11/19/2025
Join us at Camp Reinberg this winter for some reading, discussion, and community! December-February each month we will read one book (titles outlined below). The first Wednesday of each month is sharing a cozy space for reading in good company. The third Wednesday of the month we'll meet to discuss the book of the month together!
The first 3 folks to register will get a copy of the books we are reading to keep! Palatine Library is supporting this program with their Book-Club-In-A-Bag! A number of copies will be available for loan to patrons, which you can request on the registration form.
E-mail [email protected] to register for the month(s) you're interested in joining for or with any questions!
December:
A Psalm for the Wild-built by Becky Chambers - Fiction - 160 pages
This Hugo-award winning novella is set against a steampunk-cozy backdrop, well into the future, after the robots of the world gained self-awareness and collectively wandered into the wilderness, existing now only in myth and legend. When one robot arrives to check-in with humanity, a tea-monk, who is struggling to find purpose and drive, will help answer the robot's question: What do people need?
Join us as we ask and answer that same question together, focusing on the themes of finding respite in nature, connection, and hope in a landscape re-wilded.
January:
A Woman Among Wolves by Diane Boyd - Memoir - 240 pages
Diane Boyd was one of the foremost wild-life biologists researching wolves in the wild. This memoir recounts her journey through a 40-year career researching out of a remote cabin near Glacier National Park. Where science and resilience meet, Diane Boyd survives and thrives pioneering for those who can't speak for themselves.
Learn about the tumultuous history of wild wolf management in North America from one who's been there since the beginning, and find inspiration in the resilience of wolf and woman alike.
February:
The Adventure Gap by James Edward Mills - Nonfiction - 224 pages
The first verified summit of Denali, the tallest peak in America, is recorded as 1914, completed by 4 white men. The first Black man to be documented on a Denali summit team was Charles Chrenshaw in 1964. The first all-Black summit team to attempt Denali came a half-century later. In The Adventure Gap outdoor journalist James Edwards Mills explores why there is a disparity in outdoor participation among minorities in America and celebrates under-reported Black pioneers in their sport.
Take time for reflection with us reading and discussing The Adventure Gap, taking these ideas to steward our shared outdoor spaces for everyone to enjoy.
