Lake Co. book clubs

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Ready-2-Read: 1:30 p.m. July 8 and 22, Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Book discussion for kids entering first grade, will focus on pre-reading skills. Refreshments will be served; ingredients are available upon request 48 hours before the program. For information, call (847) 244-5150. Register at www.wnpl.info

Bookworm Bunch: 1:30 p.m., July 10 and 24, Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Book discussion and craft program for kids entering second and third grade. Refreshments will be served; ingredients are available upon request 48 hours before the program. For information, call (847) 244-5150. Register at www.wnpl.info

Senior Connections: 10:30 a.m. July 11, Mundelein Senior Center, 1200 Regent Dr., Mundelein. "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court" by Jeffrey Toobin will be discussed. For more information, call (847) 918-3222.

Of Bogs and Books: 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. Discuss "Wisdom of the Elders" edited by David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson. For more information and reservations, call (815) 344-1294 or Ameritech Relay for the hearing impaired (800) 526-0844, or e-mail dnr.volobog@illinois.gov.

Kool Reads: 1:30 p.m., July 15 and 29, Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. For book lovers entering sixth through eighth grade. Refreshments will be served; ingredients are available upon request 48 hours before the program. For information, call (847) 244-5150. Register at www.wnpl.info

Parent-Child Book Discussion: 7-8:15 p.m. July 16, Vernon Area Pubˆ­lic Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Fourth-graders through adults can discuss "Gossamer" by Lois Lowry. A complimentary book will be reserved upon registration. For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info.

Big Book Hunt: 4 to 5 p.m. July 17, Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. Children entering fifth and sixth grade can test their library knowledge and sleuthing skills at The Big Book Hunt. Sign up by clicking on "calendar" at www.fremontlibrary.org, calling (847) 918-3218, or stopping at the Youth Services desk.

Yakkity-Yak Book Attack: 1:30 p.m., July 17 and 31, Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee. Book discussion for kids entering fourth and fifth grade. Refreshments will be served; ingredients are available upon request 48 hours before the program. For information, call (847) 244-5150. Register at www.wnpl.info

BookMarkers: 7 p.m. July 22, Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest Gaines will be discussed in the board room. For more information, call (847) 918-3225.