January 2022

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BOOK DISCUSSIONS Join the conversation.

Register to attend any of these book discussions. Stop by the Info Desk to pick up a book or call us at 847-392-0100 to arrange a pick up. Book discussion titles are also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. For in-person programs, safety precautions in place according to current, local mitigation guidelines.

MYSTERY BOOK DISCUSSION

Dead of Winter by Stephen Mack Jones Monday, January 10, 7–8 p.m. Cardinal Room

Ex-cop August Snow faces sketchy real estate dealings, amoral billionaires and corrupt city employees in this gritty and actionpacked crime novel.

NOVEL EXPERIENCE BOOK DISCUSSION

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Tuesday, January 11, 7–8 p.m. / Cardinal Room

Between life and death there is a library, each book another life you could have lived. Would you have done anything different if you had the chance?

SCIENCE FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION

Dune by Frank Herbert Wednesday, January 12, 7–8 p.m. / Conference Room H

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, award-winning Dune is one of the the grandest epics in science fiction.

BOOKS AND BREWS DISCUSSION

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson Wednesday, January 19, 7–8 p.m. Eddie’s Restaurant, 10 E. Northwest Highway

Pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses and enhance our children. Doudna received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Emmanuelle Charpentier, “for the development of a method for genome editing.”

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