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50+ Book Discussion: WHAT ARE YOU READING?

The Triphahn Center

2025-07-28 13:00:00 2025-07-28 14:00:00 America/Chicago 50+ Book Discussion: WHAT ARE YOU READING? Triphahn Center -

Monday, July 28
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-28 13:00:00 2025-07-28 14:00:00 America/Chicago 50+ Book Discussion: WHAT ARE YOU READING? Triphahn Center -

Join us at the Triphahn Center (1685 W Higgins Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169). For this meeting, there is no assigned book. Bring your favorite book or book recommendations to share with the group.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Griffin at 847-923-3388 or jgriffin@stdl.org.

TAGS: | Book Discussions |

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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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