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Wednesday, December 6, 7PM Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb helps us survive the holidays Zoom Registration Link to Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lStJPe5yQwquzYSYXvwAsQ Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, and co-host of the “Dear Therapists” podcast joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about mental health in anticipation of the winter holiday […]

Wednesday, October 4, 7PM  National Endowment for the Arts Fellow Stephen Graham Jones talks horror Zoom Registration Link to Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rh-AbiSpQD-FKnaCdfJ51Q Stephen Graham Jones joins us to talk scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford. Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and Don’t Fear the Reaper, and a prolific […]

Zoom Registration Link: https://vapld.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5JqN2Bt1RBOfSjQoWwNB7A#/registration “Freedom to Read” is a fundamental American right: your right to choose the ideas, information, and cultural experiences that are right for you and your family. That right is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. And your public library supports that right by providing free and open access to […]

Wednesday, September 6, 7PM The Power of Story with Colson Whitehead Zoom Registration Link to Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZQy7SkyDSy-fXbYwQ3wjjg Kicking off our third season, we are thrilled to welcome two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead to our Illinois libraries. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, Harlem Shuffle, The Noble […]

Braiding Sweetgrass and the Honorable Harvest: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer - ILP Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, 7-8 PM Zoom Event Attendee Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_plrq0i4TQOWUcsGcegQFjQ Join us for a special evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, the award-winning author of "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants." In this insightful and inspiring […]

Navigate Your Stars: Jesmyn Ward - ILP Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 7-8 PM Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KlhSWLM0TjacDDfLiXDbAQ Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Jesmyn will discuss her life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and […]