Curiosity & Cheesecake meets at 6:30 pm on last Tuesdays at the library to explore true stories about our world, its people, creatures, history, science, and more. Guest facilitated by Gail Hintze.
Copies of the current book are available to check out at the front desk and are often also available as e-books or e-audiobooks through one of the library’s digital platforms.
As our name suggests, this club is sponsored by Triple Dipple’s Treats & Delicacies! You can look forward to sampling their famous cheesecake at every meeting.
2023 Reading List
January 31—Inciting Joy: Essays, by Ross Gay
>>>Bonus! Hear Ross Gay speak on January 11 as part of our Illinois Libraries Present series! Come to the library for a watch party of this live online event, or register for the Zoom link at https://bit.ly/Rossgay.
February 28—Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife, by Mary Roach (previously published as Spook; either edition is fine, due to a low number available of the new edition)
>>>Bonus! Hear Mary Roach speak on March 1 as part of our Illinois Libraries Present series! Come to the library for a watch party of this live online event, or register for the Zoom link at https://bit.ly/ILP_MaryRoach.
March 28—Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life, by Lulu Miller
April 25—Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, by Lisa Genova
>>>Bonus! Hear Robin Wall Kimmerer speak on June 21 as part of our Illinois Libraries Present series! Come to the library for a watch party of this live online event, or register for the Zoom link (coming soon).
June 27—Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights, by Eric Marcus (the newest edition is available on Hoopla)
July 25—Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea, by Katherine Harmon Courage
August 22 August 29—A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, by Hanif Abdurraqib
September 26—Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake
October 24—Aftershocks: A Memoir, Nadia Owusu
December 12 @ 6:00pm—All Book Club Holiday Party! All our library book clubs are invited to gather, share some treats, chat about what we’ve read this year, and play bookish games.