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  • Make your movie now! Teen Film Fest submissions due August 2

    Take part in the 18th Annual Teen Film Fest! Submission details and guidelines at ahml.info/teens/filmfest. For teens entering grade 7 through exiting grade 12. Submissions due Friday, August 2 at 11:59 p.m.

    18th Annual Teen Film Fest
    Friday, August 16, 7-9 p.m. / Hendrickson Room / Register
    Join us for the 18th Annual Teen Film Fest! We'll screen this year's film entries, hear from our panel of judges and award the winning teen filmmakers. Walk the red carpet and meet filmmakers preceding the event. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Screening begins at 7 p.m. Film for all ages. ASL interpretation

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  • More than 1,000 celebrate FanCon at the library

    The Arlington Heights Memorial Library celebrated its eighth FanCon on Sunday, July 14 with more than 1,000 people of all ages stopping by the library to enjoy the popular comic book and pop culture event, making this the most-attended FanCon in the library's history. 

    "I’m having a great time at FanCon with my family. The diverse amount of things to do here ... there’s just so many places to go," said Chris Wolff who attended with his two children. "We really enjoyed the scavenger hunt, had a great time doing that. We were upstairs just now watching the [Super Smash

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  • Check out the July library highlights

    The Arlington Heights Memorial Library (AHML) is the community's place to read, learn and gather! Each month, the library compiles a director's report which highlights the most recent statistics and trends in library usage, programs and other initiatives that impact our community and support the library's overall strategic goals and plan. Highlights from July's report include:

    • Over 170 Readers Attend Library’s Third Annual Lit Stroll (page 1)
    • AHML Continues to Build Upon Partnerships (page 2)
    • AHML Celebrates Pride Month (page 7)
    • Displays & Book Me Service Help Boost Collection Circulation (page 8)
    • Makerplace Fosters Community Connections & Inspires Creativity Through
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NEW TO THE LIBRARY

Magnolia Parks : the long way home
Hastings, Jessa,
It's been nearly a year since everything happened between Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine on the steps of the Mandarin Oriental, and it seems like everything since then has changed. Magnolia has a life in New York now, BJ appears to have finally let go and moved on -- but when they both wind up back to London and are thrust together once again, they find themselves asking their age-old question? How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime, and most importantly -- are they each other's?--Publisher description
The royal librarian
Wood, Daisy,
"A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations... Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside. But when she learns that Windsor is compromised, Sophie must sacrifice everything she knows to save the future queen of England... Philadelphia, Present day: Looking through her grandmother's papers, Lacey Jones comes across a mysterious letter stamped with the Windsor Castle crest. But how did it come to be in her family's possession? And so begins a journey that will take Lacey deep into the heart of the oldest inhabited castle in the world, and change her life forever"--
The safekeep
Wouden, Yael van der,
"It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be--led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldn't. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when things start disappearing around the house--a spoon, a knife, a bowl--Isabel's suspicions begin to spiral. In the sweltering peak of summer, Isabel's paranoia gives way to infatuation--leading to a discovery that unravels all Isabel has ever known. The war might not be well and truly over after all, and neither Eva--nor the house in which they live--are what they seem."--Amazon
Some murders in Berlin
Robards, Karen,
"September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness--and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she's been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women. Even in the midst of unspeakable evil, these killings stand apart. And with her homeland now under Nazi occupation and a young son to protect, Elin can't refuse such a request. Homicide Detective Kurt Schneider, head of the criminal police unit, is grudging in his welcome. The orders to find the killer come from the top, and to fail means death. The stakes are too high to risk any mistakes--or to trust a stranger. Yet the pair, trapped in an uneasy partnership, each has expertise the other needs. And Schneider, like Elin, is clearly guarding secrets of his own. Racing to complete the investigation and return to her son, Elin feels the net tightening. Every sliver of evidence reveals a killer infinitely more dangerous, and more powerful, than anyone suspected. And in drawing closer to the terrifying truth, Elin has unwittingly made herself his new obsession..."--
The Paris affair
Marshall, Maureen,
"Fin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasn't spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineer's salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the corps de ballet, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leering men who assume any dancer is a prostitute in training. And Fin's evenings spent in the clandestine gay community may be legal through a loophole in the Napoleonic Code, but they leave him vulnerable. So, when Fin's employer, Gustave Eiffel, announces that he needs additional investors to pay for his pet project, a 300-meter tower that will dominate the city's skyline, Fin jumps at the chance. If he raises enough money, the commission will earn him a fortune, and hopefully, some protection. Capricious stranger Gilbert Duhais appears to be a boon from the gods. Gilbert is handsome, wealthy, connected, and somehow privy to Fin's background. Gilbert persuades Fin to masquerade as his father's heir-which couldn't be further from the truth-and introduces him to every nouveau riche speculator in the city. Each provocative interaction heightens Fin's risk of exposure. But also brings Fin closer to his dream of financial security. When a dear friend of Fin's is murdered above a clandestine gay club, the stakes rise even higher. Fin must untangle the disparate threads of his past-and his current romantic gamble-before they become his noose."--
Eruption
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008,
A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano
Godwin
O'Neill, Joseph, 1964-
"Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might change their fortunes. Mark, a millennial technical writer who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter, grew up a world apart from his much younger half-brother Geoff. Raised in the UK by the mother who deserted Mark when she divorced his dad and married a richer man, Geoff is now a fast-talking soccer agent, who pulls Mark across the ocean into a scheme to find an elusive prospect known only as "Godwin"--an African teenager Geoff believes will be the next Pele. All they have to go on is a video of Godwin; they don't even know which country it was shot in. Narrated in turns by the intellectually rigorous yet self-thwarting Mark, and Lakesha Williams, the conscientious leader of the writers' collective where he works, the novel becomes a twisty international adventure that is part heart-of-darkness and part American Main Street in the 2010s--deliciously far-flung geographically, ethically, and emotionally. Godwin immerses us in the hazy world of high-stakes soccer-recruiting and the beautiful game itself, weaving the search for Godwin together with the moving story of Mark's mixed-race family and Lakesha's surprising path into their lives."--
The housemaid is watching
McFadden, Freida,
""You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I used to clean other people's houses - now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills... The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors. Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here? I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?"--
All friends are necessary
Moniz, Tomas,
"Chino Flores, a queer Latino in his late thirties, was a beloved middle school biology teacher with an adoring wife and a child on the way until a devastating loss dramatically changed his life and he relies on his coterie of new and old friends and lovers in this anthem to queer and platonic love"--
Pearce oysters
Takacs, Joselyn,
Pearce Oysters, a family drama set on the Louisiana coastline during the catastrophic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearces, local oyster farmers whose business, livelihood, and industry are on the brink of collapse. This eye-opening eco-fiction explores the bonds between deeply sympathetic characters: Jordan, the reluctant head of his family's storied oyster company; May, his distressed, widowed mother; and Benny, his beatnik musician brother, who returns from New Orleans in their time of crisis. Together, the Pearce family must commit to a final act of hope in the face of impending tragedy. Will it be enough to save their legacy?
One-star romance
Hankin, Laura,
"A struggling writer who's worried she's running out of time to make her dreams come true is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend's wedding with a conflicted academic who gave her book a one star rating, from delightfully, witty author Laura Hankin. Natalie and Rob don't have much in common beyond their devotion to their respective best friends. Nat's a messy aspiring artist, trading stability for a chance to pursue her dreams. Rob's a rigid academic on a strict schedule. These two opposites are forced together not just as guests of the same wedding but also to walk down the aisle together--as Maid of Honor and Best Man. To make matters worse, just minutes before the ceremony, Nat discovers that Rob is responsible for the one-star review of her newly released novel. Nat believes the only possible explanation for Rob's bad rating? He's a snob who doesn't get her. Whereas Rob, who thought Nat a beautiful, intelligent creative, now thinks she's a selfish artist. Over the course of ten years, this Best Man and Maid of Honor are reunited each time their fast-track best friends celebrate another new chapter. Through christenings, housewarmings, and amazing job promotions, Natalie and Rob try to make sense of their own choices, changing dreams, and the real meaning behind the one-star review. Headed towards a crossroads, will they choose their own happy ending?"--
Nobody's wife
Pearson, Laura (Novelist),
Sisters Emily and Josephine are best friends and roommates, but one betrayal may be just enough to break their bond of loyalty and family forever
The Paris widow
Belle, Kimberly,
"A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle. When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally found a nice, normal guy--a welcome change from her previous boyfriend and her precarious jetsetter lifestyle with him. But her secure world comes crashing down when Adam goes missing after an explosion in the city square. Unable to reach him, she panics. As the French police investigate, it's revealed that Adam was on their radar as a dealer of rare and stolen antiquities with a long roster of criminal clients. Reeling from this news, Stella is determined not to leave Paris until she has the full story. Was Adam a random victim or the target of the explosion? And why is someone following her through the streets of Paris? An irresistible, fast-paced read set in some of Europe's most inviting locales, The Paris Widow explores how sinister secrets of the past stay with us--no matter how far we travel"--
All the little live things
Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993
Joe Allston, the retired literary agent of Stegner's National Book Award-winning novel, The Spectator Bird, returns in this disquieting and keenly observed novel. Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and sex; and Marian Catlin, an attractive young woman whose otherworldly innocence is far more appealing--and far more dangerous
The art of catching feelings
Thompson, Alicia, 1984-
"Daphne Brink doesn't follow baseball, but watching "America's Snoozefest" certainly beats sitting at home in the days after she signs her divorce papers. After one too many ballpark beers, she heckles Carolina Battery player Chris Kepler, who quickly proves there might actually be a little crying in baseball. Horrified, Daphne reaches out to Chris on social media to apologize . . . but forgets to identify herself as his heckler in her message. Chris doesn't usually respond to random fans on social media, but he's grieving and fragile after an emotionally turbulent few months. When a DM from "Duckie" catches his eye, he impulsively messages back. Duckie is sweet, funny, and seems to understand him in a way no one else does. Daphne isn't sure how much longer she can keep lying to Chris, especially as she starts working with the team in real life and their feelings for each other deepen. When he finds out the truth, will it be three strikes, she's out?"--

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ESL Conversation Lab
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27
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Family Time
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27
Jul

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27
Jul

CANCELED: Culinary: Fresh Jam with Chef Grace
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28
Jul

Bookmobile at Mission San Juan Diego Festival
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28
Jul

Garden & Produce Swap
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