The library will be
closed
today,
Wednesday, January 30th.
Please consult the library's website, Facebook, or Twitter for our hours before heading to the library this week.
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February 3rd, 12 p.m.
Come learn why and how you might be able the “cut the cable cord” in favor of using popular streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, digital antennas, and more.
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February 4th, 7:00 p.m.
Gail Lukasik, author of White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing, will discuss how she discovered her mother’s African American heritage, her struggle with her mother’s shame, and the price her mother paid for choosing whiteness.
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February 5th, 7 p.m.
This class covers the basics of Microsoft Excel 2016. Perfect for a refresher or if you're new to Excel.
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Join a book club!
Beyond Fiction
Monday, Feb 4th, 7 p.m.
White Like Her - Gail Lukasik
*Author Visit
Book Buzz
Tuesday, Feb 13th, 7 p.m.
Underground Airlines
- Ben H. Winters
Books are available for check out at the Adult Help Desk.
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FAMILY
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OFFERINGS FOR THE FAMILY
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Saturday Mornings
Come move your body every Saturday in the months of January and February. Our Friends at Mano a Mano will lead us in a bi-lingual, cross generational Zumba experience.
Wear comfortable clothing, and come prepared to feel the heat.
No registration required.
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TEENS AND TWEENS
| TEEN PROGRAMS
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January 31st,
4:00 p.m.
6-8 Grade
Cold Cereal by Adam Rex
In his wildest book yet, Rex pulls together Arthurian legends, secret societies, nefarious plots, cryptozoology and giant pink dragons.
Cold Cereal
jumps from one story to the next with breakneck speed, and you’ll be left gasping for air by the end.
Book chat and Pizza in the Lincoln Room.
Books available at the Adult Help Desk
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February 5th,
4:00 p.m.
6-8 Grade
From tinkering to technology, this program offers a different hands-on activity every month for you and your friends.
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KID CITY
| CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
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January 28th - February 1st
Screen Free Week
Meet Cubetto
Try one of our Meet Cubetto sessions during Screen Free Week!
Ages 3-6 and Parent
Cubetto is a screen free coding robot perfect for young children.
Learn basic computer programming through hands on play.
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February 2nd,
10:00 a.m.
All Ages
We will present Valentine's Day stories for the whole family.
Join us for stories and more!
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WELL READ
| BOOKS WE LOVE
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The Dreamers
by Karen Thompson Walker
Submitted by Kelly K.
A student falls asleep in a California college town and does not wake up. So begins an epidemic of a sleeping sickness, affecting people from all walks of life. What follows in the ensuing quarantine situation is a finely spun crisis tale, which keeps the suspense and intrigue high while exploring humanity through well-developed characters. The audio version narrated by Cassandra Campbell is especially good. (New Fiction)
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Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
by Eric Klinenberg
Submitted by Lynn M.
A well-argued analysis of an event that should be remembered alongside the Great Chicago Fire, the
Eastland Disaster and the Our Lady of the Angels school fire as one of Chicago’s great tragedies ... but probably won’t be. (Non-Fiction)
Available through Interlibrary Loan
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The Later Comers
by Helen Klein Ross
Submitted by Terri S.
The Latecomers is a richly detailed, enjoyable historical family drama that spans five generations over the course of one hundred years. I was in search of an audiobook to fall deep into, and this book really drew me in. The reader does a beautiful job narrating the story, which is told in crisscrossing timelines. Rich with detailed history, romance and dark family secrets, this superb novel is sure to please readers (and listeners) who enjoy being swept away to another time and place. (Audiobook-Fiction)
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The Witch of Willow Hall
by Hester Fox
Submitted by Kim S.
Historical, Gothic, Suspense and Romance all rolled into one. Welcome to the Boston in the 1800s where propriety and appearances are everything. Rumors swirl and the Montrose family is forced to leave Boston for the remote Willow Hall. Even in the remote backcountry, the three Montrose sisters are bound by the rules of polite society and there is a price to be paid for breaking them. This darkly haunting and suspenseful romance will keep you spellbound as you uncover the tragedies that swirl all around Willow Hall and all of its inhabitants, past and present. (New Fiction)
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