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Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

How would a twelve-year old boy survive losing his entire family of origin, mother, father, and older brother, in plane crash? How would he cope with being the only survivor of the crash, which took, in addition to his family, nearly two hundred passengers and crew? How could anyone survive this?

Shop the Library Marketplace

Find meaningful gifts and unique merchandise when you stop and shop at the Wheaton Public Library this holiday season! See below for gift ideas for the library lover in your life and how you can use your library card to unlock shopping tips.

 

Meet Our Readers' Advisory Team: Jennifer

Readers' advisory is all about connecting patrons to their next great read. Join us each month as we interview a Readers' Advisor at WPL so you can get to know the team a little better! We'll highlight their favorite genres, books they can't stop raving about, and tips patrons can follow for discovering new books. The first advisor we are featuring is Adult Services Department Head, Jennifer. Get to know her better below, and check back in December for our next interview.

 

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Friends Holiday Book & Art Sale

Start your holiday shopping early!  The Friends Holiday Book & Art Sale is November 9-12 where you'll find one-of-a-kind items that make great gifts.

This sale features like-new books, autographed copies, collectibles, Christmas items, art prints, unique gifts and more. 

Where:  The Arts & Culture Center on the main floor. Cash, checks, credit and debit cards are accepted. All money raised directly benefits the library.

Celebrate with Us!

We're celebrating 100 years of WPL as a tax-supported city public library!

Special Programs

Attend one of our programs as we look back 100 years to the 1920's and the Jazz Age. We have book discussions, lectures, concerts and movies.   View the programs.

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

It’s impossible to do justice to The Water Dancer (2019) in a book review. The story is powerful and haunting, the characters are expertly and thoughtfully portrayed throughout, and the time period and settings are drawn such that I felt that I was viewing the horrors of slavery on a Virginia plantation and experiencing the terrifying dangers of the flight to freedom.