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Adult Reading Program
LibraryPalooza
June 10 - August 25, 2024
For ages 14 years and older
We've got your ticket to a summer reading extravaganza that will have you dancing in the streets. From the rollicking anthems of beloved classics to the smooth style of jazzy romances, enjoy all your favorite literary styles in one venue - your local public library.
You'll get summer-long access to bluesy tearjerkers, pop favorites, funky graphic novels, and more! For every book you read, you get a chance to win a gift card from a local business. It's been said that books and music make life better, so jazz up your summer with a festival of good books.
How to Participate
In Person
- Register at the Adult Reference Desk starting Monday, Jun 10, 2024.
- Pick up a log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a reading program t-shirt.
- Choose books from our displays or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter your tickets in the prize bucket(s) of your choice.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Online
- Register online on Beanstack.
- View our printable log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a t-shirt.
- Choose from our suggestions or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Log your titles online and get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter each prize ticket by indicating which prize you'd like to win.
- You can earn up to five (5) bonus tickets by completing extra activities.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Bonus Tickets
Earn up to five (5) extra tickets:
- Read a book about music or musicians (fiction or nonfiction)
- Watch a concert or "rockumentary" on Qello Concerts
- Make a playlist of your favorite songs on Freegal Music
- Attend a Village concert or Library music program
- Listen to music "old style" by checking out a music CD
Sponsors and Prizes
| 7 Miles Cycles $25 gift card |
Ace Hardware, Roselle $12.50 gift card |
| Brookfield Zoo 4 general admissions with parking pass |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Elk Grove Village $15 gift card |
| Chipotle $12.50 gift card |
Coach's Corner $10 gift card |
| Country Inn and Suites, Elk Grove Village 1-night stay |
Eli's Cheesecake $20 gift card |
| Friends of the Elk Grove Library $25 Barnes & Noble gift card |
The Great American Bagel, Elk Grove Village $5 gift card |
| Jarosch Bakery $10 gift card |
Jewel Osco, Elk Grove Village $25 gift card |
| Lynfred Winery, Roselle Wine tasting for 6 adults |
McDonald's, Elk Grove Village Free ice cream cone |
| Pirate's Cove 2 free daily admissions |
Portillo's, Elk Grove Village Free slice of chocolate cake |
Rainbow Falls Waterpark 2 free daily admissions |
Schaumburg Boomers 4 ticket vouchers |
| Tekka Sushi $50 gift card |
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Categories / Stages
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Classical Stage: Classics (Old and New)
Headliner
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
Traditional Classics
Title Author To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Brave New World Aldous Huxley Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1984 George Orwell Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck My Antonia Willa Cather The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain New Classics
Title Author The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini The Life of Pi Yann Martel Secret History Donna Tartt A Man Called Ove Frederik Backman Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Mark Haddon Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden The Color Purple Alice Walker Classic Nonfiction
Title Author In Cold Blood Truman Capote The Art of War Sun Tsu The Devil in the White City Erik Larson The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot Moneyball Michael Lewis The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich -
Folk Stage: Historical Fiction
Headliner
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Featured Titles
Title Author Call Number Finding Margaret Fuller Allison Pataki New Pataki, A. The Fox Wife Yangsze Choo New F Choo, Y. James Percival Everett New Everett, P. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store James McBride McBride, J. Our Hideous Progeny C.E. McBride McBride, C. A Short Walk Through a Wide World Douglas Westerbeke New Westerbeke, D. Every Rising Sun Jamila Ahmed Ahmed, J. Loot Tania James James, T. The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl New Large Print Reichl, R. The Echo of Old Books Barbara Davis Davis, B. Other Authors to Try
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Gospel Stage: Christian or Inspirational Reads
Headliner
Just Once by Karen Kingsbury
Fiction
Title Author Call Number A Million Little Choices Tamera Alexander New Alexander, T. Sisters by the Sea Wanda E. Brunstetter and sisters Sisters by the Sea Fragile Designs Colleen Coble New Coble, C. Touched by Grace Emily Grey New Large Print Grey, E. Double Take Lynette Eason New Eason, L. Embers in the London Sky Sarah Sundin New Sundin, S. The Guardians of Edin Rosey Lee New Lee, R. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number Rescue Story Zack Williams New 782.42164092 WIL Now and Not Yet Ruth Chou Simons New 248.4 CHO 10 Women Who Changed the World Daniel Akin New 266.0092 AKI Between Two Trailers J. Dana Trent New 362.2913092 TRE Life is Hard, God is Good, Let's Dance Brant Hansen On order -
International Stage: Books by Foreign-Born Authors
Headliner
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Fiction
Title Author Call Number The Startup Wife Tahmima Anam (Bangladesh) Anam, T. Immortal Longings Chloe Gong (New Zealand) Gong, C. First Person Singular: Stories Haruki Murakami (Japan) Murakami, H. Little Eyes Samantha Schweblin (Argentina) Schweblin, S. The Premonition Banana Yoshimoto (Japan) New Yoshimoto, B. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number The Worlds I See Fei Fei Li (China) New 004.092 LI My Greek Table Diane Kochilas (Greece) 641.59495 KOC The History of the World in 12 Shipwrecks David Gibbins (Canada) New 909 GIB My Boy Will Die of Sorrow Efren Olivares (Mexico) 305.906912 OLI Made in China Amelia Pang (China) 331.11732 PAN
Other Authors to Try- Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)
- Aravind Adiga (India)
- Cesar Aira (Argentina)
- Elena Ferrante (Italy)
- Guadalupe Nettel (Mexico)
- Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
- Valeria Luiselli (Mexico)
- Henning Mankell (Sweden)
- Yann Martel (Canada)
- Rohinton Mistry (India)
- Paul Murray (Ireland)
- Jo Nesbo (Norway)
- Richard Osman (United Kingdom)
- Arundhati Roy (India)
- Patrick Suskind (Germany)
- Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)
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New Age Stage: Fantasy
Headliner
Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton
Fiction
Title Author Call Number The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett New Bennett, R. Bride Ali Hazelwood New Hazelwood, A. The Emperor and the Endless Palace Justinian Huang New Huang, J. Road to Ruin Hana Lee New Lee, H. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Silvia Moreno-Garcia Moreno-Garcia, S. The Parliament Aimee Pokwatka New Pokwatka, A. The Honey Witch Sydney J. Shields On order Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros Yarros, R. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number Spain in Our Hearts Adam Hochschild 946.08142 HOC Physics of the Future Michio Kaku 303.483 KAC Disfigured Amanda Leduc 398.3561 LED Spook Mary Roach 129 ROA Accidental Gods Anna Della Subin 202.13 SUB -
Jazz Stage: Romance
Headliner
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Fiction
Title Author Call Number Happy Medium Sarah Adler New Adler, S. Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun New Cochrun, A. Fangirl Down Tessa Bailey New Bailey, T. Love and Hot Chicken Mary Liza Hartong New Hartong, M. Red String Theory Lauren Kung Jessen New Jessn, L. Lies and Weddings Kevin Kwan New Kwan, K. Kiss Me, Catalina Priscilla Oliveras Oliveras, P. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number One Hundred Names for Love Diane Ackerman CD Audiobook 616.81 ACK Lovers in Auschwitz: a true story Keren Blankfield New 940.5318 BLA An Unfinished Love Story Doris Kearns Goodwin New 973.92092 GOO The Greatest Love Story Ever Told Megan Mulally 791.45028 MUL 8 Rules of Love Jay Shetty 152.41 SHE -
Soundtrack Stage: Books Made into Movies
Headliner
Stand By Me by Stephen King
Fiction
Title Author Call Number Argylle Elly Conway New Conway, E. Atonement Ian McEwan McEwan, I. The Book Thief Markus Zusak Zusak, M. Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding Fielding, H. Brokeback Mountain Annie Proulx Proulx, A. Call Me By Your Name Andre Aciman Aciman, A. Carrie Stephen King King, S. Cider House Rules John Irving Irving, J. The Client John Grisham Grisham, J. The Color Purple Alice Walker Walker, A. Crazy Rich Asians Kevin Kwan Kwan, K. The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown Brown, D. Daisy Jones and the Six Taylor Jenkins Reid Reid, T. The Descendants Kaui Hart Hemmings Hemmings, K. Dune Frank Herbert Herbert, F. Forrest Gump Winston Groom Groom, W. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Larsson, S. The Godfather Mario Puzo Puzo, M. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn Flynn, G. The Graduate Charles Webb Webb, C. The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck Steinbeck, J. The Help Kathryn Stockett Stockett, K. High Fidelity Nick Hornby Hornby, N. I am Legend Richard Matheson Matheson, R. If Beale Street Could Talk James Baldwin Baldwin, J. It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover Hoover, C. Jaws Peter Benchley Benchley, P. Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Crichton, M. Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus Garmus, B. The Life of Pi Yann Martel Martel, Y. The Lincoln Lawyer Michael Connelly Connelly, M. Little Women Louisa May Alcott Alcott, L. A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman Backman, F. The Martian Andy Weir Weir, A. Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden Golden, A. Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie Christie, A. Mystic River Dennis Lehane Lehane, D. The Notebook Nicholas Sparks Sparks, N. One Day David Nicholls Nicholls, D. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey Kesey, K. Ordinary People Judith Guest Guest, J. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Wilde, O. Poor Things Alasdair Gray New Gray, A. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Austen, J. The Princess Bride William Goldman Goldman, W. Push Sapphire Sapphire Revolutionary Road Richard Yates Yates, R. Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn Quinn, J. Shutter Island Dennis Lehane Lehane, D. The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger Niffenegger, A. Water for Elephants Sara Gruen Gruen, S. Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens Owens, D. Wicked Gregory Maguire Maguire, G. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup 306.362092 NOR American Prometheus Kai Bird Biography Oppenheimer, R. A Beautiful Mind Sylvia Nasar Biography NAS Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown 797.1230973 BRO Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert 910.4 GIL The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 362.2923 WAL Into the Wild Jon Krakauer 917.98045 KRA Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann 976.6004 GRA Out of Africa Isak Dinesen 967.62 DIN Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand 940.547252 HIL Wild Cheryl Strayed 813.6 STR The Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort 332.62 BEL -
Punk Stage: Graphic Novels
Headliner
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
Fiction
Title Author Call Number Ballad for Sophie Filipe Melo and Juan Cavia Melo, F. Eight Billion Genies. Vol. 1 Charles Soule Eight Billion Genies V.1 Enter the Blue Dave Chrisholm Chrisholm, D. Fall Through Nate Powell Powell, N. Wonder Woman Historia Kelly Sue DeConnick DeConnick, K. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number Fun Home: a family tragicomic Alison Bechdel Bechdel, A. Hip Hop Family Tree Ed Piskor New 782.421649 PIS Queenie Elizabeth Colomba Biography St. Clair, S. Queen in Comic Sophie Blitman 782.421660922 BLI Willie Nelson: a Graphic History T.J. Kirsch Biography Nelson, W. -
Country Stage: Westerns
Headliner
Wandering Stars: a novel by Tommy Orange
Fiction
Title Author Call Number The Bullet Swallower Elizabeth Gonzalez James New CD Audiobook Gonzalez James, E. The Outlaw Nobel Salt Amy Harmon On order Blood Mountain Alisa Lynn Valdes New Valdes, A. The Sweet Blue Distance Sara Donati New Adult Playaway Donati, S. A Wild and Heavenly Place Robin Oliveria New Oliveria, R. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number Cattle Kingdom Christopher Knowlton On order Force of Nature Joan M. Griffin New 796.45082092 LOC Instructions for Traveling West Joy Sullivan On order The Meat-Eater Outdoor Cookbook Steven Rinella On order Son of the Old West Nathan Ward On order More Crowd-Pleasing Western Authors
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Rock Stage: Mysteries
Headliner
The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox
Fiction
Title Author Call Number End of Story A.J. Finn New Finn, A. While We Were Burning Sara Koffi New Koffi, S. How to Solve Your Own Murder Kristen Perrin New Perrin, K. The Last Murder at the End of the World Stuart Turton New Turton, S. The New Couple in 5B Lisa Unger New Unger, L. Nonfiction
Title Author Call Number The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel Douglas Brunt 609.2 BRU What the Dead Know Barbara F. Butcher 614.1092 BUT Starkweather Harry N. MacLean New CD Audiobook 364.15230973 MAC If You Tell Gregg Olsen 364.1523 OLS We Thought We Knew You M. William Phelps 364.1523 PHE Other Authors to Try
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Pop Stage: Jenna Bush's Book Club List
Home > Program & Classes > Reading Programs > Adult Reading Program
Adult Reading Program
LibraryPalooza
June 10 - August 25, 2024
For ages 14 years and older
We've got your ticket to a summer reading extravaganza that will have you dancing in the streets. From the rollicking anthems of beloved classics to the smooth style of jazzy romances, enjoy all your favorite literary styles in one venue - your local public library.
You'll get summer-long access to bluesy tearjerkers, pop favorites, funky graphic novels, and more! For every book you read, you get a chance to win a gift card from a local business. It's been said that books and music make life better, so jazz up your summer with a festival of good books.How to Participate
In Person
- Register at the Adult Reference Desk starting Monday, Jun 10, 2024.
- Pick up a log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a reading program t-shirt.
- Choose books from our displays or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter your tickets in the prize bucket(s) of your choice.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Online
- Register online on Beanstack.
- View our printable log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a t-shirt.
- Choose from our suggestions or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Log your titles online and get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter each prize ticket by indicating which prize you'd like to win.
- You can earn up to five (5) bonus tickets by completing extra activities.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Bonus Tickets
Earn up to five (5) extra tickets:
- Read a book about music or musicians (fiction or nonfiction)
- Watch a concert or "rockumentary" on Qello Concerts
- Make a playlist of your favorite songs on Freegal Music
- Attend a Village concert or Library music program
- Listen to music "old style" by checking out a music CD
Sponsors
- 7 Miles Cycles
- Brookfield Zoo
- Buffalo Wild Wings, Elk Grove Village
- Coach's Corner
- Country Inn and Suites, Elk Grove Village
- Eli's Cheesecake
- The Great American Bagel, Elk Grove Village
- Jarosch Bakery
- Jewel Osco, Elk Grove Village
- Lynfred Winery, Roselle
- McDonald's, Elk Grove Village
- Pirate's Cove
- Portillo's, Elk Grove Village
- Rainbow Falls Waterpark
- Schaumburg Boomers
- Tekka Sushi
Categories / Stages
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Blues Stage: Read a Tearjerker
Home > Program & Classes > Reading Programs > Adult Reading Program
Adult Reading Program
LibraryPalooza
June 10 - August 25, 2024
For ages 14 years and older
We've got your ticket to a summer reading extravaganza that will have you dancing in the streets. From the rollicking anthems of beloved classics to the smooth style of jazzy romances, enjoy all your favorite literary styles in one venue - your local public library.
You'll get summer-long access to bluesy tearjerkers, pop favorites, funky graphic novels, and more! For every book you read, you get a chance to win a gift card from a local business. It's been said that books and music make life better, so jazz up your summer with a festival of good books.How to Participate
In Person
- Register at the Adult Reference Desk starting Monday, Jun 10, 2024.
- Pick up a log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a reading program t-shirt.
- Choose books from our displays or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter your tickets in the prize bucket(s) of your choice.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Online
- Register online on Beanstack.
- View our printable log sheet and booklist of suggested titles.
- Read five (5) books from different categories to earn a t-shirt.
- Choose from our suggestions or pick your own titles that fit the categories.
- Log your titles online and get a prize ticket for each book you read. Enter each prize ticket by indicating which prize you'd like to win.
- You can earn up to five (5) bonus tickets by completing extra activities.
- Upon completing five (5) books, request your t-shirt in person at the Adult Reference Desk.
- Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party in September.
Bonus Tickets
Earn up to five (5) extra tickets:
- Read a book about music or musicians (fiction or nonfiction)
- Watch a concert or "rockumentary" on Qello Concerts
- Make a playlist of your favorite songs on Freegal Music
- Attend a Village concert or Library music program
- Listen to music "old style" by checking out a music CD
Sponsors
- 7 Miles Cycles
- Brookfield Zoo
- Buffalo Wild Wings, Elk Grove Village
- Coach's Corner
- Country Inn and Suites, Elk Grove Village
- Eli's Cheesecake
- The Great American Bagel, Elk Grove Village
- Jarosch Bakery
- Jewel Osco, Elk Grove Village
- Lynfred Winery, Roselle
- McDonald's, Elk Grove Village
- Pirate's Cove
- Portillo's, Elk Grove Village
- Rainbow Falls Waterpark
- Schaumburg Boomers
- Tekka Sushi
Categories / Stages