The Reference Department offers a vast collection of nonfiction materials like books on world languages and biographies, to magazines and newspapers. The Reference staff assists patrons in person, by telephone, and by e-mail using a variety of print and online resources.
Online, you can use your library card to access more than 60 databases to help with your research project. We also provide access to digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions. View a complete list of publications you can read through our website, and where to find them, here.
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New Nonfiction Titles
If you are interested in any of these new titles, call the Reference desk at 847-720-3230. We’d be happy to help!
Do just one thing : 365 ideas for a better you,...
Seo, Danny, author.
A gardener at the end of the world
Kelley, Margot Anne, autho...
A good bad boy : Luke Perry and how a generatio...
Wappler, Margaret, author,...
Grow, cook, nourish : a kitchen garden companio...
Allen, Darina, author.
Knit a mini ocean : 20 tiny sea creatures to knit
Ishii, Sachiyo, author.
The menopause brain : new science empowers wome...
Mosconi, Lisa, author.
Modern day quilter: 16 patchwork quilts and pro...
Ferons, Kiley, author.
Momma cusses : a field guide to responsive pare...
Laithland, Gwenna, author.
Never leave the dogs behind : a memoir
Madia, Brianna, author.
Rabbit heart : a mother's murder, a daughter's ...
Ervin, Kristine S., author...
Restore your life from chronic pain : find last...
Weisberg, Mark B., author.
Rottenkid : a succulent story of survival
author. Binns, Brigit, 195...
Secrets of the octopus
Montgomery, Sy, author.
The sneaky parent : crafty tactics for raising ...
Borgenicht, David, author.
Thoughtful cooking : recipes rooted in the new ...
Dissen, William Stark, aut...
Tough broad : from boogie boarding to wing walk...
Paul, Caroline, author.
We loved it all : a memory of life
Millet, Lydia, 1968- autho...
What the bees see
Burrows, Craig P., photogr...
Where rivers part : a story of my mother's life
Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- aut...
The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first co...
Sides, Hampton, author.
