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The Best of 2024

2024 Winner of the Wallace Stevens Award: Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye is this year's Wallace Stevens Award winner, a $150,000 honor from the Academy of American Poets. Explore her best work!

2024 Recommended Books for Adults

Here are lists of our favorite books published in 2024. We hope you find some great reads from our recommendations.

Give it a listen: Audiobook Highlights of 2024

Here’s a roundup of our favorite audiobooks from last year—nonfiction, adventure, memoir, mystery, and fiction. Something for everyone!

2025 Award Winning Children's Books

Here are the 2025 youth media gold metal award winners! Be sure to check out the honorees as well by following the included link!

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The Partners of the Evanston Public Library is the independent 501(c)3 organization that supports the mission of the Library through fundraising and volunteerism. 

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