You Are What You Read
Summer Reads for Adults 2012
Book Club in a Bag
Calling all book clubs! Have you heard about Book Club in a Bag?
Want to spice up your book club this summer? Read some fascinating titles? The Chicago Public Library provides everything your group needs for a great book discussion. The Library’s Book Club in a Bag program provides 10 copies of the same title along with tips for a successful discussion. All you need is a Chicago Public Library card to check out a Book Club in a Bag. Please call (312) 747-4056 to reserve a bag and have it sent to your local branch for check out:
One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage and the Language of Healing
By Diane Ackerman
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
By Susan Cain
Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
By Jennifer Cockrall-King
It Is Well with My Soul: The Extraordinary Life of a 106-Year-Old Woman
By Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson
30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans
By Karl A. Pillemer
The Years of Rice and Salt
By Kim Stanley Robinson
Join Our Adult Book Discussion Groups!
Don’t have a book club? Don’t worry! If you wish to discuss your thoughts and reactions to some of these thought-provoking books with other readers, the Chicago Public Library offers ongoing adult book discussion groups at many of its locations.
This summer, CPL branches throughout the city will be reading and discussing selections from You Are What You Read: Summer Reads for Adults. Check with your neighborhood library or the events calendar for more information.