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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New Adult Books & Movies
JUNE 2025
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FICTION F Adler – Finders Keepers F Amerie – This is Not a Ghost Story F Armstrong – Death at a Highland Wedding (Rip Through Time #4) F Armstrong – Writing Mr. Wrong F Bailey – Our Last Wild Days F Bartz – The Last Ferry Out F Bates – The No-End House F Becker – In the Family Way F Berry – We Don’t Talk About Carol F Brady – Battle of the Bookstores F Brown – What Kind of Paradise F Buccola – The Ascent F Burke – Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie (Holland Family #5) F Center – The Love Haters F Chianakas – Darkness Calls (local author) F Clinton – The First Gentleman F Coble – Where Secrets Lie (Tupelo Grove #2) F Connelly – Nightshade (Det. Stillwell #1) F Constantine – Don’t Open Your Eyes F Daley-Ward – The Catch (Well-Read Black Girl Books #1) F Driscoll – The House of Two Sisters F Dugoni – A Dead Draw (Tracy Crosswhite #11) F Erlick – The Poppy Fields F Finlay – Parents Weekend F Foster – The Guest Cottage F Green – The Codebreaker’s Daughter F Griep – Of Silver and Secrets (Time’s Lost Treasures #2) F Gross – Hazel Says No F Halpern – What We Leave Behind F Harvey – Beach House Rules F Hazelwood – Problematic Summer Romance (Meant to Be #2) F Hedlund – The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys #2) F Higgins – The Havana Syndrome (Nathan Burke #1) F Ingram – The Summer We Ran F Jackson – It Happened on the Lake F Jewell – Don’t Let Him In F Johansen – The Death Mask (Eve Duncan #31) F Kelly – The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club F King – The Phoenix Pencil Company F King – Never Flinch F Koontz – Going Home in the Dark F Lamb – The River is Waiting F Lavender – Happy Wife F Lynch – A Family Matter F McFadden – The Tenant F Michelle – Last Night Was Fun F Monaghan – It’s a Love Story F Morris – An Ethical Guide to Murder F Mottley – The Girls Who Grew Big F Musser – From the Valley We Rise F Novak – The Summer That Changed Everything F Patterson – The President’s Shadow (Shadow #3) F Preston & Child – Badlands (Nora Kelly #5) F Reay – The English Masterpiece F Reid - Atmosphere F Reid – A Very Bavarian Christmas (Very Bavarian #1) F Roberts – Hidden Nature F Rosnay – Blonde Dust F Sager – With a Vengeance F St. George – Eliza and the Duke (The Doves of New York #2) F Shalvis – The Love Fix (Sunrise Love #8) F Sosa – When Javi Dumped Mari F Steel – A Mind of Her Own F Steel – A Mother’s Love F Sutanto – Worth Fighting For F Thayne – The Lost Book of First Loves F Trevelyan – A Beautiful Family F Walter – So Far Gone F Woods – Finders Keepers (Stone Barrington #66) F Woodward – Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan Jr Novel: Line of Demarcation (#13) LARGE PRINT – FICTION F Bunn LGPR – Fortunate Harbor (Outer Banks #1) F Callaway LGPR – The Star of Camp Greene F Dallas LGPR – Tough Luck F Davis LGPR – Time to Pay (Maine Justice #8) M Doiron LGPR – Skin and Bones F Gould LGPR – The Shop Down the Lane (Letters from Lancaster County #1) M Grant LGPR – These Silent Woods W Johnstone LGPR – The High Country (Novel of the American Frontier #2) F Martin LGPR – The Keeper (Murphy Shepherd #4) F Mathis LGPR – Emma’s Engagement (Love at a Lighthouse #3) M Steinberg LGPR – Under the Paper Moon Bishop & Gallagher #1) F Terry LGPR – The Sweet Taste of Muscadines F Thayer LGPR – Summer Light on Nantucket |
MYSTERY M Belle – The Expat Affair M Berry – Murder Runs in the Family M Brennan – Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds M Chao – The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (Hu Done it Mystery #1) M Chibnall – Death at the White Hart M Crawford – A Cateried Bake-Off (Mystery with Recipes #19) M Dodd – Thus with a Kiss I Die (Daughter of Montague #2) M Dukess – Welcome to Murder Week M Johnson – Return to Sender (Longmire #21) M Estleman – Smoke on the Water (Amos Walker #32) M King – Knave of Diamonds (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes #19) M Lewis – A Beacon in the Night M Lippman – Murder Takes a Vacation (Mrs. Blossom Mysteries #1)- M McCausland – The Last Illusion of Paige White M Mack – Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies (Vacation Mysteries #1) M Mack – No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (Vacation Mysteries #2) M Marais – A Most Puzzling Murder M Murphy – The House on Buzzards Bay M Oates - Fox M Sampson – The Busybody Book Club M Seales – A Terribly Nasty Business (Beatrice Steele #2) M Stabenow – Abduction of a Slave (Eye of Isis #4) M Swanson – Kill Your Darlings M Wurth – The Haunting of Room 904 SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY SF Ashton – The Fourth Consort F Cathrall – A Letter from the Lonesome Shore (Sunken Archive #2) SF Greene - Unworld F Kingfisher – Swordheart F McBride – A Fate Forged in Fire (Bonded to Beasts #1) F Penner – A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenshire #1) F Schwab – Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil F Woods – Upon a Starlit Tide WESTERN W Johnstone - Derringer NONFICTION 006.3 MIL – Using Artificial Intelligence, Absolute Beginner’s Guide 248.4 MEY – The Courage to Change 302.231 SIM - Unplug 305.8009 KAD – The Great White Hoax 332.4 CLA – Bitcoin 332.4 SCO – Bitcoin Explained Like I’m 5 364.152 FRA – Murderland 583.96 LEG – Lavender for All Seasons 616.62 REA - Floored 616.852 LIS – Your Guide to Eating Disorder Recovery 616.852 LOC – Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder 641.555 FRE – Snacking Dinners 641.5622 NAY – Dad, What’s for Dinner? 641.875 CAB – Mood Drinks$ 650.142 TOO – Why You, Why Me, Why Now 690.89 DIE – Tree Houses within Reach 940.531 OLS – The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck 940.542 DUG – Taking Midway 940.544 AIK - Spitfires 973.934 TAP – Original Sin LARGE PRINT - NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY B Arnaz – Desi Arnaz B Davidovics – Beyond the Iron Curtain B Hancock – John Hancock B Hirsch – My Childhood in Pieces B Hirsch – The Teacher of Auschwitz B Jong – How to Lose Your Mother B O’Meara – The Long Return B Ramsey – Wildfire Days B Starr - Belle B Van Lew – Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster LARGE PRINT - BIOGRAPHY AUDIOBOOKS DVD DVD 5188 A – The Alto Knights DVD 5189 B – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy DVD 5190 C - Captain America: Brave New World DVD 5191 F – Fog of War DVD 5192 L – Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up DVD 5193 P – Panda Bear in Africa DVD 5194 Y TV – Yellowjackets, season 1 DVD 5195 Y TV – Yellowjackets, season 2 DVD 5196 Y TV – Yellowstone, season 5, part 2 CHILDREN’S DVD DVD 5187 P CH – PBS Kids: Let’s Go on a Trip! BLU-RAY B-R 727 C – Captain America: Brave New World B-R 728 L – Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up CHILDREN'S BLU-RAY EQUIPMENT PUZZLES PUZ 154 M – Mindfulness, one piece at a time (500 Piece jigsaw) GAMES |
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Magazines Are Available For A One-Week Check Out With No Renewals:
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Allrecipes American Farmhouse Style American Patchwork and Quilting Better Homes & Gardens Birds & Blooms Coastal Living Consumer Reports Consumer Reports on Health Cook’s Country Cook’s Illustrated Country Home Country Living Country Sampler Crochet World D-L
Dwell Family Handyman Family Tree Farmhouse Style First for Women Food Network Fur-Fish-Game Garden Gate Good Housekeeping Grit Hearing Health HGTV Homestead Living Horticulture House Beautiful Illinois Heritage Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society Kiplinger's Kiplinger's Retirement Life, Beautiful M-P
Magnolia Journal Mary Jane’s Farm Midwest Living Mother Earth News National Geographic National Geographic History National Parks People Pioneer Woman Prevention Q-W
Quick Quilts Reader’s Digest Reader’s Digest (large print edition) Real Simple Runner’s World Smithsonian Southern Living Sports Illustrated Taste of Home Tea Time Time Travel & Leisure Woman’s Day |
Newspapers Available Online:Chicago Sun-Times (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card)
Bloomington Pantagraph (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card) Peoria Journal Star (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card) USA Today (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card) Woodford County Journal (digital editions for 1896 - 2021 are available on public computers) Print copies of select newspapers are available in our magazine room. |
Programs for Adults
Educational and social programs are held throughout the month.
Many of our programs are currently held as hybrid in-person/online events. Patrons wanting to attend via the Zoom platform will require online registration, while patrons wanting to attend in-person should sign up at the adult circulation desk. View the recordings of our hybrid programs on our YouTube channel!
Many of our programs are currently held as hybrid in-person/online events. Patrons wanting to attend via the Zoom platform will require online registration, while patrons wanting to attend in-person should sign up at the adult circulation desk. View the recordings of our hybrid programs on our YouTube channel!
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Ongoing 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. NOTE: This program is on pause for July 2025 and will resume in August. 
Mystery Book ClubJoin us for Mystery Book Club the second Monday of every month! This month's topic: free choice 2nd Mondays 10:00 AM Program Room & Zoom 
Maple Lawn Book ClubJoin librarian Debra Blunier for this fun new book club at Maple Lawn that meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 2:00 PM. 3rd Mondays 2:00 PM @ Maple Lawn 
Mystery Movie MatineeJoin us for this new program on the 4th Wednesday of each month! We’ll post clues online and in the library to help you puzzle out what movie we’ll be showing! Ages 18+. 4th Wednesdays 1:00 PM Program Room 
Fiber Arts Meet-UpJoin other fiber arts enthusiasts for inspiration and conversation during EPLD’s new Fiber Arts Meet-Up! All skill levels and fiber arts projects are welcome – knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, cross stitch, felting, etc. Just bring yourself and whatever project you’re currently working on for this free drop-in program! Ages 18+. 1st Mondays | 5:30 PM 4th Fridays | 3:00 PM Program Room 
Crafts to GO!Program in a Bag has been refreshed and rebranded to Crafts to GO! Adults can pick up a fun new craft project on the last Saturday of each month! Ages 18+. Available on a first-come, first-served basis. Last Saturday of the Month While supplies last! Adult Circulation Desk 
Share Your StoryThis program is a fun and casual way to tell stories about our lives. We come together, reminisce, share a story, and listen. One goal of the program is to record our stories for our loved ones. Please contact Angela Roberts if you have any questions. 1st Thursdays 10:00 AM @ AC Home of Eureka NOTE: This program is currently on pause and will resume later in 2025. 
Share Your StoryThis program is a fun and casual way to tell stories about our lives. We come together, reminisce, share a story, and listen. One goal of the program is to record our stories for our loved ones. Please contact Angela Roberts if you have any questions. 3rd Thursdays 11:00 AM @ Maple Lawn NOTE: This program is currently on pause and will resume later in 2025. |
Special Programs:
Recipe SwapEPLD's monthly Recipe Swap is a fun and easy way to explore some new and different recipes sourced right from our community! Registration starts on the 1st Friday of each month. Pick up day is the 3rd Friday of each month. (For July registration will begin one day early, due to the holiday!) Simply submit your favorite dish that fits the theme during the registration week. Recipes will be printed out and distributed to all registered participants on pick up day! This month's theme: Cookout Favorites Share your favorite go-to recipes to bring to summer cookouts! Registration: July 3 - 13 Pick up starts: July 18 Google Form 
Birthday BINGOJoin us for a special birthday-themed BINGO at the library to celebrate EPLD's 95 years! Lots of awesome prizes to choose from! Ages 13+. Thursday, July 10 5:30 PM Program Room 
Color & CreatePatrons ages 18+ can stop by at their leisure to relax with coloring pages, puzzles, activity sheets, origami paper, craft supplies, and more! Saturday, July 12 All Day Program Room 
Master Gardeners present: Gardening with MothsNational Moth Week is coming up July 19 - 27. Did you know that moths and other nighttime pollinators play a vital role in your garden's ecosystems? Most people think plants are pollinated during the day, but moths are a nighttime pollinator. A moth-friendly garden can be incredibly rewarding with fragrant evening blooms. REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Monday, July 14 6:00 PM Program Room 
Share Your Library StoryCelebrate EPLD's 95th birthday by sharing your favorite library memories! Thursday, July 17 11:00 AM Program Room 
95 Years of Service: Eureka Public LibraryJoin Director Cindy O'Neill for a trip down memory lane. She'll review how the library got started, its opening on July 5, 1930, and the many changes the library has witnessed over its 95 years. Tuesday, July 22 6:00 PM Program Room |