
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