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  • Concrete and Countryside Book Event with author Carmelo Esterrich

    National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 West Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    Come and join Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor Carmelo Esterrich in a presentation of his new book CONCRETE AND COUNTRYSIDE (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018). The book examines the response of the arts in Puerto Rico to the modernization and urbanization of the island during the momentous 1950s. Dr. Esterrich examines a wide range of cultural texts--newsreels, songs, graphic arts, […]

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  • Adult Book Discussion: The Tsar of Love and Techno

    Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States

    This month's book discussion will feature The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra. In a series of nine intertwined short stories, Marra portrays the lives of characters linked through generations in Russia. Beginning in 1937 in Leningrad and ending in "outer space in an unknown year", time passes as the characters live their lives through war […]

  • Books and Brews: Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic

    Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, United States

    Join us at Roots Pizza for our monthly Books and Brews book discussion, a book club that meets at a bar/restaurant. This month we'll discuss Dreamland by Sam Quinones. Copies of the […]

  • Adult Book Discussion: Prisoners of Geography

    Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States

    This month's book discussion will feature Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall. Do you know why countries have been shaped as they are, or why politicians make certain decisions regarding their relations with […]

  • Cocktails and Conversation – The Whistling Season

    Weegee's Lounge 3659 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us and enjoy Cocktails and Conversation at Weegee's Lounge as we read and discuss Ivan Doig's The Whistling Season. Books are available for check out at Logan Square Branch. This event is for ages 21 and up.

  • Afternoon Book Club: What Are You Reading?

    Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States

    What have you been reading lately?  Stop in to our afternoon book club and share your reads with others or even find some great new reads from others in the […]

  • Books & Brews: The Hike

    Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, United States

    Join us at Roots Pizza for our monthly Books & Brews book discussion, a book club that meets at a bar/restaurant. This month we'll discuss The Hike by Drew Magary, a fantastical novel about a guy who takes a routine walk and finds himself on a trail that is totally surreal, scary and wholly original. Copies of […]

  • Afternoon Book Club: What Are You Reading?

    Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States

    What have you been reading lately?  Stop in to our afternoon book club and share your reads with others or even find some great new reads from others in the group. No specific title or genre is required- read and discuss whatever you like. Looking for a great read? Check out recommended read of the […]

  • Adult Book Discussion: Electric Arches

    Richard M. Daley Library 733 N. Kedzie, Chicago, IL, United States

    For African American History Month we will be discussing Electric Arches by Chicago author Eve L. Ewing. Electric Arches is an eclectic blend of poetry, prose, and visual art exploring black girlhood and […]

  • Books & Brews: Red Clocks

    Roots Handmade Pizza 1924 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, United States

    Join us at Roots Pizza for our monthly Books & Brews book discussion, a book club that meets at a bar/restaurant. This month we'll discuss Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, a fictional novel in the vein of Margaret Atwood about five women in a post-reproductive rights America. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the West […]