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Take a look back at this past year with us

Wheaton Public Library is thrilled to share our 2024 Annual Report. Take a look back at highlights from this past year including adding Aspen Discovery to our online catalog, distributing over 3,400 solar eclipse glasses, and more. 

In this compelling historical adventure, siblings Lizzie (14) and Jakob (19) contribute to the war effort in 1940s England while also investigating what happened to their mother. Told in alternating points of view, reserved Jakob and precocious Lizzie share how they arrived at Bletchley Park, the epicenter of Allied codebreaking efforts to unlock the German Enigma machine (hint: one was recruited at school and the other evaded efforts to send her to America).

Golden Girls and cozy mystery = match made in heaven! The first in a new series by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Murder by Cheesecake takes us back to 1980s Miami for a clash of cultures as Rose’s family from St. Olaf, Minnesota arrives in town for a family wedding.

In Swordheart (2025), T. Kingfisher takes readers on a cozy romp through a somewhat medieval land scattered with random vestiges of its magical past. Our middle-aged heroine, Halla, has recently inherited an estate and is struggling to fend off nasty relatives who are intent on marrying her for her wealth.

In Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg’s latest collective biography (after Mobituaries, 2019), Rocca turns his gaze to people (and animals) who accomplished great things after they reached a certain age.

We Would Never (2025) by Tova Mirvis is a dark family drama inspired by an infamous 2014 murder in Tallahassee, Florida involving feuding ex-spouses and toxic family members. In the fictionalized story, Hailey and Jonah Gelman are going through a bitter divorce and fighting constantly over custody of their daughter.

This gothic horror, fairy-tale coming of age story is one of my favorite reads of 2025!  The Lamb (2025) by Lucy Rose is a wonderfully written easy read but not easy to digest.  I rooted for the main character, Little One, telling us her story of living in a cottage in the woods with her mother: a story of neglect, cannibalism, Sapphic love and growing up trying to find love in

Thomas Walsh is used to picking up the occasional odd job. When he accepts a job interpreting for an heiress who is mute by choice and uses sign language to communicate, he thinks it'll be an easy one: he has the experience growing up with a Deaf mother, after all. Sure, Vivienne's father keeps her on a short leash, won't let her out past sunset, and also kind of wants Thomas to follow her wherever she goes, but Thomas doesn't care about the weird family dynamics. He's just there for the money.

In this charming debut, 77-year-old Jenny Quinn does something out of character. Without telling her beloved husband of almost 60 years, she applies to be a contestant on Britain Bakes (think Great British Bake Off). This heartwarming story features multigenerational friendships, delightful characters, and delicious recipes. As Jenny embarks on this new adventure, memories of a long-ago tragic event resurface.

William by Mason Coile is a delightfully short and menacing techno-thriller taking readers through a single day in the life of a brilliant engineer, Henry, and his AI creation, William. Presenting William to guests for the first time goes terribly wrong.