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Just the Facts nonfiction book group
Lisle Library District, 777 Front St, Lisle, IL | Get Directions »
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Please join us for our discussion of A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos by Dava Sobel. Do you know Copernius? You will by the end of this engaging biography! In 1539, Copernicus was visited by a stranger from Germany named Rheticus, who wound up staying with him for two years. Afterwards, Rheticus published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, a manuscript Copernicus had outlined, but never published. Sobel gives us not only a portrait of Copernicus, but of the forces of the time (such as the Reformation) that had a huge impact on his work.
Event Details
| Where | Lisle Library District 777 Front St, Lisle, IL 60532 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:00 pm–8:30 pm |
| Who to bring | Everyone |
| Website | http://www.lislelibrary.org |
| Phone | 630-971-1675 |
| ohzourkj@lislelibrary.org | |
| Price | $0 |
More About Lisle Library District
From magazines to interactive children's activities, the Lisle Library offers more than great reading material. Its collection includes more than 122,000 books, 350 magazine subscriptions, 12,000 audio materials, 11,000 DVDs and art prints. Patrons can take advantage of three quiet study rooms, copiers, computers, tables and dozens of modern orange chairs for comfortable reading. A meeting room is also available that includes a grand piano which employee Rhonda Shelson said, "every kid in 50 miles has played in recitals." (According to Snelson any Lisle Library cardholder can utilize the meeting rooms for non-commercial purposes, as long as it meets the library's criteria.)
The children's services center offers board games, video and computer games, graphic novels and craft programs. (Don't forget to say hello to the library's turtles and gerbils.)
The library sponsors four monthly book groups (all for different genres) and a film group. Visit its Facebook page for updates, event information and photos.
Other events here
- BrainFuse Daily, 2:00 pm–11:00 pm
- Make the Grade @ The Library Daily,
- Learn- A-Test Daily,