Tuesday, May 25th, 7:00 p.m.

Thinking of selling your home? Let Megan Ryan of Ryan & Company Realtors in Wauconda and Angela Porter of Angela Porter Photography guide you through what you need to know, from curb appeal to virtual showings, home inspection questions, and what the market looks like today.
They will give a presentation and allow plenty of time for Q & A at the end.
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ADULT LIBRARY PROGRAMS
Your City at Home
May 22nd, 1:00 p.m.

Get an exclusive tour of the Dinosaur range with mammalian paleontologist William Simpson!
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May 27th, 7:00 p.m.

Curious to know how Bitcoin works? Mike Gershbein of Very Smart People will be here to help you understand the underlying blockchain technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as well as online currency exchanges, digital wallets, and the various challenges and opportunities facing these currencies in the future.
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CHILDREN'S LIBRARY PROGRAMS
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 Maggie O'Farrell

Submitted by Terri S.
The author’s fascination with the link between Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, and the creation of Hamlet are the inspiration for this mesmerizing novel. The story weaves to and fro in time, the “present” being the day Hamnet is stricken with a plague, the "past" dating to the courtship and marriage of Shakespeare (who is not named in the novel) and Anne Hathaway, who is called Agnes. I hadn’t realized so little is known of Anne Hathaway, of her early life, nor that of her marriage and children with Shakespeare.
The writing is beyond, skillful, luminescent. What I wish more novels published these days were made of. Simply excellent and worth every praise received.
by Janice P. Nimura

Submitted by Kelly K.
So much research went into this fantastic book about Elizabeth Blackwell, America’s first female doctor. Letters, journals, and more make her story really come alive and we can appreciate her humanitarianism, struggles, and successes ever so much more as a result. 
This book also focuses on her sister, Emily, whom we might have not heard much about until now, though she actually became the more brilliant physician.
by Melissa Albert

Submitted by Zabrina Z.
I picked this book up on a whim and really liked that each of the stories were so unique and different from each other.
These are the kind of stories your imagination races to try to finish before you read the words.
I loved it.
by Carrie Finison

Submitted by Kim S.
A charming story about Doug, who doesn’t like hugs. Doug knows that there are many situations in which people want to hug you, but he just doesn’t like them. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t like you, though! Doug also knows that he is not alone, some people love hugs, but others don’t. Some people only like them for certain reasons or from certain people. The only way to know for sure is to ask.
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