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Tuesday Night Book Club: James by Percival Everett

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

Tuesday Night Book Club

Every second Tuesday of the month, we’ll discuss original texts from groundbreaking authors who are reframing the course of the literary world as we know it.  

Book discussions are in-person and do not require registration. Copies of all book discussion books are available at the Adult Services Desk, starting approximately one month prior to the discussion date. Ebooks and audiobooks are available via OverDrive/Libby and Hoopla. Questions? Email RSVP@orlandparklibrary.org or call (708) 428-5150.

  • September 9: James by Percival Everett
  • October 14: By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
  • November 11: Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Orland Park Public Library is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals who require an accommodation for a disability to any library presentations should contact the library at (708) 428-5114 at least five (5) working days prior to the event.

A Novel Morning Book Club: Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Monday of each month to discuss this month's selection. Our group reads an eclectic mix of popular fiction with a wide range of genres and authors. New members are always welcome!

Smith Crossing Book Discussion of The Berry Pickers

1:00pm–2:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Book Discussion, Offsite Outreach Program
Event Details:

Outreach Services facilitates a book discussion in the Smith Crossing Arts and Crafts Room of The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

Tuesday Night Book Club: By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming

Tuesday Night Book Club

Every second Tuesday of the month, we’ll discuss original texts from groundbreaking authors who are reframing the course of the literary world as we know it.  

Book discussions are in-person and do not require registration. Copies of all book discussion books are available at the Adult Services Desk, starting approximately one month prior to the discussion date. Ebooks and audiobooks are available via OverDrive/Libby and Hoopla. Questions? Email RSVP@orlandparklibrary.org or call (708) 428-5150.

  • September 9: James by Percival Everett
  • October 14: By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
  • November 11: Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Orland Park Public Library is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals who require an accommodation for a disability to any library presentations should contact the library at (708) 428-5114 at least five (5) working days prior to the event.

A Novel Morning Book Club: Sandwich by Catherine Newman

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Monday of each month to discuss this month's selection. Our group reads an eclectic mix of popular fiction with a wide range of genres and authors. New members are always welcome!

Author Talk: Nick Medina

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room - 104
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Author Program, Book Discussion, All Ages
Registration Required
Event Details:

To commemorate Indigenous People’s month, OPPL and the Tuesday Night Book Club are proud to present an author talk with special guest, Nick Medina.  

Smith Crossing Book Discussion of Save What's Left

1:00pm–2:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Book Discussion, Offsite Outreach Program
Event Details:

Outreach Services facilitates a book discussion in the Smith Crossing Arts and Crafts Room of Save What's Left by Elizabeth Castellano.

A Novel Morning Book Club: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Monday of each month to discuss this month's selection. Our group reads an eclectic mix of popular fiction with a wide range of genres and authors. New members are always welcome!

Tuesday Night Book Club:

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

Paul Auster’s brilliant eighteenth novel opens with a scorched pot of water, which Sy Baumgartner – phenomenologist, noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor – has just forgotten on the stove.

Tuesday Night Book Club

Every second Tuesday of the month, we’ll discuss original texts from groundbreaking authors who are reframing the course of the literary world as we know it.  

Book discussions are in-person and do not require registration. Copies of all book discussion books are available at the Adult Services Desk, starting approximately one month prior to the discussion date. Ebooks and audiobooks are available via OverDrive/Libby and Hoopla. Questions? Email RSVP@orlandparklibrary.org or call (708) 428-5150.

  • September 9: James by Percival Everett
  • October 14: By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
  • November 11: Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The Orland Park Public Library is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals who require an accommodation for a disability to any library presentations should contact the library at (708) 428-5114 at least five (5) working days prior to the event.

A Novel Morning Book Club:

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Orland Park Public Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Programs, Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Monday of each month to discuss this month's selection. Our group reads an eclectic mix of popular fiction and moving memoirs. New members are always welcome!

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny