Crest Hill Public Library
1298 Theodore St.
Crest Hill, IL 60403
 Phone: 815-725-0234   Fax: 815-725-3786
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Lockport Public Library
121 East Eighth St.
Lockport, IL 60441
Phone: 815-838-0755   Fax: 815-838-9131  
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Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am- 9:00 pm | Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am- 5:00 pm | Sunday: 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm


Join Our Book Discussion Groups

Good books are meant to be shared and discussed and we’re looking for interested participants to join
us for some stimulating experiences. In this spirit, the Des Plaines Valley Public Library District offers book discussions at various times and locations. At Lockport, w
e have a morning book discussion group and
an evening book discussion group for your convenience. At Crest Hill,
we have a morning book discussion group. Join other friendly, imaginative individuals for 90 minutes of stimulating discussion on the best of current popular books. Come to the library each month to pick up next month's book selection and meet
with other book enthusiasts.

  • The Morning Book Discussion Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and is led by Shannon Pohrte, Manager of Adult Services at the library.
    The following titles have been selected for the coming year:

     

    Meeting Month

    Book Title and Author

    May 2008 "History of Love", by Nicole Krauss
    June 2008 "White Ghost Girls", by Alice Greenway
    July 2008 "Home to Big Stone Gap", by Adriana Trigiani


     

  • The Evening Book Discussion Group (The Ravenous Readers) meets on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and is led by Lorene Kennard and Jennifer Shelton. The following titles have been selected for the coming year:

Meeting Month

Book Title and Author

May 2008 The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
June 2008 Three Junes by Julia Glass
July 2008 Space Between Us by Thrifty Umrigar
August 2008 History of Love by Nicole Krauss
September 2008 Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
October 2008 Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
November 2008 Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
December 2008 Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

 

 

  • The Crest Hill Morning Book Discussion Group meets on the third Friday of each month from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and is led by Karyn Goldstein, Adult Services Librarian.
    The following titles have been selected for the coming year:

Meeting Month

Book Title and Author

May 2008 "Standing in the Rainbow" by Fannie Flagg
June 2008 "Lovely Bones" by Alice Seobold
July 2008 "Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde
August 2008 "Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" by Fannie Flagg
September 2008 "Reading Lolita" in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
October 2008 "Red Tent" by Anita Diamant
November 2008 "Serpent's Shadow" by Mercedes Lackey
December 2008 "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham

 

 

If you are looking for other great books, see the recommendations from the library staff.
 

 This page was Last Updated on: 05/15/2008
 

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