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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… [...]

The following picture books are coming to our shelves this fall. Click on the cover for a summary and current location information, and place a copy on hold.   [...]

Set the mood for October with a take on the classic Gothic genre in Dacre Stoker’s Dracula prequel. There is also plenty of suspense in store with Lisa Unger’s Under My Skin and holiday mysteries by David Rosenfelt and Donna Andrews. Click on the title to place a book on hold and be notified when… [...]

This September, pick up the next book in a long-running series, like Craig Johnson’s Longmire, J. A. Jance’s Joanna Brady, or Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters series. There will be family drama in new releases such as Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart and Button Man by Andrew Gross. In addition, watch out for suspense thrillers… [...]

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.… [...]

There is plenty of suspense in store for August with new books by Sandra Brown, Rhys Bowen, Donna Andrews, and Sophie Hannah. There is also new science fiction about a dystopian future by Alan Dean Foster and the next epic fiction by Linnea Hartsuyker, author of The Half-Drowned King. Click on the title to place our… [...]

Check out the following picture books this summer. The list includes humorous and inspiring books, including stories about being yourself. Click on the title to see the item’s status and place a copy on hold. The Boy and the Blue Moon by Sara O'Leary, illustrated by Ashley Crowley “On the night of a blue moon,… [...]

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… [...]

Preview just some of the books releasing in July, organized by date of publication. The list includes Danielle Steel’s historical fiction set in the backdrop of the 1960s and multiple thrillers from authors like Catherine Coulter and Daniel Silva. You will also find the twelfth book in the Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall Smith.… [...]