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Out of this World Book Club (NIC)
Thursday, August 3, 7:00 pm
Program Room
"Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett
Sentenced to death for forgery and swindling, Moist von Lipwig accepts an offer of a pardon in exchange for revamping an ancient post office, but his efforts are thwarted by tons of undelivered mail, an 18,000-year-old ghost postman, his shoe-wielding new girlfriend, and murderous characters who want the post office shut down.
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Reader's Night Out
Monday, August 7, 7:00 pm
Quigley's Irish Pub, 43 E. Jefferson St.
Socialize with other readers at Quigley's Irish Pub in downtown Naperville, and share recent reads and favorite titles. Arrive at 6:15 p.m. to purchase dinner, or join the group at 7 p.m. for the discussion only. *Program requires advanced registration.
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SRP Club: Your Next Favorite Book (NIC)
Wednesday, August 9, 7:00 pm
Program Room
Session 3: Romance
Book lovers can learn how to find new books they will love in this three-part series. They will learn about different genres and what makes them unique, create reader profiles to better understand their reading preferences and discover new ways to find the titles they enjoy. If they wish, participants are encouraged to be prepared to share their favorite books in each of the genres explored. Each session will also feature book giveaways, and snacks will be provided. Attend all three sessions and earn credit for the Summer Reading Program! *Program requires advance registration.
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Criminal Spines Book Club (NBL)
Thursday, August 10, 7:00 pm
Program Room
"What Was Mine" by Helen Klein Ross
After years of longing for a child, Lucy Wakefield sees a sleeping baby in a shopping cart at IKEA. Almost without knowing what she does, Lucy takes the baby home. Twenty-one years later, Lucy has forged documents officially adopting Mia (previously Natalie). Lucy's life is wonderful, until the day Natalie's mother finds Mia on social media and makes contact. This domestic thriller moves at a headlong pace as Lucy attempts to escape the law. Meanwhile, both mothers and their daughter struggle to define love and family. The waves rippling out from that single criminal act create a fascinating tale. Fans of Jacquelyn Mitchard's The Deep End of the Ocean and Gillian Flynn's psychological suspense are sure to be enthralled.
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Read Aloud Book Club (95th)
Thursday, August 10 and 24, 10:00 am
Staff - LookOut Room
Reading aloud is a long-standing social tradition. Historically, families often read together as a form of entertainment, and factory workers had books read to them as a way to relieve the tedium. Naperville Public Library is reaching out in that tradition with its Read Aloud Book Club for adults who wish to enjoy and explore the written word in this historical format. The book club is open to all adult readers, especially those who are learning English. Short stories will be read at a pace determined by the group.
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Readers Rendezvous Daytime Book Club (NIC)
Tuesday, August 15, 11:00 am
Program Room
"Elizabeth is Missing" by Emma Healey
When Maud, an aging grandmother who is slowly losing her memory, is convinced that her best friend Elizabeth is missing and in terrible danger, she becomes obsessed with saving her beloved friend despite the fact that no one—not even her daughter, the police and Elizabeth's son— believe her.
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Read Around the World Book Club (95th)
Wednesday, August 23, 10:30 am
Staff - LookOut Room
"Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi
Two half sisters, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in 18th-century Ghana and experience profoundly different lives and legacies throughout subsequent generations marked by wealth, slavery, war, coal mining, the Great Migration and the realities of 20th-century Harlem.
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