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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APRIL 2021
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FICTION
F Archer - Turn a Blind Eye F Balducci - A Gambling Man F Blackburn - Unknown Threat F Bowen - The Venice Sketchbook F Bunn - The Cottage on Lighthouse Lane F Cameron - Bone Rattle F Campbell - Deep Strike F Cherezinska - The Widow Queen F Coble - Three Missing Days F Dee - All That Really Matters F DeLuca - Well Met F Dupee - The Little French Bridle Shop F Fabry - A Piece of the Moon F Falvey - The Titanic Sisters F Garcia - Of Women and Salt F Goddard - Present Danger F Gould - A Patchwork Past F Grisham - Sooley F Haig - The Midnight Library F Hannon - Blackberry Beach F Hunter - Bookshop by the Sea F Kelly - Sunflower Sisters F King - Later F Kingsbury - A Distant Shore F McLain - When the Stars Go Dark F Michaels - No Way Out F Miller - Country Proud F Pearson - ‘Til I Want No More F Penner - The Lost Apothecary F Sanford - Ocean Prey F Sands - Meant to be Immortal F Steel - Finding Ashley F Sweeney - Good Company F Thayne - The Path to Sunshine Cove F Threadgill - Network of Deceit F Vetsch - The Gentleman Spy F Vetsch - The Indebted Earl F Vetsch - The Lost Lieutenant F Ward - Lover Unveiled F Wingate - Glamour Girls LARGE PRINT – FICTION F Box LGPR - Dark Sky W Brand LGPR - Silvertip W Brown LGPR - Miss Royal’s Mules F Brownley LGPR - Left at the Altar F Brownley LGPR - A Match Made in Texas F Brunstetter LGPR - The Crow’s Call M Carlisle LGPR - The Grim Reader M Carlisle LGPR - Shot Through the Hearth F Clipston LGPR - The Farm Stand F Connealy LGPR - Aiming for Love F Connealy LGPR - Her Secret Song F Connealy LGPR - Woman of Sunlight M Dylan LGPR - Backlash F Eason LGPR - Acceptable Risk M Eason LGPR - Collateral Damage M Fellowes LGPR - The Mitford Trial F Fisher LGPR - Two Steps Forward F Fuller LGPR - A Double Dose of Love F Green LGPR - Confessions of a Curious Bookseller F Green LGPR - Things We Didn’t Say F Harper LGPR - Under the Alaskan Ice F Hunter LGPR - Autumn Skies W Johnstone LGPR - Cutthroats F McElwain LGPR - Caught in Time F Mann LGPR - An Uncommon Honeymoon M Margolin LGPR - A Matter of Life and Death F May LGPR - Out of Pocket F Mayne LGPR - High Cotton F Peterson LGPR - Forever by Your Side F Peterson LGPR - The Way of Love F Wiseman LGPR - A Picture of Love F Willett LGPR - Seven Days in Summer BOOKS ON CD CD B Abriel - Lana’s War CD B Carr - Shelter Mountain CD B Carr - Virgin River CD B Clark - The Last Flight CD B Clipston - Amish Midwives CD B Clipston - The Farm Stand CD B Hedlund - Unending Devotion CD B Irvin - Mountains of Grace CD B L’Amour - Over on the Dry Side CD B O’Reilly - Killing Crazy Horse CD B Owens - Where the Crawdads Sing CD B Todd - Maggie’s War CD B Todd - The Silver Suitcase CD B Whitlow - A House Divided PLAYAWAYS |
MYSTERY
M Albert - The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily M Bennett - The Windsor Knot M Cass - Checking Out Crime M Elzey - Dying for Dominoes M Hillerman - Stargazer M Mehl - Night Fall M Miller - The Strange Case of Eliza Doolittle M Perry - Death with a Double Edge M Rosenfelt - Animal Instinct M Ross - Miss Julia Happily Ever After M Thomas - Dance With Death M Tompkins - What Comes After SCIENCE FICTION SF Martine - A Desolation Called Peace WESTERN W Johnstone - Till Death NONFICTION 004.167 SPI - iPhone for Seniors 005.446 LEO - Windows 10 for Dummies 005.8 ROG - 200+ Ways to Protect Your Privacy 158.1 GAR - Permission to Dream 158.1 SHL - 24/6 170 PET - Beyond Order 242 BE - Be Strong and Take Heart 248.3 STR - Where Prayer Becomes Real 248.4 MAR - They Turned the World Upside Down 248.8 GOR - The Gravity of Joy 248.8 WOL - Suffer Strong 306.9 SCH - In Case You Get Hit by a Bus 323.44 DOS - Cyber Privacy 331.702 TUR - How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life (next) 332.024 MAR - Get Your Ducks in a Row 338.1 BAS - We Are Each Other’s Harvest 363.72 ROM - Can I Recycle This? 371.7 COX - Children Under Fire 616.33 KHA - Mayo Clinic on Digestive Health 616.8 IMP - Improving Memory 629.28 ILL (2020) - Rules of the Road 629.28 ILL (2020) - Rules of the Road Review Course Workbook 640 DEL - 100 Small Ways to Manage Time 641.5 C BIG - The Big Book of Mod Podge 641.5 CLA - The “I Love My Instant Pot” Affordable Meals Recipe Book 641.5 FAG - The “I Love My Air Fryer” Low-Carb Recipe Book 641.5 FAG - The “I Love My Instant Pot” Gluten-Free Recipe Book 641.82 KIR - The Healthy Sheet Pan Cookbook 646.2 DOH - Sewn Together 646.2 ONE - 100 Pretty Little Projects 657.9042 RIN - QuickBooks Online 658.31 FRO - Work from Home Hacks 736.98 KWE - Wall Art - Geometric Origami 745.5 DEW - Make it in Air-Dry Clay 745.5 PUT - DIY Rustic Modern Metal Crafts 745.54 BIG - The Big Book of Mod Podge 745.54 JEP - Craft the Rainbow, 40 colorful paper projects 745.593 ACK - Faith Journaling 746.4222 TOW - Hemp Macrame 746.432 SCH - Add One Stitch Knitting 746.44 JOH - Stitch Love 749.59 EDW - Nature Art Workshop 757 BUS - Out of Many, One 796.357 EPP - Our Team 917.1 FIS - Unforgettable Canada 917.11 FRA - 100 Nature Hot Spots in British Columbia 917.12 MCA - 125 Nature Hot Spots in Alberta 917.3 SEC - Secrets of the National Parks LARGE PRINT - NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY B Cathy White - A Quiet Strength B Darling - 108 Stitches B Doudna - The Code Breaker B Duckworth - Every Day is a Gift B ELI - Elizabeth & Margaret B Kaiser - Plunder B Lawton - Raceless B Nyamayaro - I am a Girl From Africa B Perron - Comeback Season B Reagan - The Triumph of Nancy Reagan DVD DVD 4403 N - News of the World DVD 4404 S - Soul DVD 4407 B - Better Call Saul, season 1 CHILDREN’S DVD DVD 4405 B CH - The Berenstain Bears: the complete collection DVD 4406 P CH - Paw Patrol: Dino Rescue - Roar to the Rescue BLU-RAY B-R 596 N - News of the World B-R 597 S - Soul |
Magazines Are Available For A One-Week Check Out With No Renewals:
A-C
Allrecipes
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 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-H
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
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
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
M-P
Magnolia
Martha Stewart Living
Mary Jane’s Farm
Mayo Clinic Health Netter
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
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)
We are currently not receiving print newspapers at the library.
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Educational and social programs are held throughout the month.
Due to the pandemic, all 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 ClubJoin us for Book Club the first Thursday of every month! 
Mystery Book ClubJoin us for Mystery Book Club the second Monday of every month! May's meeting will be at the Eureka Lake Park Pavilion. 
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. 
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. 
Program in a BagApril's Program in a Bag: Take and Make Pollinator Seed Bombs Until we can do in-person programs again, we have a new Program in a Bag for adults. Every month there will be a new themed bag with a craft, book list, and other activities! For April we'll celebrate Earth Day with Take and Make Pollinator Seed Bombs! Pick up starting Thursday, April 22. *First-come, first-served. While supplies last.* |
Special Programs:
A Fireside Chat with Alex Kotlowitz
Join us on Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 PM for a fireside chat with journalist, author and filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz. Alex’s most notable books are An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago and the award winning national bestseller There Are No Children Here. Known not just for print, our guest also won an Emmy for the 2011 documentary The Interrupters. Our fireside chat will be moderated by Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich. Alex and Mary will have a forty-five minute wide ranging discussion followed by about fifteen minutes to answer your questions. Thursday, May 6 | 7:00 pm Free program. Registration for this program has ended. Due to the limited number of seats available, no late registrations will be accepted! 
A Snapshot of Mental Health First AidJoin us on Zoom to get an overview of the most common mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, panic, trauma, and psychosis) including how to recognize them and how to respond. Participants will also be given information on how to attend a full Mental Health First Aid class and become certified as a first aider if you so choose. Wednesday, May 26 | 6:00 pm Free program. Registration required before 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 25. 
Temple Grandin | The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger'sTemple Grandin, PhD, is one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world. Dr. Grandin addresses the real issues of autism that parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. She offers helpful dos and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and a great deal of research. This event is presented in partnership with Alpha Park Public Library, Ayer Public Library, Brimfield Public Library District, Chillicothe Public Library District, Fondulac District Library, Henderson County Public Library District, Illinois Prairie District Public Library, Morrison and Mary Wiley Library, Morton Public Library, Peoria Public Library, and Tremont District Library. Thursday, May 27 | 6:00 pm Free program. Registration required. |
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. |