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Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby
2025-04-15 18:00:00 2025-04-15 19:00:00 America/Chicago Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby Central Library - Workshop

Tuesday, April 15
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-15 18:00:00 2025-04-15 19:00:00 America/Chicago Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby Central Library - Workshop

Central Library

Workshop

The Great Gatsby turns 100 this month, and we invite you to join us in discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic as we compare it to a 2013 film adaptation shown in the Workshop. 

Reserve a copy of the book while registering (we'll let you know when it's ready to be picked up), or come to the Central Fiction Desk.

Questions? Contact bookdiscussions@stdl.org

TAGS: | Book Discussions |

Central Library
Phone: (847) 985-4000
Hours
We're closed Friday March 14
Mon, Mar 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 11 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 12 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 13 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 14 Closed
Sat, Mar 15 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 16 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.

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