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African American Book Club

Join us as we read and discuss African-American literature each month. Books will include fiction and non-fiction. Stories might be about black lives, or stories might be written by black authors. Books are available for checkout on the hold shelf in the circulation area.

Meets on March 27th
6 – 7:30 PM
Sula
By Toni Morison

Sula and Nel are two young black girls: clever and poor. They grow up together sharing their secrets, dreams and happiness. Then Sula breaks free from their small-town community in the uplands of Ohio to roam the cities of America. When she returns ten years later much has changed. Including Nel, who now has a husband and three children. The friendship between the two women becomes strained and the whole town grows wary as Sula continues in her wayward, vagabond, and uncompromising ways.


GoodReads Book Club

We are hosting a no-pressure online book club. Every two months a new book will be chosen and discussion questions will be added. Please answer the questions whenever works best for you! Books will be available for checkout on the holds shelf in the circulation area.

To register:

Email Hope at hstandifer@mapld.org to get the registration link. You also must have a Goodreads account to participate.

The Selection For March 1st- April 30th

The Wife App
by Carolyn Mackler

Three best friends decide they’re finally done with their ex-husbands taking their work as wives and moms for granted. They’re ready to monetize the mental load, stick it to their exes, and have a wild ride in the process .
Because every wife deserves a happy ending.


Morning Book Club

Morning Book Club is back in September. Refreshments will be served. Books are available for checkout four weeks before the discussion date. Meet on the 4th Monday of the month. Books are available for checkout on the holds shelf in the circulation area. 

Meets on March 25th
The featured book is


10:15 – 11:45 AM
The Handmaid’s Tale
By Margaret Atwood

Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant because, in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now.…

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Book Match-up (Reader's Advisor)

Are you in a reading rut? Do you need help finding that next great read? Then fill out the form, and we can help you on your reading journey! The library will have your list ready within 72 hours. You can also contact us at asdept@mapld.org or all us at 708-748-4431.

Find the questionnaire here!

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Online Book Clubs

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