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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, Feb 10 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Feb 11 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Feb 12 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Feb 13 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Feb 14 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Feb 15 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 16 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

Mon, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Mon, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Feb 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Feb 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Mon, Feb 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Feb 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Cancelled
Tue, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Tue, Feb 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Wed, Feb 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room C

Thu, Feb 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Feb 20, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A,Merrillville Zoom Room

Thu, Feb 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Feb 20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Mon, Feb 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Mon, Feb 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Feb 24, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Tue, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Feb 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Wed, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Feb 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Feb 26, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Libratory
This event is full

Thu, Feb 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Feb 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Feb 27, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Board Room

Thu, Feb 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Sat, Mar 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Larry Acheff Gallery

Mon, Mar 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Mon, Mar 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Mar 03, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Mar 03, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Tue, Mar 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Mar 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Mar 04, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Mar 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Mar 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Wed, Mar 05, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
This event is full

Thu, Mar 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Mar 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Mar 06, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Thu, Mar 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Sat, Mar 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B

Sat, Mar 08, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Sat, Mar 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Larry Acheff Gallery

Mon, Mar 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Mon, Mar 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Mar 10, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Mar 10, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

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

Tue, Mar 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Mar 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Mar 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Wed, Mar 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

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

Wed, Mar 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Mar 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Mar 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Section

Thu, Mar 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Mar 13, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Mar 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Mar 13, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Mar 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D

Mon, Mar 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Mar 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C

Mon, Mar 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Mon, Mar 17, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Mar 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B,Meeting Room C,Meeting Room D