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Memoirs to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by spending time with the personal stories of these Hispanic American authors.

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K-Pop Demon Hunters Read-Alikes for the Devoted Fan

If you’re stuck singing “Golden” and “Soda Pop” on an endless rotation and wishing the just-announced sequel had already arrived, check out this list of (mostly) YA fiction.

The 2025 Riddle Walk Is Here!

Test your wits against the Wilmette Public Library Riddle Masters and get your steps in at the same time.

Books Your Neighbors Enjoyed This Summer

The 2025 Summer Reading Club has officially come to a close and we have loved seeing the hundreds of books that participants enjoyed throughout the summer months.

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Whether this is your family's first time sending a child to school or you have the school year routine down pat, these books are great for exploring the emotions and anxieties that can arise for children during this time of year.

Volunteers Inspire Library Joy

As reading ambassadors, our 46 teen volunteers staffed our Youth Services Summer Reading Club booth, checking in children and tweens throughout the summer, celebrating their accomplishments, and helping them get their prize books.

Find Your Next Read on the 2025 Booker Prize Longlist

The Booker Prize is a literary award that recognizes the finest fiction published in the UK and Ireland each year, but that doesn't mean that readers across the pond can't participate!

How to Studio

How do you get the most out of The Studio’s space, equipment, and resources? How do you Studio?

Children's Books for Disability Pride Month

During July, we honor the disability community's history, achievements, experiences, and struggles.

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Neurodiversity Books for Families

Books validate our lived experience, support our challenges, and help us understand the world from other people's perspectives.

Teen Book Covers for Disability Pride Month

Four YA Books for Disability Pride Month

Here are four excellent titles from the last few years that show a range of experiences and disabilities in realistic fiction.

Stay Where You Are and Travel the World

Your friends are at camp. Your vacation trip is over. What do you do with the rest of your summer? If you have the time and the imagination you can travel the world by book!