Erica and Amy, our new book club associate, share the titles they've been enjoying lately, from a suspenseful family drama to a sublimely ridiculous charmer (and the best cover of 2023). https://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Bookies_Talk_-_Family_Stories_and_Surprising_Legacies.mp3 Books discussed in this episode: The Leftover Woman, Jean Kwok Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips The Dictionary People, Sarah Ogilvie The Wishing Game, Meg…
This 30-minute workshop shows you how to use Vidbox to convert VHS, VHS-C, and Mini DV tapes to digital video formats that can be stored on a computer hard drive, DVD, or online. LEARN MORE…
The newest episode of Nonfiction Book Report is available on the Library’s YouTube Channel. This month Michelle (@mdoshi23) and I talk about two Newish Noteworthy Nonfiction books highlighting Indigenous stories. https://youtu.be/o59uMR7vU5g?si=-Ix0oFdGNagOXNd5 Michelle highlighted We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth, edited by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth. This…
©Bob Leavitt, 2013 Join your community for a special evening of holiday joy! Kick off the holiday season at Libertyville's Tree Lighting in Cook Park on Friday, November 24. That evening, Cook Park Library will stay open until 8 pm along with other Libertyville businesses to celebrate the event. You can warm up at the…
Beginning November 1, Kanopy will switch from play credits to tickets. With this update, you will easily see the number of tickets required and the viewing period for each film next to the play button. The current number of play credits for Cook Memorial Public Library District cardholders is 5 per month. With the new…
You would be forgiven for thinking Starling House is just another haunted house story. There’s a falling-down mansion with a tragic backstory, an orphaned heroine, and a tormented heir, all set in a town rife with corruption and secrets. But in Alix E. Harrow’s capable hands, those familiar elements are transformed into a richly textured…
John Scalzi had me at the cover. Confession: I am an unapologetic “cat lady.” Do not get me started. I love cats in all shapes and sizes. So, when I spied the cover of Starter Villain, I just knew it was a book for me – a cat in a suit and tie! Oh, be…
Beginning November 1, Kanopy will switch from play credits to tickets. With this update, you will easily see the number of tickets required and the viewing period for each film next to the play button. The current number of play credits for Cook Memorial Public Library District cardholders is 5 per month. With the new ticketing…
Autumn is here which means it’s time for pumpkin spice lattes, cozy socks by a fire, and scary stories. There’s something about the combination of cooling weather, ever shortening days, and the pretty autumn foliage that adds a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to the ambiance of a scary story. Scary stories, the literary version…
Glossier debut on Instagram in 2014. Today, the company is worth over $1B. Since then, the brand has promoted its "effortless, no makeup, makeup" to compete with well-established brands like L'oreal and Maybelline. In Glossy, author Marisa Meltzer draws back the curtain to reveal an excessively privileged and well-connected woman who used her advantages to…
