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Great Books Discussion Group
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2025-05-12 19:00:002025-05-12 20:30:00America/ChicagoGreat Books Discussion Group Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register. Main Library - Conference Room, Info Serv - Zoom
Monday, May 12 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Add to Calendar2025-05-12 19:00:002025-05-12 20:30:00America/ChicagoGreat Books Discussion Group Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register. Main Library - Conference Room, Info Serv - Zoom
Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Click on the event title for a list of assigned books. Facilitated by Barbara Njus and Gail Cohen. Please Register.
Great Books Reading List: January - November 2025
January 13 (novel) – “The Master and Margarita,” by Mikail Bulgakov
February 10 (epic) – “Gilgamesh,” translated by Stephen Mitchell
March 10 (novel) – “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” by Charles Dickens
April 14 (play) – “The Iceman Cometh,” by Eugene O’Neill
May 12 (novel) – “The Lowland,” by Jhumpa Lahiri
June 9 (play) – “The Tempest,” by William Shakespeare
July 14 (novel) – “Tenant of Wildfell Hall,’ by Anne Bronte
August 11 (novel) – “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe
September 8 (novel) – “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood
October 13 (short stories) – “Thanks for the Ride,” “How I Met My Husband,” and “Dear Life,” by Alice Munro
November 10 (novel) – “Revolutionary Road,” by Richard Yates
Dinosaur Explorer journeys through the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderous dinosaurs and examines human physiology through the lens of these magnificent creatures.
Produced by Imagine.
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
Come join the fun at a Holiday Concert including a sing-a-long with pianist Murna Hansemann, an all-time favorite and accomplished soprano Solange Sior.
Please Register
Dinosaur Explorer journeys through the wildest, wackiest, and most wonderous dinosaurs and examines human physiology through the lens of these magnificent creatures.
Produced by Imagine.
Come sew with fellow Singer Featherweight machine users, make new friends, learn new tips and tricks. Please bring your own machine and supplies.
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Drop by the Shales Living Room at the Rakow Branch. Join us to discuss Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins in November and Filling Station by Vanessa Miller in December in the Shales Living Room.
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Shales Children's Activity Room
Register to have fun with the basics of computer programming in a fun and festive craft. The kids can design their own patterned candy cane in beads with their name coded in binary.
Opportunity to practice & build your signing skills in a fun, supportive environment! NOTE THIS IS NOT A CLASS, but a group of people with varying degrees of proficiency helping each other practice!