The following is our current list of programming for the Great Read Series. This list will continue to be updated in the coming months.
Featured Great Read Series Events
Off Campus Faculty Talks
Questions About AI
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m., Oak Brook Public Library
Register for Questions About AI Event
Join Jason Ertz, College of DuPage Reference Librarian, as he discusses how Generative AI tools work, best practices when interacting with GenAI, and privacy and ethical concerns. Also as a part of the College of DuPage Great Read Series, Jason will draw parallels between the ethics of research without concern to the social, psychological, or cognitive implications of developing a technology (as observed in Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong) and our own time with GenAI chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini. Just because we can build it, should we?
Revolution Before the Revolution: China in the 1920s
Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Glenside Library
Register for Revolution Before the Revolution Event
Before they fought a 20-year civil war, Chinese Communists and Nationalists were such close allies that it was hard to tell the difference between them. Many people were members of both parties. They even launched joint military expeditions. How did these close friends become enemies, and what did their alliance and its end mean for the future of Communism, China – and the entire world? College of DuPage History Professor Sam Mitrani will consider these questions and more.
Public Library Book Discussion
Carol Stream Public Library
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.