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News Tue Mar 04 2008

Meet the New Chicago Public Library

What a difference a day makes. The Chicago Public Library has unveiled a radical web makeover. The shiny new website also includes a new online catalog that is faster, prettier and more user-friendly than the old, clunky search. And, finally, library users can place holds on materials through the online catalog. See something you want? Just click "Place on Hold" and enter your library account information, and the item can be sent to your nearest branch library for pickup. Awesome—and long overdue. Congratulations, CPL!

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This Month's Selection:

January 2009

A Raisin in the Sun

by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the SunLena Younger's husband has passed away, and as Lena and her family wait for a $10,000 life insurance check, they dream of leaving their tiny Chicago apartment and starting new lives. This groundbreaking play won a New York Drama Critics Circle Award when it was first produced in 1959.

Meet & Discuss

Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, January 12, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!

Upcoming Books

January 12
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry

February 9
A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean

March 9
The Book of Ralph
by John McNally

April 13
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris

May 11
Passing
by Nella Larsen

June 8
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut

July 13
Every Crooked Pot
by Renee Rosen

August 10
La Perdida
by Jessica Abel

September 14
The Echo Maker
by Richard Powers

October 12
Lords of the Levee
by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt

November 9
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry


Past Books


About GB Book Club

The Gapers Block Book Club is a reading group dedicated to reading fiction by Chicago area authors and nonfiction works about our city. We read a new book every month, and new members are always welcome.

In Person
The book club meets on the second Monday of the month at The Book Cellar bookstore in Lincoln Square (map).

By Email
Sign up for the book club mailing list to receive reminders about upcoming meetings and other special announcements.


Editors: Alice Maggio & Veronica Bond, bookclub@gapersblock.com

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