Registration is live for our Fall reading groups and yearlong book clubs.
Book clubs are reserved for members.
Join us for a cozy afternoon chat about books with Morrin Mystery Mondays! We’ll be reading mysteries and other cozies.
The group meets at 1:30 p.m. every last Monday of the month (with a break over the summer).
The books are selected on a month-by-month basis. Email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up.
This Fall, the Morrin Centre will be hosting a four-part seminar series on Friedrich Nietzsche’s essay collection On the Genealogy of Morals. Guided by facilitator Greg Campbell, participants will read through the full work and explore its themes through open discussion. To help make the seminar a convivial and ongoing conversation, participants are expected to attend all four sessions. This activity is open to all Morrin Centre members regardless of experience with seminars or philosophy.
Registration:
To register please fill out this form. Spaces are limited. For more questions, email library@morrin.org.
Calendar
Select Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- September 30 – Overview and Preface
- October 14 – Essay 1, Good and Evil/Bad: The global picture, ‘socio-historical’ viewpoint
- October 28 – Essay 2, Guilt and Bad Conscience: The growth and evolution of conscience
- November 11 – Essay 3, Ascetic Ideals: Their meaning and origin
The Facilitator:
Greg Campbell trained as a pharmacist before returning to college to study philosophy and history of ideas. Having completed a Masters degree at Essex University in the UK and obtained his doctorate in philosophy from University College Dublin in Ireland, he undertook a post-doctorate at Columbia University, New York (aesthetics and politics in Adorno). During his studies, Greg continued to work part-time as a pharmacist. In addition to teaching a humanities course at Wilbur Smith College, Greg was also a stay-at-home dad for a while after moving to Chicago in 2014.
Reading poetry can seem like a daunting exercise, but it doesn’t have to be!
Join us for our Reading Poetry workshops, where we’ll answer two simple questions: what are poems made of and what can they do? The aim of these workshops is to give you the tools and vocabulary with which to discuss, think about, and above all, appreciate poetry.
You can attend the workshops in-person or online. Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up. Drop-ins are also welcome.
Calendar:
Select Wednesdays, 5-7pm
- October 7 – “The Possibility of You”: The Lyric & Love
- October 21 – “Adroit Designs”: Closed Forms
- November 4 – “Out There in The World”: Environment & Poetry
- November 18 – “Memorize Me. Pass Me On”: Collage & Found Verse
