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Writing Workshop with Northlight Theatre: High Lights

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Develop your writing within a supportive community in this workshop series. Led by Northlight Theatre teaching artists, you will write and refine material using prompts, discussion, and peer feedback.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Talking Books

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Discussion, Hispanic Heritage Month
Age Group:
Adults

This month we're discussing The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez.

This powerful novel centers around the construction of the Panama Canal and casts a light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Writing Workshop with Northlight Theatre: High Lights

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Develop your writing within a supportive community in this workshop series. Led by Northlight Theatre teaching artists, you will write and refine material using prompts, discussion, and peer feedback.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Writing Workshop with Northlight Theatre: High Lights

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults, Older Adults

Develop your writing within a supportive community in this workshop series. Led by Northlight Theatre teaching artists, you will write and refine material using prompts, discussion, and peer feedback.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Storied Stuff: Show-and-Tell for Grown-Ups

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Event Type:
Arts and Culture, Books and Authors
Age Group:
Adults

Between the website storied-stuff.com and two published books, Storied Stuff showcases photos of cherished belongings and personal essays.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Writing a Book: From Idea to Shelf to Reader

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors
Age Group:
Adults

John Wendell Adams is the author of the Jack Alexander trilogy; made up of Betrayal, Payback, and Ruthless. His most recent novel was a finalist for the New Generation Indie Book Award, thriller category.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

LitLounge

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Discussion, Native American Heritage Month
Age Group:
Adults

This month we will be discussing A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grade K–2" group
This event is in the "Grade 3–5" group

Books and Bites

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Food and Cooking, Native American Heritage Month
Age Group:
Kids, Grade K–2, Grade 3–5

Learn to make Native American fry bread and listen to the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grade 3–5" group

Relax and Read

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Grade 3–5

Pick up a lantern, find a cozy spot, and settle in with a soothing magical-world themed video projected onto a wall. Lights will be dimmed, and a chapter will be read aloud from a fantasy novel.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Fantasy Book Club

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Event Type:
Discussion, Books and Authors, Native American Heritage Month
Age Group:
Adults

This month we'll be discussing Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. 

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Kenji López-Alt Journeys Through Food and Science: Online Event

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults

Award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt provides an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Talking Books

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Discussion, Native American Heritage Month
Age Group:
Adults

This month we'll be discussing Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Pages Through History

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Discussion, Native American Heritage Month
Age Group:
Adults

This month we'll be discussing On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock. 

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Age 0–5" group
This event is in the "Grade K–2" group
This event is in the "Grade 3–5" group

Family Reading Night Showcase

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Age 0–5, Grade K–2, Grade 3–5

Celebrate Illinois Family Reading Night with an extravaganza of books and activities! 

Families can join in throughout the event as local authors read their books. We'll also have crafts and activities. Drop-in event.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Let's Get Together Book Club

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Self-Improvement
Age Group:
Adults

This community-based book club is for adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities, no matter their reading ability.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Preserving in the Jewish Tradition

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults

In this culinary demonstration, cookbook author Emily Paster will explain the long and colorful history of preserving fruits and vegetables in the Jewish kitchen.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Grade 9–12" group

Exploring the Jewish Diaspora Through Books and Food

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Teens, Grade 9–12

Jewish people exist all over the world, and cuisine and books reflect that diversity.

Discover new delicious treats and great reads during Jewish Book Month. For grade 6-12.

This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grade 3–5" group

Relax and Read

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Grade 3–5

Pick up a lantern, find a cozy spot, and settle in with a soothing magical-world themed video projected onto a wall. Lights will be dimmed, and you'll listen to a chapter from a fantasy novel.

Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Grade 3–5" group

Comic-Making Workshop

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Event Type:
Books and Authors, DIY
Age Group:
Kids, Grade 3–5

Let’s make comics! For more than a century, comic strips have delighted and intrigued readers all around the world.

Registration Required