Events
Warm up at the library over snacks while we read and talk about Paper Girls written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang. No need to bring your own copy, we have a stash to use during the program!
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Come join the South Shore Branch for a virtual book discussion of One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake.
In modern-day Manhattan where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respective criminal…
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Are you learning English as a second language? Enjoy practicing your English reading and conversational skills with a book discussion. Join the ESL book discussion with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
In November, we will read…
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Are you learning English as a second language? Enjoy practicing your English reading and conversational skills with a book discussion. Join the ESL book discussion with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
In November, we will read…
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Join us as we discuss A History of Burning by Janika Oza. Current reading selections are available for check-out at the Logan Square circulation desk.
How to AttendThis event takes place in person. Please follow the masking…
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If you like cooking or just browsing through cookbooks, join Lincoln Park's Cookbook Café Book Club for My Mexican Kitchen by Eva Longoria
Copies are available at Lincoln Park Branch Circulation Desk.
Online Registration is Suggested.
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Pop on your pajamas, get comfy and listen to Ms. Mary from the West Town Branch read aloud the book Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate over five Thursday evenings.
How to AttendThis event takes place on Zoom. Register by the start of…
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Come join us for a lively discussion of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . .After receiving…
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Join us in a special collaboration between Chicago Public Library and the Senior Services Division of the Department of Family and Support Services.
This month we will be discussing The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
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Join us in November for a discussion of official One Book, One Chicago selection Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.
Siblings Olga & Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo are prominent figures in their rapidly gentrifying…
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Join the West Town Branch Spanish book club, La Esquina de Lectores, as we discuss, Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González and share other interesting reads.
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Join the Rogers Park Branch as we discuss Lee Child's Bad Luck and Trouble.
A decade postmilitary, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on his back--no phone, no ties, and no address. But now a woman from his old unit has done the…
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Join the Brained Branch in a virtual discussion of the hilarious cozy mystery The Game Is Afoot by Elise Bryant.
When Coach Cole, the director of the kids' soccer program, drops dead on a sunny Saturday morning, no one suspects…
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Read and relax at our kids-only book club. This book club is for kids who wish to spend an hour reading books they want to read and eating cookies. Option to share what you read with others. Cookies provided.
For ages 6 and up.
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Looking for a morning of book conversation? Join us for a discussion of James by Percival Everett. The novel is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of the enslaved Jim. James escapes and hides…
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Join us for a discussion of the 2025 One Book, One Chicago selection Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.
"A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother,…
Please join us for a discussion of How to Be Good by nick Hornby.
A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband's sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is…
Are you starting to read? Practice your reading with us. Children must be able to read independently.
Space is limited. Registration required.
For kids in grades K to 2.
How to AttendRegister by the start of…
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Join us for a discussion of The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.
Based on the extraordinary life of Louis Erdrich's grandfather Patrick Gourneau, who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession…
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Join the Canaryville Branch Adult Book Club for a discussion of the 2014 book, Tinseltown by William J. Mann
“Bestselling Hollywood chronicler William J. Mann draws on a rich host of sources, including recently released FBI files, to unpack…