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Join us for a poetry discussion with literary critic Isabel Soffer. No advance reading is required. Civic Room.

Tami Hoag will be at the The Book Stall at Chestnut Court on January 6th to promote her new book, Deeper Than the Dead. Come meet an author the Chicago Tribune called "one of the most intense suspense writers around."

Join Benjamin Goluboff for a discussion of Faulkner's "The Bear." Copies of the book will be available at the 3rd floor Reader Services desk approximately 1 month prior to the discussion date. Discussion held in the Civic Room.

The Socrates Cafe, hosted by Rick Branch, meets for thoughtful reflection on the first Wednesday each month. Drop-ins always welcome. Call or stop by for details.

Registration for ESL Classes Monday and Wednesday 9:15-11:00 a.m. beginning January 20. Registration on Saturday Jan 9 at 10 a.m.

The Illinois Poetry Society meets in the Civic Room every other month. Please bring 10-12 copies of two poems for critiquing.

Author Discussion & Signing:Titles: Death at the Fair and Death at Hull House (Both Emily Cabot Mysteries set in Chicago)

1796: A Bill to amend an act to promote the useful arts read for a second time in U.S. Senate.1899: Sherlock Holmes refused to cooperate with Inspector Lastrade's investigation of the murder Charles Augustus Milverton.

REGISTRATION FOR FREE ESL CLASSES HELD ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M.

The Roselle Public Library’s evening book discussion group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. On January 19, 2010, the group will discuss The Pearl by Mary Gordon. Maria Meyers - a New York single mother with a radical past - receives a call on Christmas night, 1998, from the State ... (more)Department: her daughter, Pearl, who is studying abroad at Trinity College, Dublin, has chained herself to the flagpole outside the American embassy and has not eaten in six weeks. Maria, who has always congratulated herself on Pearl's impeccable liberal upbringing, must reexamine all her assumptions about Pearl as she boards a plane for Ireland, determined to prevent her daughter's death. Copies of the book will be available at the Reference Desk one month prior to the discussion.

Join the Great Books Foundation for a preview and discussion of the new PBS version of Jane Austen's Emma. This event will take place in the Community Meeting Room (First Floor). Registration is not required. For more information, call 312-332-5870.

The Roselle Library’s men’s book discussion group meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. On January 20, 2010 the group will discuss Pacific Vortex by Clive Cussler, a Dirk Pitt adventure. Copies of the book will be available at the Reference Desk one month ... (more)prior to the discussion.

Title: Foolproof: A Stunning Global Thriller that Exposes a Terrorist Plot to Topple Democracies Worldwide

Author Kathleen Anne Fleming presents a writing workship on "dialogue." Civic Room.

Titles: A Word to the Wise: Former FBI agent working as an attorney has problems with organized crime in Chicago. & In His Blood:Scott Garity followed in his father’s footsteps, fighting the good fight. Eighteen years after his father, a decorated Chicago policeman, was killed in the line of duty, ... (more)Scott is told that his father was corrupt, an adulterer, and committed suicide. But the worst is yet to come. Scott deals with these issues and more as he is thrown into an investigation of a ghetto street operation, corrupt policemen, and betrayal by those closest to him.

Books 'n Pizza book discussion group just for kids, to discuss specific titles while munching on PIZZA! Kids must register ahead to provide time to read the book. Each month has a different title or theme! At the January meeting, the group will discuss Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda. Copies of the book ... (more)will be available at the Youth Services "Ask Me" Desk beginning Monday, January 4th.

Our 2010 readings are based on the Great Books Foundation's "The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler." Participants may buy the book from www.greatbooks.org or call 1-800-222-5870. Discussion held in the Civic Room.

Join Librarian Lori Siegel for reviews and conversation about books from various genres. Civic Room.

Irving Cutler will present an illustrated talk and sign copies of his latest book, "Chicago's Jewish West Side," which highlights more than 200 vintage photographs. Dr. Cutler is professor emeritus of urban geography and one of the founders of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society. He is the author of ... (more)several books. Auditorium.

Topic: The Scoop on Editing Your MSS.
Speaker: Carol Fisher Saller author of The Subversive Copy Editor.

Title: Mr. & Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners, & 300 Volunteers Did ItA Great Way to Celebrate Presidents' Day Eve and Democracy.

Books 'n Pizza book discussion group just for kids, to discuss specific titles while munching on PIZZA! Kids must register ahead to provide time to read the book. Each month has a different title or theme! At the February meeting, the group will discuss The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret by ... (more)Tracy Barrett. Copies of the book will be available at the Youth Services "Ask Me" Desk beginning Monday, January 4th.

1685: Birthday of German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.

1874: Birthday of world renowned & legendary magician & close friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry (Eric Weiss) Houdini.1916: Birthday of American mystery and western novelist; creator of Matt Helm, Donald Bengtsson Hamilton.

1865: General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the United States of America at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, thus bringing an end to the American Civil War.1875: Birthday of American journalist and author of the detective stories featurng ... (more)the Thinking Machine (Professor Van Dusen), who perished on the HMS Titanic in 1912, Jacques Futrelle.1879: Birthday of American comic and movie actor, W.C.Fields.1898: Birthday of the great African-American college & professional athlete, lawyer, actor of stage and screen, and social activist, Paul Robeson.1927: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti sentenced to death for robbery of a shoe factory and the murder of two employees. It was felt they were convicted and executed because of their radical politics.

1787: Founding of The African Masonic Lodge1856: Birthday of world renowned Austrian psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud.1915: Birthday of presidential campaign analyst and author of The Making of the President 1960, 1964, 1968..., Theodore H. White.1935: The establishment of the WPA (Workers Projects Administration) ... (more)during the early FDR administration employ non-skilled, skilled workers, artists, authors, etc. who were put out of work by The Great Depression.1979: 110,000 demonstrate against Nuclear Power in Washington, DC.

1812: Birthday of Victorian poet, Robert Browning who married Elizabeth Barrett and lived the best years and most productive in Florence, Italy.1892: Birthday of American poet and public official, Archibald Mac Leish.U.S. troops intervene in Nicaragua.1945:Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany to the ... (more)Allies

1920: The Farm-Labor Party established at the Chicago Convention.1924: Birthday of President George H. Bush.1929: Birthday of Anne Frank an adolescent Jewish girl who wrote about her experiences in a diary she kept while in hiding in Amsterdam before her family was discovered and taken to a Nazi concentration ... (more)camp where she died.

1892: Birthday of Basil Rathbone an actor who portrayed Sherlock Holmes on film and stage in the late 1930s & 1940s.1893: Birthday of English scholar, playwright, mystery writer and creator of Lord Peter Wimsey, Dorothy L. Sayers.1967: Thurgood Marshall, attorney for the N.A.A.C.P. during the beginning ... (more)of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States was the first Black man appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

1777: U.S. Congress adopted The Star & Stripes as the U.S. flag.1811: Birthday of aboltionist writer, neighbor of Samuel Clemens at Nook Farm in Hartford, Conn. & author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Hariette Beecher Stowe.1855: Birthday of Progressive Party founder and Wisconsin U.S. Congressman & Senator, ... (more)Robert M. La Follette.

1873: Suffragist, Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting.1933: National Industrial Recovery Act [NRA] signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1910: Birthday of playwright, Jean Anouilh, known for the play, Becket. It was made into a movie starring Richard Burton as Thomas a' Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II.1947: U.S.Senate overrides President Truman's veto of the Anti-union, Taft-Hartley Act.1949: The first of twelve women graduate ... (more)from Harvard Medical School.

1850: Birthday of Sir Robert Peel founder of Scotland Yard.1891: Dr. John H. Watson's first account of the Holmes' cases, A Scandal in Bohemia appears in The Strand Magazine.1908: Birthday of NAACP's chief counsel and first Black Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall.1976: U.S. Supreme Court declares ... (more)the death penalty "not unconstitutionally severe".

1850: Birthday of Sir Robert Peel founder of Scotland Yard.1891: Dr. John H. Watson's first account of the Holmes' cases, A Scandal in Bohemia appears in The Strand Magazine.1908: Birthday of NAACP's chief counsel and first Black Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall.1976: U.S. Supreme Court declares ... (more)the death penalty "not unconstitutionally severe".