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Monthly Newsletter

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  September 2026 

 

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

 

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Share your love of the library with friends and family during September during National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card, September 1st-September 30th.

How to Enter: Tickets will be available to give to friends or family members. Fill out your contact information on the ticket and give it to a friend or family member and invite them to sign up for a free library card. Spread the word and hand out as many tickets as you would like!

When they bring in the ticket to sign up, both of you will be entered to win a $25.00 gift card!

Signing up for a free library card without a referral? You will be entered into the drawing also! Existing card  holders can also participate and will be entered when checking out with a valid library card.

 

  Holiday Closing-Labor Day

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Labor Day-Monday, September 7th 2026

The Champaign County Library will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. This includes both the Main and North Lewisburg Branch locations. Stop in before then to pick out your next great read to enjoy during the holiday weekend!

 

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Dolly Inspired Activities 9-5 on 09/25

Free and open to the public. Crafts will be geared towards teens and adults, but all ages are welcome with adult supervision. Coloring sheets and other activities will be available for younger children.

Parents can also stop in to learn how to sign up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

 

New Items in the Collection

DVDS

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Desert Warrior

Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert

Hokum

Hungry

In the Grey

Is God Is

Mortal Kombat II

Pressure

Project Hail Mary

Seven Snipers

Signal One

Tuner

Fiction

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night, Part II

Backtrack by Marc Cameron

Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty

The Boat House by Fern Michaels

Book Club Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard

The Castle in the Glen by Rhys Bowen

Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe

Chasing the Rush by Lauren Rowe

Chelsea Girls by Catherine Lloyd

Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

Crash Into Me by Robinne Lee

The Death Row Club by V.A. Vazquez

Deceptions by Jeffery Deaver

Delusional by James Patterson

Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison

Devour Me by Emily Rath

Dominion by Jean Kwok

Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena

The Girl in the Lane by Marianna Ramondetta

God’s Country by William Kent Krueger

Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw

Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

A Heartbeat at My Feet by Kristin Judd

Heather by Caitlin Mullen

Homebound by Portia Elan

Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead

How to Ruin a Wedding by Elba Luz

How to Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield

In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto

The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Just a Highland Fling by Naina Kumar

Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn

Killer Vibes by Jack Friday

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

Last Call at the Savoy by Brisa Carleton

Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller

The Lunatics by Navessa Allen

The Magic We Made by Meg Cabot

Man One by Loren D. Estleman

The Mask of Fear by Alexander Freed

Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour

Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel

The Melody of Love by Wanda E. Brunstetter

My Dreadful Darling by H.D. Carlton

The News from Dublin by Coln Toibin

The One Who Walked Away by Karen Rose

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

Pretty as a Peach by Grace Helena Walz

Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich

Ravenous by Kresley Cole

The Responsible Party by Claire Carusillo

Rules of Engagement by Ward Larsen

Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst

The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter

The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen

Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty

The Story Keeper by Kelly Rimmer

The Sweet Tea Odyssey by Catherine Mann

The Talking Bone by Rene Denfeld

Tata by Valerie Perrin

A Thief’s Folly by Jeanne M. Dams

Throne of Nightmares by Kerri Maniscalco

The Top of the World by Ethan Joella

The True Meaning of Love by Danielle Steel

Twilight Tactics by Lynette Eason

The Unknown by Riley Sager

Valley of the Moms by Hannah Selinger

When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston

When Sparks Fly by Monica Murphy

Non-Fiction

Beginner’s Step by Step Coding Course

The Boy Who Lived by David Holmes (Biography)

Compost After Reading by Cassandra Marketos

Feeding Tiny Bellies: School Lunches by Lily Payen

Food Allergies for Dummies by Ruchi Gupta

Grandma Joy and Me by Brad Ryan (Biography)

Grill by Jamie Oliver

How to Try Again by Steve Kamb

More, Please! By Rachel Mansfield

Moving Past PTSD by Jaime B. Parent

My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney

The New Perimenopause by Mary Claire Haver

Our Wild Familiars by Dan Werb

The Power of Life by Jessica Riskin

Rasputin by Antony Beevor (Biography)

When Memory Fades by Nathaniel Chin, MD

The Wreck of the Mentor by Eric Jay Dolin

Large Print

All Booked Up by Melody Carlson

The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian

At Morning’s Light by Lauraine Snelling

The Beginner’s Quilt by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Card, Taking Care of Business by Monty R. Garner

Dear Debbie by Frieda McFadden

Dopesick by Beth Macy

Faithful of Heart by Tracie Peterson

A Moment to Love by Tracie Peterson

Never Flinch by Stephen King

Oro City by B.N. Rundell

The Perfect Son by Frieda McFadden

Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

This Old Bill by Loren D. Estleman

Trigger Happy by William W. Johnstone

To check on the status of an item, visit our Online Card Catalog.

 

Between the Lines

Adults, remember to turn in entries for your own reading club - Let Freedom Read!  Read five books, turn in an entry and you could win a $100 Kroger Gift Card.  Entries will be accepted through December 19th.  

Fair Banners - if you are planning on making banners for the Champaign County Fair in the Imagine Lab, make sure to schedule your appointment early.  If you have questions, stop by the lab or send an email to imagine@champaigncountylibrary.org.  

Note:  Availability of materials in the lab for the large format printer has changed.  Be sure to stop in to see what is available or visit the Imagine Lab's Page for more information.  


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