…are available for iOS and Android devices, as well as some smart TVs and streaming devices (check your device’s app store). Check out Freegal Music for unlimited streaming and a weekly allotment of free downloads. Apps are available for iOS and Android devices. Kanopy is a streaming service (like Netflix) that offers a variety of… Read More

Books & Reading Our librarians are ready to find the perfect book for you! Visit the library, call, email, or fill out the Reader’s Advisory form for customized suggestions. Get a Library Card Teens aged 14 – 18 can apply for a card without a parent or guardian present. Apply online More Resources Homework Help… Read More

…to offer free courses online. Khan Academy Courses include free test prep, science, math and the arts and humanities. It partners with the likes of the Stanford School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, the Brookings Institute and the Aspen Institute. As Khan Academy proclaims: You only have to know one thing: You can learn anything. MIT… Read More

…Thus begins an obsessive but tragic love affair that will transform itself into a compulsive collection of objects–a museum of one man’s broken heart–that chronicle Kemal’s lovelorn progress and his afflicted heart’s reactions.” My Name is Red “The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great… Read More

You have completed your four quests and have the Magic Scroll, the Enchanted Kite, the Wizard’s Wand, and the Invisibility Potion stowed in your packs. Now that you have collected the necessary tools, you begin to carry out your plan to get back your stolen gold. You head up the mountain to the dragon’s lair,… Read More

All residents of Glencoe who are at least four years old are eligible for a free library card. A resident applying for a library card must present photo identification and proof of Glencoe address. For anyone under fourteen years of age, the signature of a parent or guardian is required. If you are unable to… Read More

Did you know that your Glencoe Public Library card unlocks free or discounted tickets to various museums and attractions throughout the state and beyond? Well, it does! Click the links below to see what passes are available to you and start exploring! Museum Adventure To explore the attractions and pass details, go to MuseumAdventure.org Request… Read More

…rejoin the equally harrowing world of Hollywood. Out there on the edge, despair flips into hilarity, and we’re left laughing as Suzanne struggles to come to terms with her various fantasylands. Carrie Fisher’s reading evokes the deliciously irreverent humor that forms the lens through which she looks at life in the ’80s.” Someday, Someday, Maybe… Read More

…Han A family saga spanning 50 years, The Apology tells the story of four centenarian sisters, the price one pays for placing family honor above love—even the love of one’s child– and how family secrets can reverberate through later generations. This is an entertaining read that explores complicated relationships and an equally complicated cultural legacy…. Read More

From the Iberian Peninsula to the shores of the Black Sea, Jewish communities have existed in Europe for centuries. These communities often established cultural, economic, and religious hubs for Jewish life in order to maintain their traditions while surrounded by non-Jewish neighbors. These Jewish hubs became known as shtetle or shtetls (from the Yiddish word… Read More