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  • Professionals connect and network at successful library program

    From offering Resume Reviews to monthly Resource Hours with SCORE Business Mentoring, the library provides plenty of opportunities for professionals, entrepreneurs and leaders in small businesses and nonprofits.

    One bimonthly program, Small Business Coffee & Connect, has grown exponentially since its debut in February 2020 and has now become the place-to-be for networking in Arlington Heights, where one can share ideas, get inspired and make valuable connections.

    "Twenty people attended the first Small Business Coffee & Connect. Weeks later, the world shut down because of COVID. The program remained on pause until April 2022, more than two years later, when

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  • Online Learning at Your Library - Find Reliable Health and Wellness Information

    I Can Find Reliable Health and Wellness Information with my Library Card 
    There are a lot of health and wellness opinions online. The library offers these trusted credible resources to help you get accurate information about conditions, treatments, medications and other topics. Consult with your health care provider before acting on any health-related information.

    Alt Healthwatch
    Alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to wellness, offering the latest information about medicine and therapies. 

    Gale Health and Wellness
    A browsable/searchable collection of magazine, journal and reference book articles about conditions, medications and treatments 

    ConsumerLab 
    Reviews of health, wellness and nutritional products, based on test results published by an independent

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  • More than 720 books donated for library's Holiday Book Drive

    Thank you to all of our customers, staff and community groups who helped contribute to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's 2025 Holiday Book Drive!

    This year more than 720 books were generously donated for infants, children and teens for Wheeling Township's Adopt-a-Family program. Special thanks go to the library staff and volunteers and the Rolling Green Country Club Women’s Golf Association for their very generous donations. 

    The library book drive has provided 25,426 books to children and teens in need since 1998. Thank you again for helping provide the gift of literacy to our community during this holiday season!

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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

take a hike
ruggle katie
"Bounty Hunter Charlie Pax is in a bind. Not only did her own mother skip town after putting the family home up as collateral, but it's days before her first court hearing and she still hasn't been found. If she doesn't show, Charlie and her sisters will lose everything. There's only one thing left for Charlie to do: make a big show of leaving town with the one piece of bait sure to lure her mother out of hiding and set a trap for her in the remote Rocky Mountains town of Simpson, Colorado. Surly Simpson firefighter Kieran Byrne is no stranger to being on the wrong side of the law. He's the prime suspect in the murder of a local militia leader, and he needs help proving his innocence before he can take the fall for someone else's crime. Charlie's got her hands more than full, but pretty soon the two strike a deal: if she can help Kieran prove his innocence, he will use his contacts to track and entrap her mom. Two birds, meet one stone. As they break into the local militia's compound, dodge flying bullets, and hunt for the stolen necklace, Charlie and Kieran discover they share an explosive attraction...and a growing affection neither can deny. But is there room for something as soft as romance in either of their hardscrabble worlds, or will the call of that lifelong adventure be something neither can find it within themselves to deny?"-- Provided by publisher
midnight burning : an einstein-chaplin thriller
levine paul paul j.
It's 1937 and clouds of war gather over Europe, and American fascists march at home. While the FBI chases suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an armed insurrection. When the world's two most famous men - Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin - uncover the scheme, which includes the assassination of Hollywood's biggest stars, they fight back with nothing but their ingenuity, raw courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, LAPD's first Black female officer. A dangerous chase takes our heroes into the heart of darkness, a fascist encampment in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles where a militia armed with machine guns plans its attack. Batten the hatches: it's brains versus brawn in an explosive, unforgettable finale
darker days
olde heuvelt thomas 1983-
"From the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Hex comes a modern horror story with echoes of Paul Tremblay, Joe Hill, and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," about a gilded street in a small Pacific Northwest town where the charmed residents have made a frightening bargain . . . with devastating consequences."-- Provided by publisher
medea z wyspy blogoslawionych
knedler magdalena
"Dolny Śląsk 1918-1923. Zakończenie działań wojennych nikomu nie przyniosło ukojenia. Do domu z frontu wraca okaleczony psychicznie Thomas, syn Adama. Jego cierpienie kładzie się cieniem na życiu rodziny Mady. Kobieta próbuje mu pomóc, jednocześnie zajmując się bliźniakami i córką Galą i... rozwijając w tych trudnych czasach zakład krawiecki. Walczy o utrzymanie swoich bliskich, ale też dba o współpracowników i przyjaciół. W mieście powoli wraca życie, jednak ciągle jest bardzo ciężko. Brakuje żywności i towarów, nadal czai się niebezpieczeństwo, a na ulicach widać okaleczonych żołnierzy. Wszyscy próbują przetrwać, lecz nie wszystkim to się udaje. Udręczony Thomas dostaje propozycję leczenia w sanatorium na Wyspie Błogosławionych. Nieoczekiwanie Mada odkrywa, kim jest jego dyrektor i gdzie tak naprawdę się ono znajduje. Czy można uciec przed przeznaczeniem? Czy Mada może mieć nadzieję na nową miłość?"--Polonia.com
the holiday grump
enni amanda
"Hideaway Harbor was supposed to be a quick detour--one cozy Christmas job, then I'd be back on the cruise ship, far from my powerful ex and the mess I left behind. But thanks to a tiny mix-up, my "accommodation" is a storage room with no plumbing. Enter my neighbor Fredrik: a broody bookstore owner with a decent bathroom and the social skills of a cactus. He's everything I shouldn't want--grumpy, reclusive, and allergic to holiday cheer. Yet he keeps showing up for me. Saving me. ... and suddenly, we're tangled in something neither of us is ready for"--Page 4 of cover
the stolen children of war
bacarr jina
It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody, except perhaps one small group of people, who've always existed outside the law. At Le Cirque Casini, the trapeze artists still fly. The strong men still perform amazing feats. The sad-faced clowns still make people laugh, even in a city with a broken heart. The Nazis do not trouble them, as long as they keep the people happy and entertained. But what the Germans don't know is that there are circus performers with secrets of their own. And when Lia - a performer known for her bravery on the trapeze - finds herself with nowhere else to go but back to the circus she'd left 18 years ago - she does so with two small orphaned Jewish children in tow, who she's sworn to protect
summer sanctuary
summers meredith
Her husband framed her. Her career is over. Her life is in ruins. When her prestigious art career implodes Julia flees to Tides Inn hoping to disappear. But innkeeper Jane Miller has a sixth sense about troubled guests, and this coastal community has its own way of turning things right. Soon Julia finds herself being adopted by the other guests at the inn, a retired magician, genealogy-obsessed twins, and a bird-watching librarian who see right through her lies--and don't care. Julia fools herself into thinking she can fit in and make genuine friends, building a quiet new life where no one knows her past--until her secret is exposed and everything changes. But when she gets ready to flee again, Jane, Maxi, Claire and Andie will have none of it. Instead, they roll up their sleeves ready to take on corporate lawyers, powerful ex-husbands, and anyone else who thinks they can destroy one of their own, because in this town, lost souls find families willing to fight for what's right
needle lake
champine justine
"Fourteen-year-old Ida was born with a hole in her heart. Forbidden from most physical activities and considered strange by her teachers and peers, she prefers spending time alone, memorizing countries and capitals on her globe and imagining the world outside the tiny logging town of Mineral, Washington. One afternoon, in walks her cousin Elna, here to stay for a few weeks. Ida hasn't seen Elna since they were young, and she's immediately drawn to her older cousin, who's everything Ida is not: confident, glamorous, charismatic, and daring. Elna lives in San Francisco, a city Ida's only seen as a dot on her globe. She doesn't treat Ida like she's a fragile kid whose heart might give out at any moment. She isn't scared off by Ida's quirks and fixations. Ida is enraptured. Then, on Christmas Eve, a man dies out in the woods near Mineral, and the two cousins suddenly share a secret beyond the scope of anything Ida has dealt with before. Fear begins to mix in with the reverence Ida feels towards her cousin, especially when she discovers Elna is hiding more than she ever suspected. Brimming with lush prose and careful observation, Needle Lake is an arresting portrait of girlhood and the overwhelming, sometimes dangerous intensity of adolescence"--
lilie : powiesc kryminalna
gorzka mieczyslaw 1969-
"Może to ty będziesz moją następną Lilijką? Chcesz? Doktor Jakub Bernatowicz po awanturze z żoną idzie do lasu i przepada bez śladu. Podczas pościgu za byłym żołnierzem podejrzanym o zabójstwo narzeczonej, policja odnajduje zwłoki zamordowanych brutalnie innych kobiet. Policjant z jednej z powiatowych komend bada sprawę gwałtu sprzed wielu lat podejrzewając, że skazany został niewinny człowiek. Tymczasem ofiar jest coraz więcej. Czy w społeczeństwie grasuje nowa Bestia? Czy wszystkie te sprawy mogą się ze sobą łączyć? W chaosie wydarzeń i związków między nimi, nadkomisarz Marcin Zakrzewski będzie musiał odnaleźć Bestię zanim pojawią się nowe ofiary. Tylko, że wszystkie tropy wiodą donikąd, a podjęte przez Zakrzewskiego decyzje doprowadzą do dramatycznego finału. Mieczysław Gorzka powraca z nowym, mrocznym kryminałem, w którym na finał jak zawsze czeka się z zapartym tchem."--Page 4 of cover
bitter honey
akinmade-akerstrom lola
"1978. A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia's warmth into Stockholm's frigid winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there's more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world. 2006. Tina has had her taste of fame as Sweden's sweetheart pop princess, representing her country at Eurovision. But beneath her glittery facade, she's uncertain who she really is. Her mother Nancy seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will the unexpected appearance of Tina's father--a man she has long thought dead--help open the door to self-discovery?"--
the opportunist
fisher tarryn
"When Olivia Kaspen spots her ex-boyfriend in a Miami record shop, she ignores good sense and approaches him. It's been three years since their breakup, but when Caleb reveals he's suffering from amnesia after a recent car accident, first she feels regret--and then opportunity. If he doesn't remember her, then he also doesn't remember her manipulation, her deceit, or the horrible way she broke his heart. Seeing a chance to reunite with Caleb, she keeps their past, and the details around the implosion of their relationship, a secret. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid history under wraps, Olivia's greatest obstacle is Caleb's wicked new girlfriend, Leah, who's equally determined to possess the man who no longer remembers her. But soon Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that sometimes love falls short of redemption"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket
stuart woods' blown away
battles brett
"Teddy Fay whisks away to join Peter and Hattie Barrington in Palm Springs. But his hope for a relaxing vacation vanishes when he attends a prominent actor's annual birthday party, where he witnesses a heated squabble between two women, only for one of them to turn up dead the next day. Teddy investigates who might be lurking in the shadows and uncovers a web of intrigue involving a sinister plan to take over a cutting-edge energy company. If he doesn't act fast, valuable secrets risk falling into the wrong hands, but more importantly innocent lives could be in jeopardy"--
ia bachu, vas tsikavyt' pit'ma : roman
pavliuk illarion
moia viina [tekst] : roman
zaluzhnyi valerii
First part of a trilogy, to consist of the books "My War," "Our War," and "Their War" -- title page verso
seeing other people
wibberley emily
"Two people haunted by their exes find that love isn't dead in this new romance comedy from the beloved authors of The Roughest Draft. Morgan is being ghosted by her ex. No, really. It's sad Zach died and became a ghost. But Morgan and Zach only ever went on the one date, and now she's being haunted by him. Zach has no desire to spend eternity with Morgan, but he can't recall his past and doesn't know how to move on. At a support group for humans and their haunters, Morgan and Zach run into Sawyer, whose fiancée-turned-ghost has started to fade. Unlike Morgan, Sawyer isn't ready to part ways with his ghost. Although they face opposite issues, Morgan and Sawyer decide to work together to solve their problems. As Morgan and Sawyer research their paranormal conundrums more deeply, they find something even more surprising-a tender, growing connection between them that threatens to override any unfinished business they're seeking to close. The ghosts of their past might be there in spirit, but the connection between Morgan and Sawyer is as alive as anything they've ever felt"--

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Upcoming Programs

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13
Jan

Social Worker in the Library
- /Appointment Room

13
Jan

Our Time: Developmental Playgroup
- /Lindsey Room

13
Jan

Digitize It: Slides and Photos
- /Training Center

13
Jan

Makerplace Create a Greeting Card
- /Makerplace - Flex Space 2

13
Jan

Beginning ESL
- /Cardinal Room

13
Jan

Teen Culinary: Breakfast for Dinner
- /Makerplace - Kitchen
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