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!
Staff Picks
Staff Favorite Movies of 2024
Here are some of our Evanston Library staff's favorite movies of 2024! Monsters, superheroes, musical, thriller and more!
National Book Critics Circle Finalists: Fiction & Nonfiction
Here are the finalists in fiction and nonfiction.
Best of True Crime Book Club
The EPL True Crime Book Club meets virtually on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Here is a sampling of the most interesting books we've read.
Staff Favorite Movies of 2024
Here are some of our Evanston Library staff's favorite movies of 2024! Monsters, superheroes, musical, thriller and more!
National Book Critics Circle Finalists: Fiction & Nonfiction
Here are the finalists in fiction and nonfiction.
Best of True Crime Book Club
The EPL True Crime Book Club meets virtually on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Here is a sampling of the most interesting books we've read.
New Titles
Online Resources
Libby by OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines on your mobile device. Access popular titles and classics for free with your library card.
Comics Plus
Comics Plus lets you read tons of graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime! Dive into fun stories on any device through your library!
Mango Languages
Mango Languages ​​offers interactive courses in over 70 languages, focusing on vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills.
Libby by OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines on your mobile device. Access popular titles and classics for free with your library card.
Comics Plus
Comics Plus lets you read tons of graphic novels, comics, and manga anytime! Dive into fun stories on any device through your library!
Mango Languages
Mango Languages ​​offers interactive courses in over 70 languages, focusing on vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills.