High School Book Club
Calling all book-loving students! Submit, vote on, and discuss your book choices with your peers. This book club meets the third Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Emily's Plants Popup
Join us for a popup by Emily's Plants! Browse plant and book selections, check out free samples (while supplies last), and enter a raffle for prizes from both Emily's Plants and The Pile Bookstore!
Banned Books Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion on books that have been banned from schools, libraries, and more. This book club meets the first Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Silent Book Club
Bring a book and enjoy some quiet reading time alongside others! Relax, get recommendations, and socialize with fellow bookworms in a laid-back space. Registration required.
Books to Movies Book Club
Meet your fellow book/movie lovers and discuss key differences and similarities between the book and film versions! This book club meets the second Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Signing with Arthur Avalos, Author of "Something Happened"
Celebrate spooky season by picking up Arthur Avalos's first book, Something Happened, and take a themed photo to commemorate the occasion!
Books and Brews After Dark
Bring your TBR list - staff from the Berwyn Public Library and The Pile Bookstore will be sharing some of their book recommendations at a special edition of our popular Books & Brews program, hosted at night at Kinslahger Brewing Company! Limited space is available and registration is required. This event will be held off-site at Kinslahger Brewing Company at 6806 Roosevelt Rd, Oak Park.
Story Time with Virginia Martinez, Author of the Popular "Adventures With Abuela" Series
Bring the whole family for story time with Virginia Martinez, author of the popular Adventures With Abuela series! Join us to hear her read all four in the series, including the newly released Let’s Go to the Adler Planetarium. The event is free and open to all!
Books to Movies Book Club
Meet your fellow book/movie lovers and discuss key differences and similarities between the book and film versions! This book club meets the second Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Book Reading and Signing with Roberta Hartling Gates and Connie Hampton Connally
Join us for a reading, discussion, and signing with Roberta Hartling Gates and Connie Hampton Connally! Both of their books, Number 12 Rue Sainte-Catherine and Fire Music, will be available for purchase and signing by the authors!
Banned Books Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion on books that have been banned from schools, libraries, and more. This book club meets the first Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Books and Brews
Back by popular demand! Bring your TBR list - staff from the Berwyn Public Library and The Pile Bookstore will be sharing some of their book recommendations at Books & Brews! Share your favorite titles with other readers, find new books, and shop Berwyn's bookstore at this exclusive event.
An Evening of Poetry
Join us for an evening of poetry with three fantastic poets! Come by to hear their work and purchase copies of their books to have signed by the poets, including Topaz Winters’ five year anniversary version of Portrait of My Body as a Crime I’m Still Committing!
High School Book Club
Calling all book-loving students! Submit, vote on, and discuss your book choices with your peers. This book club meets the third Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Bookstore Romance Day
Bookstore Romance Day is August 17th! Come by for great romance reads, merch, and prizes!
Silent Book Club
Bring a book and enjoy some quiet reading time alongside others! Relax, get recommendations, and socialize with fellow bookworms in a laid-back space. Registration required.
Books to Movies Book Club
Meet your fellow book/movie lovers and discuss key differences and similarities between the book and film versions! This book club meets the second Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Puzzle Swap at the Pav YMCA
Join us for a puzzle swap hosted by the Pav YMCA and The Pile Bookstore! Swap puzzles, enjoy light refreshments, tour the Y, and learn about your local bookstore’s offerings!
StArt: Banksy
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Banned Books Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion on books that have been banned from schools, libraries, and more. This book club meets the first Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Book Release: "Summer Solstice"
Join us for the release of “Summer Solstice,” local author Stella Jones’ newest book! Stop by to meet the author, get your signed copy, and enjoy some light refreshments!
StArt: Andy Warhol
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Book Release: "The Bruiser"
Join us for a release event with author Becky Kapjon for her new book, The Bruiser! Copies will be available for purchase and signing with the author. Stop by to check out the book and chat with the author!
StArt: Faith Ringgold
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Coffee Hour + Local Market
Come by to check out our first coffee hour + local market! Grab a coffee and learn about how it was roasted, browse some local treats and artwork, and take a look at our selection of books!
High School Book Club
Calling all book-loving students! Submit, vote on, and discuss your book choices with your peers. This book club meets the third Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Book Collecting 101
Join us for a chance to have all your book collecting questions answered!
StArt: Frank Lloyd Wright
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Story Time with Maddie Reardon
Join us for story time with Maddie Reardon. Maddie is 15 years old, and they just published their second children's picture book, exploring transgender and nonbinary experiences. Come by to check out “Free Play” and “Violet’s Friend” and meet the author!
Books to Movies Book Club
Meet your fellow book/movie lovers and discuss key differences and similarities between the book and film versions! This book club meets the second Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
Books and Brews
Back by popular demand! Bring your TBR list - staff from the Berwyn Public Library and The Pile Bookstore will be sharing some of their book recommendations at Books & Brews! Share your favorite titles with other readers, find new books, and shop Berwyn's bookstore at this exclusive event.
StArt: Ruth Asawa
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Discussion and Signing of "Pieces of a Girl" by Stephanie Kuehnert
Join us for a discussion with author Stephanie Kuehnert about her new YA memoir, “Pieces of a Girl,” and the chance to meet the author and get your own signed copy!
Banned Books Book Club
Join us for a lively discussion on books that have been banned from schools, libraries, and more. This book club meets the first Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.
StArt: Wassily Kandinsky
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
Book Release: “The Bone Below”
Join us for a release event with author Sylwia Koziel for her new book, The Bone Below! Copies will be available for purchase and signing with the author. Stop by to check out the book and chat with the author!
StArt: Georgia O'Keeffe
Come for a story, stay for the art! Join us for story time and an art project about famous artists. Each session will center around a different artist, and participants will get to create and take home a project in that artist's style. Story time is free and open to all, but spots for the art project are limited, so register for some or all of the dates to claim yours today! Free registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/907821347087?aff=oddtdtcreator
High School Book Club
Calling all book-loving students! Submit, vote on, and discuss your book choices with your peers. This book club meets the third Saturday of each month. Head back to our home page or email info@thepilebookstore.com to sign up for the club(s) of your choice.