Grayslake Library Blog

  Believe it or not, 2024 is just around the corner, and many people will be ringing in the new year with resolutions to improve and enrich their lives. One such resolution might be to read more; we are here to help! Your library card grants you access to thousands of books, both physical copies and digital. In addition to that, we offer the following tips and tricks to read more in the new year: Multitask with an audiobook. Listening to an audiobook (yes, it counts as reading!) while you’re driving or doing housework is a great way to make the most of your time. The library has many audiobooks on CD and Playaway, and you can also check out eaudiobooks on apps like Libby and Hoopla . Join a book club. The promise of discussing a book with like-minded readers can do wonders for encouraging you to read. If you can’t find a book club you like, you can always start your own with friends and family. The Grayslake Library has a designated book discussion collection that lets book club...

  2024 is right around the corner! While we look forward to the new books that will come with the new year, let us also reflect on some of the popular titles that came out this year. Listed below are twelve titles, divided by age group, that saw many checkouts from your library this year. Also, be sure to let us know what books you enjoyed in 2023! Youth: 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle Evergreen by Matthew Cordell The Fantastic Bureau of Imagination by Brad Montague Middle-Grade: The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln Super Pancake by Megan Wagner Lloyd The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers Teen: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou Adult: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray North Woods by Daniel Mason Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Let’s stroll down memory lane and look back on some of the programs and events your library offered in the past. This is the first in a series of “throwback” blogs we’ll post. Be sure to let us know in the comments section below if you have any fond memories of these or other programs from the past! In the late 1990s and early 2000s, we were happy to hold a program called the “Day of 1,000 Stars,” where the library was decorated with, well, stars, and “stars” of the community were invited to read books to an audience of younger patrons. From teachers and principals that the children might recognize from school to police officers and firefighters from the Grayslake area, many local icons were happy to lead a storytime. The Bears’ quarterback at the time, Jim Miller, even came to read Curious George and stayed after to sign fans’ footballs! In 2004, the Friends of the Library ran a fundraiser in the form of a Monopoly tournament! Patrons and staff alike participated in a fun competition ...