LINDA BARTH, JANET O’NEIL, CINDY GEIER, SUSAN DANIEL, JULIE HARTY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEE LITAS AND SUSAN RYAN KALINA
Nearly 600 book lovers united at Bernie’s Book Bank on May 3 for the 2nd annual Book Lovers’ Breakfast and 8th annual Book Lovers’ Lunch. NASA astronaut and author Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson served as guest speaker at both events, giving an entertaining and impactful speech about how he discovered his dream to become an astronaut. He is the author of three books including the award-winning book, The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut. Guests enjoyed meals prepared by Catering By Michaels while raising funds for Chicago area children. berniesbookbank.org
JULIE HOLDSWORTH, CYNTHIA BROTEN, INGRID BRYZINSKI

STEPHANIE VALTIERRA, COLLEEN MONKS
CASEY BARBKNECHT DARRIN UTYNEK
RUTH KEYSO, BETH MCCULLOUGH
SUZANNE MAHONEY, CLAYTON “ASTRO CLAY” ANDERSON
TARA EGGERS, NISHA YORK, NICOLE KORCZAK
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