Community Meeting Room, Main Library

In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman—and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Author and Evanston native Louise W. Knight will read from and discuss her acclaimed examination of Addam's life and ideas.
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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most h... more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

What does it mean to be human? This  explosive, daring novel suggests what might happen when a young girl is discovered to be the result of the experimental breeding of human and ape.Come hear Evanston author Laurence Gonzales read from his highly acclaimed new book.

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

What does it mean to be human? This  explosive, daring novel ... more

A Call Girl (2010. 91 min. Slovenia)

Having grown up in small-town Slovenia, 23-year-old Alexandra embraces the excitement and anonymity of big city life when she moves to the capital. She styles herself as a call girl, planning to take advantage of everything the city has to offer. But her isolated existence—English studies and mortgage payments by day, call girl by night—is shattered when one of her clients dies of a heart attack on her watch. Alexandra must suddenly confront fear, guilt, and desperation as she finds herself pursued by a band of local pimps, as well as the cops. The old village life she had escaped from might now become her only refuge.

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A Call Girl (2010. 91 min. Slovenia)

Having grown up in small-town Slovenia, 23-year-old Alexandra embraces t... more

The African American Literature Book Group will discuss Sap Rising by Christine Lincoln.

Through her collection of stories set against a vividly evoked rural southern landscape, Christine Lincoln, delves into the hearts and minds of African Americans, whose lives are shaped by unseen forces. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the second floor Reader's Services desk. Register online or by calling (847) 448-8620.

Small Meeting Room, Main Library

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The African American Literature Book Group will discuss Sap Rising by Christine Lincoln.

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South Branch

This month the South Branch Book Club will be discussing Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa.

"Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter is a comic novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. Vargas Llosa uses counterpoint, paradox, and satire to explore the creative process of writing and its relation to the daily lives of writers. One half of the story is an autobiographical account of an aspiring writer named Marito Varguitas, who falls in love with Julia, the divorced sister-in-law of his Uncle Lucho. Marito's success at writing and romance contrasts with the fortunes of Pedro Camacho, the protagonist of the other half of the story, who is a devoted but declining author of radio soap operas." - The Merriam-Webster Encylopedia of Literature

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South Branch

This month the South Branch Book Club will be discussing Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa.

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library
Not sure what to do on a Friday evening? Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with movie night at the library!  Join us for a special after-hours showing of the movie, Frida, starring Selma Hayek, Alfred Molina, and Antonio Banderas.

2002 Running time:  123 minutes  Rated:  R

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library
Not sure what to do on a Friday evening? Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with movie night at the library!  Join us for a special after-hours showing of the mov... more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented by Rochelle Klapman of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

Vaulting ambition, bloody betrayal, murder most foul — it's all here as mighty Verdi synthesizes the Bard's greatest moments, bringing laser-like focus to every character's soul with searing, powerful music.

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented by Rochelle Klapman of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

Vaulting amb... more

North Branch

The North Branch Book Group meets on the last Thursday of the month.  In September we will discuss Justice:  What's the Right Thing To Do by Michael J. Sandel.  (See the a staff review.)

“Michael J. Sandel, political philosopher and public intellectual, is a liberal, but not the annoying sort. His aim is not to boss people around but to bring them around to the pleasures of thinking clearly about large questions of social policy. Reading this lucid book is like taking his famous undergraduate course ‘Justice’ without the tiresome parts, such as term papers and exams.”—George F. Will

All are welcome.  Register online, call 847-866-0330 or stop in to pick up a copy of the book

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North Branch

The North Branch Book Group meets on the last Thursday of the month.  In September we will discuss <... more

EPL is pleased to feature the art of Paul Whittaker, currently on display in the library. Mr. Whittaker is the latest artist in our ongoing series of local art exhibitions.

The show, entitled Circular Logic, features many of Mr. Whittaker's pieces in a variety of different mediums. Watercolors, paints, pastels, and photography are all employed in Mr. Whittaker's art, often within the same piece. The colors on display here can only be described as vibrant.

Stop by the 2nd Floor of the Main Library now through October 1st and see for yourself, and be sure to make plans to be at the library on Thursday, September 2nd from 6-8pm to meet the artist himself and discuss his work with him. Coming up later this month we'll feature an interview with Mr. Whittaker on our Off the Shelf blog. Stay tuned.
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EPL is pleased to feature the art of Paul Whittaker, currently on display in the library. Mr. Whittaker is the latest artist in our ongoing series of local art exhibitions.

The show, entitled Circular Logic, features man... more

(Following The Sledding Hill), Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A Discussion with Author Chris Crutcher!

Chris Crutcher comes to Evanston!  The acclaimed YA author of Deadline, Whale Talk, Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes, and Ironman will speak with the teen cast and crew, and take questions from the audience, following the Saturday, October 2nd performance of The Sledding Hill.  Crutcher, whose books have been challenged and/or banned in several middle schools and high schools across the nation, will discuss censorship, YA literature, reading, writing, and more.  Don't miss this talk with one of the most influential modern YA authors writing today.  

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(Following The Sledding Hill), Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A Discussion with Author Chris Crutcher!

Chris Crutcher comes to Evanston!  The acclaimed YA au... more

The Sledding Hill,
a stage adaptation of Chris Crutcher's novel produced by B.O.O.K.: Theatre with a Spine.

Celebrating Banned Books Week 2010, The Loft's very own teen theatre troupe, the Bodacious Oracles of Knowledge, presents a stage adaptation of The Sledding Hill, a story about censorship, freedom, ghosts and courage by acclaimed YA author, Chris Crutcher.  Featuring an ensemble cast of teen actors, musicians, and crew, this challenging, provocative production will embody the troupe's slogan, Theatre with a Spine.  Suggested donation at the door: $5.  Recommended for ages 10 & up. 

Do you act?  Play music?  Draw?  Build?  Work stage crew?  Our theatre troupe is open to anyone who wants to participate.  If you're interested in performing or being involved in any way, please email Jarrett, the production's director, at jdapier@cityofevanston.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Location: Main Library, Community Meeting Room

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The Sledding Hill,
a stage adaptation of Chris Crutcher's novel produced by B.O.O.K.: Theatre with a Spine.

Celebrating Banned Books Week 2010, The Loft's very own teen theatre troupe, more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on Carmen by Georges Bizet will be presented by Lillian Celic of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

What could make a man cheat on his fiancée, drive his mother to tears, and ditch a good job? One woman — Carmen! She's the sex-bomb, gypsy seductress who loves them and leaves them — tossing egos and hearts in the dust.

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

A lecture on Carmen by Georges Bizet will be presented by Lillian Celic of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

What could make a man ... more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

The beginning is more than the half. -Aristotle

We become who we are in no small part because of where we have been, where we come from. In this kickoff session for Project Engage, take Flat Falcon along with you to revisit the sites of some of your most powerful memories. Capture a photographic record of Flat Falcon's exploits that will become a part of our traveling exhibit. Bring those images to our first session where we will explore memories of growing up, share our photographs with Flat Falcon, view other images with this theme, and eat pizza.  Who is this Flat Falcon, you ask? Pick up the friendly, feathered Flat Falcon, instructions, and the photography packet in the Loft at least one week in advance. Participants must be Evanston Township High School Students. Register here!

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

The beginning is more than the half. -Aristotle

We become who we are in no small part because of where we have been, where we come from. In this k... more

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

(2010, 120 min. Spanish)

For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo traveled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows to never play the accursed accordion again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner. On the way, Ignacio is followed by Fermín, a spirited teenager determined to become his apprentice. Tired of loneliness, Ignacio accepts the young man as his pupil and together they traverse the vast Colombian terrain, discovering the musical diversity of Caribbean culture. Hardened by a life of solitude, Ignacio tries to discourage Fermín from following in his footsteps, but destiny has different plans for them.

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

(2010, 120 min. Spanish)

For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo traveled the vil... more

Small Meeting Room, Main Library

The African American Literature Book Group will discuss Gabriel's Story by David Anthony Durham

AAL book club discusses "Gabriel's Story". A different take on the Western frontier, this tale is of a family of newly freed African Americans who are seeking refuge from the reconstructed South and the promise of land. Copies of the book are available for checkout at the second floor Reader's Services desk. Register online or by calling (847) 448-8620.

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Small Meeting Room, Main Library

The African American Literature Book Group will discuss Gabriel's Story by... more