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

Discussion groups for Gold Boy, Emerald Girl take place throughout April at more than 50 Chicago Public Library locations.

• Thursday, April 5, 6:00 p.m.
  Walker Branch
  11071 S. Hoyne Avenue
  (312) 747-1920
• Thursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m.
  Albany Park Branch
  5150 N Kimball Avenue
  (312) 744-1933
• Tuesday, April 10, 6:00 p.m.
  Hall Branch
  4801 S. Michigan Avenue
  (312) 747-2541
• Tuesday, April 10, 6:30 p.m.
  Independence Branch
  3548 W. Irving Park Road
  (312) 744-0900
• Wednesday, April 11, 1:00 p.m.
  Near North Branch
  310 W. Division Street
  (312) 744-0991
• Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 p.m.
  Avalon Branch
  8148 S. Stony Island Avenue
  (312) 747-5234
• Wednesday, April 11, 6:00 p.m.
  West Pullman Branch
  830 W. 119th Street
  (312) 747-1425
• Wednesday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.
  Archer Heights Branch
  5055 S. Archer Avenue
  (312) 747-9241
• Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 p.m.
  Sulzer Regional Library
  4455 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (312) 744-7616
• Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m.
  Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt Branch
  733 N. Kedzie Avenue
  (312) 743-0555
• Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m.
  Lincoln Park Branch
  1150 W. Fullerton Avenue
  (312) 744-1926
• Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m.
  Hegewisch Branch
  3048 E. 130th Street
  (312) 747-0046
• Saturday, April 14, 11:00 a.m.
  Near North Branch
  310 W. Division Street
  (312) 744-0991
• Saturday, April 14, 2:30 p.m.
  Chinatown Branch
  2353 S. Wentworth Avenue
  (312) 747-8013
• Tuesday, April 17, 2:00 p.m.
  Beverly Branch
  1962 W. 95th Street
  (312) 747-9673
• Tuesday, April 17, 6:00 p.m.
  West Chicago Avenue Branch
  4856 W. Chicago Avenue
  (312) 743-0260
• Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.
  Jefferson Park Branch
  5363 W. Lawrence Avenue
  (312) 744-1998
• Wednesday, April 18, 2:00 p.m.
  Northtown Branch
  6435 N. California Avenue
  (312) 744-2292
• Wednesday, April 18, 6:00 p.m.
  Sherman Park Branch
  5440 S. Racine Avenue
  (312) 747-0478
• Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.
  Austin-Irving Branch
  6100 W. Irving Park Road
  (312) 744-6222
• Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.
  Clearing Branch
  6423 W. 63rd Place
  (312) 747-5657
• Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.
  Greater Grand Crossing Branch
  1000 E. 73rd Street
  (312) 745-1608
• Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.
  North Austin Branch
  5724 W. North Avenue
  (312) 746-4233
• Saturday, April 21, 11:00 a.m.
  Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch
  1701 N. Milwaukee Avenue
  (312) 744-6022
• Saturday, April 21, 11:00 a.m.
  Budlong Woods Branch
  5630 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (312) 742-9590
• Saturday, April 21, 11:00 a.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  Literature & World Language Department
  Room 7N-5, Seventh Floor
  400 S. State Street
  (312) 747-4700
• Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m.
  Blackstone Branch
  4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
  (312) 747-0511
• Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m.
  Uptown Branch
  929 W. Buena Avenue
  (312) 744-8400
• Saturday, April 21, 1:30 p.m.
  Mayfair Branch
  4400 W. Lawrence Avenue
  (312) 744-1254
• Saturday, April 21, 2:00 p.m.
  Legler Branch
  115 S. Pulaski Road
  (312) 746-7730
• Saturday, April 21, 2:00 p.m.
  South Shore Branch
  2505 E. 73rd Street
  (312) 747-5281
• Saturday, April 21, 3:00 p.m.
  Merlo Branch
  644 W. Belmont Avenue
  (312) 744-1139
• Tuesday, April 24, 2:00 p.m.
  Vodak-East Side Branch
  3710 E. 106th Street
  (312) 747-5500
• Tuesday, April 24, 6:00 p.m.
  Lozano Branch
  1805 S. Loomis Street
  (312) 746-4329
• Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m.
  Roden Branch
  6083 N. Northwest Highway
  (312) 744-1478
• Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m.
  West Belmont Branch
  3104 N. Narragansett Avenue
  (312) 746-5142
• Wednesday, April 25, 11:00 a.m.
  Douglass Branch
  3353 W. 13th Street
  (312) 747-3725
• Wednesday, April 25, 11:00 a.m.
  Mount Greenwood Branch
  11010 S. Kedzie Avenue
  (312) 747-2805
• Wednesday, April 25, 2:00 p.m.
  Roosevelt Branch
  1101 W. Taylor Street
  (312) 746-5656
• Wednesday, April 25, 6:00 p.m.
  Dunning Branch
  7455 W. Cornelia Avenue
  (312) 743-0480
• Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.
  Edgebrook Branch
  5331 W. Devon Avenue
  (312) 744-8313
• Wednesday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.
  Portage-Cragin Branch
  5108 W. Belmont Avenue
  (312) 744-0152
• Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 p.m.
  Woodson Regional Library
  9525 S. Halsted Street
  (312) 747-6921
• Thursday, April 26, 12:00 p.m.
  Harold Washington Library Center
  Talking Book Center
  Room 7N-5, Seventh Floor
  400 S. State Street
  (312) 747-4001
• Thursday, April 26, 6:00 p.m.
  West Town Branch
  1625 W. Chicago Avenue
  (312) 743-0450
• Thursday, April 26, 6:30 p.m.
  Scottsdale Branch
  4101 W. 79th Street
  (312) 747-0193
• Friday, April 27, 10:00 a.m.
  Brighton Park Branch
  4314 S. Archer Avenue
  (312) 747-0666
• Friday, April 27, 10:00 a.m.
  McKinley Park Branch
  1915 W. 35th Street
  (312) 747-6082
• Saturday, April 28, 10:00 a.m.
  Austin Branch
  5615 W. Race Avenue
  (312) 746-5038
• Saturday, April 28, 10:00 a.m.
  Pullman Branch
  11001 S. Indiana Avenue
  (312) 747-2033
• Saturday, April 28, 10:30 a.m.
  King Branch
  3436 S. King Drive
  (312) 747-7543
• Saturday, April 28, 10:30 a.m.
  Thurgood Marshall Branch
  7506 S. Racine Avenue
  (312) 747-5927
• Saturday, April 28, 11:00 a.m.
  Brainerd Branch
  1350 W. 89th Street
  (312) 747-6291
• Saturday, April 28, 11:00 a.m.
  Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch
  7901 S. King Drive
  (312) 747-0039
• Saturday, April 28, 1:00 p.m.
  Kelly Branch
  6151 S. Normal Boulevard
  (312) 747-8418

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: Gold Boy, Emerald Girl 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 participating organizations for their support!

• Tuesday, April 3, 6:00 p.m.
  WBEZ’s West Side Bureau
  2531 W. Division Street
  This discussion will be led by staff from WBEZ 91.5 FM and is co-presented with the Chicago Cultural Alliance. For full details, visit WBEZ.org/events.
• Tuesday, April 10, 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 and is co-presented with the Chicago Cultural Alliance. For full details, visit WBEZ.org/events.
• Thursday, April 12, 2:00 p.m.
  Wright College – Library Lounge
  4300 N. Narragansett Avenue
  (773) 481-8400
• Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m.
  Open Books
  213 W. Institute Place
  (312) 475-1355, Ext. 100
• Thursday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
  Gerber-Hart Library
  1127 W. Granville Avenue
  (773) 381-8030
• Tuesday, April 17, 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 and is co-presented with the Chicago Cultural Alliance. For full details, visit WBEZ.org/events.
• Wednesday, April 18, 1:00 p.m.
  Literacy Chicago
  17 N. State Street, Ste. 1010
  (312) 870-1100
• Thursday, April 19, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Loyola University Chicago
  Water Tower Campus
  Corboy Law Center, Conference Room 727
  25 E. Pearson Street
  (773) 508-2674
• Monday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
  The Book Cellar
  4736 N. Lincoln Avenue
  (773) 293-2665
• Thursday, April 26, 11:00 a.m.
  Harold Washington College
  Room 203
  30 E. Lake Street
  (312) 553-5883