Event

Talking Books Discussion Group: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Cosmos Room

In 1972, a skeleton is unearthed in the close-knit community of Chicken Hill, PA, where an unforgettable cast of characters guards a long-buried secret.

Tensions rise as the truth unfolds about what happened and the role the town’s white establishment played.

Author James McBride will be featured in a Zoom event earlier in the month presented by libraries across Illinois. Learn more about that Wednesday, February 4 event.

This discussion is a hybrid event with the option to participate on Zoom or by phone. If you wish to participate on Zoom, indicate your interest in the registration form and we will email the Zoom event link and call-in number after registration has closed.

Registration closes at 10 am the day of the event. If you have questions about this event after registration has closed, email the events team or call the library at 847-673-7774.

Find The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store in the library catalog.

Registration begins January 2.