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Novel Ideas book Club

2025-09-08 18:00:00 2025-09-08 19:00:00 America/Chicago Novel Ideas book Club Please join us at the Zablocki library for a discussion of Violeta by Isabel Allende Zablocki Branch - Community Room

Monday, September 08
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-08 18:00:00 2025-09-08 19:00:00 America/Chicago Novel Ideas book Club Please join us at the Zablocki library for a discussion of Violeta by Isabel Allende Zablocki Branch - Community Room

Zablocki Branch

Community Room

Please join us at the Zablocki library for a discussion of Violeta by Isabel Allende

Violeta by Isabel Allende  Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family with five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. Through her father's prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses everything and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling. She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting times of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life is shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and ultimately not one, but two pandemics.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club/Discussion |

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Zablocki Branch

Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
David Sikora

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Mon, Aug 25 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Aug 26 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 Closed
(Labor Day Weekend)
Sun, Aug 31 Closed
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Fri, Sep 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
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Mon, Sep 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Please join us at the Zablocki library for a discussion of Violeta by Isabel Allende

Tue, Sep 09, 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room
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Wed, Sep 10, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
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Wed, Sep 10, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Thu, Sep 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Fri, Sep 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Tue, Sep 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Wed, Sep 17, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Wed, Sep 17, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Wed, Sep 17, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, Sep 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Thu, Sep 18, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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Fri, Sep 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Wed, Sep 24, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
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Raid the Art Cart and create your next masterpiece! Use the provided supplies to answer a prompt or freely create your own work of art.

Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Join us for a 20-minute story followed by playtime, for children and their caregivers! Learn finger-plays, songs, and other participatory activities that help children learn important literacy skills.

Thu, Sep 25, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Fri, Sep 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Drop in during Fun Fridays! at Zablocki Library to hang out, mess around, and geek out with others in an art and technology rich environment.

Mon, Sep 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by creating your own Lotería-inspired flower pots!
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Tue, Sep 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? We can help!