Blog

When I first started out as a librarian, one of my earliest duties was to moderate a book discussion group. I was totally freaked out. I had never been part of a formal book discussion and I didn’t like the idea of being forced to read certain things. But I proceeded to run that book discussion for many years--turns out that I loved it! It challenged me to think about what I read in new and different ways, and to consider exactly why I liked or didn’t like something. Plus, I discovered a whole bunch of books that I loved among those that I was "forced" to read.

In other words, don’t be scared to come to one of the library's book discussions! You'll meet new books and new people, and we have multiple groups so you're sure to find at least one that appeals to you. Consider joining us for any or all of these discussions. We have a limited amount of copies of the book discussion books at the Readers Services desk so come sign up!

Adult Book Discussion

Our monthly book discussion reads a wide variety of recent fiction and non-fiction. We meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm, and the third Wednesday at 10:00am.

Upcoming Discussion: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn on February 16th at 7:00pm, and February 17th at 10:00am.

LitLounge

LitLounge is brought to you in partnership with Morton Grove Public Library. Come grab a drink, discuss hip books, and meet new people! We get together the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm at The Curragh at 8266 Lincoln Avenue in Skokie.

Upcoming Discussion: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea on February 10th at 7:30pm.

Pages Through History

Pages through History discusses recent history books. All history lovers are invited to attend. We meet quarterly in February, May, August, and November on the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm.

Upcoming Discussion: Bolívar: American Liberator by Maria Arana on February 24th at 7:00pm.

Classics Book Discussion

Read and discuss classic literature at our quarterly Classics Book Discussion. We meet in March, June, September and December on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm.

Upcoming Discussion: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert on March 1st at 7:00pm.