Reg Reads

The Reg Reads Book Club will feature a quarterly book selected from our popular reading collection, Reg Reads, to provide students an opportunity to relax and gather with their peers. The Reg Reads Book Club will be open to all students and led by librarians. Be sure to check this guide frequently to find what we're reading and when we're meeting.

Winter 2025 Book Selection: The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

Our Next Meeting

When: Monday, February 17, 3:00-5:00 pm

Where: TechBar Studio, Regenstein Library (First Floor, JRL 160)

What: Discussion of our winter book selection over tea and cookies!

Registration is required. Check the event page to learn more about the meeting and register to attend.

We will provide five print copies for participants to check out. The copies will adhere to the Reg Reads loan period of 21 days. We will also have an ebook when available. Please reach out to Kristy Lueshen at klueshen@uchicago.edu for help accessing the book.

You can find the Cemetery of Untold Stories...

• in the Library Catalog
• at the Chicago Public Library

Do you want to help pick our next read, or stay in the loop about meetings?

Sign up for the Reg Reads Book Club mailing list. Please note that we will only send 1-2 messages per quarter.

Community agreements help establish a collegial atmosphere of free inquiry, open discussion, and respectful dialogue. The Reg Reads Book Club will embrace the following tenets to ensure a welcoming experience for all attendees.

Respect in dialogue: Be respectful and courteous in group discussions. We want dialogue, not debate. Respect the opinions, viewpoints, and experiences of others without arguing.

Speak: Speak from your own experiences. Don’t speak for others even if you share the same identity.

Listen: Listen respectfully and intently to other perspectives. Let people finish sentences before responding.

Respond: Respond to what has been said, not the person saying it. Reflect on what was said and take time to understand others’ perspectives.

Confidentiality: Respect confidentiality. Personal information/comments should not be shared outside the space. What is shared here stays here, what is learned here leaves here.

Impact over intent: Some books we read may be on sensitive topics with people holding varying viewpoints. We accept that we are all learning and will make mistakes, and we will honor the impact of what we say over the intention of what we say. We will respectfully listen to open and honest feedback and commit to work toward repairing any harm we cause.

Communicate: Communicate as transparently and respectfully as possible but grant yourself and others permission to express ideas and thoughts imperfectly.