Events
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Join the Richard M. Daley Branch for a discussion of The Sentence by Louise Erdrich.
Relax, enjoy a beverage and read. Over the course of the month, read The Sentence and aim to try at least one beverage…
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Join the Chinatown Branch for a Book Swap! Bring a book from your own collection on the day of the event (maximum of 3 books that you are willing to give away) to swap with others and find your next read! Participants will write a few lines…
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Stop by the Gage Park branch to watch some anime and meet other anime and manga lovers! We’ll hang out, eat snacks, and talk about what we’ve been reading and watching.
For teens age 13 to 19.Club de anime y manga para…
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Join us for Book Appétit, which is the Mayfair Branch’s cookbook club. Pick your favorite recipe from this month’s cookbook: Brunch Season
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Join us for an exciting book discussion, The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso.
During the 20th century, this book explores time-space in a soaring library filled with memories. Eleven-year-old Lisavet Levy believes government…
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Join us for a discussion of the 2025 One Book, One Chicago selection Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.
In 2017 New York, siblings Olga and Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo balance public success with private struggles. Olga is a…
Join Jenny at Dunning for a discussion of the novel Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
In Garmus' debut novel, Elizabeth Zott, a frustrated chemist in 1960's California, finds herself at the helm of a…
Join our book club for a discussion of a different book each month. This month's book will be Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are boldfaced names in their…
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Join us for a discussion of the 2025 One Book, One Chicago selection Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez with professors Tim Libretti and Chris Schroeder.
"A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner…
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Join us for a discussion of Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. "William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So it's a relief when his skill on the…
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Join the Adult Book Club for a discussion of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.
A mysterious entity in the form of an elk begins to dog Lewis's every move. Though he doesn't understand why the elk-shaped demon has…
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Do you want to learn more about our great city? Meet us at Easy Does It (2354 N Milwaukee Ave.) for a lively discussion of Mayor Harold Washington by Roger Biles.
In 1983, Harold Washington made history by becoming Chicago's first…
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This month the Sulzer Regional Library will be reading To Sleep in A Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini.
During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation…
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Join us for Lincoln Belmont's thin* book discussion of The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada.
The English-language debut of one of Japan's most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker…
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Please join Silkworms POC book club at the RJ Daley-Bridgeport library for a community discussion of Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance…
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Join us at Jefferson Park Library for a discussion of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.
AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or…
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Are you a fan of Anime or Manga? Do you know the history of how it came to be? Join us as we have fun learning about this popular art form!
How to AttendThis event takes place on Zoom. [Register at least 24 hours before the event.] Only one…
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Join us for an early reader book club designed for K-3rd grade! We read sections of the book together, talk about the big picture ideas (called themes) and do a craft or game related to the book! Cookies and milk provided! *If you have…
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Join us for a monthly book club! This month, we're reading and discussing Pearl Harbor by Kate Messner. We're also working on a fun activity. Please stop by the library for a copy of the book.
For children in grades 3 and 4.
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Please join us for a discussion of Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
In California in the year 2025, a small community is overrun by desperate scavengers, as an eighteen-year-old African American woman sets off on foot on a perilous…