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Nothing but the Facts: The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
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Great Decisions 2025 **RESCHEDULED FROM 10/20**

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

A man and a woman sit next to each other in red lawn chairs under a lit trellis, overlooking a city. Around them there is also a small dog in a sweater, a cowboy hat, an acoustic guitar, a microphone, and a mistletoe above them.

RomCom Readers: All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up! This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up! This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

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Mystery Reader Book Discussion

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

Anime & Manga Club

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussions, Movies
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School, Middle School

Come and hang out as we munch on snacks and share our love of anime!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussions, Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and hang out as we munch on snacks and share our love of anime!

Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. Book cover is the 60th anniversary edition.

Grim Readers - Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss

The Library is closed the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day.

All Day
Villa Park Public Library

Per Policy 190, the Library is closed the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Closing
Branches:
Villa Park Public Library
Description:

Per Policy 190, the Library is closed the Sunday between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Call Me Iggy

Young at Heart

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join us for Young at Heart, our book discussion group for adults who enjoy YA and children's literature!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Young at Heart, our book discussion group for adults who enjoy YA and children's literature!

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Books Worth Talking About

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss

Nothing but the Facts: Sapiens: A Graphic Novel: The Birth of Humankind, Vol. One by Yuval Noah Harari

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Book Cover The Mystic's Accoomplice by Mary Miley

Mystery Reader Book Discussion

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

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Great Decisions 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

Eight perfect hours in large pink text over an hourglass shape with a couple facing each other on the top and a snowy landscape with a house in the bottom. All over a light blue background.

RomCom Readers: Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up. This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up. This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

Anime & Manga Club

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussions, Movies
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School, Middle School

Come and hang out as we munch on snacks and share our love of anime!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussions, Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and hang out as we munch on snacks and share our love of anime!

The Black Phone: Stories

Grim Readers -- The Black Phone

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss the story

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss the story

Cover for The Davenports

Young at Heart

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join us for Young at Heart, our book discussion group for adults who enjoy YA and children's literature!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Young at Heart, our book discussion group for adults who enjoy YA and children's literature!

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Books Worth Talking About

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss

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Great Decisions 2026

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs.  This program series highlights eight critical foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year.

Nothing but the Facts: Soil by Camille Dungy

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required