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  • Exhibit and celebration honors successful art program for adults

    The creative spirit of the Arlington Heights community was on full display Thursday night as the Art with Alayne Artists' Celebration Reception brought together 31 artists, their families, friends and community members for a warm and celebratory evening honoring the creative work inspired through the library's popular Creative Aging program series, and artist Alayne McNulty, who for many years has designed the monthly projects and facilitated meetups. Attendees shared enthusiastic compliments about the presentation, photo slideshow and art display, noting that the arrangement “made every artist feel seen” and “captured the spirit of the class perfectly.”

    The atmosphere was especially meaningful for those who have learned from Alayne

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  • Priceless artifacts, female friendship and bringing history to life: One Book, One Village culminates with in-person author event

    It all began with a photo of Kim Kardashian.

    Bestselling author Fiona Davis began Tuesday’s signature One Book, One Village (OBOV) event by sharing the moment that sparked her idea for The Stolen Queen. It all started with an unexpected New York Times article about the 2018 Met Gala involving Kim Kardashian. The piece described how Kardashian posed beside an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus on the red carpet, and how those viral photos ultimately led to the artifact’s repatriation.

    “I read that and I thought, okay, that’s the story,” Davis recalled. “We’ll use the Egyptian wing and this ancient art, and

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  • Creative cosplay at the Makerplace

    What do Queen Amidala from Star Wars, Rita Repulsa from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Drizella from Cinderella all have in common? They’re just some of the many characters that award-winning cosplayer, costume designer and Makerspace Specialist Lisa Hale has brought to life.

    Graduating from Dominican University with a degree in Fashion Design in 2006, it was just a few years later when Hale discovered the art of cosplay. Cosplay, which is a blend of the words “costume” and “play,” is a type of performance art where costumes are used to bring life to characters from movies, TV shows, video

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

it's me they follow
cook jeannine a.
"A bewitching novel within a novel--a blend of romance and magical realism, part The Lost Bookshop, part A Love Song for Ricki Wilde--a magical world in which a bookseller becomes a reluctant matchmaker, bringing soulmates together through books"-- Provided by publisher
the tin men
demille nelson
"At a top-secret Army training facility in the Mojave Desert, Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military suspense, AI technology, and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor team up for their toughest assignment yet as they are dispatched to Camp Hayden to investigate the death of Major Roger Ames, the chief scientist in charge of the top-secret war games being conducted between a platoon of Army Rangers and a fleet of "lethal autonomous weapons." Brodie and Taylor find themselves at ground zero of the next generation of warfare, and must untangle the complex web of alliances, animosities, and secret agendas among the men and women of the isolated facility. In a place cut off from the world and exposed to the harsh desert elements, everyone is a suspect-from the zealous camp commander who pushes his men to the limit, to the Rangers slipping into madness due to isolation, grueling training, and rampant abuse of performance-enhancing drugs, to the late Major Ames's own research colleagues. Brodie and Taylor must uncover layers of deception to find the hidden hand behind the murder of Major Ames, and the real purpose of the activities at Camp Hayden and its terrifying arsenal of next-generation weapons. This gripping thriller, the final novel from the legendary Nelson DeMille, coauthored with his son Alex DeMille, is a masterful blend of suspense and cutting-edge technology. It is a page-turning and thought-provoking exploration of the implications of AI in modern warfare and is a must-read for fans of military thrillers"-- Provided by publisher
the healing hippo of hinode park
aoyama michiko 1970-
"Nestled at the bottom of a five-story apartment block in the community of Advance Hill is the children's playground in Hinode Park, where you will find a very special age-old hippo ride named Kabahiko. According to urban legend, if you touch the exact part of the hippo where you have an ailment or wound, you will see swift signs of recovery. Meet the neighbors who each find their way to Kabahiko: Kanato, desperately hopes to recover the stellar marks he once scored. Sawa, a new mother with no friends, wishes to be able to communicate as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant. Chiharu, a wedding planner, longs to listen better for the happiness of others. Yuya, avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. Kazuhiko, despite his fading eyes from too much editorial work, seeks to see life's everyday wonders. A powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart as the eclectic characters find healing in their lives--though they may not always find it in the ways they expect."--Dust jacket flap
what a time to be alive
mustard jenny
"Some people move to the big city hoping to find themselves, but young Sickan Hermansson isn't leaving it up to chance. Twenty-one, friendless, without money but not without hope, Sickan's arrival at Stockholm University represents a new start. Her lonely childhood in a small southern town has left her utterly unprepared for intimacy: for friends, for sex, for love even. But Sickan is determined to build a new version of herself from the ground up, to make up for lost time. To simply be normal. Just as Sickan seems to be finding her first ever friends, in whose company she finally feels safe, she meets Abbe: beautiful, charming--and by some miracle he wants her too. Unlike Sickan, Abbe seems completely at ease in his own skin. A solid foundation then, on which to build a relationship? Maybe?" -- Provided by publisher
big shield
florio mike
"There's no such thing as easy money. Carson Jeffrey thought otherwise. It allowed him to supplement his pay as a third-string pro quarterback with cash from the mob for providing inside information before and during games. The plan worked until it didn't. Cut by his team in Las Vegas, Jeffrey faces intense pressure to find a new place to keep doing his other job. When he lands with a new team in Baltimore, he meets a prosecutor with the brains to figure out what he's doing -- and the power to put him behind bars. Caught between threats to his liberty and to his life, Carson Jeffrey has to make some important decisions. And to potentially accept some serious consequences. Big Shield is a cautionary tale for pro sports in an age of normalized gambling and instant wagering. Players know things that bettors don't. Those players can be corrupted by the lure of easy money. Even if there's no such thing as easy money." -- Back cover
the moments you miss
roberts mae
Leyla Clarkson's world was shattered the night her family was murdered. Years later and running from chilling reminders of her past, an unexpected reunion with her childhood friend, Cameron Curtis, brings a glimmer of hope -- and a dangerous darkness she never saw coming. Cameron, once the sweet boy she met in the midst of grief, is charming and irresistibly magnetic, but he seems to be hiding his own dark secrets. As their connection deepens, Leyla is torn between the friend she once knew and the mysterious man he's become. As their relationship unfolds, betrayal, obsession, and violence push them to the brink of sanity. Leyla and Cameron are forced to confront their pasts, their demons, and the undeniable pull between them. Can love survive in the shadows, or will the darkness consume them both? --
yours for the season
stone emily 1989-
"Melanie hasn't had a good year. Her work life isn't what she dreamed it would be, her best friend has moved to the other side of the world, and Finn, the man she was sure was the love of her life, dumped her. In front of everyone. At his sister's engagement party. So when Finn shows up at Mel's doorstep two weeks before Christmas, asking if she'll help him, her first instinct is to slam the door in his face--or punch him. But he has a proposal for her: Spend the week of Christmas with him and his family in a vacation cottage in the Scottish Highlands. His mother is obsessed with the idea of a perfect Christmas--and to make this dream come true Finn told his mother that he and Mel are dating again. All Mel has to do is come with him and pretend they're back together. Mel may hate Finn, but she loves his mom. So she agrees--on one condition. At the end of the week, Finn will allow Mel to publicly dump him so that she can get her dignity back and he can experience the same humiliation she felt. It's only a week. Mel can pretend to still be in love with Finn for one week, surely. Except as the festivities bring her closer than ever to Finn and his family, Mel starts to lose track of which feelings are fake and which are for real."--Amazon
the night we became strangers
hughes lorena
1957: Aspiring photojournalist Valeria Anzures returns to her hometown of Quito with a secret: to discover what really happened to her parents. The disastrous 1949 War of the Worlds show caused a mob to torch her family's radio station--and the newspaper run by their closest friends, the Monteros. The tragedy shattered the families' relationship--and left the station on precarious financial ground. Now, expected to save her family's legacy through an arranged marriage, Valeria will risk everything to find out the truth. Even if it means allying with the man she's always loved--but who now treats her like a stranger. For Matias Montero, the scars of that night run deep. He saved his mother but blames himself for not rescuing his father. As a journalist, he feels Valeria is a rival. Still, they're both on the same mission. Perhaps, together, they can unearth the past their families and friends would rather remain buried. Valeria and Matias soon find trusting each other is as dangerous as the attraction they can't resist. Between their families' mutual hatred, duplicitous witnesses, and insidious lies, exposing the real story will put their future on the line--and ignite revelations no one saw coming
the last spirits of manhattan
mcdermott john a. john alexander
"The Last Spirits of Manhattan transports readers to 1956 Manhattan, where the glamorous and eerie collide in a narrative as intricate as the city itself. At the heart of the novel is Carolyn, a spirited young woman who flees her mundane Midwest life, finding herself amidst the spectral chaos of a party hosted by none other than Alfred Hitchcock. Set in a crumbling mansion owned by her enigmatic great-aunts, Carolyn is thrust into a world where the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. Here, real ghosts, including the whimsical Snug and the remorseful Uncle James, mingle with legends like Charles Addams and Henry Fonda. As Carolyn grapples with romantic entanglements and ghostly encounters, she uncovers long-buried family secrets, challenging her understanding of love, loyalty, and legacy."-- Provided by publisher
they may not mean to, but they do
schine cathleen
"Joy Bergman is not slipping into old age with the quiet grace her children, Molly and Daniel, would prefer. She won't take their advice, and she won't take an antidepressant. Her marriage to their father, Aaron, has lasted through health and dementia, as well as some phenomenally lousy business decisions. The Bergman clan has always stuck together, growing as it incorporated in-laws, ex-in-laws, and same-sex spouses. But families don't just grow, they grow old. Cathleen Schin e's They May Not Mean To, but They Do is a tender, sometimes hilarious intergenerational story about searching for where you belong as your family changes with age. When Aaron dies, Molly and Daniel have no shortage of solutions for their mother's loneliness and despair, but there is one challenge they did not count on: the reappearance of an ardent suitor from Joy's college days. They didn't count on Joy suddenly becoming as willful and rebellious as their own kids. With sympathy, humor, and truth, Schine explores the intrusion of old age into a large and loving family. They May Not Mean To, but They Do is a radiantly compassionate look at three generations, all coming of age together"--
the land of sweet forever : stories and essays
lee harper
"A posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces, offering a fresh perspective on the ... literary mind of Harper Lee"--Provided by publisher
the half wives
pelletier stacia
"Over the course of one momentous day, two women who have built their lives around the same man find themselves moving toward an inevitable reckoning. Former Lutheran minister Henry Plageman is a master secret keeper and a man wracked by grief. He and his wife, Marilyn, tragically lost their young son, Jack, many years ago. But he now has another child--a daughter, eight-year-old Blue--with Lucy, the woman he fell in love with after his marriage collapsed. The Half Wives follows these interconnected characters on May 22, 1897, the anniversary of Jack's birth. Marilyn distracts herself with charity work at an orphanage. Henry needs to wrangle his way out of the police station, where he has spent the night for disorderly conduct. Lucy must rescue and rein in the intrepid Blue, who has fallen in a saltwater well. But before long, these four will all be drawn on this day to the same destination: to the city cemetery on the outskirts of San Francisco, to the grave that means so much to all of them. The collision of lives and secrets that follows will leave no one unaltered"--
against all odds
michaels corinne
"When my ex-husband leaves me for the co-star in his movie, moving back to Ember Falls feels like my only option. Everett Finnegan, my first love and the man I've never forgotten, is ready to welcome me with open arms and an open bed. But when I find out I'm pregnant with my ex's baby, my entire world is upended. My ex doesn't want the baby, but I plan to rebuild my life as a single mother, and figure out how to handle all of this alone. Except that I don't seem to be alone-Everett always shows up for me. I don't expect him to get mixed up in all my drama-not when he has his own. And I wish he would listen to me when I say we have to stop whatever it is we're doing. But he wants me, the baby, and my heart. So when I'm forced to return to California sooner than planned, I'm devastated. Everett can't leave Ember Falls, and I can't stay. Saying goodbye to him the first time was hard enough. This time, it just might break me"-- Provided by publisher
lost souls meet under a full moon
tsujimura mizuki 1980-
"I bring together the living and the departed. I am the go-between. When a young woman from Tokyo contacts the go-between to request a meeting with a deceased TV star who once helped her, she doesn't expect a teenage boy to show up. Dressed in a designer duffel coat and carrying a tattered notebook, Ayumi Shibuya offers an extraordinary service: he reunites the living with their dearly departed. Meeting his clients at a luxury hotel, Ayumi lays down the ground rules: each reunion is a one-time arrangement that the dead can refuse, the service is entirely free, and the meeting must take place during a full moon. As Ayumi arranges these reunions, we encounter a resentful eldest son who wants to ask his mother to unearth the deeds to a plot of land, a teenage girl who blames herself for her best friend's death, and a weary businessman seeking answers about his fiancée's disappearance days after he proposed."--
some recollections of st. ives : the memoirs of charles hollis
mamet david
"A masterful novel masquerading as the memoir of Charles Hollis - a fictional man whose life spanned continents and conflicts, culminating in a decades-long tenure at one of America's most storied institutions: The St. Ives School. Written in the final years of Hollis's life, this book traces his 40 years within the institution, providing portraits of the people, politics, and parables that shaped both the man and the school. Witty, elegant, and profoundly insightful, the work proves that Mamet is a master of language and character. Intimate yet expansive, this novel is an astute exploration of tradition and legacy - how we shape them and, in turn, how they shape us"--

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VIRTUAL: Rights & Resources: An Online Community Program
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Heart to Heart: Parents Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
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How to Use AI
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18
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18
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