Book Club Celebration

Chicago Public Library hosts a citywide Book Club Celebration! Gather up your book club and come down to Harold Washington Library Center’s Winter Garden for a celebration of reading and the joy of discussing books with others! Not part of a book club? We can match you to one! We’ll have a discussion with local authors, book-related crafts led by Chi City Craft Club, a mockTALE bar and mocktail demonstration led by UnMuddled Bartending, a volunteer fair featuring local literary and literacy focused organizations, and most excitingly, an introduction to our new platform that makes reserving sets of books for your book club easier than ever.

Additional programming during this event includes:

5:20pm: Author Mia Manansala in conversation with Ald. Samantha Nugent

6:00pm: Mocktail Demo with UnMuddled Brewing

6:30pm: Olga Dies Dreaming Book Discussion

Volunteer fair organizations:

• Chicago Books to Women in Prison
• JARC Chicago
• The Learning Center
• Literacy Chicago
• Open Books
• Read and Run
• SitStayRead
• Touch Gift Foundation

Please register for this event. 

Accessibility

Need sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.

This event is part of the 2025 One Book, One Chicago season, exploring the book Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez.

This program is made possible by United Airlines and other generous donors to the Chicago Public Library Foundation.