ADULTS
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Materials for adults are located on the first floor of the library. Materials includes:
In addition, the first floor houses:
If you need help with locating something, just ask staff for assistance.
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SEPTEMBER 2021
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FICTION
F Abe - The Second Mrs. Astor, a novel of the Titanic F Austin - The Wish Book Christmas F Beller - A Warrior’s Heart F Blalock - The Last Debutantes F Boyle - Talk to Me F Camden - Carved in Stone F Carlson - A Christmas in the Alps F Clipston - The Heart of Splendid Lake F Cole - The Pilot’s Daughter F Cossette - To Dwell Among Cedars, The Covenant House 1 F Cox - The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery F Deveraux - An Impossible Promise F Ellis - A Haven on the Bay F Ellis - The Sunset Cottages F Ellis - Sweet Memories - 4 F Ellis - Sweet Promises -3 F Ellis - Sweet Success - 8 F Feeney - Rock Paper Scissors F Ferris - A Calling for Charlie Barnes F Fuller - Matched and Married F Grant - Dangerous Ground F Green - The Lines Between Us F Guy - Her Last Hope F Hoang - The Heart Principle F Isaka - Bullet Train F Jewell - The Night She Disappeared F Johansen - High Stakes F Kirkpatrick - The Healing of Natalie Curtis F Kurlan - Never Saw Me Coming F Lester - The Riviera House F Lewis - The Beginning F Michaels - 19 Yellow Moon Road F Mills - Trace of Doubt F Mills - Vince Flynn, Enemy at the Gates F Mirren - Christmas at the Waratah Inn F Mirren - One Summer in Italy F Mirren - The Summer Sisters F Mirren - The Waratah Inn F Moriarty - Apples Never Fall F Parker - Battle Royal F Patterson - The Jailhouse Lawyer F Raisin - Aria’s Traveling Book Shop F Robb - Forgotten in Death F Sampson - The Last Chance Library F Sparks - The Wish F Thornton - A Most Clever Girl F Veletzos - When the Summer Was Ours F Whitehead - Harlem Shuffle LARGE PRINT – FICTION F Ackerman LGPR - Radar Girls F Broday LGPR - A Cowboy of Legend F Clark LGPR - It Had to Be You F Davis LGPR - The Rancher’s Legacy F Dobson LGPR - The Curator’s Daughter M Haines LGPR - A Garland of Bones F Moyes LGPR - Night Music W Overholser LGPR - Beyond the Pass F Pearson LGPR - ‘Til I Want No More F Rice LGPR - The Shadow Box |
MYSTERY
M Albert - Hemlock M Brett - Guilt at the Garage M Johnson - Daughter of the Morning Star M Kellerman - The Burning M Krueger - Lightning Strike M Manansala - Arsenic and Adobo M Osman - The Man Who Died Twice M Perry - A Darker Reality M Snicket - Poison for Breakfast SCIENCE FICTION WESTERN NONFICTION 155.4 ASI - Bringing Up Race 302.23 CAR - The Long Slide 302.34 GIN - First Friends 320.973 LEV - American Marxism 332.024 ALI - Get Good With Money 362.1962 KAH - Aftershocks 362.29 KIN - Leave Out the Tragic Parts 364.1523 STE - So Many Tragic Things 530.11 ORE - The Soul of Genius 616 GOR - The Way Out 616.02 ELY - Every Deep Drawn Breath 746.432 BIG - Big Book of Baby Knits 746.46 BRA - Quilt As-You-Go Made Clever 759.13 REM - Chasing Me to My Grave 791.6 ARG - There She Was, the secret history of Miss America 808 STR - Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 818 JOH - Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village 958.104 WAL - Countdown Bin Laden 972.91 FER - Cuban American history 973 RUB - American Experiment 973.4 PHI - Travels with George 973.5092 COO - Vanderbilt 973.93 WIL - American Happiness and Discontents LARGE PRINT - NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY B Adams - Redeeming Justice B Andrisse - From Prison Cells to PhD B Anthony - Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised B Brasse - The Auschwitz Photographer B Burke - Unbound B Dingle - Living Brave B Harjo - Poet Warrior B Hill - Blind Man’s Bluff B Pfeifer - Ordinary Heroes B Rahmani - Open Skies B Wang - Beautiful Country BOOKS ON CD PLAYAWAYS DVD DVD 4451 P - The Planets NF DVD 4452 L - Luca DVD 4453 I - It Was Always You DVD 4454 H - Hero Dog DVD 4455 N - NCIS, season 17 DVD 4456 N - NCIS, season 18 DVD 4457 A - American Traitor DVD 4458 T - Twelve Mighty Orphans DVD 4459 W - Wrath of Man DVD 4460 H - Here Today DVD 4461 Q - Queen Bees DVD 4462 Q - A Quiet Place, Part II DVD 4466 W - The Water Man DVD 4467 U - Under the Stadium Lights DVD 4468 T - The Truffle Hunters DVD 4469 D - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart CHILDREN’S DVD BLU-RAY B-R 605 L - Luca B-R 606 H - Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard B-R 607 P - Peter Rabbit 2 B-R 608 S - Spirit: Untamed EQUIPMENT PUZZLES PUZ 124 R - Root Beer Break at the Butterfields’ (300 pieces) PUZ 125 L - Lazy Days of Summer (300 pieces) PUZ 126 M - Moo (550 pieces) PUZ 127 Y - Yankee Candle Balsam & Cedar Scented Puzzle PUZ 129 D - Donuts ‘N Coffee PUZ 130 C - Fruit and Flowers Still Life (300 pieces) PUZ 131 G - Guardian of Light PUZ 133 V - Vintage Labels PUZ 136 P - Picnic in the Park PUZ 141 S - Singing Piemakers (300 Lg pieces) |
Magazines Are Available For A One-Week Check Out With No Renewals:
A-C
Allrecipes
American Farmhouse Style
American Patchwork and Quilting
Arthritis Today
Better Homes & Gardens
Birds & Blooms
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports on Health
Cook’s Country
Cook’s Illustrated
Country Living
Country Sampler
Country Woman
American Farmhouse Style
American Patchwork and Quilting
Arthritis Today
Better Homes & Gardens
Birds & Blooms
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports on Health
Cook’s Country
Cook’s Illustrated
Country Living
Country Sampler
Country Woman
D-L
Do It Yourself
Eating Well
Entertainment Weekly
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
Health
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
Eating Well
Entertainment Weekly
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
Health
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
M-P
Magnolia
Martha Stewart Living
Mary Jane’s Farm
Mayo Clinic Health Netter
Men's Health
Midwest Living
Mollie Makes
Mother Earth News
National Geographic
People
Peoria Magazine
Pioneer Woman
Prevention
Martha Stewart Living
Mary Jane’s Farm
Mayo Clinic Health Netter
Men's Health
Midwest Living
Mollie Makes
Mother Earth News
National Geographic
People
Peoria Magazine
Pioneer Woman
Prevention
Q-W
Quick & Easy Quilts (Fons & Porter's)
Reader’s Digest
Reader’s Digest (large print edition)
Real Simple
Reveal
Runner’s World
Smithsonian
Southern Living
Sports Illustrated
Taproot
Taste of Home
This Old House
Time
Travel & Leisure
Woman’s Day
Reader’s Digest
Reader’s Digest (large print edition)
Real Simple
Reveal
Runner’s World
Smithsonian
Southern Living
Sports Illustrated
Taproot
Taste of Home
This Old House
Time
Travel & Leisure
Woman’s Day
Newspapers Available Online:
Bloomington Pantagraph (digital editions for 1857 - 2020 are available on public computers)
Peoria Journal Star (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card)
Woodford County Journal (digital editions for 1896 - 2020 are available on public computers)
Peoria Journal Star (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card)
Woodford County Journal (digital editions for 1896 - 2020 are available on public computers)
Print copies of select newspapers are available in our magazine room.
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Educational and social programs are held throughout the month.
Due to the pandemic, many of our programs are currently held virtually. Programs held on the Zoom platform will require registration, programs on Facebook will not. |
Click on the button below to see our current program calendar, including programs for all age groups.
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Regular Programs:
Book ClubBook Club meets the first Thursday of every month! Book Club is has a participant limit of 12, and is currently full. Please fill out the contact form if you would like to be considered when a spot opens up. 
Mystery Book ClubJoin us for Mystery Book Club the second Monday of every month! For November, we'll be reading books by author A.J. Rivers. 
Make & Take CardsJoin instructor Debi Smith for a fun night of paper crafting at the library. You will make two to three different types of cards and take your creations home at the end of the evening. Class fee is $2. Register at the adult circulation desk. Monday, November 8 | 6:00 PM Program open to patrons aged 18+. $2 class fee and registration are required. 
Writer's CircleHave you thought about becoming an author, would like to write down your family’s stories, or simply love to express yourself through writing? Join this informal writer’s group to share your ideas and writings. Members offer positive support, feedback when requested, and incentive to keep writing. This group is currently meeting via Zoom on the third Wednesday evening each month. For more information, please email Brenda Troth. 
Woodford County Sewing GuildThe Woodford County Neighborhood Group of the Central IL Sewing Guild meets at the library every third Thursday of the month from 3:00 - 5:00 pm! At the next meeting on Thursday, October 21 attendees will help assemble pieces to make bibs for the Crittenton Crisis Nursery in Peoria. All persons interested in sewing are welcome to attend. No sewing experience will be necessary for this activity. If you have any questions or wish to attend the meeting via Zoom, please email Robin Staudenmeier. 
Program in a BagOctober's Program in a Bag: Take and Make Glowing Galaxy Jar While we have started to slowly roll out in-person programs again, Program in a Bag for adults will continue! Every month there will be a new themed bag with a craft, book list, and other activities! For October we'll have Take and Make Glowing Galaxy Jar! Pick up starting Thursday, October 21. *First come, first served. While supplies last.* 
Hometown History: Notes on Eureka, Illinois blogLibrarian Cindy O'Neill loves researching local history! Read her Hometown History: Notes on Eureka, Illinois blog posts here. |
Special Programs:
Online Author Talk: Dave KindredAward-winning author and sportswriter Dave Kindred will talk with attendees and answer questions about his experiences in journalism and his newest book, Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction. Kindred, a native of Atlanta, IL, began his journalism career in 1959 and has since been a columnist for multiple publications and authored several books. He is one of only two writers who have earned sportswriting's three highest honors. He is a member of The National Sports Media Hall of Fame. Tuesday, October 26 | 6:30 PM Free program. Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcOqorjouHNaJtiO5VswOx1ExTSOisIfS 
Online Author Talk: Chris BohjalianAuthor Chris Bohjalian, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 22 books adapted into three movies and a TV series, will speak in this live virtual event about his newest release The Hour of the Witch. This program is made possible by a partnership with other Illinois libraries through the Virtual Programming Consortium. Wednesday, October 27 | 6:30 PM Free program. Registration required: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQuta1oGSFCGoLbp1FmhPQ 
Friends of the Eureka Public Library Quarter AuctionJoin us on Monday, November 8 for a night that's a little bit auction, a little bit bingo! Buy a paddle (or two, or more!) and bring a bag of quarters* so that you can bid on the great merchandise. (That's the auction part.) Items up for bid will be offered by local vendors or donated by the Friends. Winners of each item are selected randomly from among those who bid on the item. (That's the bingo part.) *Dollars can be exchanged for quarters at the event. Monday, November 8 Eureka Christian Church Fellowship Hall Doors: 5:00 PM | Auction: 6:00 PM 
Playing with the DNA Hand You're Dealt: Third-Party Tools for Researching and Fun
If you have wondered what else can you do with your DNA test results, this program presented by Professional Genealogist Carol Genung is for you. Learn more about the DNA hand you’re dealt while playing with third-party tools. Come learn how to take advantage of these tools to further your genealogy research, learn about your health, and have fun. This will be offered both in-person and via Zoom. Saturday, November 20 | 10:00 AM Free program. Registration required before 4:00 PM on Friday, November 19. Register at the adult circulation desk if you would like to attend in person. Register online if you would like to attend via Zoom. |
Previous virtual programs:
Virtual travelogues
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We miss providing programs for all of you! To make up for it, we launched a Virtual Travelogue series of posts on Facebook and the library website through the summer! Our Virtual Travelogues toured our world's past and present - exploring all manner of cool things to be found on the internet!
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Suffrage Saturday Virtual Film Fest
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In August, Eureka Public Library hosted its first Virtual Film Fest! Every week we posted a link to a film about the Women's Suffrage movement, as well as a short review by one of our staff members. The movies were all free to view with a Eureka Public Library card. We encouraged patrons to watch the film, read the review, and let us know their thoughts!
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The 19th amendment: 100 years of Women's suffrage
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On the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment we held a special presentation by EPLD staff member Gennifer King. Watch the recording to learn about the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement in America and the women instrumental in the fight for winning the right to vote!
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Encore Presentations
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How to Make a Photo Book
Watch this encore presentation of Librarian Debra Blunier's tutorial on how to make your very own keepsake photo book using popular online services! |
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Pumpkins, Parades & Pies: Eureka's Pumpkin Festival Past
Take a step back in time and view a visual history of the Eureka Pumpkin Festival! The festival, which was held between 1939 and 1961, regularly averaged at least 50,000 attendees from all over Illinois and the Midwest. In 1947 film star and Eureka College alumnus Ronald Reagan and Illinois Governor Dwight Green attended, drawing national attention. |
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Immigration Puzzles: Tips for Documenting Your Ancestor's Journey
If you missed out on Librarian Cindy O'Neill's genealogy presentation from last month, we will be posting the recording as an encore presentation! You may know where your ancestor immigrated from, but pinpointing exactly when and how can often be a challenge. The recording will go over a review of resources to check and a few case studies from Cindy's own family tree. |