Monthly Newsletter
September 2026
National Library Card Sign-Up Month
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
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!
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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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