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The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner

Circle of Readers Book Discussion

2025-07-08 14:00:00 2025-07-08 15:00:00 America/Chicago The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner. Merrillville

Tuesday, July 08
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-08 14:00:00 2025-07-08 15:00:00 America/Chicago The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner. Merrillville

Merrillville

Meeting Room B

Join us as our Circle of Readers discuss The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner.

Circle of Readers will discuss the "BREAKAWAY" by Jennifer Weiner.

Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place: she's got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club. She's at peace with her plus-size body, and is on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood sweetheart, who she met at weight-loss camp. It feels like the happy ending she's always wanted. If it weren't for the memories of one thrilling night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years previously... On a cycling trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, away from Mark, Abby spots Sebastian in the group. In spite of their chemistry, Abby is determined to keep her distance. Then her mother, Eileen, joins the trip. This is the woman Abby blames for a lifetime of body shaming and insecurities. Over two weeks and more than seven hundred miles, Abby is forced to reconsider everything she believes about herself, her mother, and the nature of love.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Merrillville

Phone: 219-769-3541

Branch manager
Chris

Hours
Mon, Jun 23 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Jun 24 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Jun 25 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Jun 26 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Jun 27 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 28 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 29 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

Cancelled
Mon, Jun 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level
This event is full

Tue, Jul 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A
This event is full

Tue, Jul 01, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Wed, Jul 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Wed, Jul 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level
This event is full

Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
This event is full

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mon, Jul 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2
This event is full

Mon, Jul 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jul 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Jul 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Tue, Jul 08, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jul 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level

Wed, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jul 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jul 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

Thu, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room D
This event is full

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

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 - 11:45am
Children's Programming Room

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

Thu, Jul 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Small Group Room #3

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