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The Cuban Heiress

Circle of Readers Book Discussion

2025-02-11 14:00:00 2025-02-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago The Cuban Heiress Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton. Merrillville

Tuesday, February 11
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-11 14:00:00 2025-02-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago The Cuban Heiress Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton. Merrillville

Merrillville

Meeting Room B

Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton.

Circle of Readers will discuss THE CUBAN HEIRESS by Chanel Cleeton.

September 1934. The glamorous SS Morro Castle cruise ship is on its final, fateful trip between New York and Havana. Cubana Elena Reyes is boarding, anxious that her phony papers may not pass muster since she is officially dead. Faux heiress Catherine narrates her own boarding process as she is accompanied by her fiancé, Raymond, his daughter, and her nanny. Nothing is what it seems in Cleeton's latest gripping historical novel, following Our Last Days in Barcelona (2022). As she weaves together Elena and Catherine's stories, told in alternating chapters, she also brings to life their fascinating, volatile time. Handsome con men, clever thieves, desperate rebels, and our valiant heroines all convene on this elegant but doomed ocean liner. As the women walk a high wire, working to wrest justice from a society in which all the odds are stacked against them, they face a tragic fate in the fire and foam of the impending shipwreck. Cleeton includes vivid details about the mysterious final voyage of the Morro Castle and provides further reading about this historic disaster. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Merrillville

Phone: 219-769-3541

Branch manager
Chris

Hours
Mon, Jul 07 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Jul 08 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Jul 09 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Jul 10 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Jul 11 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 12:00PM to 4:00PM

About the branch

The Merrillville branch library encompasses over 114,000 sq ft of electronic and print resources, and visual and musical collections. The library offers free WIFI, public internet computers, rooms for quiet study or small groups, and public meeting rooms. Our vast collections of Lake County history and genealogy sources make the Merrillville branch a popular destination for research by visitors from all around the country.

Merrillville branch has three fantastic floors of informational and recreational materials. The main floor contains our popular collection of new books, large-print material, magazines and newspapers, teen, anime, and an enormous selection of music and DVDs. Our Genealogy Room has numerous resources including microfilm of local newspapers, obituary indexes, and many other historical resources. Our Book Sale room, open during select hours Monday-Saturday, is full of unique finds. 

The Upper Level includes tables for quiet study, a tremendous reference collection, our “Indiana Room” for specialized Hoosier historical research, and our locally known statue “The Reader” by artist Hermann Gurfinkel.

The entire lower level houses our bright and airy Children's Department where children will find fun games, books, music and magazines to fulfill their reading pleasure as well as attend engaging kids’ programs. This is also where our public meeting rooms are located, where our library events and programs are held.

Upcoming events

Fri, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Jul 12, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level
This event is full

Mon, Jul 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Tue, Jul 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:45am
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Jul 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3
This event is full

Thu, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Fri, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Tue, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Jul 24, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Board Room

Fri, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Jul 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room
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Wed, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Staff Meeting Room

Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 31, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Fri, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Aug 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Aug 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Cancelled
Tue, Aug 05, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Aug 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
This event is full

Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Aug 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Aug 07, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Aug 07, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Aug 07, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Fri, Aug 08, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Aug 09, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Aug 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B