Discussion Groups

These programs took place in 2012.

Quicklinks: Chicago Public Library Discussion Groups | Book Club in a Bag | Outside Groups

Chicago Public Library Discussion Groups

Discussions of The Book Thief take place throughout October at more than 50 Chicago Public Library locations.

For Teen Volume discussions, presented with The Big Draw Chicago, see Events for Teens.

• Monday, October 1, 6:30 p.m.
  Portage-Cragin Branch
  5108 W. Belmont Avenue
  (312) 744-0152
  Discussion in Polish
• Thursday, October 4, 6:00 p.m.
  Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport Branch
  3400 S. Halsted Street
  (312) 747-8990
• Thursday, October 4, 6:00 p.m.
  Walker Branch
  11071 S. Hoyne Avenue
  (312) 747-1920
• Tuesday, October 9, 2:00 p.m.
  Beverly Branch
  1962 W. 95th Street
  (312) 747-9673
• Wednesday, October 10, 6:00 p.m.
  Manning Branch
  6 S. Hoyne Avenue
  (312) 746-6800
• Wednesday, October 10, 6:00 p.m.
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch
  8530 S. Kedzie Avenue
  (312) 747-2696
• Wednesday, October 10, 6:30 p.m.
  Archer Heights Branch
  5055 S. Archer Avenue
  (312) 747-9241
• Wednesday, October 10, 6:30 p.m.
  Avalon Branch
  8148 S. Stony Island Avenue
  (312) 747-5234
• Wednesday, October 10, 6:30 p.m.
  West Pullman Branch
  830 W. 119th Street
  (312) 747-1425
• Wednesday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.
  Sulzer Regional Library
  4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (312) 744-7616
• Thursday, October 11, 6:30 p.m.
  Lincoln Park Branch
  1150 W. Fullerton Avenue
  (312) 744-1926
• Thursday, October 11, 7:00 p.m.
  Hegewisch Branch
  3048 E. 130th Street
  (312) 747-0046
• Saturday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.
  Bezazian Branch
  1226 W. Ainslie Street
  (312) 744-0019
• Saturday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.
  Budlong Woods Branch
  5630 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (312) 742-9590
  Discussion in Korean
• Saturday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.
  Near North Branch
  310 W. Division Street
  (312) 744-0991
• Saturday, October 13, 1:00 p.m.
  Chinatown Branch
  2353 S. Wentworth Avenue
  (312) 747-8013
  Discussion in Chinese and English
• Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 p.m.
  Lincoln Belmont Branch
  1659 W. Melrose Street
  (312) 744-0166
• Tuesday October 16, 6:00 p.m.
  West Chicago Branch
  4856 W. Chicago Avenue
  (312) 743-0260
• Tuesday, October 16, 6:30 p.m.
  Jefferson Park Branch
  5363 W. Lawrence Avenue
  (312) 744-1998
• Wednesday, October 17, 2:00 p.m.
  Northtown Branch
  6435 N. California Avenue
  (312) 744-2292
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:00 p.m.
  Dunning Branch
  7455 W. Cornelia Avenue
  (312) 743-0480
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Austin-Irving Branch
  6100 W. Irving Park Road
  (312) 744-6222
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Canaryville Branch
  642 W. 43rd Street
  (312) 747-0644
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Greater Grand Crossing Branch
  1000 E. 73rd Street
  (312) 745-1608
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.
  North Austin Branch
  5724 W. North Avenue
  (312) 746-4233
• Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Sherman Park Branch
  5440 S. Racine Avenue
  (312) 747-0477
• Thursday, October 18, 6:30 p.m.
  Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt Branch
  733 N. Kedzie Avenue
  (312) 743-0555
• Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m.
  Brainerd Branch
  1350 W. 89th Street
  (312) 747-6291
• Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m.
  Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch
  1701 N. Milwaukee Avenue
  (312) 744-6022
• Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m.
  Budlong Woods Branch
  5630 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (312) 742-9590
• Saturday, October 20, 11:00 a.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  Literature & Language Department
  Room 3N-6, Third Floor
  400 S. State Street
  (312) 747-4700
• Saturday, October 20, 1:00 p.m.
  Blackstone Branch
  4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
  (312) 747-0511
• Saturday, October 20, 1:00 p.m.
  Kelly Branch
  6151 S. Normal Boulevard
  (312) 747-8418
• Saturday, October 20, 1:00 p.m.
  Uptown Branch
  929 W. Buena Avenue
  (312) 744-8400
• Saturday, October 20, 1:30 p.m.
  Mayfair Branch
  4400 W. Lawrence Avenue
  (312) 744-1254
• Saturday, October 20, 2:00 p.m.
  Clearing Branch
  6423 W. 63rd Place
  (312) 747-5657
• Saturday, October 20, 2:00 p.m.
  South Shore Branch
  2505 E. 73rd Street
  (312) 747-5281
• Saturday, October 20, 3:00 p.m.
  Merlo Branch
  644 W. Belmont Avenue
  (312) 744-1139
• Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 p.m.
  Roden Branch
  6083 N. Northwest Hwy.
  (312) 744-1478
• Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 p.m.
  West Belmont Branch
  3104 N. Narragansett Avenue
  (312) 746-5142
• Wednesday, October 24, 11:00 a.m.
  Mount Greenwood Branch
  11010 S. Kedzie Avenue
  (312) 747-2805
• Wednesday, October 24, 6:00 p.m.
  West Englewood Branch
  1745 W. 63rd Street
  (312) 747-3481
• Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.
  Edgebrook Branch
  5331 W. Devon Avenue
  (312) 744-8313
• Wednesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.
  Portage-Cragin Branch
  5108 W. Belmont Avenue
  (312) 744-0152
  Multigenerational discussion; both adult and teen readers welcome.
• Thursday, October 25, 12:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  Talking Book Center
  Room 7N-5, Seventh Floor 400 S. State Street
  (312) 747-4001
• Thursday, October 25, 6:30 p.m.
  Scottsdale Branch
  4101 W. 79th Street
  (312) 747-0193
• Thursday, October 25, 6:00 p.m.
  West Town Branch
  1625 W. Chicago Avenue
  (312) 743-0450
• Friday, October 26, 10:00 a.m.
  Brighton Park Branch
  4314 S. Archer Avenue
  (312) 747-0666
• Saturday, October 27, 10:00 am.
  Pullman Branch
  11001 S. Indiana Avenue
  (312) 747-2033
• Saturday, October 27, 10:30 a.m.
  King Branch
  3436 S. King Dr.
  (312) 747-7543
• Saturday, October 27, 10:30 a.m.
  Thurgood Marshall Branch
  7506 S. Racine Avenue
  (312) 747-5927
• Saturday, October 27, 11:00 a.m.
  Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch
  7901 S. King Dr.
  (312) 747-0039
• Saturday, October 27, 2:00 p.m.
  Woodson Regional Library
  9525 S. Halsted Street
  (312) 747-6900
• Tuesday, October 30, 2:00 p.m.
  Vodak-East Side Branch
  3710 E. 106th Street
  (312) 747-5500
• Tuesday, October 30, 6:00 p.m.
  Hall Branch
  4801 S. Michigan Avenue
  (312) 747-2541
• Wednesday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.
  Archer Heights Branch
  5055 S. Archer Avenue
  (312) 747-9241
  Discussion in Polish
• Wednesday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.
  Douglass Branch
  3353 W. 13th Street
  (312) 747-3725

Book Club in a Bag

Use your Chicago Public Library card to check out a tote bag filled with eight copies of the book, resource guides and tips for your book club. Book Club in a Bag: The Book Thief is available by placing a hold online or at the following locations:

• Beverly Branch, 1962 W. 95th Street
• Blackstone Branch, 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
• Harold Washington Library Center, Popular Library, First Floor, 400 S. State Street
• Rogers Park Branch, 6907 N. Clark Street
• Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
• West Chicago Avenue Branch, 4856 W. Chicago Avenue
• Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street

For details, please call (312) 747-8191.

Book Discussions Outside CPL

Attend a discussion at the following outside locations. CPL thanks these organizations for their support!

• Tuesday, October 9, 6:00 p.m.
  WBEZ’s West Side Bureau
  2531 W. Division Street
  (312) 948-4600
  This discussion will be led by staff from WBEZ 91.5 FM.
• Tuesday, October 9, 6:00 p.m.
  Open Books
  213 W. Institute Place
  (312) 475-1355, Ext. 100
• Tuesday, October 9, 6:30 p.m.
  Shimer College
  3424 S. State Street, Radical Two Classroom
  (312) 235-3529
• Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 p.m.
  WBEZ’s South Side Bureau
  6957 S. Halsted Street
  (312) 948-4600
  This discussion will be led by staff from WBEZ 91.5 FM.
• Wednesday, October 17, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
  Literacy Chicago
  17 N. State Street, Ste. 1010
  (312) 870-1100
• Thursday, October 18, 2:00 p.m.
  Wright College – Library Lounge
  4300 N. Narragansett Avenue
  (773) 481-8400
• Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
  WBEZ’s North Side Bureau
  2913 W. Devon Avenue
  (312) 948-4600
  This discussion will be led by staff from WBEZ 91.5 FM.
• Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 p.m.
  Shimer College
  3424 S. State Street, Radical Two Classroom
  (312) 235-3529
• Thursday, October 25, 11:00 a.m.
  Harold Washington College, English Department
  30 E. Lake Street, Room 203
  (312) 553-5883
• Thursday, October 25, 7:00 p.m.
  Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
  Leather Archives & Museum
  6418 N. Greenview Avenue
  (872) 226-5632
• Monday, October 29, 2:00 p.m.
  Loyola University Chicago
  Water Tower Campus
  Corboy Law Center, Conference Room 727
  25 E. Pearson Street
  (773) 508-2641