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    I Can Find Reliable Health and Wellness Information with my Library Card 
    There are a lot of health and wellness opinions online. The library offers these trusted credible resources to help you get accurate information about conditions, treatments, medications and other topics. Consult with your health care provider before acting on any health-related information.  

     

    Alt Healthwatch
    Alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to wellness, offering the latest information about medicine and therapies. 

    Gale Health and Wellness
    A browsable/searchable collection of magazine, journal and reference book articles about conditions, medications and treatments 

    ConsumerLab 
    Reviews of health, wellness and nutritional products, based on test results published by an

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  • More than 720 books donated for library's Holiday Book Drive

    Thank you to all of our customers, staff and community groups who helped contribute to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's 2025 Holiday Book Drive!

    This year more than 720 books were generously donated for infants, children and teens for Wheeling Township's Adopt-a-Family program. Special thanks go to the library staff and volunteers and the Rolling Green Country Club Women’s Golf Association for their very generous donations. 

    The library book drive has provided 25,426 books to children and teens in need since 1998. Thank you again for helping provide the gift of literacy to our community during this holiday season!

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  • Group of regular library users find community and connection

    The library is a place to learn, try new things and explore ideas, and for many, it also serves as a space to meet new people, build friendships and feel a sense of belonging.

    "I had been trying to find a community for a few years, but nothing ever clicked," said Arlington Heights resident Stephanie Aragon. As a young adult without children, she noticed that many social circles in her age group revolved around parenting young children. She had recently moved to Arlington Heights and was finding it challenging to relate to her peers. It wasn't until she started attending

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masukaredo raifu = masquerade life
higashino keigo 1958-
zareczyny
mirek krystyna
"W świecie, gdzie każdego dnia pisane są nowe historie, a ludzkie serca poszukują spełnienia, książka 'Zaręczyny' Krystyny Mirek jawi się jako ciepła i niezwykle wnikliwa powieść obyczajowa, która porusza najdelikatniejsze struny duszy. To opowieść o marzeniach, odwadze i przeznaczeniu, ukazująca, że na prawdziwe uczucie nigdy nie jest za późno, a miłość potrafi zaskoczyć w najbardziej nieoczekiwanych momentach. W tej historii poznajemy trzy kobiety, które pewnego słonecznego jesiennego poranka odkrywają w sobie to samo, głębokie pragnienie - chęć zaręczyn i budowania trwałej relacji." --
code noir : fictions
lubrin canisia 1984-
"Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction combines immense literary and political force. Its departs from the infamous real-life Code Noir, a set of historical decrees passed in 1685 by King Louis XIV of France defining the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire. The original Code had fifty-nine articles; Code Noir has fifty-nine linked fictions -- vivid, unforgettable, multi-layer fragments filled with globe-wise characters who desire to live beyond the ruins of the past. Ranging in style from contemporary realism to dystopia, from futuristic fantasy to historical fiction, this inventive, shape-shifting braid of stories exists far beyond the enclosures of official decrees. This is a timely, daring, virtuosic book by a young literary star. The stories are accompanied by fifty-nine black-and-white drawings -- one at the start of each fiction -- by acclaimed visual artist Torkwase Dyson"--
the time hop coffee shop
patrick phaedra
This novel follows Greta Perks, a former television commercial actress whose career and personal life have declined since her earlier success. After encountering a coffee shop with unusual properties, Greta finds herself transported to a fictional town modeled on the idealized world of the commercials that once defined her career. As she navigates this constructed reality, the story explores themes of identity, family relationships, nostalgia, and the contrast between idealized perfection and lived experience. The novel examines personal reinvention and the consequences of choosing between fantasy and reality
el circulo de los dias
follett ken
"En su épica nueva novela, Ken Follett se adentra en uno de los mayores misterios de la historia: la construcción de Stonehenge"--Page 4 of cover
deadpool kills the marvel universe one last time
bunn cullen
Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajic reunite to complete their chart-topping Deadpool Kills Trilogy! THE MARVEL MULTIVERSE IS IN DEADPOOL'S SIGHTS You loved it when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe. You couldn't believe your luck when Deadpool killed the Marvel Universe again! Now, brace yourselves -- because Deadpool is about to kill the Marvel Universe...one...last...time! But we meet the murderous Merc with a Mouth at a low ebb -- alone, broken, bereft of purpose. Far from the sassin' assassin we know and love -- until a multiversal explorer arrives with a mission across realities that only Deadpool can complete. He has a kill list filled with familiar and surprising versions of your favorite heroes, and teleporting tech that can take him from universe to universe -- so it's time to get bodyslidin' and body-pilin'! Wade is back on the hunt -- and it's Marvels season!
el loco de dios en el fin del mundo
cercas javier 1962-
""Soy ateo. Soy anticlerical. Soy un laicista militante, un racionalista contumaz, un impío riguroso. Pero aquí me tienen, volando en dirección a Mongolia con el anciano vicario de Cristo en la Tierra, dispuesto a interrogarle sobre la resurrección de la carne y la vida eterna. Para eso me he embarcado en este avión: para preguntarle al papa Francisco si mi madre verá a mi padre más allá de la muerte, y para llevarle a mi madre su respuesta. He aquí un loco sin Dios persiguiendo al loco de Dios hasta el fin del mundo". Este es el arranque fulgurante de este libro único, que nadie había tenido la oportunidad de escribir, entre otras razones porque el Vaticano jamás le había abierto de par en par sus puertas a un escritor. Pero, además de único, este es un libro de plenitud, donde su autor logra convertir una propuesta insólita en un relato propio y magistral: un thriller sobre el mayor misterio de la historia de la Humanidad. Con esta novela sin ficción, Javier Cercas vuelve a su línea más personal, en la que logra enlazar sus obsesiones íntimas con una de las preocupaciones fundamentales de la sociedad actual: el papel en la vida humana de lo espiritual y lo transcendente, el lugar en ella de la religión y el ansia de inmortalidad"--Back cover
bitter honey
akinmade-akerstrom lola
"1978. A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia's warmth into Stockholm's frigid winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there's more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world. 2006. Tina has had her taste of fame as Sweden's sweetheart pop princess, representing her country at Eurovision. But beneath her glittery facade, she's uncertain who she really is. Her mother Nancy seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will the unexpected appearance of Tina's father--a man she has long thought dead--help open the door to self-discovery?"--
the lady on esplanade
white karen karen s.
"Nola Trenholm's attempt at starting her new life in New Orleans is disrupted when the ghosts and the men from her past return, in the third novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White. Nola Trenholm was ready to move on from ghosts. She thought she finally had, and just got back to work on the restoration of her home. Even though that included the unsolicited help of Beau Ryan, licensed contractor and unwelcome reminder of her past. He also happened to be the psychic who risked his life to help rid her house of the ghosts. But that's all he was--he had a girlfriend, and Nola was definitely not interested him. On the night of the dinner party to celebrate Nola saving Beau, she learned that another man from her past had recently moved to New Orleans: Cooper Ravenel, her high school crush and first heartbreak, and the man who helped Nola save Beau that night. Now that he was settling in, she planned to show him the house on Esplanade. Despite his return, everything else seemed to be falling into place, which may be why only Nola and Beau noticed the flickering lights followed by a women's wet footprints during dinner. That could only mean one thing: Beau's late mother still had unfinished business. And she needed her son's help...."--
seeing other people
wibberley emily
"Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn't dead in this new romance comedy from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft. Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It's sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she's being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can't recall his past and doesn't know how to move on. At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancée-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn't ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems. As Morgan and Sawyer research their paranormal conundrums more deeply, they find something even more surprising-a tender, growing connection between them that threatens to override any unfinished business they're seeking to close. The ghosts of their past might be there in spirit, but the connection between Morgan and Sawyer is as alive as anything they've ever felt"--
second chance romance
dade olivia
"Karl and Molly were never together. There was a time, right after high school, where it seemed like they might finally cross the line from friends to lovers...but instead, a foolish misunderstanding meant they never spoke again. Molly went to LA and got married. Karl stayed in Harlot's Bay and bought a bakery. The only connection the pair has shared over the years is painfully one-sided: Now divorced, Molly narrates monster romance audiobooks, and Karl is an ever-diligent listener, clinging to his only piece of the one that got away. Still, Molly hasn't totally left Harlot's Bay behind. When she hears that Karl's obituary has run in the local paper, unexpected grief prompts her to hop on the next flight to Maryland...where she finds Karl very much alive, the victim of nothing but an accidental obituary. As the pair reunite, they finally hash out their missed connection. True, Molly isn't quite ready to trust again, but Karl is determined to prove himself worthy of her faith and devotion. And as her remaining time in Harlot's Bay ticks down, Molly, the habitual cynic, just might find that Karl, the cranky town curmudgeon, is impossible to leave behind a second time."-- Provided by publisher
spasm
cook robin 1940-
"From the "master of the medical thriller" (The New York Times), Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie return in another fast-paced story about a deadly bioweapon that could disrupt the world order as they know it. When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME to get a break from office politics, she and Jack decide to embark on a weekend getaway. And the timing couldn't be better when they receive a call from Jack's old peer, Robert Neilson MD, about two strange deaths and their potential association with the upswing in Alzheimer's cases in Essex Falls. Deciding this is just what the doctor ordered, Laurie and Jack agree to help, and head upstate. But Essex Falls is far from the rural idyllic town of their imagination. It's apparent that most of the residents are earnest in their undying wish to return America back to the 1950s. Robert tells them the deaths are of two troublemakers, known to be white extremists, in their late twenties. Prior to their deaths, their behavior had been somewhat bizarre with both complaining of muscle spasms, nausea, and off-the-charts anxiety. As Jack and Laurie get to work, they are led to believe that a dangerous bioweapon might be at play, which, in the wrong hands, could threaten the lives of the entire town . . . and maybe all of America"--
thrown for a loop
bowen sarina
"Zoe Carson, former figure skating queen, needs a fresh start as a hockey skating coach. An NHL gig with the New York Legends is her big chance. Unfortunately, that means facing off against the star player who broke her heart ten years ago. Chase Merritt knows his game is off, and he's on the verge of losing sponsors. But he doesn't need the ice princess from that intense college summer showing up and telling him what he's doing wrong-even when she's right. On the ice, they're magic. Off the ice, they're nothing but heat and stubbornness, and everyone on the team is enjoying the show. But when an old video of Zoe and Chase's figure skating routine goes viral, they're forced to work together more intimately than ever before. Can the two get it right this time or will the whole world watch them crash and burn?"-- Provided by publisher
confessions of a shopaholic
kinsella sophie
Financial journalist Rebecca Bloomwood seeks solace from the boredom and pressures in life with her shopping, a solution that brings her close to financial disaster, until she encounters a story that will change her life
return of the spider
patterson james 1947-
"Meet Alex Cross as a rookie cop in Return of the Spider, the stunning companion to Along Came a Spider. The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed rivalry: Detective Alex Cross, the 'human superhero' (New York Times) versus Gary Soneji, the 'most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter' (Lexington Herald-Leader). But that wasn't their first meeting. Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer--including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made a rookie homicide detective. Now Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face the return of the spider"--

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