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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AUGUST 2022
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FICTION
F Adler – The Polish Girl F Armstrong – The War Librarian F Briggs – Soul Taken F Brown – Overkill F Cannon – A Tidy Ending F Clark – The Lies I Tell F Colgan-Rules at the School by the Sea F Coulter - Reckoning F Dod – Point Last Seen F Eason – Crossfire (Extreme Measures 2) F Feeney -- Daisy Darker F Fielding – The Housekeeper F Franqui – After the Hurricane F Freeman – The Bourne Sacrifice F Gurnah - Afterlives F Hare – Miss Aldridge Regrets F Hartov - The Last of the Seven F Henry – Gideon Green in Black and White F Herzog – The Asset F Herzog – The Twilight World F Hoover – It Ends with Us F Jenkins – Dead Sea Conspiracy F Kellerman – The Hunt F Moss – The Ghosts of Paris F Lim – Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club F MacLean – Heartbreaker F Michaels – Tick Tock F Oates – Babysitter F Patterson – The Ninth Month F Paul – The Manhattan Girls F Pettrey – The Deadly Shallows F Pook – Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter F Pulley – The Half Life of Valery K F Rimmer – The German Wife F Sampson - The Lost Ticket F Slaughter – Girl, Forgotten F Snelling – The Florence Legacy F Steel – The Challenge F Woods – Black Dog F Woodsmall – Yesterday’s Gone LARGE PRINT – FICTION F Brown LGPR – The Sunshine Club F Bunn LGPR – The Emerald Tide F Carlson LGPR – Heartland Skies M Carr LGPR – In the Blood F Eide LGPR – Wings Like a Dove M Fawcett LGPR – Beneath the Stairs M Goddard LGPR – Deadly Target M Haines LGPR – Lady of Bones F Huguley LGPR – By Her Own Design F Jenner LGPR – Bloomsbury Girls W Johnstone LGPR – Brannigan’s Land F Krueger LGPR – This Tender Land F Leigh LGPR – Drown Her Sorrows F McClure LGPR – Desert Fire F Martin LGPR – The Record Keeper F Rimmer LGPR – The Things WeCannot Say F Simon LGPR – The Patron Saint of Second Chances F Thompson LGPR – Off the Chain |
MYSTERY
M Andrews – Round Up the Usual Peacocks M Berenson – Peg and Rose Solve a Mystery M Childs – A Dark and Stormy Tea M Haines – Lady of Bones M Kruger – Fox Creek M McKevett – Murder Most Grave M Murphy – An Honest Living M Quinn – Bark to the Future SCIENCE FICTION SF BAX - Galaxias SF BUR – The Night Shift SF TUR – Three Miles Down WESTERN W Johnstone – Settling His Hash W Kelton – Elmer Kelton’s The Unlikely Lawman NONFICTION 158.1 MYL – The Power of One More 158.1 OBR – The 12 Hour Walk 306.874 KAL – Nobody Will Tell You This But Me 364.15 CUT – Cults 641.815 ROB – Tartine Bread 910.9163 STO - Sinkable LARGE PRINT - NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY B Bagley – The Spy Who Knew Too Much B Child – Warming Up Julia Child B Ebert – Lily’s Promise B Foti – Storm in the Land of Rain B Patterson – James Patterson BOOKS ON CD CD B Afshar – Pearl in the Sand CD B Andrews – Dark Intercept CD B Laureano – Under Scottish Stars CD B Musch – Season of My Enemy PLAYAWAYS DVD DVD 4656 L – The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, season 1 DVD 4660 P – The Painted Hills, 5-movie pack DVD 4666 L – Life with Dog DVD 4664 S – Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, vol 1 DVD 4675 B – Batwoman, season 3 CHILDREN’S DVD BLU-RAY B-R 637 S – Son of God 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
Country Woman
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
Country Woman
Crochet World
D-L
Do It Yourself
Entertainment Weekly
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse Style
First for Women
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Illinois Heritage
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
Entertainment Weekly
Family Handyman
Family Tree
Farmhouse Style
First for Women
Food Network
Fur-Fish-Game
Garden Gate
Good Housekeeping
Grit
HGTV
Horticulture
House Beautiful
Illinois Heritage
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
Kiplinger's
Kiplinger's Retirement
M-P
Magnolia
Martha Stewart Living
Mary Jane’s Farm
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
Men's Health
Midwest Living
Mollie Makes
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
Week
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
Week
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:
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! The theme for October is free choice, just share what mysteries you have been reading lately! Monday, October 10 | 10:00 AM Free program. Program Room/Zoom 
Classic Movie MondayJoin us for Classic Movie Monday! Drop-in and watch a classic movie at EPLD every third Monday at 2:00 pm! September's movie will be another classic from the 80's - featuring ghosts for Halloween! Monday, October 17 | 2:00 PM Free program. Ages 18+. Program Room 
Program in a BagSeptember's Program in a Bag: Take and Make DIY Bookmark 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 September we'll have a Take and Make DIY Bookmark! Pick up starting Thursday, September 22. *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. September's theme: grade school memories Wednesday, September 28 | 11:00 AM Free program. Ages 18+. Program Room NOTE: October's meeting will be at a special time! |
Special Programs:
Libby for Kindle FireWant to use the Libby app on your Kindle Fire? Libby is not available through the Amazon app store, so we will walk you through the steps to make it happen! Sign up for the program, bring your charged and updated Kindle Fire, and at the end of the program you'll be able to use Libby directly on your device! Thursday, September 29 | 6:00 PM Space is limited & registration required! Program Room Sign up at the adult circulation desk or by calling the library at 309-467-2922. Please note: this program requires a minimum number of participants to run or will be cancelled one business day prior to the program date. |
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.
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. |