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  • Need volunteers? Apply to participate in our upcoming Volunteer Fair

    Do you work for a nonprofit organization? Are you currently in need of volunteers? The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is currently planning a Volunteer Fair, which will be an exciting and convenient way for residents who are interested in volunteering to learn more about a variety of local organizations and nonprofits all in one place.

    If you have a nonprofit or are an organization looking to recruit volunteers, and would like to join us as a participant on Saturday, May 17, 1-3 p.m. at Pioneer Park Gymnasium (500 N. Fernandez Ave.), please fill out our AHML Volunteer Fair Nonprofit Application: https://bit.ly/AHMLVolFair25. Applications

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  • Recommendations from Influencers of Arlington Heights

    What books have shaped your life or made an impact? That's the question 24 community members and leaders in Arlington Heights were asked. Influencers of Arlington Heights, and the Books That Influenced Them is an exhibit on display on the library's first floor featuring six local influencers, four times a year, and the books that inspire them. From the profound to the humorous, informative to reflective, here are their picks. Stop by to pick up one of these titles from the library's collection, or place one on hold to pick up at the library, bookmobile or drive-up window. Click on

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  • Legal resources at your library

    Prepare for Major Life Events

    Major life events like declaring bankruptcy, changing your name, renting out property or writing your will can be difficult to navigate. Whether you're dealing with one of those situations or a lawyer doing in-depth research, the library has a wide range of online legal resources for you to use.

    Gale Legal Forms
    Features templates thousands of legal forms (wills, divorce/family, trusts, licenses, leases, etc.) that you can download and modify for your own needs. 

    Legal Information Source
    Designed to assist the public in legal matters of all kinds. Includes exclusive full text for many top

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

Gliff
Smith, Ali, 1962-
"From a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing. Gliff explores how and why we endeavor to make a mark on the world. In a time when western industry wants to reduce us to algorithms and data--something easily categorizable and predictable--Smith shows us why our humanity, our individual complexities, matter more than ever"--
The debutante's second chance
Prysock, Lisa M.,
Now in charge of her family's Velvet Brooks Horse Farm, Miss Gladdie Lyndon will try anything to save her family's legacy, including accepting the help of Clay Grinstead, her former fiance and now a widowed father, to save both her family's Lexington, Kentucky horse ranch as well as the running of the 1908 Kentucky Derby--and maybe build a futuer together
Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008,
A breakthrough in genetic engineering leads to the development of a technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA, a method that brings about the creation of Jurassic Park, a tourist attraction populated by creatures extinct for eons
We would never
Mirvis, Tova,
"When Hailey Gelman becomes a suspect in her ex-husband Jonah's murder following a bitter custody battle, her tight-knit family--including her fiercely protective mother, brother, and secretive father--must confront their own dark loyalties and the lengths they will go to protect each other"--
Dead man's list
Rose, Karen, 1964-
"On a long-anticipated second date with police psychologist Dr. Sam Reeves--right as things are getting steamy--Kit stumbles across the mutilated body of a local San Diego politician. The politician is loved by many of his constituents but is hated and reviled by many more. That the suspect list is long is no surprise to anyone, but exactly who ends up on it stuns Kit and her team. As the SDPD reveal the victim's sinister dealings, Kit and Sam are forced to navigate the lawless world of the city's most rich and powerful citizens to find answers. But time is rapidly running out, with their sources of information dropping like flies as the killer methodically eliminates loose ends--and anyone else who stands in the way"--
A witch to change the world
Snowden, Suzanne (Author),
Told in alternating voices, Dr. Adam Parrish works as a pediatric oncologist by day and a modern-day witch and hunter of evil witches by night, so when Vivienne Lanier, a healing witch and midwife from 1502, is transported through time to current day Washington D.C., Adam must protect Vivienne from witches who mean her harm, while both Adam and Vivienne grapple with making a future together possible
Number Thirty-Two
Steward, Cassie,
On the verge of moving out of her family's home, Anna reflects on their shared history and finally gets to the bottom of long-unexplained events that have affected both her own and her neighbor's family for decades
The girl who never gave up
Hewitt, Kate,
Fleeing 1939 Germany for the Netherlands and hoping for safety from the Nazis, Rachel Blau and her husband Franz go into hiding and are later separated and sent to camps, where Rachel finds she must make a most difficult choice to protect their newborn child
Desire or defense
Brunner, Leah,
"I'm not the hero in this story. I'm the villain... The notoriously angry, grouchy, D.C. Eagles defenseman that just can't keep his temper in check. The temper that leads to a fifteen game suspension from the NHL. As if that's not bad enough, I'm forced into a short term youth-hockey coaching gig. Which my manager swears will "rebuild my image." But what I didn't expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother. Something about this spitfire of a woman, and the boy she's so protective of, has my defenses melting. And if I'm not careful, I'll burst into flames, forever melting the ice I've carefully kept around my heart."--Back cover
The last king of California
Harper, Jordan,
"This stirring and brutal bildungsroman tells the story of young Luke Crosswhite, who after years apart from his criminal family returns to their flock deep in the California desert. Luke's father is serving time for a brutal murder that Luke himself witnessed; now, his uncle vies for power and rival biker gangs encroach on the family's various criminal enterprises. A sensitive boy grown hard man, Luke navigates the vicious pressures of "home," and the loyalties to his old friend, Cassie, who has hatched a scheme with her boyfriend Pretty Baby to escape the control of the gang, the Combine. Hanging over these desperate, lonesome parties is the gang's motto, tattooed indelibly across the heart: Blood is Love."--
The mailman : a thriller
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew,
Mercury Carter is a deliveryman and he takes his job very seriously. When a parcel is under his care, he will stop at nothing to deliver it directly to its intended recipient. Not even, as in the current case, when he finds a crew of violent men at the indicated address that threaten his life and take the woman who lives there hostage. That's because Carter has special skills from his former life as a federal agent with the postal inspection service, skills that make him particularly useful for delivering items in circumstances as dangerous as these. After Carter dispatches the goons sent to kill him, he enters a home besieged by criminals--but the leader of the gang escapes with attorney Rachel Stanfield before the mailman can complete his assignment. With Rachel's husband Glenn in tow, Carter takes off in pursuit of the kidnapper and his quarry, hunting them across Indiana, up to Chicago, and into small-town Illinois. Along the way, he slowly picks off members of the crew and uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy and a powerful crime syndicate, all in service of his main to hand the package over to Rachel. Carter has never missed a delivery and isn't about to start now
Nobody's empire
Murdoch, Stuart,
"It's the early 1990s in Glasgow, Scotland, and Stephen has emerged from a lengthy hospital stay. Diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, a little-understood disease which has robbed him of any prospects of work, friends, or independent living, he moves slowly toward new goals and meets others like him, including Richard, a friend from school, and Carrie, a young woman bedridden for five years. Feeling isolated and alone, they form their own support group, and try to get by with as little money and pain as possible. Since he's been ill, Stephen never feels warm, inspiring Carrie to affectionately call him "The World's Coldest Boy." As the world seems to care less for them, the trio start to care less about fitting in with the world. Stephen soon discovers he has a talent for writing songs. He awakens to the possibility of a spiritual life that transcends the everyday, and feels a calling for a place that might as well be on the other end of the universe let alone the world. Buoyed by tentative hope, he and Richard leave Glasgow in search of a cure in the mythic warmth and sun of California. As they float between hostels, sofas, and park benches, they discover the trip is life-changing in ways neither expected, and Stephen embraces a new-world reinvention that will change his life forever"--Amazon.com
On the shore
Pavlov, Laura
"He's the GOAT of the NFL. She's a hot-headed reporter who despises him. They're in the same small town for the summer. What could possibly go wrong?"--Provided by publisher
The blanket cats
Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, 1963-
In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home "blanket cats" for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happiness
Tartufo
Buxton, Kira Jane,
"After nearly losing the election to a geriatric but wildly popular donkey named Maurizio, newly installed Mayor Delizia Miccuci can't help but feel like the sun has finally set on the rural Italian village of Lazzarina Boscarino. Tourists only stop by to ask for directions, Nonna Amara's cherished ristorante is long shuttered, and the town hall is disgustingly overrun with glis glis poo-even Postman Duccio has been disgraced. All that's left is Bar Celebrità, a rustic establishment where weary locals gather to quibble over decades-long disputes, submit their poor stomachs to bartender Giuseppina's volcanic espresso, and wonder what will become of the place where together they've spent their entire lives. Little do the villagers know that, mere miles away in the forest, local truffle hunter Giovanni Scarpazza has just happened upon something that could change everything. Swollen to massive proportions, soaking the atmosphere in its pungent fumes, potentially worth six figures in certain international circles, a truffle-un tartufo, that is-sits beneath the soil with the power to either be the greatest gift or the foulest curse the village has ever seen-they're not completely sure which since Giuseppina's psychic was a bit unclear on the matter. Tartufo is much more than a charming romp through the foothills of Tuscany. Written in the same enchanting style and raucous humor that defines Hollow Kingdom and Feral Creatures, Buxton's newest story is a reflection on the interconnectedness of life in all its manifestations-and how holding on to harmony in the face of hardship can grow something beautiful and rare beneath the surface"--

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Upcoming Programs

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11
Mar

Small Business Coffee & Connect
- /Full Hendrickson Room

11
Mar

Social Worker in the Library
- /Appointment Room

11
Mar

Our Time: Developmental Playgroup
- /Lindsey Room

11
Mar

Beginning ESL
- /ESL/Literacy Office

11
Mar

Play, Learn & Grow Family Workshops
- /Full Hendrickson Room

11
Mar

Culinary: One-Pan Italian Favorites
- /Makerplace - Kitchen
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