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Circle of Readers Book Discussion

2022-09-13 14:00:00 2022-09-13 15:00:00 America/Chicago Circle of Readers Book Discussion Monthly discussion. The book THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE by John E. Douglas Merrillville

Tuesday, September 13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-09-13 14:00:00 2022-09-13 15:00:00 America/Chicago Circle of Readers Book Discussion Monthly discussion. The book THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE by John E. Douglas Merrillville

Merrillville

Meeting Room B

Monthly discussion. The book THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE by John E. Douglas

Circle of Readers will be discussing "THE KILLER ACROSS THE TABLE", by John E. Douglas. 

The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America’s most notorious killers, trained FBI agents and investigators around and the world, and helped educate the country about these deadly predators and how they operate, and has become a legend in popular culture.

In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the most diabolical criminals he’s confronted, interviewed and learned from. Going deep into each man’s life and crimes, he outlines the factors that led them to murder and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their means, motives, and true evil. Like the hit Netflix show, The Killer Across the Table is centered around Douglas’ unique interrogation and profiling process. With his longtime collaborator Mark Olshaker, Douglas recounts the chilling encounters with these four killers as he experienced them—revealing for the first time his profile methods in detail.

Going step by step through his interviews, Douglas explains how he connects each killer’s crimes to the specific conversation, and contrasts these encounters with those of other deadly criminals to show what he learns from each one. In the process, he returns to other famous cases, killers and interviews that have shaped his career, describing how the knowledge he gained from those exchanges helped prepare him for these.

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Merrillville

Phone: 219-769-3541

Branch manager
Chris

Hours
Mon, Dec 04 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Tue, Dec 05 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Wed, Dec 06 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Thu, Dec 07 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Fri, Dec 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 09 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 10 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

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

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

Thu, Dec 07, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Area

Thu, Dec 07, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C

Sat, Dec 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Dec 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

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

Mon, Dec 11, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Board Room

Tue, Dec 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Dec 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room
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Wed, Dec 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Department

Wed, Dec 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D
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Wed, Dec 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Department

Thu, Dec 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Dec 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Sat, Dec 16, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B

Mon, Dec 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Tue, Dec 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Dec 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Department

Tue, Dec 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Dec 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Dec 21, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Dec 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C

Thu, Dec 28, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Board Room

Tue, Jan 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Programming Room

Tue, Jan 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Wed, Jan 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jan 03, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jan 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group Room #2

Thu, Jan 04, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Sat, Jan 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B