Have you heard about this fabulous PBS series yet? 
100 books, 1 winner – which book will America choose
as our new favorite read?

Look at this amazing and diverse collection of novels, watch and learn about the stories, authors, and readers and then vote for a favorite title, both at the  PBS website  beginning May 22nd and here at the Wauconda Area Library! 

We will be tracking our library patrons’ voting and you may win a copy of the book(s) that are selected, both by our patrons locally and nationally through PBS.

Here is the  official list of titles  from PBS, and here is a link to our library catalog   listing of the books , which may be checked out if you’d like to refresh your memory before voting.

To vote in our Wauconda Area Library poll,   please click here
Vote for the Wauconda Area Public Library (as well as other Wauconda favorites) HERE.
ADULT | ADULT OFFERINGS
In partnership with the Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, join us in welcoming storyteller and historical interpreter RJ Lindsey. We’ll listen to stories of spies and inventions that led us through the American Revolution and shaped the world we live in today.

Click the image at right to register.
Do you have landscape, lawn or garden questions? The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners of Lake County will be available to answer your questions and share reliable, research-based information to make your gardening experience successful. Bring samples for ID, pictures or questions for timely answers to you horticulture needs as we start our growing season. Drop in THIS SATURDAY!

Join us this Friday for the next Lunch & a Movie We will be showing The Mountain Between Us (Rated PG-13). Light refreshments will be provided. 


WELL READ | BOOKS WE LOVE
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield

Submitted by Lynn M.
This reminded me of Wuthering Heights, in a post-television-era sort of way. By far the most ‘gothic’ modern novel I’ve ever read, but it isn’t really horror. I really enjoyed reading it. (Adult Fiction)


In Siberia
by Colin Thurbron

Submitted by Lynn M.
This late-Cold-War travel memoir, though now somewhat dated, gives readers the chance to visit a fascinating place full of interesting people with someone who writes very, very well. (Adult Non-Fiction)

When the English Fall
by David Williams

Submitted by Emily D.
Told in diary entries, an Amish farmer tells the story of his life after a solar storm collapses modern society. This story has a totally unique perspective from your typical dystopia/apocalypse. Can modern Americans adopt Amish-like lives in order to survive or will a different instinct kick in?
(Adult SciFi/Fantasy)

Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom
by Gigi D. G.

Cucumber did not ask to be a legendary hero – he really just wants to be a magician. Unfortunately, he’s the one a prophecy says can defeat an evil queen bent on world domination. Cucumber is joined by his way more heroic sister, Almond, and a few more friends on the way. Such a fun, fast story to read with beautiful illustrations.
(Children’s Graphic Novel)