Grayslake Library Blog

  February 1st is the 36th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Originally observed in 1987 as a day to remember Flo Hyman, an Olympic volleyball player who tragically passed away in 1986, it has grown to recognize and celebrate the achievements of all women in sports on a national level. Your library card grants you access to a wide range of books and movies about women athletes, from biographies to fiction titles. Listed below is a small sample of what you can check out! Adult Nonfiction: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World by Lauren Fleshman Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl is Fleshman's story of falling in love with running as a girl, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to devastating injuries, and daring to fight for a better way for female athletes. State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation by Melissa Isaacson The unlikely story of a Chicago high school basketball team that became one of their state’s first-ever girls' bask...

  The Grayslake Library will be OPEN on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this January 16th. Come in and browse our selection of books and other media titles about King’s life and the Civil Rights movement, as well as fiction that takes place during the era. Adults Non-Fiction: Alabama v. King The defense lawyer of Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Gray, works with author Dan Abrams to piece together the history of the trial that turned King into a national hero. Kennedy and King This title explores the relationship between two prominent rivals in United States history: President Kennedy and Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. DVDs & Blu-Rays: Selma (2014) This historical drama film highlights King’s struggle to secure voting rights for all people and the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 in the face of violent opposition. MLK/FBI (2022) This documentary explores the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr., based on declassified documents and incorpo...