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Out of this World Book Club (NIC)
Thursday, March 2, 7:00 pm
Program Room
"The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde In a world where you can actually get lost (literally) in literature, Thursday Next, a notorious Special Operative in literary detection, races against time to stop the world's Third Most Wanted criminal from kidnapping characters, including Jane Eyre, from works of literature, forcing her to dive into the pages of a novel to stop literary homicide, in a wildly imaginative, mesmerizing thriller.
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Great Decisions Discussion Group (NBL)
Thursday, March 2 & 9, 7:15 pm
LL Conf. Room
This discussion group, which is open to the public, will study and discuss foreign policy issues. One topic is covered each week, and participants can attend just one discussion or attend all groups. The briefing book with background material for discussion topics can be purchased in December at FPA.org or on Amazon under "Great Decisions 2017." The group meets every Thursday. For more information, contact Becky Glimco 630-922-9448. This group is sponsored by the Naperville branch of the American Association of University Women and Naperville Public Library.
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*Reader's Night Out
Monday, March 6, 7:00 pm
Quigley's Irish Pub 43 E. Jefferson Street
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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Read Aloud Book Club (95th)
Thursday, March 9 & 23, 10:00 am
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 adult Read Aloud Book Club for those 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. The books will be read at a pace determined by the group and limited copies will be available at the 95th St. Library adult services desk. *Program requires advance registration.
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Criminal Spines Book Club (NBL)
Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm
Program Room
"The Case of the Missing Servant" by Tarquin Hall The hero of this novel, first in a series, may remind you of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, if he was Indian, in contemporary Delhi, had a love of disguises, and was a little too fond of fast food. Vish Puri is a average family man who heads Most Private Investigations, which specializes in running background checks on prospective spouses. However, when an old friend is accused of murdering a servant, Puri takes the case to clear his friend. With his 1999 Super Sleuth Award from the World Federation of Detectives, Puri is sure he is up to the case, in addition to his normal case load. This humorous mystery is full of quirky characters and details of the exotic land of Punjab. Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will be delighted.
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Readers Rendezvous Daytime Book Club (NIC)
Tuesday, March 21, 11:00 am
Program Room
"The Liar's Club" by Mary Karr When it was first published twenty years ago, The Liars' Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr's comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger's--a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all.
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Great Books Discussion Group (NBL)
Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm
LL Conf. Room
"The Moral Sense of Man and the Lower Animals" by Charles Darwin
Join members of the Great Books Discussion Group on the third Tuesday of the month to discuss excerpts and complete works from "The Great Books Reading and Discussion Program, First Series, Volume 2." These books are available on a first come, first served basis at both Naper Blvd. Library and Nichols Library. Participants looking to purchase this book, can go to The Great Books Foundation website, greatbooks.org, or try abebooks.com.
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