"Welcome Spring" Wine Tasting
We welcome spring with our popular annual wine tasting on Saturday, April 14 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at
KAFKA Wine Co., 3325 North Halsted Street.
Tickets are $20 and are available now at Gerber/Hart or by phone, and are available on PayPal. Click here to purchase with PayPal.
Come sample the best of new spring vino from one of the most popular wine shops in the city.
Special "Goodbye to Granville" Book Sale
Our Goodbye to Granville Book Sale begins this coming Friday, April 6. We're pulling out all the stops to make this our best sale ever!
We'll have spectacular discounts on books, music and movies, and a fantastic selection of gift books. This is a sale you absolutely, positively,
don't want to miss! Because we are moving, we ask you to hold your new donations until after we move.
Click here for book sale hours.
If you are looking to take off a few of those winter pounds, we need some helpers to set up our book sale on Wednesday, April 4
and Thursday, April 5, from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Carson Pirie Scott Community Days
Carson Pirie Scott Community Days gives you the opportunity to do a good chunk of your shopping for the next few months and
save big bucks at the same time. On Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, virtually everything at Carson's will be on sale.
You can save more by purchasing a Community Days booklet for $5. You'll receive a coupon for $10 off, and discount coupons that you can use
over again and for specific items. Pick a day and start and finish your shopping for upcoming weddings, civil unions, graduations and anniversaries!
Gerber/Hart keeps the entire $5 from every booklet we sell.
Executive Service Corps
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives has retained the services of the
Executive Service Corps (ESC) to assist us with board and organizational development. The ESC is the premiere consulting resource for
non-profits in the Chicago area. Since 1978 the ESC has worked with hundreds of clients to build stronger infrastructures and sustain their operations.
The ESC equips non-profits with the knowledge, guidance and insights to improve their outcomes and provide the best results for the people and communities
they serve. In 2011, the ESC worked with over 175 organizations in the Chicago area, including the Shedd Aquarium, Alzheimer's Association, and
Newberry Library. We are excited about this partnership, and look forward to working with the veteran staff of the Executive Service Corps.
Gerber/Hart Move Update
We've started packing, recycling, and inventorying, all in an effort to move to our new home at 6500 North Clark Street.
Just as the seasons have changed, we are starting a new chapter in the organization's history. This is an exciting time for Gerber/Hart!
Thank you for your support.
Moving Sale
We're cleaning out our closets, and selling items that we will no longer need in our new space. Office supplies, kitchen items, furniture,
paint, and assorted odds and ends are yours for bargain basement prices!
National Library Week
Gerber/Hart joins libraries throughout the nation in celebrating National Library Week, April 8 - 14. This year's theme
is "YOU belong @your Library." And yes you do! We look forward to welcoming you to our new home soon to attend a program, browse our
stacks or meet a friend. Why not show your support of Gerber/Hart by becoming a member or renewing your membership during this special week?
It's quick and easy - click here to join online or download a membership application.
One Book, One Chicago
Join us on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 PM as we discuss Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li, the latest work in the city's
One Book, One Chicago series. The book consists of nine compelling short stories set in contemporary China. Li is currently on the
faculty of the Department of English at the University of California, Davis.
Coming in May - Lambda Literary Award Reading
Join us on Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 PM for an exciting evening or readings by Lambda Literary Award finalists! The authors, book titles, and
nomination category are:
Lesley Gowen, The Collectors, Gay Debut Fiction;
Karleen Pendleton Jimenez, How to Get a Girl Pregnant, Lesbian Memoir / Biography;
Martha Miller, Retirement Plan , Lesbian Mystery;
Katherine Scott Nelson, Have You Seen Me , Gay Debut Fiction;
L.A. Witt, Static, transgender fiction;
and David Trinidad, nominated in the Gay Poetry category as the author of Dear Prudence: New and Selected Poems and in the same
category as editor of A Fast Life: The Collected Poems of Tim Dlugos.
The twenty-fourth Lambda Literary Awards ceremony will take place on June 4 in New York.
Book Discussions
BTQ Book Group
The BTQ Book Group next meets Tuesday, April 3, from 7:30 until 9 pm to discuss PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality edited by Carol Queen, Lawrence Schimel.
Gay Men's Book Group
The gay men's book group will next meet on Tuesday, April 24, from 7:30 to 9 pm, to discuss Grief by Andrew Holleran.
For additional information, see our book discussion groups page.
Community Events and Organizations Meeting at Gerber/Hart
Genderqueer Chicago (web site)
New Town Writers (web site)
Thursday, April 5, at 7 pm,
New Town Writers Playwriting Group (web site)
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