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Monthly Book Program Program begun by the late Lee C. Moorehead and continued by his wife Betty and daughter Becky, in partnership with Batavia Public Library.

Featuring a variety of authors and guest book reviewers on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. 2012-13 is our 26th Season!

04/04/2023

Join us Thursday, April 20 at Noon with Sammi King who will share her new book "Mom's Time Out".

08/31/2022

Books Between Bites is pleased to announce its 34th season, to begin Thursday, September 15. The series is held at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, from noon to 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend these free programs, presented September through May, on the third Thursday of the month. Reservations are not required.

After a nearly 2-year pause due to COVID restrictions, the 2022-2023 season opens on September 15th, with Batavian Karl Bruhn sharing the Story of Recent Major Renovations of the Old Post Office in Chicago. A volunteer at the Chicago Architecture Center for the past 12 years, local and regional history has always fascinated Karl, sparking an interest when renovations of the Old Post Office in Chicago began. He’ll share the history of the building we drive through on the Eisenhower Expressway. Renovations to this great Chicago landmark were the most expensive ever done to a private building in the history of the United States.

06/20/2021

Meeting soon to plan a short new season of Books Between Bites to start January 2022. We look forward to sharing information as plans are set. We miss all our Book Between Bites folks.

12/06/2020

We regret that our 2020-21 Season had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. We hope to return to programming at Batavia Public Library for 2021-22 in Fall 2021.

05/12/2017

Join us for our final program of the season on Thursday, May 25, with author and syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson. The program (originally scheduled for May 18th) is at Noon at Batavia Public Library. The public is invited to attend this free program and registration is not required.

Dickinson is author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Story of Surprising Second Chances”, a chronicle of her experiences and misadventures as a single mother to her daughter, Emily. Her newest book is “Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things”. She also writes the syndicated advice column “Ask Amy,” which is carried in over 150 newspapers and read by an estimated 22 million readers daily. Known for her wisdom and wit, Dickinson is a frequent featured panelist on National Public Radio’s comedy quiz show, “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” Her books will be available for sale and signing at the May 25th program.

03/08/2017

Please join us as Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, Books Between Bites, welcomes Lester Munson for his annual visit at Noon, Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue. The public is invited to attend this free program and registration is not required.

Munson, nationally known commentator and ESPN senior writer and legal analyst, will discuss three sports books: “The Last Innocents” by Michael Leahy; “Shaken” by Tim Tebow; and “All the Way: My Life on Ice” by Jordin Tootoo. Given Munson’s lifelong love of the Chicago Cubs and the discussions held at past appearances, there are sure to be some celebratory remarks on their World Series win.

02/14/2017

Join us for our next program on Thursday, Feb. 16, with author Susan Croce Kelly. She will discuss and share photos from her books “Father of Route 66: The Story of Cy Avery” and “Rt. 66: The Highway and Its People”. The program is held at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, from noon to 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free program and registration is not required.

Kelly has been in and around Route 66 most of her life. She grew up near old 66 in St. Louis. Later she lived in Springfield, Missouri, and in Chicago – all Route 66 cities. Her book on Avery won Missouri’s Walter Williams Major Book Award in 2015, and was a finalist in the Oklahoma Book Awards and Indie Book Awards, Biography category. Her second book is a history of the highway from the 1920s until the arrival of the Interstates. Last year she was featured in a Chicago Tribune article by Rick Kogan, and also interviewed on his WGN radio show.

01/07/2017

Please join us for our next program on Thursday, January 19, Noon, at Batavia Public Library, when we welcome Dr. Cynthia Anderson, senior pastor at Batavia United Methodist Church. She will discuss the book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain. All our programs are free, open to the public, and reservations are not required. Bring your lunch to eat, if you'd like, during the program. Celebrating our 30th season in Batavia!

11/11/2016

Please join us when we welcome Dan Hoefler on Thursday, November 17, for a special program remembering the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. He will discuss the book “At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor” by Gordon W. Prange. The program is held at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, from noon to 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free program and registration is not required.

10/19/2016

Please join us on Thursday, October 20th at Noon, Batavia Public Library when we welcome Batavian Sammi King to discuss the book "The Dream" by Harry Bernstein. It is the story of a family's immigration to America. Sammi will also share the story of her own grandmother's journey from Sweden to live in America. The program is free, reservations are not required, and you can bring to lunch to eat during the program.

09/10/2016

Please join us for our 2016-17 Season opener on Thursday, Sept. 15, Noon, at Batavia Public Library. We welcome author Dan Campana to talk about his book "Cubs 100: A Century at Wrigley". His book will be available for sale & signing.

We have a wonderful season of programs planned. Visit our website http://booksbetweenbites.com/current.htm
for details and a schedule you can print out and save.

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Batavia Public Library, 10 S Batavia Avenue
Batavia, IL
60510

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+16304829157

Website

http://booksbetweenbites.com/

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