Mondays, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Copies of the book will be available at the Reader Assistance Desk. To sign up call 847-358-5881 ext. 132.

The Language of Flowers

April 15  

by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

A gifted florist confronts her painful past.

(Available March 18)

The Cat's Table

May 20

by Michael Ondaatje

Three boys become friends on an ocean voyage.

(Available April 15)

Noah's Compass

September 16

by Anne Tyler

A retired teacher reconnects with his daughters and finds a new occupation.

(Available August 5)

Fridays, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Copies of the book will be available at the Reader Assistance Desk. To sign up call 847-358-5881 ext. 132.

Noah's Compass

May 3

by Anne Tyler

A retired teacher reconnects with his daughters and finds a new occupation.

(Available April 5)

The Cookbook Collector: A Novel

September 6

by Allegra Goodman

Two very different sisters grapple with romance, careers and moral quandaries.

(Available August 2)

Tuesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20

Join us for a special senior event on the third Tuesday of each month featuring books, sharing, and refreshments. Bring a book you’ve enjoyed - on any topic - and tell us about it! To sign up call 847-358-5881 for Barb Royce ext. 166 or Gwenyth Udd  ext. 108.

Tuesdays

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

We will be reading from the Great Books popular 50th Anniversary Series: Parent and Child. Purchase your $5 copy at the second floor Reference Desk.  Questions, call 847-358-5881 ext. 166. Join our group any time.

April 16

• Gwen
• Somewhere, Belgium by Jamaica Kincaid

May 21

• Iphigeneia at Aulis by Euripedes

September 17

• Barn Burning by William Faulkner

Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Copies of the book will be available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk. To sign up call 847-358-5881 ext. 167.

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

May 9

by Candice Millard

Garfield, a scholar and Civil War hero, battles the corrupt establishment and is assassinated.

(Available April 11)

Claiming Ground: A Memoir

September 12

by Laura Bell

In the late 1970’s Laura Bell takes various unusual jobs in Wyoming and experiences a journey of self-discovery while meeting numerous eccentrics and seeing the love she lived through and sometimes left behind.

(Available August 8)

Are you young-at-heart and do you love reading Young Adult literature? Enjoy great conversation in a cozy atmosphere at this new book discussion group for adults.

Held at Emmett’s Ale House

110 North Brockway Street, Palatine

(get directions)

The Fault in Our Stars

Tuesday, July 16, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

by John Green

A chance meeting with a boy at a cancer support group forces 16-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

(Available June 18 at the Reader Assistance Desk)