Melissa from Outreach Services is usually our resident mystery/thriller reader, but this month she switched it up for The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez, a contemporary romance novel (*gasp*). Did the switch up pay off? Watch Melissa’s book…
It’s no secret by now that Melissa from Outreach Services loves thrillers and mysteries. This month, she’s discussing The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine. Though Melissa had mixed feelings about the book, she recommends it for people who want something…
Our Learning Circles model helps you study a topic of interest in-depth with other people from your community. Each seven-week Learning Circle focuses on a single topic. The group takes an online course together and then meets regularly to discuss…
We’re excited to announce our new Student Success partnership with Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, in conjunction with White Oak Library District. This new initiative allows us to issue Student Success library cards to all Valley View students,…
If you’re a fan of the wizarding world, then you’re familiar with butterbeer—a creamy, delicious drink that will warm you from the inside out. In preparation of our Yule Ball at Home on Saturday, December 12, we wanted to share…
In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny and it’s a…
We’re excited to announce that Will County’s Mobile Workforce Center will be back in service by appointment only beginning Monday, October 26. They will be parked in the north side of our parking lot every Monday. The Mobile Workforce Center…
A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Simone St. James. Melissa is back with another exciting book talk for you featuring The Broken Girls. If…
Halloween 2020 may not be what we all imagined at the beginning of the year, but there is still plenty of fun to be had virtually! Join us for an exciting variety of spook-tacular events all month long, and don’t…
A horrible accident, a rare illness and a murderer come together in the thrilling book! Melissa is back with another exciting book talk for you featuring If She Wakes by New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta. If this tension-filled…