EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Eureka, Illinois)
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Materials for adults are located on the first floor of the library. Materials includes:
  • fiction
  • nonfiction
  • large print
  • westerns
  • biographies
  • audio books
  • magazines
  • ​newspapers (additionally, our digital newspapers are available here)
  • movies/television series (for all ages)
  • a cool library of things (more details here)
​In addition, the first floor houses:
  • seven public computer stations 
  • copier/scanner/fax machine
  • Friends of the Eureka Public Library District book sale room
​If you need help with locating something, just ask staff for assistance.
DECEMBER 2022
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
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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

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PUZZLES

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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
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
M-P
Magnolia
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

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 18
96 - 2021 are available on public computers)
Print copies of select newspapers are available in our magazine room.
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.
Program Calendar
Regular Programs:
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Ask a Genealogist

Researching 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.
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Book Club

Book 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.​
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Mystery Book Club

Join 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!
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Monday, January 9 | 10:00 AM
Free program.
Program Room/Zoom
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Program in a Bag

January'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!
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Pick up starting Thursday, January 19.
*First come, first served. While supplies last.*
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Share Your Story

Everyone 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:
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UnityPoint Wellmobile

The 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.

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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.
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Program Room
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Winter Reading BINGO Challenge

Complete 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!
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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.
Address
202 S. Main St.
​Eureka, IL 61530
Phone
309-467-2922
Hours
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Monday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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    • Kids
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    • Get a Library Card
    • Loan Periods and Fines
    • Access Your Account
    • Library of Things
  • Find Books & More
    • Search Catalog
    • Wowbrary: Latest Additions
    • Interlibrary Loans
    • Ebooks & Audiobooks
    • Online Music and Movies
    • Digital Magazines & Newspapers
    • E-Sequels
    • Staff Book Reviews
    • Pages of Eureka
  • Services
    • Outreach
    • Porch Pickup
    • Free Services
    • Copy, Print, & Fax
    • Educational Materials Request
    • Talking Books
    • Explore More Illinois
    • Online Classes
    • Niche Academy
  • Research
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Genealogy & Local History
    • Eureka Pumpkin Festival
    • City & County Resources
    • State & Federal Resources
    • Tax Form Information
    • Voter Information