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More Than a Book Club: The Midnight Library

2023-10-10 18:00:00 2023-10-10 19:15:00 America/Chicago More Than a Book Club: The Midnight Library Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tuesday, October 10
6:00pm - 7:15pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-10 18:00:00 2023-10-10 19:15:00 America/Chicago More Than a Book Club: The Midnight Library Join the Urbana Park District and The Urbana Free Library for this popular three-session book discussion that includes nature, food, and art activities. Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Urbana Free Library

MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Join the Urbana Park District and The Urbana Free Library for this popular three-session book discussion that includes nature, food, and art activities.

Join us for conversation and more about The Midnight Library, a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, written by the internationally bestselling author, Matt Haig. 

"An uplifting, poignant novel about regret, hope and second chances" - author David Nicholls

The Midnight Library tells the story of a library between life and death where the shelves go on forever. Every book offers a chance to try another life you could have lived and shows how things would be if you had made other choices. Would you have done anything different if you had the chance to undo your regrets?

Participants request copies of the book through the library.  Multiple copies are available.  Registration is required.

  • October 3: Meet at Anita Purves Nature Center for a hike through beautiful Busey Woods and conversation about our first impressions of The Midnight Library.  
  • October 10: Meet at The Urbana Free Library for more discussion and a chance to explore the book's theme of life-changing choices through creative art activities. 
  • October 17: Meet at Phillips Recreation Center James Room Kitchen to make and share food inspired by The Midnight Library and to have our final book discussion.

 

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
Mon, Dec 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Dec 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 08 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 10 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Fri, Dec 08, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Leal Elementary School

Fri, Dec 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Registration is now closed

Sat, Dec 09, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Sat, Dec 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 09, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Dec 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Mon, Dec 11, 9:00am - 3:30pm
Dr. Williams

Mon, Dec 11, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 12, 9:00am - 3:30pm
Dr. Williams

Tue, Dec 12, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 12, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 12, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Dec 12, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Dec 13, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Dec 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Dec 14, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 16, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 16, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Dec 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Mon, Dec 18, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 19, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Dec 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Dec 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Dec 21, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Canceled
Thu, Dec 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana Free Library

Thu, Dec 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 23, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Dec 24, All day
Urbana Free Library

Mon, Dec 25, All day
Urbana Free Library

Tue, Dec 26, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Dec 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Dec 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Dec 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Dec 28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 30, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Dec 30, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Mon, Jan 01, All day
Urbana Free Library

Tue, Jan 02, All day
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Tue, Jan 02, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jan 02, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jan 03, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Jan 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jan 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Thu, Jan 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jan 04, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jan 06, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area