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Great Books Discussion Group
Hybrid
2024-05-13 19:00:002024-05-13 20:30:00America/ChicagoGreat Books Discussion GroupCo-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 13 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Add to Calendar2024-05-13 19:00:002024-05-13 20:30:00America/ChicagoGreat Books Discussion GroupCo-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 2024
January 8: “Fathers and Sons,” by Ivan Turgenev (novel)
February 12: “Miss Julie,” by August Strindberg (play)
March 11: “The Merchant of Venice,” by William Shakespeare (play)
April 8: “As I Lay Dying,” by William Faulkner (novel)
May 13: “The Inferno,” by Dante, translation by Peter Thornton (epic poem)
June 10: “Ghosts,” by Henrik Ibsen (play)
July 8: “The Secret Sharer,” by Joseph Conrad (novella)
August 12: “Mrs. Dalloway,” by Virginia Woolf (novel)
September 9: “Candide,” by Voltaire (novel)
October 14: “The Woman in White,” by Wilkie Collins (novel)
November 11: “Goodbye, My Brother,” “The Enormous Radio,” and “The Swimmer,” by John Cheever (short stories)
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
Join us for an overview of an amazing adventure known as The Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey through North America's most scenic waterways! Hear from actual Loopers who will share their experience.
A special interest group that encourages and assists with writing family stories and histories. Participants share their stories for help with ideas, clarification, and resources.
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
Everyone is welcome to come watch and listen.
February 2 - Fences (2016)
February 9 - Selma (2014)
February 16 - Princess and the Frog (2009)
February 23 - Harriet (2019)
Come, learn and practice Spanish! Intermediate level participants will practice conversations in Spanish by doing activities in the library or visiting places in the community.
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.