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Best Books of 2011

See our picks for the Best Books of the Year.

 

 

Adult Winter Reading Club

Continues through February 29

Join the Winter Reading Club and earn video coupons and other prizes for every five books you read. During the last week, from February 22 to 29, members may pick up a free gift book.

Our theme is Reader Favorites: Recommendations from Past Reading Clubs. See a complete list of suggestions or printable lists of:

 

Fiction Favorites
Mystery Favorites
Thriller Favorites
Science Fiction & Fantasy Favorites
Nonfiction Favorites

 

 

Book News and Excerpts by Email


New Book Newsletters

Receive a monthly newsletter by email featuring some of the latest books at the library. Visit the signup page to select the Fiction Newsletter, the Mystery Newsletter and/or the Nonfiction Newsletter.

 

Book Excerpts by Email
Receive 5 daily excerpts from a different book each week to decide whether you want to check it out from the library. Visit the signup page to choose from a variety of genres including fiction, mysteries, science fiction, nonfiction and more.

 

 

Winter Book Discussions

Benjamin Goluboff
February 8: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

New evening mystery discussion led by Leah White
February 16 at 7 pm: Still Life by Louise Penny


Isabel Soffer

March 5: Room by Emma Donoghue

Nancy Buehler
March 20: The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

 

 

What's New

See lists of New Books (Printable Version):

Sign up for Automatic Holds of selected authors.

 

 

Book News and Reviews

The Book News and Reviews page features staff picks, reader recommendations and other news of interest to readers. Recent updates include:

Browse the Book News and Reviews page for more ideas of what to read next.

 

 

Reading Lists

Best of 2011

Winter Reading

Book Discussion

Africa & Mid-East

The Americas

Asia

Australia & Pacific

Europe

Chick Lit

Ancient World

Middle Ages

Age of Exploration

Industrial Age

Modern Era

Biographical Fiction

Family Sagas

Historical Mysteries

Historical Romance

Military History

World War II

Action Adventure

Spy Fiction

Legal Thrillers

Romantic Suspense

Cozy Mysteries

Police Mysteries

Private Eyes

Literary Awards

Fiction Awards

Mystery Awards

Science Fiction Awards

Classic Fiction

Modern Classics

Classic Mysteries

Classic Science Fiction

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Chicago Trombone Quartet

Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 2:00pm

Globe Trotters (Kindergarten – Grade 3)

Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 2:00pm