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Below are the 2018 goodreads readers' choice awards. Have you read any of the winners? If you haven't come check one or three out from the library. [caption id="attachment_25897" align="alignnone" width="160"] Fiction[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25898" align="alignnone" width="160"] Mystery & Thriller[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25901" align="alignnone" width="160"] Historical Fiction[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25902" align="alignnone" width="160"] Fantasy[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_25933" align="alignnone" width="160"]… [...]

Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give is in the spotlight again with the release of the motion picture adaptation on October 6th, starring Amandla Stenberg as Starr Carter. The award-winning book is about Starr as she witnesses the police shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, a sixteen-year-old African American boy, and how this leads her to… [...]

Did you read any of the following books featured on this year's National Book Awards Longlist for Young People's Literature? If not, grab a copy from the library. Click on the title for item location and place a hold on the item if it is not available at the Villa Park Public Library. Winners will… [...]

This year marks 200 years since the release of Frankenstein and the classic Gothic novel continues to have a hold on our imagination. Checkout the following fiction and nonfiction books inspired by or related to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="200"] Boy Robot by Simon Curtis[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="202"] Clay by David Almond[/caption] [caption id=""… [...]

The following books have been adapted as television programs in 2018. You can read the book as you wait for your favorite show to be available on disc or streaming. Click on the covers below for book descriptions and item location information. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="201"] The Cuckoo’s Calling aired as a part of C.B.… [...]

Be on the lookout for the following young adult and juvenile fiction books this summer. The list includes the latest books from bestselling authors Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, and Cynthia Rylant, among others. Click on the title to place our copy on hold and be notified when it is available for checkout. All of This Is True… [...]

On May 8th,  the Library Board approved a contract with Wight Construction Services of Darien, IL for the expansion and renovation of the library building.  The Library Board worked with the architects, owner’s representative, and Wight Construction Services on the groundbreaking event which was held this past Saturday, the 19th.           [...]

February 12, 2018 update: The Library Board expects to go out to bid on the building renovation project this March, with ground-breaking taking place in April. During these past few months, collections have been moved around in preparation for construction. The primary focus of the first six months of construction will be on building the… [...]

Try one or more of these snowy reads if you're in the mood for a YA book with a cold setting.             [...]

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The Alex Awards were first given annually beginning in 1998 and became an official ALA award in 2002. The titles below are available… [...]