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It’s Trevor Noah: Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah is known in the USA as the host of The Daily Show since 2015, but this book tells the story of his youth.  Trevor Noah grew up in...

Posted by on December 2, 2021

The Jane Austen Book Society by Natalie Jenner

A group of Jane Austen fans come together in the sleepy town of Chawton to help save what is left of their beloved heroines legacy.

Posted by on November 30, 2021

2021 Best Suspense Novels

Below are a few of the top selling 2021 suspense novels. The Survivors by Jane Harper Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating...

The Book of Lymph: Self-Care Practices to Enhance Immunity, Health, and Beauty by Lisa Levitt Gainsley

Lymphatic massage and self-care are important to creating a balanced, healthy life, and this book details how to achieve amazing results.

Posted by on November 23, 2021

YTS Staff Picks 2021 – Our Favorite Books of the year

Check out some of our Youth & Teen Services staff favorites, all published in 2021. These books represent a wide variety of formats and intended audiences. We hope you will...

Posted by on November 22, 2021

Celebrating 100 Years: 1921

The Village of Westmont is celebrating its 100th birthday! Wonder what folks were reading before the library was even founded? These titles, now available in electronic formats, were the most...

Posted by on November 18, 2021

Fangs by Sarah Andersen

Elsie is a vampire. Jimmy is a werewolf. They meet and begin dating. And have a series of charming little encounters as they learn each other’s foibles. Fangs is a...

Posted by on November 17, 2021

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

The inhabitants of a small Japanese village start to become obsessed with spirals. Sounds a little silly right? Well, in the hands of Junji Ito, this premise becomes a nightmarish...

Posted by on November 17, 2021

Balthazar Series 1 by Clelia Constantine and Clothilde Jamin

Rapheal Balthazar is a gifted but eccentric forensic pathologist who is constantly smiling and joking and eating, but underneath that is a deep pain stemming from his wife’s murder fifteen...

Posted by on November 15, 2021

Board Book Pairs for the Bilingual (Spanish)

Goodnight Moon or Buenas Noches, Luna by: Margaret Wise Brown A good story for bedtime as bunny gets ready to settle for the night.  Some pages are in full color...

Posted by on November 11, 2021

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Lila Macapagal has just moved back home to Shady Palms, IL to recover from a breakup with her boyfriend and to help save her Tita Rosie’s failing Filipino restaurant. When...

Posted by on November 9, 2021

My Hero Academia Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi

My Hero Academia is one of the biggest things going in the manga and anime spheres currently. It depicts a world in which the majority of people have super powers...

Posted by on November 8, 2021

Superb Science Fiction

Dune by Frank Herbert “Science fiction’s supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the...

Posted by on November 4, 2021

In the Tall Grass by Joe Hill and Stephen King

In the Tall Grass is a novella by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. It was first published in two parts in the Esquire in 2012 and later turned...

Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner

Its tough feeling ordinary, especially when your friends are all out having epic summer adventures. From bungee jumps to volcano hikes, AJ can’t help but feel that his summer spent...

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