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One Book One Town Discussion: The House in the Cerulean Sea

with partner EQDG

2024-03-13 19:00:00 2024-03-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago One Book One Town Discussion: The House in the Cerulean Sea The Downers Grove Public Library is excited to join EQDG in its second annual community-wide reading event, One Book, One Town. Enjoy a discussion about bellhops, paper poems, and Arthur’s big reveal! Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Wednesday, March 13
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-13 19:00:00 2024-03-13 20:00:00 America/Chicago One Book One Town Discussion: The House in the Cerulean Sea The Downers Grove Public Library is excited to join EQDG in its second annual community-wide reading event, One Book, One Town. Enjoy a discussion about bellhops, paper poems, and Arthur’s big reveal! Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Downers Grove Public Library

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

The Downers Grove Public Library is excited to join EQDG in its second annual community-wide reading event, One Book, One Town. Enjoy a discussion about bellhops, paper poems, and Arthur’s big reveal!

Linus Baker has resigned himself to his dull, lonely existence as a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, overseeing the well-being of magical children placed in state-run orphanages. His dreary life is suddenly upended by a new assignment: he is asked to travel to a distant island to assess the potential danger posed to the community by six magical children with special powers. As Linus gets to know the children and their caretakers, he begins to challenge his preconceived notions and societal assumptions he has held all his life. His view of himself and his world expands in beautiful and unexpected ways. Klune’s modern-day fairy tale provides a quirky and endearing portrait of what can happen when humans begin to question their judgments of others based upon appearance, assumptions, prejudice, and fear. Ultimately, it is a hopeful tale about learning to challenge preconceived biases and celebrate our differences, as everyone deserves to feel safe, protected, and even loved.

A calendar of community events can be found at eqdg.org.

Contact the Adult and Teen Services Desk at ATS@dglibrary.org or call 630-960-1200 with questions.

Downers Grove Public Library

askus@dglibrary.org
Phone: (630) 960-1200
Fax: (630) 960-9374

Hours
Mon, May 19 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, May 20 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sat, May 24 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 25 Closed
(Closed for Memorial Day.)

Upcoming events

Sat, May 24, 9:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Training Room

Sat, May 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

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Downers Grove Public Library

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Downers Grove Public Library

Mon, May 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Conference Room B (Max Capacity 10)

Mon, May 26, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Tue, May 27, All day
Downers Grove Public Library

Tue, May 27, 9:30am - 10:00am
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room

Tue, May 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100),Virtual Meeting

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