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
Dragon Cursed by Elise Kova
Available at our library in print (NEW YA KOV) and as an audiobook on the Hoopla app.
Isola lives in Vinguard, the last human city ravaged by dragons. While viewed as a savior destined to fight dragons, she secretly fears she is becoming “dragon cursed”—slowly turning into a monster. She must survive deadly trials while guarded by Lucan, an suspicious enforcer.
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
We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer
Available at our library in print. (NEW YA GNF MEY)
Tabitha Laurie has landed her dream job at Sommerland’s prestigious summer program, where she can make magical memories for other kids, guests, and superfans just like her. Given a not-so-regal position at a nacho food stand, Tabi is going to need the support of new friends, a new crush, and a whole lot of magic if she’s going to devise her own happily ever after without getting herself fired in the process.
Ms. Hadleigh’s Pick of the Month
Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
Available at our library in print (NEW YA GNF DIA)
A figure skater, Lydia, grapples with the pressure to perform and her changing feelings when her competitor starts training at the same rink.
Ms. Jacque’s Pick of the Month
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Available at our library in print (YA LEW #2) and as an audiobook on the Cloud Library and Hoopla apps.
Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.