This year, the Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago program explores the idea of migration through the selection of Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed book The Warmth of Other Suns.
Throughout December, CPL, along with the Chicago Public Library Foundation, All State and BMO Harris, will continue to host fascinating dialogues about migration in a series of programs free and open to the public.
Author David M. Kennedy will be headlining a variety of these programs, including a discussion about his book Freedom from Fear.
One Book, One Chicago is a community reading initiative launched in Chicago in 2001. One Book, One Chicago seeks to engage people in the culture of reading by selecting a book that is particularly relevant to the Chicago experience.
Here is the list of One Book, One Chicago’s upcoming December events:
DAVID M. KENNEDY
Thursday, December 12 at 6 p.m.
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy, author of Freedom from Fear, discusses the history of American attitudes towards migration, and how migration to American cities today compares to that of the 19th and 20th centuries.
RESTORING A LANDMARK: THE ART, ARCHITECTURE AND IMMIGRANT HISTORY OF ST. JOHN CANTIUS
Monday, December 16 at 6 p.m.
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level
Founded in 1893 to serve the Polish immigrant community, St. John Cantius Church, one of the most recognized architectural landmarks in Chicago, has undergone extensive restoration since the 1980s. Deacon Joshua Caswell, SJC, presents the story of this beautiful church’s renaissance, restoration and impact on the vibrant surrounding community.
BOOKBINDING WORKSHOPS WITH NORTH BRANCH PROJECTS
Join experienced bookbinders from North Branch Projects to learn how to make a basic but beautiful book to use for recording stories of migration.
Tuesday, December 3 at 4 p.m.
Hall Branch
4801 S. Michigan Ave.
Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m.
Bezazian Branch
1226 W. Ainslie Street
JOURNAL OF ORDINARY THOUGHT WORKSHOPS: WRITING ABOUT MIGRATION:
Join the Journal of Ordinary Thought (JOT) writers for a series of community writing workshops focusing on the theme of migration.
Tuesdays: December 3, 10 and 17 at 4 p.m.
Hall Branch
4801 S. Michigan Ave.
Tuesdays: December 3, 10 and 17 at 6 p.m.
King Branch
3436 S. King Dr.
Wednesdays: December 4, 11 and 18 at 6 p.m.
Bezazian Branch
1226 W. Ainslie St.
Fridays: December 6, 13 and 20 at 10 a.m.
Budlong Woods Branch
5630 N. Lincoln Ave.
For more information on One Book, One Chicago, go to www.chipublib.org/eventsprog/programs/onebook_onechgo.php.
