Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all No. 1 bestsellers.

Calling all readers! You're invited to share some favorite books that you've read this year. It doesn't matter if you read them for a book club, by recommendation, or by chance ... if they've been around for a while or are newly published.

Lock Your Doors:

A True Crime Book Club

Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Bitter Harvest by Ann Rule.

Illinois Libraries Present Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) and James Beard Award winner for his TV, radio and podcast work.

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Golden Gate by Amy Chua. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

The Fiction Book Club will discuss The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore.

Comedian, actor, and author Michelle Buteau will have you rolling with laughter as she discusses her work and her life.

James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir The Color of Water, published in 1996, has sold millions of copies and spent more than two years on The New York Times' bestseller list.

Meditation has been valued for centuries as being beneficial to physical, mental, and spiritual health.

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Book Lovers by Emily Henry. 

Bloomington Public Library has two new recording studios that are open to the public! But what if you're unsure how to use the equipment and programs?

Prolific author Amy Tan has entranced millions of readers with her moving stories about Chinese people in both China and the United States.  Her newest book The Backyard Bird Chronicles is nonfiction, focusing on what she learne

It’s time to get red carpet-ready! Join film historian Annette Bochenek, Ph.D., online via Zoom as she presents the history of the Academy Awards and some of its memorable moments.

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose.

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. 

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. 

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss In The Deep by Loreth Ann White. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.