The Farms: Silent Book Club

Need a good place to relax and concentrate on your latest read? Then swing out to the Mansion for our Silent Book Club from 5 to 8 p.m. on select Mondays.

The evening will begin with a brief group discussion of what we are currently reading and to swap recommendations. Then participants will break up to do what they love: READ! You can curl up in the Butternut Room, find a chair in the Solarium or read in front of a fire in the Gallery. If you’re listening to an audio book – bring your favorite craft to work on while you listen! If the weather is nice, feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket and read outside.

A cash bar will be available.

Silent Book Club is free* and registration is not required. Just show up with a book, bring your favorite snack and get to reading!

*If you would like to make a donation to support this and other Farms classes, you can make a tax-deductible gift here. (Choose “Allerton Park Programs & Events Fund” under “Gift Designation.”)

2025 Book Club dates are:
Feb. 3
Feb. 17
March 3
March 17
April 7
April 21

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

See the complete Spring Session schedule here.