Literature
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Put down the phone, look at the world around you, waste a little timeJul 02, 2018 6:00 am - “In Praise of Wasting Time” By Alan Lightman; TED Books/Simon & Schuster; 102 pages; $16.99 --- Do you do calf stretches while you are brushing your teeth? Listen t...
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Crime book discussion at Palatine Public LibraryJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - The Palatine Public Library District will host a discussion for adults who enjoy books about crime, from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 11. The crime readers chat will be o...
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Fox Meadow Elementary School to host 'Poetry Park Live' July 7Jul 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Fox Meadow Elementary School in South Elgin invites students, families, and school staff to a "Poetry Park Live" event at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Black Hawk Park, 1...
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Emily Giffin's new novel is all her fans ever wantedJul 01, 2018 7:00 am - “All We Ever Wanted” by Emily Giffin; Ballantine; 352 pages Naperville native Emily Giffin's delight in life's frivolities has never stopped her from tak...
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Author events: Naperville native Emily Giffin, Colin Egglesfield in town MondayJun 30, 2018 7:31 am - Lisa Jenn Bigelow: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, (847) 256-5025, wilmettelibrary.info/. Youth services librarian L...
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Hanover Park reading program brings elementary students togetherJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - A new summer reading initiative meant to bring young people together is underway in Hanover Park. As part of the village's 60th anniversary festivities, local libraries...
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Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday in SchaumburgJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - All ages are welcome to celebrate Harry Potter's birthday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, at the Schaumburg Township District Library, immediately followed by a...
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Historical fiction author explores world of a NY socialite
Jun 26, 2018 7:00 am - "Lady Be Good" (Crown), by Amber Brock Historical fiction author Amber Brock explores the world of a New York socialite in her latest novel, "Lady Be Good." The story fo...
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Giffin ventures into new territory in 'All We Ever Wanted'
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Why Laura Ingalls Wilder's name was stripped from children's book awardJun 26, 2018 1:00 am - Laura Ingalls Wilder was on the brink of having an award named in her honor, from the Association for Library Service to Children, when in 1952 a reader complained to th...