Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Blackout by Simon Scarrow.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Blackout by Simon Scarrow. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

Ann Perks will lead a virtual discussion of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of The Boy and the Dog by Seishu Hase, translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts. All are welcome.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

Ann Perks will lead an in-person discussion of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

This six-week Big Books discussion series will meet every Thursday night from April 13 through May 18. Please note that the discussions will take place in the library's Hammond Room (not on Zoom).

Palace Walk is the first novel in a highly lauded trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Naguib Mahfouz. Set in Cairo during WWI, the drama takes place inside the house of the Jawad family. Strict and pious father al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad holds his family in a steel grip while he hypocritically indulges in after-hours pleasures of city nightlife. His devoted wife, Amina, is forbidden by her husband to leave the four walls of their house, but longs to know what happens outside them. Daughters Khadija and Aisha desire proper Muslim marriages to respectable men so they can follow in the footsteps of their parents. Sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal all struggle with their father’s harsh demands and yet admire the respect he commands in the community. Al-Sayyid Admad is a staunch guardian of tradition, but there is constant tension from the outside world pushing for change. Ultimately, even this father’s iron will cannot stop the forces of transformation in his country and on his family. Experienced Big Books leader Holly Marihugh, M.A., returns to guide the discussions.

Big Books, our longstanding discussion series around significant works of literature, is presented in partnership with the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required. Glencoe residents take priority if the class fills up. 

Want to receive the library's email newsletter? Brief-and-breezy GPL Weekly delivers library news--with handy program registration links--to your inbox every Monday morning.

Join your  favorite librarians for a presentation of new and upcoming books!  This will be an in person program held in the Hammond room of the library.  Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. 

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Second Sight by Aoife Clifford. This program will take place in the Hammond Room on the mezzanine level of the library. Register as soon as possible so that the library can locate a copy of the book for you.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Second Sight by Aoife Clifford.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Intimacies by Katie Kitamura. All are welcome.