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Your library is just as awesome as you are — and that's really awesome! We have tons of books, movies, and music to check out. We have super fun programs, online storytimes, and take-home maker kits. Read our blog for exciting new subjects, a virtual makerspace, book recommendations and more.

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Do you want to be surprised with awesome books, movies and audiobooks from our Youth Services staff members? Kid's Mystery Bags are sets of materials (books, audiobooks, DVDs, music CDS, etc.) catered towards your child.

  • Available for babies to 8th grade
  • 5 items in each bag, limit one bag per child per week

Just call with your library card handy, let us know the age of your child/children, and we will put together a bag of materials for you, specially picked by our awesome YS team! Once your bag is ready to go, you will get a call to pick it up during curbside hours.

You can reserve your Mystery Bag by calling us at 815-485-2605, press 5 to be connected to Youth Services.

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Hundreds—yeah, hundreds!—of new stories and educational audiobooks have been added to your RBdigital subscription through the library. RBdigital audiobooks are always available, no holds. RBdigital will be folded into Overdrive & Libby in the coming months.

Go to the RBdigital section on A–Z Online Resources to access these new items, or open up your RBdigital app if you’re already using it.

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The Library has so many ways to help you with your homework — even online! Visit the library to talk to staff, search our catalog for books, and visit our Homework Help page for awesome online resources.

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This Just In!

November 22–28

Hush now, Banshee! : a not-so-quiet counting book / Derek Sullivan & Kyle Sullivan.
Where's the unicorn? / [illustrations by] Ingela P. Arrhenius.
Where's the ladybug? / Ingela P. Arrenius.
Where's the penguin? Ingela P. Arrhenius.
Where's the witch? / text by Nosy Crow Ltd. ; illustrations, Ingela P. Arrhenius.
Where's the narwhal? / illustrations, Ingela P Arrhenius.
Picken : mix and match the farm animals! / Mary Murphy.
Goodnight Krampus / Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan.
Get dressed, Sasquatch! / Derek Sullivan & Kyle Sullivan.
Crocopotamus : mix and match the wild animals / Mary Murphy.
Where's the T. Rex? / Ingela P. Arrhenius.
10-minute game and gadget projects / by Tammy Enz.
Crayola create it yourself : 52 colorful DIY craft projects for kids to create throughout the year.
Eyes & ears, from optical illusions to the Doppler effect
I know the rules / Marla Conn.
Plumbers / by Gary Sprott.
All thirteen : the incredible cave resuce of the Thai boys' soccer team / Christina Soontornvat.
Girls who build : inspiring curiousity and confidence to make anything possible / Katie Hughes ; illustrated by Kay Coenen.
A girl named Rosita : the story of Rita Moreno: actor, singer, dancer, trailblazer! / by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
Breaking the ice : the true story of the first woman to play in the National Hockey League / Angie Bullaro ; afterword by Manon Rh{u00E9}aume ; illustrated by C.F. Payne.
Terry Fox and me / written by Mary Beth Leatherdale ; illustrated by Milan Pavlovic.
She persisted in sports : American Olympians who changed the game / written by Chelsea Clinton ; illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.
On your mark, get set, gold! : an irreverent guide to the sports of the summer games / Scott Allen ; illustrated by Antoine Gorbineau.
You can draw comic book characters : a step-by-step guide for learning to draw more than 25 comic book characters / Spencer Brinkerhoff III.
How to improve at playing guitar / Tom Clark.
It began with a page : how Gyo Fujikawa drew the way / words by Kyo Maclear ; pictures by Julie Morstad.
La Noche Buena : a Christmas story / by Antonio Sacre ; illustrated by Angela Dominguez.
La Navidad del camioncito azul / Escito por Alice Schertle ; Ilustrado por Jill McElmurry.
Arce, Sauce y el {u00E1}rbol de Navidad / Lori Nichols ; traducci{u00F3}n: Joana Delgado.
C{u00F3}mo atrapar a un monstruo / texto: Adam Wallace ; ilustraciones: Andy Elkerton ; traducci{u00F3}n: Ver{u00F3}nica Taranilla.
The illustrated atlas of architecture and marvelous monuments / Sarah Tavernier and Alexandre Verhille ; translated by Noelia Hobeika.
Electricians / by Gary Sprott.
Mr. Lemoncello and the titanium ticket Chris Grabenstein.

November 15–21

Archery / by Kieran Downs.
Big tracks, little tracks : following animal prints / by Millicent E. Selsam ; illustrated by Marlene Hill Donnelly.
The wonders of nature / written by Ben Hoare ; illustrated by Angela Rizza and Daniel Long.
Keena Ford and the secret journal mix-up / Melissa Thomson ; pictures by Frank Morrison.
Kindness makes us strong / Sophie Beer.
Can you crack the code? / by Ella Schwartz ; illustrated by Lily Williams.
Beyond words : what elephants and whales think and feel / Carl Safina.
The ghost at Dawn's house / Ann M. Martin.
Boy-crazy Stacey / Ann M. Martin.
Mary Anne saves the day / Ann M. Martin.
Kristy's big day / Ann M. Martin.
The truth about Stacey / Ann M. Martin.
Logan likes Mary Anne! / Ann M. Martin.
Land of the spring dragon / by Tracey West.
Fortress of the Stone Dragon / by Tracey West ; illustrated by Daniel Griffo.
Come in, Zip! / David Milgrim.
You're my little pumpkin pie / text by Nicola Edwards ; illustrated by Natalie Marshall.
My magical unicorn / illustrated by Yujin Shin.
Bonaparte falls apart / by Margery Cuyler ; illustrated by Will Terry.
Typewriter / Yevgenia Nayberg.
Honey bees what all the buzz is about!
Little Turtle and the changing sea / by Becky Davies ; illustrated by Jennie Poh.
Imagine that! / by Tom Burlison ; illustrated by Sara Sanchez.
Spooky sights : a can-you-find-it book / by Sarah L. Schuette.
Celebrating all religions / Abby Colich.
Bessie Coleman : bold pilot who gave women wings / Martha London.
Nikola Tesla : engineer with electric ideas / by Emily Hudd.
School days : a can-you-find-it book / by Sarah L. Schuette.
Grab-and-go eats / by Katrina Jorgensen.
Thoroughbred horses / by Rachel Grack.
Great Danes / Christa C. Hogan.
Maine coons / Nicki Clausen-Grace.
It's rhyme time written by Katie Simonin ; directed by Izzy Clarke.
Songs for singin' The Okee Dokee Brothers.
Visual encyclopedia.
Bob books : first stories / text, Lynn Maslen Kertell ; pictures, Dana Sullivan.
Bob books : sight words, kindergarten. text Lynn Maslen Kertell ; pictures Sue Hendra & Katie Kath.
Bob books. text, Lynn Maslen Kertell ; pictures, Sue Hendra.
My first Bob books : pre-reading skills : basic literacy concepts in engaging read-aloud stories / text, Lynn Maslen Kertell ; pictures, John R. Maslen and Sue Hendra.
My first Bob books : alphabet / text , Lynn Maslen Kertell ; pictures, John R. Maslen and Sue Hendra.
Bob books. text, Bobby Lynn Maslen ; pictures, John R. Maslen.
Lily's story W. Bruce Cameron.

November 8–14

Mo's bows : a young person's guide to start-up success : measure, cut, stitch your way to a great business / by Moziah Bridges with Tramica Morris ; foreword by Daymond John.
Dónde está Spot? / Eric Hill.
Quiero a mi mamá porque / I love my mommy because / Laurel Porter-Gaylord ; pictures by Ashley Wolff ; [Spanish translation by Eida de la Vega].
Karl's new beak : 3-D printing builds a bird a better life / by Lela Nargi ; illustrations by Harriet Popham.
Dónde está el ombliguito? : un libro para levantar la tapita / por Karen Katz ; [traduccion por Argentina Palacios Ziegler].
Eye of the earthquake dragon / by Tracey West ; illustrated by Daniel Griffo.
Dream jobs if you like robots / by Amie Jane Leavitt.
Komodo dragon vs. orangutan / Nathan Sommer.
Deer / by Amy McDonald.
Fishing / by Kieran Downs.
Tractors / by Amy McDonald.
Bulldozers / by Christina Leaf.
American quarter horses / by Rachel Grack.
Hey diddle diddle : touch and trace nursery rhymes / illustrations, Emily Bannister.
SEE, TOUCH, FEEL - ABC.
See, touch, feel, create : a first sensory book to share with your baby / Priddy books.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / by J.K. Rowling.
Happy Halloween! / text by Lillian Jaine and Sesame Street ; illustrations by Ernie Kwait.
Pug blasts off / by Kyla May.
Peek-a-Bruce / Ryan T. Higgins.
Dinosnores / by Sandra Boynton.
Your Nose! : a wild little love song / by Sandra Boynton.
Keena Ford and the field trip mix-up / Melissa Thomson ; pictures by Frank Morrison.
Call of the sound dragon / Tracey West ; illustrated by Matt Loveridge.
1 grumpy Bruce : a counting book / Ryan T. Higgins.
Goodnight, numbers / Danica McKellar ; illustrated by Alicia Padron.
Baby loves the five senses : Sight! / Ruth Spiro ; illustrated by Irene Chan.
Baby loves the five senses : hearing! / Ruth Spiro ; illustrated by Irene Chan.
Kristy's great idea / Ann M. Martin.
Ten little fingers = Tengo diez deditos / [adaptado por Yanitzia Canetti ; illustrated by Annie Kubler].
The Count / by Andrea Posner-Sanchez.
Won't you be my neighbor? / lyrics by Fred Rogers ; illustrations by Luke Flowers.
My baby loves Halloween / by Jabari Asim ; pictures by Tara Nicole Whitaker.
It's you I like / lyrics by Fred Rogers ; illustrations by Luke Flowers.
Llama llama gram and grandpa / Anna Dewdney.
What momma left me / Ren{u00E9}e Watson.
Weasel is worried / by Ciara Gavin ; illustrated by Tim Warnes.
I'm sorry! / by Barry Timms ; illustrated by Sean Julian.
I love you with all my heart / by Jane Chapman.
It's impossible! / by Tracey Corderoy ; illustrated by Tony Neal.
Rainbow rangers.
Scooby-Doo! greatest mystery adventures collection
Scooby-Doo!.
PJ Masks.
An Ellis Island time capsule : artifacts of the history of immigration / by Rachael Hanel.
Kids can help animals / by Emily Raij.
A women's time capsule : artifacts of the movement for voting rights / Rebecca Stanborough ; consultant: Richard Bell, PhD.
Limit screen time / by Martha E. H. Rustad.
Stop the germs! / by Mari Schuh.
Baby giraffes / by Deanna Caswell.
Claudette Colvin refuses to move : courageous kid of the Civil Rights Movement / by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Mark Simmons ; consultant: Tim Solie, Adjunct Professor of History, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota.
Understanding COVID-19 / by Douglas Hustad.
Sloth babies / by Genevieve Nilsen.
Staying safe with healthy habits / by Julie Murray.
The COVID-19 virus / by Grace Hansen.
Ghost ships : are ships really haunted? / Megan Cooley Peterson.
The dinosaur extinction : what really happened? / Megan Cooley Peterson.
The search for new planets / by Gail Terp.
Two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs : ranking their speed, strength, and smarts / Mark Weakland.

November 1–7

Hold the phone Jack Forman.
Walter the whale shark written by Katrine Crow ; illustrated by Hazel Quintanilla ; directed by Andy T. Jones.
Are you eating candy without me? director, Andy T. Jones.
Planting stories the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre / text by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustration by Paola Escobar ; Andy T. Jones, director.
Ghoulia and the ghost with no name directed by Andy T. Jones.
The wiggles. producer, Paul Field ; director, Anthony Field.
Homerooms & hall passes Tom O'Donnell.
Hard work and determination : developing self-discipline / Rachael Morlock.
The horrifyingly haunted Hack-a-ween / [Meredith Rusu].
I can build it! / by Kelly Greenawalt ; illustrated by Amariah Rauscher.
Shadow in the woods and other scary stories / written by Max Brallier ; illustrated by Letizia Rubegni.
Uni goes to school / an Amy Krouse Rosenthal book ; pictures based on art by Brigette Barrager ; [written by Candice Ransom] ; [illustrations by Lissy Marlin].
What is the story of Looney Tunes? / by Steve Kort{u00E9} ; illustrated by John Hinderliter.
Jack blasts off! / Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli.
In a dark, dark room and other scary stories / retold by Alvin Schwartz ; pictures by Victor Rivas.
Chicken on a broom / by Adam Lehrhaupt ; pictures by Shahar Kober.
Monster School : the spooky sleepover / written and illustrated by Dave Keane.
I am a super girl! / by Kelly Greenawalt ; art by Amariah Rauscher.
Write and record your own songs / Anna Leigh.
One vote, two votes, I vote, you vote : all about voting / by Bonnie Worth ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu.
The abominable snowman / by R.A. Montgomery ; illustrated by Kalon Sardin.
School : come in and take a closer look / Britta Teckentrup ; translated by Shelley Tanaka.
George vs. George : the American Revolution as seen from both sides / by Rosalyn Schanzer.
Journey under the sea / by R.A. Mongomery ; illustrated by Kalon Sardin.
Space and beyond / by R.A. Mongomery ; illustrated by Kalon Sardin.
We're going on a bear hunt / Michael Rosen ; Helen Oxenbury.
What's the big deal about elections / written by Ruby Shamir ; illustrated by Matt Faulkner.
The right hook of Devin Velma / Jake Burt.
First book of colors.
Guide to Minecraft dungeons : a handbook for heroes / written by Stephanie Milton ; illustrations by Ryan Marsh.
I spy little Christmas / rhymes by Jean Marzollo ; photographs by Walter Wick.
Merry Christmas, Little Pookie / by Sandra Boynton.
Where is baby's Christmas present? / Karen Katz.
Bob and 6 more Christmas stories / by Sandra Boynton.
Buenas noches a todos / por Sandra Boynton ; [traducci{u00F3}n de Argentina Palacios Ziegler].
You're my little Christmas wish / text by Nicola Edwards ; illustrated by Natalie Marshall.
Five little thank-yous / by Cindy Jin ; illustrated by Dawn M. Cardona.
What is the story of Batman? / by Michael Burgan ; illustrated by Jake Murray.
Five silly turkeys / Salina Yoon.
VeggieTales. Big Idea Productions.
Happy Thanksgiving / [Roger Priddy].
It takes a little kindness Bari Koral.
Be thankful, pout-pout fish / Deborah Diesen ; pictures based on illustrations created by Dan Hanna.
Where is baby's turkey? / Karen Katz.
Thanksgiving dance Wobble to the Gobble / directed by James Snider.
Peppa pig. Peppa's perfect day
Monster hits
Red shoes and the seven dwarfs Lionsgate ; director, writer, Sungho Hong ; producer, Sujin Hwang, HyungSoon Kim.
Merry Christmas, Baby Shark!
Quiero a mi papá porque / I love my daddy because / Laurel Porter-Gaylord ; pictures by Ashley Wolff ; [Spanish translation by Eida de la Vega].
Let the children march / by Monica Clark-Robinson ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Guitar / Kate Riggs.
Moth : an evolution story / Isabel Thomas ; illustrated by Daniel Egn{u00E9}us.
If Pluto was a pea / by Gabrielle Prendergast ; illustrated by Rebecca Gerlings.
When we walked on the moon / David Long ; Sam Kalda.
Moonshot : the flight of Apollo 11 / Brian Floca.
The women who caught the babies : a story of African American midwives / written by Eloise Greenfield ; artwork by Daniel Minter.
Fish everywhere / Britta Teckentrup.
What's the weather? / Shelley Rotner.
The spirit of Springer : the real-life rescue of an orphaned orca / Amanda Abler ; illustrated by Levi Hastings.
What do you do if you work at the zoo? / Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
Orcas of the Salish Sea / Mark Leiren-Young.
In the garden / Emma Giuliani.
Solar story : how one community lives alongside the world's biggest solar plant / Allan Drummond.
The wiggles. producer, Paul Field ; director, Anthony Field.
It's a round, round world! / written and illustrated by Ellie Peterson.