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  • Community Backpack Drive: Now through August 3

    A new backpack can make a significant difference for a student, helping them start the new year with confidence and on the right foot. The library is partnering with OMNI to bring new, quality backpacks to area youth in time for school.

    The community is invited to help during our Community Backpack Drive by donating NEW backpacks. The collection bin will be located on the library's first floor from now through August 3.

    OMNI provides comprehensive behavioral health services ranging from counseling to prevention, intervention, financial assistance and much more. For more information, visit omni4all.org.

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  • Visit the library in the community this summer

    Enjoy the many community events in Arlington Heights and make the most of your summer! Mark your calendars and join the Arlington Heights Memorial Library around town at these upcoming events.
     

    Visit the bookmobile at the Farmers Market
    Saturdays, July 12, 26, August 9, 23
    8 a.m.-noon / Farmers Market / North Vail Commuter Lot
    N. Vail Ave. & W. Fremont St.

    Visit the bookmobile at the Arlington Heights Farmers Market every other Saturday this summer. Pick out some books and learn about what's new at the library.

    Special pop-up events at the market are from 9-11 a.m. on Saturdays and include:
    July

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  • Stream music now using hoopla

    Never be without something to read, watch or listen to! Use your library card to access the library's hoopla database and conveniently stream or download something to read, watch or listen to anywhere, anytime.

    In addition to thousands of books and movies, hoopla provides access to music of all sorts. You can easily listen to the latest releases from musicians such as Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Chappell Roan and more. Unlike other hoopla formats, music titles are added to hoopla on their release day so library cardholders don't have to wait to listen to the next best

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

Cry, the beloved country
Paton, Alan
Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy
Next to heaven
Frey, James,
"'Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime'--Honoré de Balzac. New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, multi-million dollar homes. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality. In this world of excess, Devon and Belle have it all--beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party--a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem's elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street "closer" who wields his wealth like a weapon. One night. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem's carefully constructed façade. Fans of The White Lotus and Big Little Lies will be drawn into the dark underbelly of the American Dream--a world where money can buy anything, until it ruins everything"--
The sweet life
Mason, Debbie (Novelist),
"Divorce attorney Sage Rosetti is struggling with the unexpected loss of her mentor and dear friend Alice. But when she returns home to Sunshine Bay to handle Alice's estate, she learns that her inheritance includes half of Alice's lavender farm, which she must share with her criminally hot high school nemesis, Jake Walker. Sage's mother, Gia, is having romantic woes of her own. The only person she finds she can truly be herself with is a man she absolutely shouldn't have romantic feelings for. Flynn Monroe is six years her junior, and more importantly, he'd been the love of her youngest sister's life. The only way Gia will date him is if they keep their relationship secret. Carmen, the Rosetti family matriarch, sees so much turmoil in her family and knows they need to embrace La Dolce Vita-the sweet life. But just when her daughter and granddaughter begin embracing all the sweetness in life, a man from Gia's past returns to Sunshine Bay, threatening everything the Rosettis hold dear"-- Provided by publisher
The art of vanishing
Pager, Morgan,
"Jean's life is the same day in and day out. Frozen in time by his painter father, the legendary Henri Matisse, Jean observes the ebb and flow of museum guests as they take in the works of his father and other masters like Renoir, Picasso, and Modigliani. But his world takes a mesmerizing turn when Claire, a new museum employee, enters his life. Night after night, Claire moves through the gallery where Jean's painting hangs, mopping the floors, talking softly to herself to stem her loneliness, and gazing admiringly at the masterpieces above. The alluring man in the corner of the Matisse--is he watching her? Why does she feel a deepening pull to him, like he can see her truest self, her most profound secrets? Did he just move? In an extraordinary twist of fate, Claire discovers she can step through the frame of Jean's painting and into a bygone era, a lush, verdant snapshot of family life in France in the throes of the First World War. She and Jean begin a seemingly impossible affair, falling in love against the backdrop of the gallery's other paintings come to life--glittering parties, exhilarating horse races, and windswept beach bluffs--which they can move through together and where Claire is seemingly the only outside visitor, alone in possession of this gift. But as their happiness is threatened by challenges both inside and outside the museum, Claire and Jean find themselves in a fight to preserve the love they've hardly dared to dream of. Will their extraordinary connection defy the confines of reality, or will the forces conspiring against them shatter their carefully curated happiness?" --
50 Harbor Street
Macomber, Debbie,
Corrie McAfee and her husband, a private investigator, solve a mystery from their past, while their daughter Linette moves back home and opens a new medical clinic and finds unexpected romance
Wild in Minnesota
Painter, Mary Lee,
"The last place Fern wants to be is back home as the Maid of Honor in her cousin's wedding. She's at a cabin by herself for a few days getting ready for a bachelor/bachelorette party weekend when rough and tough Gabe bursts through the door. Thinking he's an intruder, she starts throwing punches, causing a brawl in the kitchen. She finds out he's a professional hockey player and a teammate of her brother. Fern doubts every instinct she has due to her horrid past decisions with men, but after a few days of mind-blowing chemistry, they hatch up a secret "weekend pass" option so they can be close. ... After an unexpected twist and a decision that ends up with [Fern] bringing a fake date to the wedding, the bride disappears with cold feet. Fern has no option but to turn to Gabe to help find the bride in time"--Page 4 of cover
These heathens
McKenzie, Mia,
"Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if the town midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia's orbit: celebrities whom Doris has seen in the pages of Jet and Ebony, political leaders like Coretta Scott King and Diane Nash, women who dance close together, atheists! And even more shocking? Mrs. Lucas seems right at home. The young people Doris encounters are no less surprising. When he's not flirting too hard or talking too much, Sylvia's nephew, Dexter, brings Doris into the heart of Atlanta's civil rights movement, where some activists practice nonviolence to prepare for sit-ins, while others carry guns to protect Black families from the Klan. From the guests at a queer kickback to the student activists at a SNCC conference, Doris suddenly finds herself surrounded by so many people who seem to know exactly who or what they want. Doris knows she doesn't want a baby, but what does she want? Will this trip help her find out?"-- Provided by publisher
Malinalli
Chapa, Veronica,
An imaginative retelling of the triumphs and sorrows of one of the most controversial and misunderstood women in Mexico's history and mythology
Tell me something good
Stevens, Court,
"The heart, hope, and pacing of Fredrik Backman's Beartown meets the Southern atmospheric storytelling of Flannery O'Connor in Court Stevens's adult debut novel centered around a decades-old murder that turns a small Southern town upside down"--
A family matter
Lynch, Claire, 1981-
"Family Matter is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of love and loss, intimacy and injustice, custody and care, and whether it is possible to heal from the wounds of the past in the changed world of today"-- Provided by publisher
Sunny side up
Sturino, Katie,
"From body-acceptance advocate and MEGABABE founder Katie Sturino comes a heartwarming and hilarious debut novel for fans for Emily Henry and Sex and the City. Sunny Greene is thirty-five, recently divorced, facing the looming prospect of going solo to her little brother's wedding, and currently trying to find anything plus-sized in the Bergdorf Goodman swimsuit department that doesn't make her want to cry. It's not going well. But isn't rock bottom the perfect place to start a climb? She decides it's now or never. Sunny has her PR empire, her gorgeous Chelsea apartment, her two dogs, and her loyal best friends. Maybe it's time to just love her body and accept herself for who she is. With a new commitment to confidence, her journey begins. Who says a plus-sized divorcee can't put herself first, feel beautiful, and date up a storm? Of course things are never straightforward in the dating world. Is fate knocking at her door with Dennis, the charming and down-to-earth mailman, or should she be with Ted, the business tycoon who seems ready to make her size-inclusive swimsuit brand a reality? And what should she do about her ex, who shows up unexpectedly, eager to reconnect? With the same candor and confidence her followers love, Sturino brings us Sunny Greene, a Carrie Bradshaw for the next generation, and her journey through the trials and triumphs of dating, friendship, and finding yourself"--
Slow burn summer
Silver, Josie,
"She's playing the part of romance author, but has she found her own real-life love story? Talent agent Charlie Francisco has three problems: a divorce that ended his screenwriting career, a business he never planned to inherit, and a take-your-breath-away romance novel whose author wants nothing to do with its publication. The book is a surefire hit, if only his agency can find someone to "play" author on its summer book tour. Enter Kate Elliott, a former soap actress who's miraculously right for the part at the very moment her life seems to be going all wrong. Kate is still recovering from her own divorce and Charlie's job offer is a lifeline. She agrees to the pretense for all interviews, signings, and appearances surrounding the novel's publication. But she can't know who really wrote the remarkable story--the one so beautiful it's made her believe in love again. When Kate and Charlie meet they're all friction and sparks--the one thing they have in common is they're determined to play their respective parts. But as the summer heats up and the lies get bigger and bigger, can they stick to their lines . . . or will they go off-script?"--
Pedro Páramo
Rulfo, Juan,
"Vine a Comala porque me dijeron que acá vivía mi padre, un tal Pedro Páramo. Mi madre me lo dijo. Y yo le prometí que vendría a verlo en cuanto ella muriera". Obra maestra del universo literario en español, esta portentosa novela mexicana narra la historia de Pedro Páramo, un caudillo local de quien dependen la vida y la muerte de un pueblo, Comala, y del hijo que va a buscarlo porque así se lo prometió a su madre moribunda. El narrador, Juan Preciado, llega a un pueblo deshabitado pero lleno de susurros, y a través de estos conoce la destrucción que trajo la convulsa pasión de Pedro Páramo hacia Susana San Juan. Publicada en 1955 y aclamada por el público y la crítica, Pedro Páramo representa un cambio radical con la novela realista de la época. "No vayas a pedirle nada. Exígele lo nuestro. Lo que estuvo obligado a darme y nunca me dio ... El olvido en que nos tuvo, mi hijo, cóbraselo caro."--Back cover
Kakigori summer
Itami, Emily,
When music idol Ai is embroiled in scandal, her sisters, ambitious Rei and single mother Kiki, pause their lives and spend the summer with Ai in their childhood home on the Japanese coast so they can rescue their baby sister
La fiesta del chivo
Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936-2025,
"¿Por qué regresa Urania Cabral a la isla que juró no volver a pisar? ¿Por qué sigue vacía y llena de miedo desde los catorce años? ¿Por qué no ha tenido un solo amor? En 'La fiesta del chivo' asistimos a un doble returno. Mientras Urania visita a su padre en Santo Domingo, volvemos a 1961, cuando la capital dominicana aún se llamaba Ciudad Trujillo. Allí un hombre que no suda tiraniza a tres millones de personas sin saber que se gesta una maquiavélica transición a la democracia. Vargas Llosa relata el fin de una era dando voz, entre otros personajes históricos, al impecable e implacable general Trujillo, apodado el Chivo, y al sosegado y habíl doctor Balaguer (sempiterno presidente de la República Dominicana)"--Page 4 of cover

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26
Jul

Family Time
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26
Jul

ESL Conversation Lab
- /ESL/Literacy Office

26
Jul

Culinary: BBQ Essentials
- /Makerplace - Kitchen

27
Jul

FanCon 2025!
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28
Jul

Kids' Time
- /Lindsey Room

28
Jul

Play Time
- /Kids' World
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