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Arlington Heights Memorial Library launches 12th annual One Book, One Village with Fiona Davis title
Summary
Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Monday announced The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis as the 2025 One Book, One Village selection and outlined an 11-week program slate of author events, museum partnerships and expanded pass services.
The Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Sept. 15 announced The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis as the 2025 One Book, One Village selection and outlined an 11‑week series of programs culminating in an author visit and a community gala. Sherry Tater, the library’s One Book lead, and Neil Parker, programs and exhibits specialist, presented the program to the Village Board.
The library plans author events, expert talks, book discussions, hands‑on maker activities and a signature One Book gala. “This book we find connects with our community,” Tater said, adding the selection was made with accessibility in mind because the title is available in print, large print, audiobook, eaudiobook and ebook formats. Parker said the library has 872 people signed up for programs so far and had already checked out 2,300 copies of Davis’s books across formats.
Nut graf: One Book, One Village is the library’s annual community reading initiative designed to offer shared programming and cultural context around a single title. The 2025 program leans on local and regional partners — including university and museum guests — and expands the library’s museum pass program from four to eight passes for 2025 to broaden access.
Library staff described planned events including historical and museum talks, an Egyptian culinary demonstration, maker‑space activities and an evening with the author. Tater said partnerships with institutions such as the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago will bring subject‑matter experts to Arlington Heights.
The presentation also described local vendor participation at the gala, outreach to District 214 and Harper College adult‑education students, and special sets of books for community reading groups. The library said discussion guides and links to resources about artifact repatriation, museum practice and related non‑fiction would be posted on the library’s One Book webpage.
Ending: The library encouraged residents to register for programs and the author event at the library’s One Book page and highlighted expanded pass availability and multiple program formats, including in‑person, virtual and ESL sessions.
