New This Month

Staff Picks 

A collection of Library staff recommendations. See what we're reading, and perhaps you'll find a new favorite book.

New Titles & Purchases

“Sneak peek” at some of the books being published and released in the months listed below. These titles have been ordered and will be available soon: 

Fiction

• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021
• December 2020

Nonfiction

• May 2021
• April 2021
• March 2021
• February 2021
• January 2021
• December 2020

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Monthly Reading Suggestions:

Browse booklists of titles on various topics chosen each month by our librarians.
(* indicates related items are also on display in the New Books area for that month.)

May

• Asian Pacific American Authors
• May 2021 BookPage
• Pandemic Prose: Writings Inspired by COVID-19

April

• April 2021 BookPage

March

• March 2021 BookPage

February

• Black History Month
• Black History Month: Iconic and Inspiring African Americans
• Black History Month - Illinois 
• February 2021 BookPage

January

• Asian Pacific American Authors
• Best Books of 2020
• Contemporary Fiction by Irish Authors
• Hispanic and Latino Authors
• January 2021 BookPage
• A Sampling of Stories of and from the Middle East

December

• Classic Westerns
• December 2020 BookPage 
• Feeling Stuck? Discover the World Right Outside Your Windows
• Gift Yourself During the Holiday Season 
• Season's Readings: Open Anytime You're in a Holiday Mood