awareness Month at nsvrc.org » In support … Read more