Book Discussions
Our book discussions give you a chance to read and discuss books with other passionate book lovers. We provide the book, you provide the insights.
Upcoming Events
Adult Book Discussion--All Systems Red: Online Event on Instagram Live
Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 7:30 pm
This month we'll discuss a winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella.
Community Book Discussion--The Selected Works of Audre Lorde: Online Event
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 7:00 pm
Skokie United facilitates a discussion on writings by Audre Lorde.
LitLounge--The Five: Online Event
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 7:30 pm
Debates have long raged about Jack the Ripper's identity, but what about the identities of his victims?
Happily Ever After Romance Discussion--The Heart Principle: Online Event
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 8:00 pm
Are you as big a fan of love and happily ever after like we are?
Talking Books Discussion Group: Just As I Am
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 1:30 pm
This month we're discussing Cicely Tyson's memoir.
Adult Book Discussion--Get a Life, Chloe Brown: Online Event on Goodreads
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 8:00 pm
This month we're reading a charming and steamy romance by Talia Hibbert.
Adult Book Discussion--Get A Life, Chloe Brown: Online Event on Instagram Live
Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 7:30 pm
This month we're reading a charming and steamy romance by Talia Hibbert.
Pages through History: The Black Cabinet
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 7:00 pm
We're discussing Jill Watts's account of the New Deal and the trailblazing Black Americans who worked to ensure New Deal programs supported Black people and communities across the United States.
LitLounge--Libertie: Online Event
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 7:30 pm
Kaitlyn Greenidge's book follows Libertie Sampson as she struggles to define and pursue what freedom means to her.
Talking Books Discussion Group--Carnegie's Maid
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 1:30 pm
An impoverished Irish immigrant in the industrial 1860s takes a job as a lady's maid in the home of prominent businessman Andrew Carnegie, with whom she falls in love before going missing.
Adult Book Discussion--Women and Other Monsters: Online Event on Goodreads
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 8:00 pm
Library staff moderate conversation of our newest book discussion title. You can join the discussion on Goodreads at any time.
Adult Book Discussion--Women and Other Monsters: Online Event on Instagram Live
Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 7:30 pm
Library staff discuss our newest book discussion title on Instagram Live.
Book Discussion--Diary of a Young Naturalist: Online Event
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7:00 pm
This one-of-a-kind memoir by youth climate activist Dara McAnulty blends lyrical descriptions of the the natural world with candid descriptions of a teen dealing with bullying and finding his place.
Talking Books Discussion Group: Possibilities
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 1:30 pm
Legendary jazz musician and composer Herbie Hancock reflects on his seven decades in music, tracing his early years as a prodigy and work in Miles Davis' quintet to his multi-genre explorations.
LitLounge--Untamed Shore: Online Event
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 7:30 pm
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's suspenseful crime novel follows a young girl from a poor fishing village as her life intersects with those of three wealthy American visitors.
Adult Book Discussion--Clap When You Land: Online Event on Goodreads
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:00 pm
Library staff moderate conversation of our newest book discussion title. You can join the discussion on Goodreads at any time.
Adult Book Discussion--Clap When You Land: Online Event on Instagram Live
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 7:30 pm
This month we'll discuss a novel in verse that follows the stories of two grieving sisters who were unaware of each other until the sudden death of their father.