Book Discussions
Raising Boys Book Club
Thursday, May 30, 7:45 - 9 pm, Children's Conference Room, Main Library
In this book group for parents of boys, ages 1-13 years old, we will read engaging children's literature featuring fully-realized boy characters and discuss the story in an effort to better understand the challenges we face while raising our boys - and the challenges our boys face at home and in the world at large. Co-led by Jarrett Dapier, a teen servicest librarian and father, and Betty Mac Kune Karrer, a former family systems therapist at Northwestern University, this book group gives parents a chance to understand their sons better and learn strategies for giving boys the support they need to thrive.
Our May book will be DEAR MR. HENSHAW by Beverly Cleary. Please register online, at the children's desk, at the Loft desk, or by calling (847) 448-8610, and then read the book before our meeting (copies available at the children's desk).
If you are a two-parent household, both parents are strongly encouraged to attend.
North Branch Book Group: Carry the One
Thursday, May 23, 7 pm, North Branch
Leaving a wedding celebration, disparate family and friends become forever entangled by a fatal accident. For the next 25 years, characters deal with the consequences and one another from a position of strength or vulnerability. Join us for this discussion on the fourth Thursday of May. This will be a week earlier than originally scheduled.
Copies of the Carry the One by Carol Anshaw are available at the North Branch for those who will be attending the discussion. Register for an email reminder.
Latin@ Literature Discussion Group: Bless Me, Ultima
Wednesday, June 12, 7-8:30 pm, West Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Main Library
Set in New Mexico during the 1940s, young Antonio Márez, who is raised under the protective wing of a mystic and herbal healer, seeks out his family heritage while learning the secrets of his mentor.
Join us! Attendees have the option to read in English or Spanish. Discussions may be in English and Spanish. Attendees do not have to be bilingual.
Copies of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima (Spanish: Bendíceme, Ultima) are held at the 2nd floor Readers Services desk one month before the meeting. Register by calling 847.448.8620. Also check out our blog!
African American Literature Discussion Group: Small Island
Tuesday, June 18, 7 pm, Small Meeting Room, Main Library
Told in the alternating voices of its central characters, Levy examines the inner lives and struggles of Jamaican immigrants Hortense and Gilbert, and their English landlady Queenie, both before and after World War II. Join us for the discussion of Small Island.
Copies of Small Island will be held at the Reader's Services desk on the 2nd floor; stop by or call 847-448-8620. Check out the AAL blog, Facebook or GoodReads page for commentary, helpful links, and more information.
Forever Young: A YA Book Group for Grown Ups - The Book Thief
Tuesday, June 25, 7 pm, Community Room, Main Library
Why should teens have all the fun? In this discussion group, we will read and talk about some pretty amazing YA fiction, through the filter of our grown up eyes. We’ll compare today’s YA literature to that of when we were teens, and have frank conversations about what it’s like for young people in today’s world, and what it’s like after we’ve all grown up. This month we'll be reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Books will be available at the Readers Advisory desk on 2nd floor of the Main Library. Please register.
Latin@ Literature Discussion Group: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Wednesday, July 10, 7-8:30 pm, Small Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Main Library
Attendees have the option to read books in English or Spanish. Discussions may be in English and Spanish. Attendees do not have to be bilingual. Copies of Mario Vargas Llosa's Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Spanish: La tía Julia y el escribidor) will be held at the 2nd floor Readers Services desk one month before the discussion. Register by calling Readers Service (847.448.8620). Also check out our blog!
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