Mistletoe Meet 'n' Greet - New Holiday Love Stories

Enjoy GPL's new holiday love stories - perfect for the fireside easy chair accompanied by a mug of steaming hot cocoa on a cold snowy night.

Our top pick is -
Christmas at Two Love Lane by Kieran Kramer
While in Charleston for business, Yankee CEO Deacon Banks needs someone to line up some dates, but when he asks Macy Frost, part-owner of Two Love Lane  Matchmaking Agency, for help, Macy tells him she is going to find Deacon the love of his life. It's an engaging and heartwarming contemporary romance full of fast-paced fun. Brimming with sassy southern charm and an abundance of deliciously dry wit, this debut entry in Kramer’s Two Love Lane  series is a festive treat.

A sizzling spicy story -
Maybe This Christmas by Jennifer Snow
When her best friend NHL star Asher Westmore, sidelined from the ice due to an injury, returns home for the holidays, physical therapist Emma Callaway, while helping him heal, must keep her feelings in check after they add benefits to their friendship. The romance of the Christmas holiday season is enhanced by the backdrop of small-town Colorado. It's a steamy and engaging sports romance with well developed characters.

As sweet as a holiday treat -
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
With her family, the holidays, and  her difficult, by-the-book  boss all demanding her attention, Merry  Knight, a temp at a consulting firm, has no time for a social life. Her mother and  brother take matters into their own hands and  sign her up for an online dating site (under a pseudonym, with the family dog as her photo), leaving Merry  annoyed, then curious, and  finally amazed when she connects with a kindred spirit. But her cyberbeau is none other than her overworked, difficult boss Jayson Bright , something neither of them knows until they have almost fallen in love. It's a mildly sensuous and tender holiday delight and sure to please romance lovers of all ages.

Expect to shed a tear or two -
Holiday Spice by Samantha Chase
Ben Tanner is happiest alone in his woodworking studio, but he needs help writing a book . A friend suggests Darcy Shaughnessy, and they are instantly attracted but unable to act until a huge snowstorm forces them to face their concerns, including Ben’s difficulties with celebrating Christmas.
It's highly engaging and one of the strongest in Chase’s (A Sky Full of Stars, 2016) excellent Shaughnessy Brothers series. Though it's light and fun, it's an emotionally complex contemporary holiday romance.

Hope you find that these new romances can warm even the coldest heart!

Love Your Library!

February is the month of love in all forms-- including library love! Our winter reading program is in full swing, so don't forget to stop by the Reader Services desk every time you finish a book this month to get entered into our raffle for a fantastic gift basket.

Need some inspiration? Here are some books we're loving right now.

March: Book One by John Lewis

This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.

The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

Examines the friendship of two Israeli psychologists who wrote the original studies on behavioral economics, undoing assumptions about the decision-making process and the influence it has had on evidence-based regulation.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King--who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer--takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.





Victoria by Daisy Goodwin

Drawing on Victoria's own diaries, which she first started reading when she was a student at Cambridge University, Daisy Goodwin brings us the brilliantly imagined life of a young woman about to make her mark on her nation--and the world.

To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin

In February 1887, Caitriona Wallace and Emile Nouguier meet in a hot air balloon, floating high above Paris a moment of pure possibility. But back on firm ground, their vastly different social strata become clear. Cait is a widow who because of her precarious financial situation is forced to chaperone two wealthy Scottish charges. Emile is expected to take on the bourgeois stability of his family's business and choose a suitable wife. As the Eiffel Tower rises, a marvel of steel and air and light, the subject of extreme controversy and a symbol of the future, Cait and Emile must decide what their love is worth.

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense magical power; and accompanying her is the Queen's Guard, a cadre of brave knights led by the enigmatic and dedicated Lazarus. Kelsea will need them all to survive a cabal of enemies who will use every weapon--from crimson-caped assassins to the darkest blood magic--to prevent her from wearing the crown

    

"Love your Library" has begun

Our 2016 Winter Reading Program has officially begun!

February is the perfect month to open your heart to warmth and happiness — by entering our winter reading program. The more you read, the greater your chances to win weekly prizes or the grand prize gift basket.

Adults and teens can stop by the Reader Services Desk to fill out an entry slip for each book read in February and rate it on a scale from hot to cold. You may also enter online:

Teen Online Program

Adults Online Program

Parents - it's not just for adults and teens this year! Bring your children to the Youth Services Desk to pick up a Winter Reading starter pack to get started.

Special thanks to ArcLight Cinemas –Glenview, the Glenview Grind, Pie Five® Pizza Co. and Zoup! for their generous support of this year's Winter Reading Program.

Adults and Teens - be sure to stop in this month to check out our Blind Date with a Book displays. These books are just waiting for the perfect reader to check them out. Maybe you'll find your perfect book match. Why not take a chance?

Let it Snow!

I was just reading that we are far behind our average snowfall for this winter.  The last time we saw measurable snow was in March of 2012.  Some Chicagoans love the snow while others love to curse it.  Which ever camp you are in, here are some snowy titles to make up for the shortage.

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Summer Snow by Nicole Baart
An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos
Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

Don't Forget to Register for the Winter Reading Program!

There's still time to sign up for the Winter Reading Program at the Glenview Public Library. What better way to warm your heart (and mind) than by reading a good book. Earn your chance to win the Grand Prize by reading four books before the program ends on March 4. Stop by the Reader Services Desk to sign up. This program is open to Glenview Library adult and teen card holders.

By the Glow of the Fireplace

Come celebrate our first winter in our new building (with our cozy new fireplace) by joining the Winter Reading Program for Adults and Teens!

A "lite" version of our popular Summer Program, our Winter Reading Program is on a smaller scale - you only have to read 4 books by February 27. Sign up began on Monday January 17.

You'll receive a small treat for signing up and a log sheet to keep track of your reads. When you're finished, turn it in to the Reader Services desk for a finishing prize and also a chance to win the Grand Prize Raffle - a $100 Gift Certificate to Wildfire Restaurant!

Stop by the Reader Services Desk and sign up today. For Glenview cardholder Adults and Teens.

Tis the season for reading

The weather is gloomy, but it's the perfect season to catch up on your reading or just curl up with your favorite author's latest novel. Our winter reading program is now underway at the Glenview Public Library to reward our readers for simply doing what they already love - to read! The Winter Reading Program is a "mini" version of our popular Adult Summer Reading Program. The program is shorter, only 6 weeks, and you only have to read 4 books (or audiobooks) instead of 6. As you complete your 4 books, the first 50 patrons will receive a coupon for free Guacamole and Chips at any Chipotle restaurant. You will also be entered into our Grand Prize to win dinner for 10 at any Chipotle!

It's not too late to sign up for the program. Stop at the Readers Services desk and we'll give you the details.