Dark Dude / by Oscar Hijuelos

Meet Rico Fuentes, a second generation Cuban American teenager with light skin, hazel eyes, and blond hair. In his New York City neighborhood, that makes him an easy target. If he looks white, he must have money. So he’s been beaten up more times than he can count, something he shares in common with Junior from Sherman Alexie’s Part-Time Indian. Like Junior, Rico [...]

The Gates / by John Connolly

Sure it’s only October 28th, but that doesn’t stop young Samuel Johnson from trick or treating. In fact, come to think of it, he’s just being clever and getting a head start, showing initiative, that’s what he’s doing. He should be rewarded for that…with lots of candy. With his trusty dog Boswell in tow, off [...]

Payback Time / by Carl Deuker

“Is that how all reporters felt, I wondered, when they were on the verge of nailing a story?  Did they all feel sick at heart about what the story might do?” (Payback Time, pg. 201-202) Mitch True wants to be a reporter.  Not just any reporter, but a reporter of consequence, a tried-and-true, sticking-his-nose-where-it-ain’t-supposed-to-be, shoe-leather [...]

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INSTANT HOMEWORK HELP FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE! Do you have an Android, or tablet computer running the Android operating system? If so, use these top-notch, online resources from the Evanston Public Library straight from your Smartphone or tablet. The Apps are FREE and very easy to download. AccessMyLibrary uses GPS to find libraries within a 10-mile [...]

Dishes : novel / by Rich Wallace

Dishes : a novel / by Rich Wallace (YA Fiction Walla.R) Danny’s an 18-year old guy looking for a little female companionship…but he has his doubts he’s going find her while he’s washing dishes at Dishes—a gay bar in a Maine tourist town known for its gay and lesbian summer vacationers.  As one of the [...]

Football Stories in the Loft

        Are you ready for some football?!?! This fall and winter you can sate your appetite for football stories with the Loft’s hefty collection of fiction and non-fiction books about the power of the pigskin. Payback Time, Knights of the Hill Country, Million-Dollar Throw, Crackback, and Pop!, and , as well as [...]

Coming Out Day

October 11th is National Coming Out Day. It was started in 1988 by Rob Eichberg, Ph.D. and Jean O’Leary  to promote honesty and openness about one’s sexuality.  Twenty years later, Coming Out Day is now observed in other countries including Poland, Canada, and Germany. Of late, it seems every news story we hear about the gay [...]

It’s Kind of a Funny Story / by Ned Vizzini

It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. 2006. Craig Gilner studied for a year to get into the school of his choice—the Executive Pre-Professional High School. Then, almost as soon as the new school year begins, Craig has a nervous breakdown of sorts:  he can’t concentrate, his grades fall, and the girl he [...]

Youth Job Fair

The Youth Job Center of Evanston will be hosting a job fair on Wednesday the 6th, here at the library  from 1-4 pm, in the Community Meeting Room. Open to all job seekers 16 & over. Fair ends at 4pm; should not arrive after 3:30 pm. Bring your resume & dress for a job interview.  For more information call, [...]