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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DECEMBER 2022
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FICTION
F Blake – Alone with you in the Ether F Cameron – Tom Clancy/ Red Winter F Cook – Night Shift F Driscoll – Still Waters F Fader – The Sunshine Girls F Fredericks – The Lindbergh Nanny F Gentry – Baby Shoes F Gentry – Dancing Shoes F Gentry – Shoes to Fill F Gentry – Walking Shoes F Hatcher – Like the Wind F Joella – A Quiet Life F Klassen – The Sisters of Sea View F Lang – The Wilder Women F Lindsay – The Three-Edged Sword F McCarthy - Stella Maris F Miller – The Hunt for the Peggy C F Sanderson – The Lost Metal F White – Shadowed Loyalty F Wurth – White Horse F Zeldis – The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights LARGE PRINT – FICTION F Allen LGPR – Other Birds F Eide LGPR – The Secret Place F Greer LGPR – Cake That! F Greyson LGPR – The Girl Who Lived F Sanford LGPR – Righteous Prey |
MYSTERY
M Gabhart – Murder Comes by Mail M Gilbert – Death in the Margins M Michaels - Secrets M Morrissey – The Widowmaker SCIENCE FICTION SF Maxwell – Ocean’s Echo WESTERN NONFICTION 261 MYE – Truth Changes Everything 305.42 SHE – Revolutionary Women 364.1523 MON – Deliberate Cruelty 641.563 BUE – The Blue Zones American Kitchen 649.1 MCG – There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather 747 YOK – Home Therapy 811.6 BAE – And Yet 813.54 LIV – Origins of The Wheel of Time 917.5924 KUB – Universal Orlando 2023 932 DAR – Egypt’s Golden Couple 940.544 WHI – Wings of War LARGE PRINT - NONFICTION 940.53 Frankl LGPR – Man’s Search for Meaning BIOGRAPHY B Bailey – The Twain Shall Meet B Berry – Chuck Berry B Netanyahu - Bibi B Obama – The Light We Carry B Schulz – Charles M. Schulz B Sehee – I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki B Wright – Marked for Life BOOKS ON CD CD B Cussler – Shadow Tyrants CD B Cussler – Typhoon Fury CD B Duff – Beach Lawyer CD B Evans – The Gift CD B Evans – The Mistletoe Promise CD B Gerritsen – I Know a Secret CD B Mann – Hidden Threat CD B Mann – Tangled Lies CD B Richardson – The Book Woman’s Daughter PLAYAWAYS DVD DVD 4744 F – Full House, season 6 DVD 4745 F – Full House, season 7 DVD 4746 F – Full House, season 8 DVD 4747 T – Top Gun: Maverick DVD 4748 B – Bullet Train DVD 4762 C – Christmas in the Smokies DVD 4763 C – Christmas on the Coast DVD 4764 F – Full House, season 5 DVD 4768 M – Mr. Mayor, the complete series DVD 4769 P – Prancer: a Christmas Tale DVD 4770 H – Homeland, season 5 DVD 4771 H – Homeland, season 6 DVD 4772 H – Homeland. Season 7 DVD 4773 C – Cheyenne, season 2 DVD 4774 C – Cheyenne, season 3 DVD 4775 M – Miss Scarlet & the Duke, season 1 DVD 4776 M – Miss Scarlet & the Duke, season 2 DVD 4779 S – Star Trek: Picard, season 2 DVD 4780 T – This is Us, season 4 DVD 4789 F – Frasier, season 8 DVD 4790 F – Frasier, season 9 CHILDREN’S DVD DVD 4743 T CH – Toy Story 4-Movie collection DVD 4749 H CH – Holiday Bonanza DVD 4750 B CH – Blues Clues & You! Let’s Learn with Blue DVD 4752 B CH – Barbie in a Mermaid Tale BLU-RAY B-R 650 S – Sea Monsters 2 B-R 651 T – Top Gun: Maverick EQUIPMENT PUZZLES |
Magazines Are Available For A One-Week Check Out With No Renewals:
A-C
Allrecipes
American Farmhouse Style
American Patchwork and Quilting
Better Homes & Gardens
Birds & Blooms
Construction Beauty
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports on Health
Cook’s Country
Cook’s Illustrated
Country Living
Country Sampler
Crochet World
American Farmhouse Style
American Patchwork and Quilting
Better Homes & Gardens
Birds & Blooms
Construction Beauty
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports on Health
Cook’s Country
Cook’s Illustrated
Country Living
Country Sampler
Crochet World
D-L
Do It Yourself
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse Style
First for Women
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
Harper's
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Illinois Heritage
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse Style
First for Women
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
Harper's
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Illinois Heritage
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
M-P
Magnolia
Mary Jane’s Farm
Men's Health
Midwest Living
Mother Earth News
National Geographic
People
Peoria Magazine
Pioneer Woman
Prevention
Mary Jane’s Farm
Men's Health
Midwest Living
Mother Earth News
National Geographic
People
Peoria Magazine
Pioneer Woman
Prevention
Q-W
Quick & Easy Quilts
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 - 2021 are available on public computers)
Peoria Journal Star (digital editions are available with a Eureka Library Card)
Woodford County Journal (digital editions for 1896 - 2021 are available on public computers)
Peoria Journal Star (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.
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Educational and social programs are held throughout the month.
Due to the pandemic, 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. |
Click on the button below to see our current program calendar, including programs for all age groups.
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Regular Programs:
Ask a GenealogistResearching your family tree, your old house, or curious about something in Eureka’s past? Stop by the library for some research assistance and hopefully some answers during our new fall genealogy/local history reference hours! Mondays, January 9 & 23 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM Free program. 
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! This month is free choice, simply share what mysteries you've been reading lately! Monday, January 9 | 10:00 AM Free program. Program Room/Zoom 
Program in a BagJanuary's Program in a Bag: Take and Make DIY Tea Pockets 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 January we'll have Take and Make DIY Tea Pockets! Pick up starting Thursday, January 19. *First come, first served. While supplies last.* 
Share Your StoryEveryone has a story. What's yours? Share Your Story with our new adult storytelling group! The group will meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. January's theme: favorite childhood winter activities Wednesday, January 25 | 11:00 AM Free program. Ages 18+. Program Room |
Special Programs:
UnityPoint WellmobileThe UnityPoint Wellmobile will be at EPLD for free blood pressure, cholesterol/blood glucose, & pulse oximetry screenings. An 8 - 12 hour fast is required for the cholesterol/blood glucose portion of the screening. It is also recommended to drink 16 ounces of water or more before the stop. Please take prescription medications as prescribed. The screenings are performed on a first-come, first-served basis, and will not begin until the time indicated. UPDATE: Illinois Eye Center will be on site as well doing vision screenings. Friday, January 27 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM Free program. Program Room 
Winter Reading BINGO ChallengeComplete your Winter Reading BINGO card by reading two hours per week, reading 1 book per week, and/or completing additional reading challenges to earn entries into the grand prize drawing! Monday, January 30 - Saturday, March 4 Free program. Ages 12+. Registration required! Sign up starting Monday, January 23! |
Hometown History: Notes on Eureka, Illinois blog
Librarian Cindy O'Neill loves researching local history! Read her Hometown History: Notes on Eureka, Illinois blog posts here.