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A Conversation with Caitlin Doughty Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, 7-8 PM Zoom Event Attendee Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ZtLrikCRrqG5uJpbvhvXA Join us for a conversation with Caitlin Doughty, mortician, bestselling author, and advocate for death acceptance. Hailed by The New York Times as "a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld,” she’ll discuss reform of Western funeral industry practices and […]

We learned over the weekend that Jesmyn Ward will be unable to appear on October 12 due to a family health emergency.  At this time we do not have a new date set.  Her agent has informed us that as soon as they are able, a new date will be set.  This will most likely […]

A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing and Beyond - Wednesday, September 14th, 2022, 7-8 PM   Zoom Event Attendee Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VTEa8unnQ9GmHohPodlnCw   In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. The […]

Michelle Zauner will be appearing on Saturday Night Live on Saturday, May 21 and, as a result, is unable to honor our May 18 event date. After working with the booking agents, we have secured her for Thursday, June 30 at 7 p.m. CST, still accompanied by Jessica Hopper.  NEW DATE  Thursday, June 30, 2022, […]

An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 7-8 PM Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5CpR67i4Q1u05HW3E3C5xg  Top Chef contestant and award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. His cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi will share stories behind his family’s […]

Illinois Libraries Present: Jessamine Chan & Emily Maloney Author Event Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 7-8 PM Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ryU236syQQa1Zq2L8OsDKQ Join Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for a discussion about the systems of power that impact our lives, our families, and our finances, through the lens of their acclaimed books, The School for Good Mothers […]

Michelle Zauner will be appearing on Saturday Night Live on Saturday, May 21 and, as a result, is unable to honor our May 18 event date. After working with the booking agents, we have secured her for Thursday, June 30 at 7 p.m. CST, still accompanied by Jessica Hopper.  NEW DATE  Thursday, June 30, 2022, […]

An Evening with Jenny Lawson Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, 7-8 p.m. Zoom Event Attendee Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eor8pBIKR0S8N_93OURRAw   Join us for an evening with the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning humorist Jenny Lawson as she discusses her most recent memoir, Broken (in the best possible way), and her brilliantly funny body of […]