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Adult Summer Reading Club |
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June 2 - August 30 in Reader
Services
The Adult Summer Reading Club continues through August 31.
Turn in your booklet(s) by August 30 and receive free video
and rental book coupons.
Members who have completed at least one booklet can pick
up a gift book the week of August 25-30.
Our theme is Light Reading.
Suggested Reading Lists:
Action-Adventure
* Beach Reads * Chick
Lit
Cozy
Mysteries * Humor
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Book Discussions
& Reviews
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Jewish Literature Discussions |
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This summer, the library will present a five part discussion
program on the theme "A Mind of Her Own: Fathers and
Daughters in a Changing World."
Dr. Benjamin Goluboff, Associate Professor of English at
Lake Forest College, will lead the discussions on Tuesdays
at 7:00 pm. Copies of the books will be available
in Reader Services.
Upcoming Discussions:
September 16: Bee Season
by Myla Goldberg
This series has been made possible through a grant from Nextbook
and the American Library Association.
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Deafening by Frances Itani |
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A deaf woman falls in love with a hearing man who is sent
overseas during World War I.
Isabel Soffer leads the discussion.
Monday, September 8, at 10:00
am, Civic Room
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer |
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The true story of a man who tried to survive alone in the
Alaskan wilderness.
Nancy Buehler leads the discussion.
Tuesday, September 23, at
10:00 am, Civic Room
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Happy Days Are Here Again by Steve Neal |
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A nonfiction account of the 1932 Democratic Convention and
the emergence of FDR.
Sheila Whalen leads the discussion.
Thursday, October 24, at
10:00 am in the Civic Room and at 7:30 pm in the Pollak Room
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See our list of Book
Discussion Suggestions for a list of books previously
discussed at the library. Local book groups are welcome to select
from this list; multiple copies are available.
Poetry
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Poetry Discussions |
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Join us for discussions of poetry.
Next Sessions:
Tuesdays, August 5 & September
2 at 10:00 am, Civic Room
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Illinois State Poetry Society |
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The Illinois State Poetry Society has a chapter that meets
at the library. Please bring 10-12 copies of two poems you
wish to have critiqued.
Next Session:
Sunday, September 14, at 1:00 pm, Civic
Room
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Workshops
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Writing
Workshops |
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Kathleen Anne Fleming will present a series of writing
workshops. She has led creative writing workshops at libraries,
schools, and art centers throughout the Midwest and is the
author of three mystery novels.
Saturdays,
at 2:00 pm in the Civic Room
August 16:
Characterization
September 20:
Using the Memory
October 18: Imitation
as Flattery
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