Around the World Book Club + Neighbors Together (In-Person)

New members are welcome to join our world tour of literature! This month's book, Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, celebrates Iranian heritage. Ask for a copy of the book at the Adult Services Desk.

Neighbors Together Series

Nine public libraries (Carol Stream, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Indian Prairie, Itasca, Naperville, Westmont, and Wheaton) are doing a "one community, one book" program series called Neighbors Together in which each library is going to do a book discussion on Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas.

We are doing this program series to promote Literacy DuPage, a local organization that teaches English, and to highlight the diversity of DuPage County. Learn more about volunteering by watching this short video. We are scheduling additional immigration-themed events, and members of all libraries are welcome to participate in any of the programs or book discussions. Please note the individual libraries’ registration policies. Some events are held in person, and some are hybrid (both online and in person).

Events

• Living Room Conversation: Welcoming Diverse Neighbors (Virtual)
  Wheaton Public Library Zoom Discussion
  Monday, Sept. 11, 7–8 p.m.
  Immigration is a highly personal and political topic. Let’s listen to each other’s experiences and increase our understanding to build a foundation for better relationships and solutions. In partnership with the Wheaton League of Women Voters. Zoom Registration

• Being From In-Between: A Neighbors Together Story Show (Hybrid)
  Naperville Public Library In Person and on Zoom
  Wednesday, Sept. 13, 7–8 p.m.
  Join us as we welcome back award-winning storyteller, Jasmin Cardenas, who will share personal tales of being bicultural and bilingual. 
  This program will be held in person and live streamed via Zoom. Registration is only required if you want to join virtually. Register below through Zoom directly. An email containing the link to join will automatically be emailed once registration is complete. Zoom Registration
  This program will also be recorded and posted on the Library's YouTube channel for two weeks.

• Around the World Book Club: Funny in Farsi (In Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library
  Monday, September 18, 6:30pm
  New members are welcome to join our world tour of literature! This month's book, Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas, celebrates Iranian heritage. Ask for a copy of the book at the Adult Services Desk.

• Children of Heaven movie screening (In Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library
  Saturday, Sept. 23, 10:30 a.m.–noon
  Children of Heaven, rated PG, is a story that will win over audiences of all ages. It is the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award. “After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair." (imdb.com).  Movies are shown with closed captioning for the hearing impaired.

• Literacy DuPage Lobby Drop-in (In Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library
  Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.–noon.
  Literacy DuPage recruits and trains volunteer tutors who teach adults English. Since 1972, they have been equipping a big-hearted army of tutors to sit side-by-side with adults in DuPage County who cannot understand, speak, read, or write English. Stop by the lobby to see how you can volunteer.

• Be a Good Neighbor (Virtual)
  Wheaton Public Library Zoom Presentation
  Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7–8 p.m.
  Representatives from Literacy DuPage, World Relief, People's Resource Center, and the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights discuss the services provided by their organizations and how community members can help and get involved. Zoom Registration

• In Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants in our Communities Exhibit Retrospective (Hybrid)
  Elmhurst Public Library In Person and through Zoom
  Thursday, Sept.  28, 7–8 p.m.
  Dave Oberg, director of the Elmhurst History Museum, provides an overview of immigration history and patterns in Elmhurst and the western suburbs, with a strong focus on the period after World War II. Cosponsored by the Elmhurst History Museum and Neighbors Together, an initiative of several DuPage County Libraries promoting Literacy DuPage. Registration required.