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Great Books Discussion
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
7:30 pm Book Discussion Room, Second Floor, Main Library
A monthly discussion of selected classic readings from the Great Books Foundation. Books are available at the Second Floor Service Desk.
 

Yarns and Yarn
Thursday, September 9, 2010
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Dole Branch
A group of avid readers who meet to discuss books while they knit and crochet blankets and scarves to donate to the needy. No knitting experience needed. All are welcome.
 

So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
1 pm Book Discussion Room, Second Floor, Main Library
Set in the 1920s in Lincoln, Illinois, So Long, See You Tomorrow is William Maxwell's masterpiece. A tenant farmer, Lloyd Wilson is murdered. This event has a devastating impact on the friendship between two teenage boys. Half a century later, one of these two boys, as a grown man, reflects upon the events that led to the murder of Wilson. The narrator acquaints the readers with his lost friend, Cletus, who unfortunately happens to be the son of Wilson's killer. This autobiographical novel won the National Book Award in 1980.

Copies of So Long, See You Tomorrow will be available at the Main Library a month before the discussion.
 

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
7 pm Maze Branch
Remember those classics you couldn't seem to find the time to read in high school or college? Here's your second chance! This fall the Maze Book Group will revisit the works we all found on our syllabi, but for one reason or another, never read. Our "You've Read The Cliffs Notes, Now Read the Book" series continues through December. For September we will be discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Please join us...and be sure to read the book this time!

Copies of The Great Gatsby will be available at the Maze Branch a month before the discussion.
 

Read & Reflect: Deep Economy by Bill McKibben
Friday, September 17, 2010
12 pm Dole Branch
An impassioned call for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives. Journalist Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation where he observes "more" is no longer synonymous with "better," they have become almost opposites.

Copies of Deep Economy will be available at the Dole Branch a month before the discussion.
 

Brown Bag Book Group: The Girl of His Dreams by Donna Leon
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
12 pm to 1 pm Dole Branch
In this mystery Police Inspector Guido Brunetti investigates the death of a gypsy found floating in a canal. Brunetti suspects she fell off a nearby roof while fleeing an apartment she had robbed - but something about the case continues to haunt him.

Copies of The Girl of His Dreams will be available at the Dole Branch a month before the discussion.
 

Yarns and Yarn
Thursday, September 23, 2010
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Dole Branch
A group of avid readers who meet to discuss books while they knit and crochet blankets and scarves to donate to the needy. No knitting experience needed. All are welcome.
 

genre X Book Discussion
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
8 pm Molly Malone's, 7652 Madison Street, Forest Park
genre X is a book discussion group for those in their twenties and thirties. The group meets every fourth Tuesday at 8 pm Molly Malone's.

 

Discussions at the Main Library
Main Library Book Discussions are open to all who are committed to reading and talking about books.

Discussions at the Dole Branch Library
The Dole Branch Library occasionally hosts book discussions. Contact the Dole Branch Library at 708-386-9032 for information on upcoming dates and titles.

Discussions at the Maze Branch Library
The Maze Branch Library hosts monthly book discussions except in August. The discussions are open to anyone with a love of reading and a willingness to talk and listen. Discussions begin at 7 pm and end at 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served.