*Click on the month below to go directly to that month's book discussion information:
•February 2012...
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Part love story, part literary mystery and mostly true; this spellbinding novel tells of the woman whose life became legend. To the world she’s simply known as Alice, the girl who followed the White Rabbit into a wonderland.
Wednesday, February 22 at 1 PM or
Wednesday, February 22 at 7 PM or
Thursday, February 23 at 1 PM
Registration opens January 23. Register at the 2nd floor Information Desk with your valid EPL card or call 630-279-8696.
Books are available when you register. Space is limited to 15 at each session. |
*Melanie Benjamin will be visiting EPL on Tuesday, February 28 at 7 PM! Join us for this visit from the author of the best selling books: Alice I Have Been & Mrs. Tom Thumb. Click here for more information.
•March 2012...
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The guests arrive, are accused, and are murdered…one by one. Is the last remaining guest the murderer? Agatha Christie's famous mystery has been called a masterpiece & the best mystery novel ever.
Join us to discuss this baffling and clever puzzle.
Wednesday, March 21 at 1 PM or
Wednesday, March 21 at 7 PM or
Thursday, March 22 at 1 PM
Registration opens February 22. Register at the 2nd floor Information Desk with your valid EPL card or call 630-279-8696.
Books are available when you register. Space is limited to 15 at each session. |
•April 2012...
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Paretsky revolutionized the mystery world in 1982 when she introduced her detective V.I. Warshawski in Indemnity Only. This best selling series features a top female investigator, showcases Chicago and doesn’t shy away from examining social injustices. Join us to discuss the book that started it all.
Wednesday, April 18 at 1 PM or
Wednesday, April 18 at 7 PM or
Thursday, April 19 at 1 PM
Registration opens March 21. Register at the 2nd floor Information Desk with your valid EPL card or call 630-279-8696.
Books are available when you register. Space is limited to 15 at each session. |
*Sara Paretsky will be visiting Elmhurst on Thursday, April 26 at 7 PM! Join us for an evening with this best selling author. Click here for more information.
•May 2012...
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Mr. Ali, a retiree in southern India, decides to open a marriage bureau. He is soon so swamped with business. This is a delightfully exotic and charming debut.
Don’t miss this cross cultural confection.
Wednesday, May 9 at 1 PM or
Wednesday,May 9 at 7 PM or
Thursday, May 10 at 1 PM
Registration opens April 18. Register at the 2nd floor Information Desk with your valid EPL card or call 630-279-8696.
Books are available when you register. Space is limited to 15 at each session. |
Local Book Club Service
If you are part of a local book discussion group or want to start your own group...We can help. 
At your next book discussion meeting, give yourselves an identifying name and choose a contact person. Then have that person call or email your names and your library card numbers to the second floor Information Desk (630-279-8696). We will keep your information in a database and request books for all of your members at one time.
Once we have your group on file, your contact person can call or email (reference@elmhurst.org) the name of your group, the title of your chosen book, and the date of your next discussion. We will be happy to obtain books for all of you. Each person will receive an individual call or email when his or her copy is at the library and ready for pickup. You will usually be able to check them out until after your discussion.
Don’t forget to review the list of Past Book Discussion Titles* for suggestions (see link below). We often have up to ten copies of each title available for immediate checkout. We can send them to the drive up window for each of you.
*Past Book Discussion Titles (click this link to see the full list of available titles)
If you are looking for a great read with a bit of meat on its bones for discussion, our list of past book discussion titles may be a perfect fit.
Local book groups are invited to check out these books for their discussions. The library has approximately 8 –15 copies of each of the titles on this list. If more are needed, we are happy to request them from other libraries for you.
Check out the links below for some terrific resources, including reviews & discussion guides for many titles...
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