Monday, October 31, 2022

Friends of the Library Used Book Donation Day

We get lots of questions from patrons about donating used books, well now's your chance! The Friends of the Eager Free Public Library will be having another used book donation day later this week. It will take place on Saturday, November 4 from 10:00am to 12:00pm in the library's Conference Room, which is located in the lower level. 

Please note that Library staff will not be accepting donations prior to the event.


The Friends will look over the books that you're offering to donate and accept the books they can use in future sales.

Here's a list of items that the Friends cannot accept:

  • Reference books
  • Textbooks 
  • Magazines (except for quilting magazines)
  • Damaged books
  • DVDs
  • CDs

Monday, October 24, 2022

Change Coming Soon: Prairie Lakes Library System

Eager Free Public Library is currently part of the Arrowhead Library System, along with the other Rock County libraries. Effective January 1, 2023, we will join the Lakeshores Library System (Racine and Walworth Counties) to form the Prairie Lakes Library System. As you can see in the graphic below, Arrowhead and Lakeshores, along with Kenosha County were already all part of the SHARE Consortium. This means that we share our materials back and forth between the three library systems. So while our library system name is changing, our catalog and delivery system will remain the same. This merger should make things behind the scenes more efficient, which will result in even better service for our patrons.

Monday, October 17, 2022

Author Spotlight: Sarah Addison Allen

 After a long hiatus, author Sarah Addison Allen is back with a brand new novel to get lost in. Sarah invents worlds full of magical realism that feel like you can just walk right into them. The characters she creates end up feeling like your own family or close friends. You find yourself speeding through the book to find out what happens next and then so disappointed when it's all over and you have to rejoin the real world. Other Birds was definitely worth the long wait! Summaries never quite do the book justice, but hopefully this is enough to suck you in: "Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, South Carolina, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It's called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother's apartment at The Dellawisp, she meets her quirky, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn't yet written." If you've never read anything by Sarah Addison Allen before, now is the perfect time to dive in! 



Waverly Sisters Series:




Novels:




Monday, October 10, 2022

Wisconsin Science Festival

The Wisconsin Science Festival is this week, October 10 - 16. There are all kinds of awesome in-person and virtual programs put together by libraries, schools, museums, and other venues statewide. We would like to highlight our two official Wisconsin Science Festival programs and encourage you to unleash your curiosity! 

Monday, October 10 at 11:00am
Slime that changes color when you touch it? So cool! Get messy experimenting with thermochromatic pigments in slime.
(Recommended for School Age Kids)



Eyes on the Skies: The Current Night Sky, What to Watch For, How to Observe It
Thursday, October 13 at 6:30pm
Speaker Jim Lattis will introduce bright planets, starts, constellations, and other interesting objects of the current seasonal sky. (Recommended for Adults)

In addition to these two programs, we will also have Science in a Bag STEM kits available to pick up beginning on Monday, October 10, while supplies last. These kits are courtesy of the Wisconsin Science Festival and have activities in them that are appropriate for students in grades K - 12.

Monday, October 3, 2022

"On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was."

 Today is Mean Girls Day! That's so fetch! Due to the slightly dorky quote to the left, October 3rd is officially Mean Girls Day. Mean Girls was directed by Tina Fey and is chock full of other former Saturday Night Live stars. So, while being totally hilarious, it also tackles a lot of issues that high school students face. While we don't condone being a "mean girl," this movie has definitely become a cult classic. This is a must watch for people of all ages. After you watch it, you just might need to embrace your inner mean girl. Try one of the books, movies, or TV shows below.

Books:


Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll

My (not so) Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake



Movies and TV Series: