March April Newsletter 2017
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Languages and Citizenship<br />
Book Clubs<br />
French Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Grove Room<br />
(formerly South Elgin Room)<br />
3rd Mondays, <strong>March</strong> 20, <strong>April</strong> 17<br />
6:30 – 8:30 pm<br />
Refresh and enhance your knowledge of French<br />
language and culture with Dennis Schwank.<br />
German Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Grove Room (formerly South Elgin Room)<br />
4th Wednesdays, <strong>March</strong> 22, <strong>April</strong> 26<br />
7 – 8:30 pm<br />
The group is led by John Schwartz, who will<br />
present articles and videos about to be<br />
discussed auf Deutsch.<br />
English Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Tuesdays<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Practice having everyday conversations in<br />
English, improve your pronunciation and gain<br />
confidence with a tutor from the Literacy<br />
Connection. Para una descripción en español,<br />
vea la página 15. ES<br />
Go Bilingual<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Every Wednesday 6 – 7 pm<br />
Experience the warmth and cultural interaction<br />
of learning a new language with a native<br />
speaker. The class is taught by Betty Martínez.<br />
Para una descripción en español, vea la página 15. ES<br />
Spanish Café<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
1st and 3rd Monday Noon – 1 pm<br />
Intermediate-level participants will practice<br />
structured and spontaneous conversations in<br />
Spanish. Participants also will learn vocabulary.<br />
Para una descripción en español, vea la página 15. ES<br />
Citizenship Conversation Group<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
Thursdays, <strong>March</strong> 2, 16, <strong>April</strong> 6, 20<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
Practice English for the naturalization/<br />
citizenship interview and review the questions<br />
for the history/civics test. Presented by The<br />
Literacy Connection. Para una descripción en<br />
español, vea la página 15. ES<br />
Great Books Discussion Group<br />
Main Library Conference Room<br />
2nd Mondays<br />
6:55 pm<br />
Co-sponsored by the American Association of<br />
University Women Elgin Branch.<br />
<strong>March</strong> 13 Lear, Tolstoy, and the Fool<br />
by George Orwell<br />
<strong>April</strong> 17 Poems in Leaves of Grass<br />
by Walt Whitman.<br />
Explore the impact the Civil War had on<br />
Whitman’s poetry style.<br />
Contemporary Fiction Book Club<br />
Main Library Grove Room (formerly South Elgin Room)<br />
3rd Wednesdays 7 – 8:30 pm<br />
<strong>March</strong> 15 The Boys In The Boat<br />
by Daniel James Brown<br />
<strong>April</strong> 19 Station Eleven<br />
by Emily St. John Mandel<br />
Novels at Night<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Thursdays<br />
6:30 – 7:30 pm<br />
<strong>March</strong> 16 A Man Called Ove<br />
by Fredrik Backman<br />
<strong>April</strong> 20 Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon<br />
Rakow Readers<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Mondays<br />
1:30 – 2:30 pm<br />
<strong>March</strong> 27 Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon<br />
<strong>April</strong> 24 The Turner House by Angela Flournoy<br />
Café Latino:<br />
¿Muerta?...¡Pero de la Risa!<br />
Main Library Elgin Room<br />
Monday, <strong>March</strong> 27 6 – 7:30 pm<br />
Come to talk about self-esteem and other topics<br />
in the book of the month, ¿Muerta?...¡Pero de la<br />
Risa! by María Antonieta Collins. Light refreshments.<br />
In partnership with Centro de Información. This<br />
program will be presented in Spanish. Para una<br />
descripción en español, vea la página 15. ES<br />
Walking Book Club<br />
The Centre of Elgin<br />
Wednesdays, 7 pm<br />
Join us for a 45-minute walk on the track. A lively<br />
book discussion will follow. For more details, contact<br />
Christine Padilla at 847-289-5829.<br />
ES = descripción en español<br />
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