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BOOKCLUBS, PROGRAMS, MAKERSPACE, STUDY ROOMS, AND MORE.
Swedish Heritage
Parking Lot Closure Kids Day 2025
Winners of last year's Viking Parade.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 • 11 A.M.–2 P.M.
Join us for the Swedish Days Kids' Day event held at the Library. There will be fun-filled games, activities, treats, music, crafts, and more! Activities will take place in the parking lot and inside the building.
 
by Margareta Magnusson
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
The original, official, bestselling guide to Swedish death cleaning—a charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.
 
by Beatrice Ojakangas
Breakfast with Beatrice
With the help of James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer Beatrice Ojakangas, breakfast will be not only the most important meal of the day, but the best tasting. With recipes drawn from her storied career and honed in her home kitchen, Breakfast with Beatrice prepares the cook--seasoned veteran or novice--to make breakfast the perfect start to every day.
 
by Ulf Kvensler
The Couples Trip
Two couples set out together on a hiking trip that goes terrifyingly wrong in this addictive psychological thriller for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.
 
by Elisabeth Carlsson
The Lagom Life
Discover lagom—the Swedish idea of balance, harmony, beauty,
and sufficency.
 
by Fredrik Backman
My Friends
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.
 
by Alex Schulman
Malma Station
A train races through a stark summer landscape. Everyone on board is traveling to Malma Station, and no one realizes how their fates are intertwined, in this riveting literary suspense.
 
 
 
Celebrate Swedish Heritage and Authors here.
Featured Book Club Title
By Ariel Lawhon
The Frozen River
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
 
Find Your Next Read
 
Learn more about The Frozen River, the author,
and download our premade discussion guide here.
 

 
Browse more of our Book Club Favorites here
or check out our collection on the 2nd floor display!
 
Read-a-Likes
More for Book Lovers
Young adults smiling with open books.
THURSDAY MORNING
BOOK CLUB (ADULTS)
The Maltese Falcon
TUESDAY, JUNE 24 • 6:30–7:30 P.M.
by Steven Rowely
The Stationery Shop
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 • 7–8 P.M.
by Carmen Maria Machado
Her Body and Other Parties
Helo Your Community
Versiti bus in front of the library.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 • 10 A.M.–2:30 P.M.
Versiti Blood Center of Illinois and Geneva Public Library are teaming up to save lives with a Blood Drive, and we need your help! Each donation impacts and saves 3 lives; Versiti Blood Center of Illinois supplies blood to 70 local hospitals.
 
Appointments begin every 15 minutes. Please register for a time slot and complete pre-registration materials using this link. Walk-ins will be welcome but appointments are preferred. Expect your appointment to take between 45 minutes to an hour. Please bring a photo ID.
 
Get Together With Friends
Lake Michigan's Chicago shoreline and dusk.
MONDAY, JUNE 16 • 1:30–2:30 P.M.
MONDAY, JUNE 16 • 6:30–8:30 P.M.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19 • 7–8:30 P.M.
 
Summer Challenge
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Join us for our Summer Challenge now through July 31. Compete to earn points and win a variety of prizes and earn entries into our grand prize drawings. Earn points for activities such as reading, listening, watching, visiting, and engaging with the library. Want to get started reading right away? Sign up in the lobby or online today!
 
Learn New Tech
Glowforge Slate Coasters
PROJECT OF THE MONTH:
SLATE COASTERS (ADULTS)
Let's use the Glowforge to engrave slate coasters! Basic computer skills required. Materials provided by the library.
 
Just for Teens
Teen girl pulling out her hair in shock.
TUESDAY, JUNE 17 • 6:30–8:30 P.M.
 
All Ages Fun!
A little girl creating an origami crane.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19 • 6–8 P.M.
Kids and families are invited to fold, create, and have fun making awesome paper creations. All skill levels welcome—whether you’re a beginner or a pro!

READ WITH US
FAMILY STORYTIME (ALL AGES)
TUESDAY, JUNE 17 • 6:30–7 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 • 9:30–10 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 • 10:30–11 A.M.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
GIGGLES & WIGGLES FOR LITTLES
(BIRTH-2 YEARS W/CAREGIVER)
TUESDAY, JUNE 17 • 6–8 P.M.
REFRIGERATOR
ART CLUB (ALL AGES)
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 • 9 A.M.–2 P.M.
 
 
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