Lincoln Award
The Lincoln YA Awards list is available for 2023! Get to the library to check one out.
The Abe Lincoln Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades nine through twelve in participating Illinois schools.
Rebecca Caudill Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools.
Cloud Library
The 3M Cloud Library app is available for Harrisburg District Library patrons to download e-books and e-audiobooks for free! All you need is your Harrisburg District Library card number and 4-digit PIN. The app is available for free download to iOS and Android devices. The Cloud Library has fiction and non-fiction for kids, teens, and adults.
https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/
*Choose Illinois Heartland Library System when prompted to “Find Your Local Library.”
Hoopla
The Hoopla app is available for Harrisburg District Library patrons to download e-books, e-audiobooks, movies, TV shows, and music for free! All you need is your Harrisburg District Library card number and 4-digit PIN. The app is available for free download to iOS and Android devices. There are items available for all ages, with no wait times. Download the item immediately for easy access or stream online.
*Sign up with an email and password, choose your library, accept the terms and conditions, then enter your library card number and 4 digit PIN
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder
Search for books to find the AR Level and points value.
If the book is on this website, there is an AR test for it at your school!
Goodreads
Keep track of the books you’ve read and the books you want to read! See what your friends are reading and be a part of the world’s largest community of readers!
Fantastic Fiction
A great website where you can search for your favorite authors and easily see all of the books they have written. Plus, find all of your favorite series in order!
Ms. Kaitlyn’s Pick of the Month
Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn
Available as an audiobook on the Hoopla app and coming soon to our library.
Case, a grieving rodeo rider following his best friend’s bucket list, and Winnie, an overworked ranch hand supporting her family, form a bond, helping each other chase forbidden dreams and heal from past trauma.
Ms. Emily’s Pick of the Month
Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels, Book One by Serena Blasco
Available to order through interlibrary loan and as an eBook on the Cloud Library app.
Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant, strong-willed younger sister takes center stage in this delightfully drawn graphic novel based on Nancy Springer’s bestselling mystery series.
Ms. Evan’s Pick of the Month
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Available to order through interlibrary loan.
15-year-old Liz Hall dies in a hit-and-run and wakes up in a peaceful afterlife where people age backward until they are babies and are reborn on Earth. Liz struggles to accept her death and loss of a future, but learns to live again while bonding with her grandmother and new friends in this moving novel about grief, death, and loss.
Ms. Hadleigh’s Pick of the Month
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O’Neal
Available to order through interlibrary loan.
A Stanford student with chronic Lyme disease discovers her online best friend is actually a werewolf when she visits during a mysterious disappearance, leading to an unexpected adventure.