Upcoming Events

Colored Television by Danzy Senna. A dark comedy looks at second acts, creative appropriation and the racial identity–industrial complex.

Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome.

Three men (Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton and Brent Briscoe) come across a downed plane with a rotting corpse inside…and over $4 million stuffed inside a duffel bag in the snowy Minnesota woods. They devise a plan to split the fortune.

This is the story of Anja and Tomas, longtime romantic partners whose large, blended family is upended when Anja receives a grave medical diagnosis.

In your 20s or 30s and thirsting for intelligent conversation with excellent people? Meet for a book discussion at Half Day Brewing of Lincolnshire with excellent people over adult beverages and delicious food.

Grades 6-8. Mexikid by Pedro Martín. A copy of the book (yours to keep) is reserved when you register. Pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Desk.

The Wildes by Louis Bayard.

Share work, meet fellow writers, get constructive feedback, and discuss the publishing business in this informal group. All writers welcome.

A haunting psychological thriller unfolds entirely through the ghost’s eerie vantage point as a suburban family—Rebekah (Lucy Liu), Chris (Chris Sullivan), teenage Chloe (Callina Lang), and brother Tyler (Eddy Maday)—moves into a charming but unse

Choose your own adventure by bringing a book or audiobook and read silently with other readers. From 6:30-7:30 pm, we will silently read. From 7:30-8:30 pm, chat with others or continue reading. The choice is yours!

Read and discuss Brian Christian's exploration of key questions surrounding the development of AI and machine learning. How do we ensure that these technologies align with human values?

In your 20s or 30s and thirsting for intelligent conversation with excellent people? Meet for a book discussion at Half Day Brewing of Lincolnshire with excellent people over adult beverages and delicious food.

Discuss this year's One Book One Community selection, Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano.

To learn more about One Book and to see other related programs, visit 1book.org.

Grades 3-5 with an adult. This parent and child book group will discuss The Misfits: a Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee and Dan Santat. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk. 

This month's discussion is The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune.

A print copy of this month's book (yours to keep) is reserved for you when you register. Pick up at the Youth Desk.

Choose your own adventure by bringing a book or audiobook and read silently with other readers. From 6:30-7:30 pm, we will silently read. From 7:30-8:30 pm, chat with others or continue reading. The choice is yours!

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Awarded a college basketball scholarship away from his childhood home silenced by tragedy, a young man befriends a spirited young woman who welcomes him into her loving, loud, chaotic household.

Directed by Oscar-winner Sidney Lumet (Serpico), this gripping crime thriller follows two desperate brothers—ambitious Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and struggling Hank (Ethan Hawke)—who plot to rob their own parents' jewelry store.

This month's discussion is Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa.

A print copy of this month's book (yours to keep) is reserved for you when you register. Pick up at the Youth Desk.

In-person only

Discuss chapter 1 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Facilitated by Gary Midkiff.