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Niles Library Chicagoland Author Series

Niles Library Announces Chicagoland Author Series

The Wednesday evening series runs May 29 through June 26, spotlighting 5 Chicagoland authors and their new books.

First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley on Wed., May 29, 7-8:30pm
Chicago journalist and Huffington Post contributor, Keith Koeneman, profiles “the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend.”

The Gettysburg Battlefield on Wed., June 5, 7-8:30pm
Civil War Road Trip author, Michael Weeks, visits the hallowed site, then and now, in a slide-lecture format to mark the 150th anniversary of the pivotal battle on July 1, 1863.

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Chicago Cable Cars on Wed., June 12, 7-8:30pm
Popular Chicago author and transportation historian, Greg Borzo, discusses his new book in a slide/lecture format, taking his audience back to the time when the Second City had the largest cable car system in the world.

Chicago Portraits on Wed., June 19, 7-8:30pm
Chicago historian and lecturer, June Skinner Sawyers, profiles the “unjustly forgotten” Chicagoans from her recent book in an illustrated presentation. 

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Storm Kings on Wed., June 26, 7-8:30pm
Essayist and Midwestern author, Lee Sandlin, presents an illustrated lecture about America's first tornado chasers. 

Register by calling 847-663-1234 or online at www.nileslibrary.org/calendar.

The Niles Public Library District is located at 6960 W. Oakton St, the northeast corner of the Oakton and Waukegan intersection. Library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

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