Monday, May 10th, 7:00 p.m.

Gary Wenstrup, adjunct professor at College of DuPage, presents the story of this modest blues band that still makes headlines today.

Using interview and performance video, we’ll trace the band’s career with a focus on their blockbuster album “Rumours” and the band’s classic lineup of Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.
It’s a fascinating journey of failed romantic relationships that fuel music of intensity and warmth. Fleetwood Mac is a soap opera set to music!
ADULT LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Your City at Home
May 8th, 2:00 p.m.

Take a docent led tour of the Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition, a place for both those familiar with the Holocaust and those learning about it for the first time.
Register to receive the meeting link.
May 12th, 7:00 p.m.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.
Book available via Hoopla
Register to receive the meeting link.
May 13th, 11:00 a.m.

At the Silver Creek Conservation District/Prairieview Education Center, we will walk about 1.5 miles on easy to moderate terrain while we learn about this site and its springtime plant and animal residents with McHenry County Conservation District staff.
Masks and social distancing are required.
Program not weather dependent.
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY PROGRAMS
May 10th

Each Storytime Kit is chock-full of fun activities to last you the whole week.
Wednesdays in May

Register to read with a librarian.
Each child will receive their own 20 minute appointment to read one-on-one via Zoom.
Families with multiple readers sign up each reader individually.
READING RECOMMENDATIONS
by Ed Tarkington

Submitted by Kelly K.
I was intrigued by comparisons of this book to The Great Gatsby, one of my favorite books. This isn't the quite the same – even with a boy coming from nothing who manages to live in the world of wealth, only to find out how empty it really is. 
This is a coming-of-age story with layers of depth and well-written passages you might read twice. It is not an easy read, there is great sadness and loss of innocence, but what resounds is the longing for a better life, in spite of the disillusionment of excess.
by Allison Britz

Submitted by Amy S.
This is a true story - a YA memoir to be exact. Allison is a high school sophomore. She is a straight-A student and a student athlete in cross country. After a very vivid dream, Allison feels the only way to protect herself and her family is to count her steps and avoid sidewalk cracks. This is only the beginning. At times this book is absolutely excruciating to read. You can feel Allison’s pain emanating from the pages. Allison eventually has the courage to seek help and her life gets back on track.
This book is not so much about the ending as it is about the journey.
by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Submitted by Kathryn S.
Three teenagers fear for their safety in Guatemala so they take the dangerous journey across Mexico to try to make it to the United States.
This book reminded me of American Dirt as I read about the places they stayed along the way while trying to navigate the train system.
This book is inspired by true events.
by Nadiya Hussain

Submitted by Donna S.
Anxiety sure can feel like a great big monster! This sweet book seeks to reassure even the youngest of us that, although scary, anxiety can often be quieted by sharing our thoughts and feelings with others, such as trusted adults. Simple yet colorful illustrations will help little ones understand this message. This is a great book to help out in our pandemic-laden world.
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