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IN LIBRARY Mystery Group: Once There Were Wolves

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy. 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.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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VIRTUAL Wednesday Book Group: Trust

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Trust by Hernán Díaz. All are welcome.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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IN LIBRARY - Monday at the Movies

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

The Automat

Whether or not you experienced or even remember automats, this fascinating documentary will serve you a rich slice of 20th century American history when most any plate of food – or a great cup of coffee – could be had by inserting five cents and opening a glass window. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among those who reminisce about the dearly departed restaurants.  

79 minutes.

 


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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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VIRTUAL Nonfiction Group: A Fever in the Heartland

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan. All are welcome.

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IN LIBRARY Big Books/The Adventures of Augie March

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Opening in Chicago during the Great Depression, this novel by Saul Bellow portrays the life of Augie March, a character who lives by his wits, dogged drive, and street smarts. From the first line, “I am an American—Chicago born,” Augie proclaims in his unique scrappy voice his point of pride that he can and will survive almost anything. The reason “adventures” features prominently in the title becomes quickly obvious: Augie and his brothers are raised by a boarding-house neighbor from Odessa when their visually impaired mother isn’t up to the job. As a young adult, Augie follows his crush Thea Fenchel and her eagle Caligula to Mexico where they hunt snakes and lizards. Later on, he even survives having his ship torpedoed during a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. For many readers, keeping up with Augie’s adventures remains one of the great pleasures of the novel.

The Adventures of Augie March won the 1954 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. In addition, during his long career, the acclaimed Canadian-American writer Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

This six-week guided discussion series will be led by Holly Marihugh. Big Books is sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. Registration is required.

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.

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IN LIBRARY Mystery Group: The Rat Catchers' Olympics

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Rat Catchers' Olympics by Colin Cotterill. 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.

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VIRTUAL Mystery Group: The Rat Catchers' Olympics

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Ann Perks will lead a virtual discussion of The Rat Catchers' Olympics by Colin Cotterill.

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VIRTUAL Historical Fiction Group: Nefertiti

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Ann Perks will lead a virtual discussion of Nefertiti by Michelle Moran.

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IN LIBRARY Historical Fiction Group: Nefertiti

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Nefertiti by Michelle Moran. 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.

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VIRTUAL Wednesday Book Group: Signal Fires

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro. All are welcome.

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IN LIBRARY - Monday at the Movies

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room

Compartment No. 6

A veritable odyssey of a film, Compartment No. 6 (co-winner of the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival) finds a young Finnish student traveling from Moscow to a remote site near Murmansk, Russia to view famous petroglyphs.  She meets a gruff Russian miner on the train and an unpredictable road story and relationship ensues. 

107 minutes. In Finnish and Russian with English subtitles.   


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VIRTUAL Nonfiction Group: The Wager

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann. All are welcome.

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VIRTUAL Mystery Group: In the Heat of the Night

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of In the Heat of the Night by John Ball and the movie of the same name.

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IN LIBRARY Mystery Group: In the Heat of the Night

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ann Perks will lead a discussion of In the Heat of the Night by John Ball and the movie of the same title. 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.

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VIRTUAL Wednesday Book Group: Mercury Pictures Presents

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Virtual
Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra. All are welcome.

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IN LIBRARY - Monday at the Movies

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM