Library's Book Discussion Groups Welcome New Members
Adults are welcome to join any of the Schaumburg Township Library's book discussion groups, which cover a wide selection of fiction and non-fiction titles. Registration is required to join, but there is no fee. Except for "Who Filmed this Book?" the following groups meet in February and March at the Central Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg.
"An Hour to Kill," a discussion of true crime books, will meet from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Central Library's Adult Classroom. Participants will discuss Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story, by John Berendt. Limited loaner copies are available at the Adult Information Desk.
The "Polish Book Discussion" is slated from 7:30-9 p.m., Wednesdays, Feb. 13 and March 13, in the Rasmussen South Room of the Central Library. Members read and discuss books in the Polish language. Upon registration, the moderator will make arrangements for members to purchase the selected title.
"Who Filmed this Book?" will be held from 6:30-9 p.m., Wednesdays, Feb. 13 and 27, and March 13 and 27 at the Hanover Park Branch Library, 1266 Irving Park Rd., Hanover Park. This discussion group compares movies with the books that inspired them. On the second Wednesday of each month, the group watches a movie, then discuss the book at the following meeting. Limited loaner copies will be available at the Hanover Park Branch six weeks before each discussion. February's title is Hidden Figures, while March's is Dark Places.
"Beyond the Book" meets on multiple dates at multiple times in February and March. Titles include The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie King; Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult; The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion; and The Mothers, by Brit Bennet. For the schedule and a full list of titles, see the library's February-March Guide.
"Second Floor Reads," a non-fiction book discussion group, is scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesdays, Feb. 20 and March 20. February's title will be My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past, by Jennifer Teege. In March, the group will discuss The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg. Limited loaner copies available at the Adult Information Desk approximately one month before each discussion.
Members of "Korean Book Discussion" read and discuss books in the Korean language. Upon registration, the moderator will make arrangements to purchase the selected title.
For those who want to hear about new fiction releases, "Book Bonanza" will take place from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, March 5 in Workshop at the Central Library. Librarians will share their insight and information on new books while giving participants a chance to play a game and ask questions.
A full listing of upcoming programs, events, and classes is available in the library's February-March Guide or on the library's website at www.SchaumburgLibrary.org.