This summer, you can tap into that science to spark your child’s curiosity, build essential skills, and strengthen your bond with at-home activities from the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences.
Solvej Balle's On The Calculation of Volume, Book I is a hard sell, to put it mildly. First, the title sounds like a geometry textbook. Second, it’s a projected seven-book series. Third, it’s translated from its original Danish. You would be forgiven for thinking that I was recommending you a sleep aid. In truth, this…
“...the cat knew, because it’s the impermanence of life that makes it perfect.” Family, redemption, and cats are all subjects that draw me to a book. Annie Harnett beautifully explores these topics in her quirky, heart-tugging novel, The Road to Tender Hearts. From the opening pages when Pancakes, the cat, not only predicts…
Did you know that everything has been scanned and made available online? Speaking of online, did you know that you can trust everything on an online family tree? If you have done genealogy for a while, you have likely encountered a few myths and misconceptions (like these!), which have proven to be false, incomplete, or…
On July 10, 2010, Aspen Drive Library opened its doors for the first time and welcomed the Vernon Hills community into a bright, modern space designed for connection, learning, and growth. What began as a long-awaited solution to a growing population’s needs has become a beloved destination serving thousands each year.
The Passage Rouge Nation of Lake Superior Anishinaabe in Wisconsin is a microcosm of small-town politics with the added complications of being a sovereign nation. “What happens when the rez dog finally catches up with the car” is a question our main character, Mitch, asks himself a few times – with varying…
"I could not hear even one of them over the screaming wind. But that is a sight that will never leave me. The waves of earth crashing over the prairie. The sky exhaling all her birds." Karen Russell, The Antidote, pg. 23 Uz, Nebraska, is full of ghosts; ghosts of regrets, of accidents, of mistakes…
May 15, 2025 Temporary Children’s Space Closed May 19–28 We’re in the home stretch! As we get ready to move into the upgraded Youth Services space upstairs at Cook Park Library, the temporary area in on the lower level will be closed Monday, May 19 through Wednesday, May 28. During that time, we’ll be busy…
Have you tested your DNA for genealogical purposes? Are you curious about how DNA could help your family history research? Tomorrow (April 25) is National DNA Day, a day that celebrates the achievements in DNA research since the earliest days. Did you know that DNA research began in the nineteenth century (1869, to be precise!)?…
Families are the compass that guide us.” Brad Henry Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith is a family drama filled with laughs, heart, and road trips. The Endicotts, by anyone’s measure, are extraordinary (emphasis on the extra). Jude is an Oscar-nominated actor; Roddy is an elite athlete, and Connor is a…
