Since the death of his 19-year-old son, August Shroeder has been sober. Summers on the road are important to this burned-out teacher, but this summer means even more. What was once planned as a trip with his son to Yellowstone is now a trip with Philip's ashes. Along the way August meets two orphans with […]

Celebrate Diversability Month with a book discussion of Fall Down 7 Times Get up 8 by the celebrated Japanese author and poet Naoki Higashida. Diagnosed with non-verbal Autism at an early age, Higashida shares his life as a 24-year old in this memoir. From broad life topics such as education, identity, and society to every day moments, Higashida […]

This month's book discussion will feature The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee. Three American women living in the same expat community in Hong Kong have very different lives. Mercy, a young Korean-American […]

Join us at Weegee's Lounge as we read and discuss Haruki Murakami's The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. Books are available for check out at Logan Square Branch.

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a book discussion of The Guest Cat by the celebrated Japanese author and poet Takashi Hiraide. A young couple in their 30's living in a small rental home in Tokyo is greeted one day by a cat who has invited itself into their kitchen. It comes back day after […]

This month's book discussion will feature Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade. Did you know that Tripoli declared war on the United States and that Thomas Jefferson sent a small squadron of ships that were eventually lead into a series of battles? Kilmeade discusses the story of Thomas Jefferson's task of defending America in the […]

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 Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Copies of the book are available for check out at the West Town Branch Library. This event is for ages 21 and up.