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SUMMARY:Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond
DESCRIPTION:Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist\, Natalie Moore.  \nDesmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book\, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship\, Desmond was named one of “fifty people across the country who are most influencing the national political debate” by Politico 50 in 2016. His research focuses on poverty in the United States\, city life\, housing insecurity\, public policy\, racial inequality\, and ethnography.  \nNatalie Moore is an award-winning journalist based in Chicago\, whose reporting tackles race\, housing\, economic development\, food injustice and violence. She is the author of the acclaimed The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation and co-author of The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise\, Fall and Resurgence of an American Gang. Moore is the recipient of Chicago Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award and a Studs Terkel Community Media Award among many others. Her work has helped shift the way Chicagoans today think about segregation in the region. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-matthew-desmond/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat
DESCRIPTION:Join bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator\, author Minh Lê. \nDan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people! Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers\, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend\, Are We There Yet?\, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His latest works include the best-selling graphic novels\, The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything. He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit\, The Replacements. \nSantat won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book in 2015\, the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2023 and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction in 2024. \nMinh Lê is the award-winning author of picture books including Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature)\, The Blur (with Dan Sanat!)\, Real to Me\, Lift\, and graphic novels such as Green Lantern: Legacy and Enlighten Me. In addition to writing books\, Dan serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books\, and has been a contributor to a variety of national publications\, including NPR\, HuffPost\, and the New York Times.  \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-dan-santat/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T190000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms\, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page blackforager\, to celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plain sight. She peels back historical layers on African American and Indigenous food traditions that have traditionally been repressed and empowers those living in food deserts with greater self- sufficiency. \nNelson received the James Beard Award for “Best Social Media” 2022\, was chosen for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and as a TikTok Tastemaker\, and was honored as part of Fortune Magazine’s Creator 25 in 2021. Nelson gave a TED Talk in 2022 and in 2023 joined the YouTube channel Crash Course to host a 15-episode botany series. \nAlexis Nikole Nelson will be joined in conversation with Natalie Evans\, a wild edible foods instructor. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-alexis-nikole-nelson/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T190000
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SUMMARY:Exploring Space with Coralie Adam
DESCRIPTION:Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan\, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum. \nBorn and raised in Illinois\, Coralie holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy from the University of Illinois\, and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado. She leads the multi-mission Optical Navigation team at KinetX Aerospace\, the first privately held company to provide deep space navigation and flight dynamics expertise to NASA. At KinetX\, Coralie has had lead roles on the navigation teams for NASA’s New Horizons\, OSIRIS-REx\, Lucy\, and OSIRIS-APEX missions. Coralie’s work enabled the first exploration of the Pluto system and the historic sample collection of near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In addition to leading the OSIRIS-REx optical navigation team\, she co-convened the scientific investigation of Bennu’s active particle ejection phenomena. Coralie is currently the Deputy Navigation Chief on NASA’s Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids\, as well as supporting several commercial and government exploration initiatives to the moon and beyond. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-coralie-adam/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T190000
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SUMMARY:Slowing Down with Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:National Humanities Medal winner and bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club\, Amy Tan joins us to share on her body of work and reflect on the wonder of slowing down and savoring the quiet moments. Her connection to nature is captured in her latest\, The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, a collection of sketches and essays which debuted at #1 on both the New York Times and the Indie bestseller list. \nBorn in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China\, Tan’s first bestselling novel\, The Joy Luck Club\, offered a look at the immigration experience from the perspective of mothers and daughters. Other New York Times best-sellers followed\, including The Kitchen God’s Wife\, The Hundred Secret Senses\, The Bonesetter’s Daughter\, Saving Fish from Drowning\, and The Valley of Amazement. Tan is also the author of two children’s books\, a memoir\, and other works. In keeping with her love of science and childhood love of doodling\, she recently took up nature journal sketching. When she found herself overwhelmed by our increasingly divisive culture\, she turned to nature and the world of bird life outside her own window. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).  \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-amy-tan/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250204T190000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with James McBride
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Libraries Present James McBride\, an award-winning author\, musician\, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir\, The Color of Water\, was published in 1996 and is considered an American classic\, read in schools and universities across the United States. His 2013 novel\, The Good Lord Bird\, won the National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted by Ethan Hawke and Jason Blum into a Showtime series bearing the same name. His latest\, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store\, was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2023.  \nIn 2016\, President Obama awarded McBride the National Humanities Medal “for humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America. Through writings about his own uniquely American story\, and his works of fiction informed by our shared history\, his moving stories of love display the character of the American family.” In 2024 he became the latest recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. A native New Yorker\, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. \nHeather Marie-Montlilla of PBS Books will join McBride in conversation. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time.\n\nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).  \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-james-mcbride/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T190000
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SUMMARY:Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau
DESCRIPTION:Join comedian\, actress\, and producer Michelle Buteau in conversation with Greta Johnsen. Michelle is the creator/writer/star of the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest\, inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name. She is also the host of two popular reality competition shows – The Circle and Barbecue Showdown\, and hosts the popular podcast\, Adulting. In 2024\, she starred in Babes alongside fellow comedian/actress Ilana Glazer. \nBorn in New Jersey to Caribbean parents\, Michelle brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. Her one-hour comedy special\, Welcome to Buteaupia\, won the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special. Her new special\, A Buteau-ful Mind\, drops on Netflix December 31.  \nGreta Johnsen is an interviewer\, podcast host\, and book person. She is loved as co-host of HBO’s Official Game of Thrones Podcast and hosted WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast for eleven years. She can also be heard on podcasts like Pop Culture Happy Hour and City Cast.  \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).  \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-michelle-buteau/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250109T190000
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SUMMARY:Chicago Pizza: Past\, Present & Future with Steve Dolinsky
DESCRIPTION:Famed Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago)\, Steve Dolinksy has won 13 James Beard Awards for his TV\, radio and podcast work. Steve is also the producer and host of Pizza City\, a bi-monthly podcast featuring some of the nation’s greatest pizza makers. In 2022\, he launched Pizza City Fest in Chicago. Now in four cities\, the events bring together 40 of the region’s best pizzerias baking live on electric and wood-fired ovens. Steve is also the author of two pizza books. Join him to dish on The Ultimate Chicago Pizza Guide: A History of Squares & Slices in the Windy City\, his comprehensive guide to the styles\, locales and people that make the Windy City a prime destination for slices and pies. \nSteve grew up in a kosher home in St. Cloud\, Minnesota and it wasn’t until he was a teenager that he began to fall in love with food. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin\, and moving to Chicago to work as a reporter for CLTV\, Steve caught his big break in 1995 when the station launched Good Eating\, a weekly program that mirrored the Tribune’s food section. After eight years\, Steve moved to ABC 7\, Chicago’s #1 news station\, where he produced two original reports every week under the moniker\, The Hungry Hound. \nSince 2014\, Steve has hosted The Feed Podcast with Chicago chef/restaurateur Rick Bayless\, a podcast covering the world of food from their professional perspectives. He is also a judge on Iron Chef America and has served as one of the 27 Regional Academy Chairs for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for the past 13 years. Steve lives and works in Chicago\, Illinois. \nRegister\nIf you can’t make it to the live event\, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2025-steve-dolinsky/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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SUMMARY:The Magic of Raina Telgemeier
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist\, Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile\, Drama\, Sisters\, Ghosts\, and Guts\, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series\, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. New in 2024\, The Cartoonists Club — a one-of-a-kind graphic novel from Raina and Scott McCloud.  \nRaina’s accolades include six Eisner Awards\, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor\, a Stonewall Honor\, and many Best-of and Notables lists. Raina grew up in San Francisco\, then moved to New York City\, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. Raina currently lives and works in San Francisco\, CA. \nChildren’s Librarian Genevieve Grove will join Raina in conversation. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).  \nTuesday\, December 10 at 7 PM CST Online through Zoom\nRegister\nIf you cannot attend the live event\, go ahead and register–a recording will be sent to you to watch for a limited time.\nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-raina-telgemeier/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T170000
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SUMMARY:Holiday Family Fun with Local Author Patty Tillman-Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special Family Fun night on Tuesday\, December 10\, with Local Author Patty Tillman-Wilson! \nAttendees will get to draw along as Tillman-Wilson reads her latest book\, “Buddy and Bonnie Play” in a fun\, interactive way! There will also be free refreshments. \nThe fun will be from 4-5pm in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room. Be sure to mark those calendars!
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/patty-tillman-wilson/
LOCATION:Centralia Regional Library District\, 515 East Broadway\, Centralia\, IL\, 62801\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk,family event,story time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rita Speiser":MAILTO:rlewis@centralia.lib.il.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241120T200000
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SUMMARY:Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join Chef Art Smith to learn about his culinary journey and bring some culinary inspiration into your holiday season. A two-time James Beard Foundation award winner\, Smith believes “The art of cooking\, the act of feeding people\, is the most engaging\, most memorable way to connect with people.” \nSmith began his career at the Florida Culinary Institute and honed his skills working with top chefs in France before finding himself in Chicago. Here he served as Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef for a decade and opened his first critically-acclaimed restaurant\, Table Fifty-Two\, known for its modern Southern dishes and locally sourced ingredients. \nSmith is also a prolific cookbook author and TV personality\, sharing his passion for Southern cuisine. He has appeared on Top Chef\, Top Chef Duels\, Top Chef Masters\, Iron Chef America\, The Today Show\, Good Morning America\, Entertainment Tonight\, BBQ Pitmasters\, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more.  \nNamed Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation\, both in 2007\, Smith is currently Executive Chef and Co-Owner with restaurants in Chicago\, Orlando\, Atlanta and Washington\, D.C. He is the founder of Common Threads\, a non-profit organization teaching low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable meals.  \nSmith will be joined in conversation by Monica Eng\, award-winning Chicago journalist and co-host of the food podcast “Chewing” w/ Louisa Chu. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-chef-art-smith/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T200000
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SUMMARY:Raise Your Voice with Jason Reynolds (Youth Program)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Jason Reynolds\, #1 New York Times bestselling author\, advocate\, mentor\, and 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The recipient of a Newbery Honor\, a Printz Honor\, a Carnegie Medal\, an NAACP Image Award\, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors\, Reynolds’ beloved and award-winning titles include Stamped (with Ibram X. Kendi)\, Stuntboy\, the Track series (Ghost\, Patina\, Sunny\, and Lu)\, Miles Morales\, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely)\, When I Was the Greatest\, The Boy in the Black Suit\, Look Both Ways\, Ain’t Burned All the Bright\, and Long Way Down. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah\, Late Night with Seth Meyers\, CBS Sunday Morning\, and more. \nThe short documentary “Dear\, Dreamer” is a lyrical portrait of Reynolds’ life and work as a rising literary star\, as well as a testament to shared experiences and the power of seeing yourself in books. In his podcast\, My Mother Made Me\, he and his mother\, Isabell\, explore their shared history and what they’re teaching each other.  \nReynolds lives in Washington\, DC\, where he is on faculty at Lesley University\, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com \nRegister at: https://bit.ly/ILP_JasonReynolds\nA recording will be sent to registrants to watch for a limited time\, in case you cannot make it to the live event or wish to view it again. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
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SUMMARY:Being Imperfect with Erika Sánchez
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez\, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. She will be joined in conversation by Cythia Pelayo. \nErika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection\, Lessons on Expulsion\, was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel\, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter\, was a New York Times bestseller\, National Book Award finalist\, and Tomás Rivera Award winner. Recognized by Time as one of the best YA novels of all time\, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter has also been adapted for the stage at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and is being made into a film directed by America Ferrera. \nSánchez’ critically acclaimed memoir-in-essays\, Crying in the Bathroom\, won the Chicago Review of Books Nonfiction award. Sánchez was a Fulbright Scholar\, a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent fellow from the Poetry Foundation\, a Princeton Arts Fellow\, a recipient of the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation\, and a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She lives in Chicago with her family. \nCynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet. Pelayo writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief\, mourning\, and violence. She is the author of Loteria\, Santa Muerte\, The Missing\, Poems of My Night\, Into the Forest and All the Way Through\, Children of Chicago\, Crime Scene\, and The Shoemaker’s Magician. \nRegister at: https://bit.ly/ILP_ErikaSanchez \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-erika-sanchez/
LOCATION:Online\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240220T201300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185852Z
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SUMMARY:The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (Rescheduled)
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from April 3 to June 4. We apologize for any inconvenience. \nJoin us for a special event with Dr. Grandin\, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades. \nHer memoir\, Emergence: Labeled Autistic\, was published in 1986 and she has continued to write about autism and neurodivergence over the decades. Her most recent book is Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures\, Patterns\, and Abstractions. \nDr. Grandin’s research and understanding of animal behavior spearheaded a reform in the quality of life for agricultural animals worldwide. \nIf you cannot attend the live event\, go ahead and register. A recording will be sent to you to view for a limited time. Register with the website link below. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-temple-grandin/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240424T110000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240325T185521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185804Z
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SUMMARY:Miss Rita's Story Time
DESCRIPTION:Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to story time at the Library! Story Time is in the Discovery Room on the Library’s 2nd floor\, accessible via elevator and stairs. \nStory Time is held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month.
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/story-time-8/
LOCATION:Centralia Regional Library District\, 515 East Broadway\, Centralia\, IL\, 62801\, United States
CATEGORIES:author talk,story time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rita Speiser":MAILTO:rlewis@centralia.lib.il.us
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240220T200600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185712Z
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SUMMARY:Ruth E. Carter: Interweaving Tradition and Imagination Through Costume Design
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event with Ruth E. Carter\, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer. Carter made history as the first Black person to win an Academy Award in Best Costume Design for the film\, Black Panther. She received a second Academy Award in the same category for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. \nRuth E. Carter will be joined in conversation with Aisha Harris\, co-host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour and author of Wannabe. \nPlease note this event will NOT be recorded and you must be registered to watch the event. Register with the website link below. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-ruth-carter/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240125T201509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185552Z
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SUMMARY:Romance & Regency with Bridgerton’s Julia Quinn
DESCRIPTION:Julia Quinn\, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning romance author\, has written close to 40 novels including her popular series about the Bridgerton family which was adapted into an Emmy-nominated series on Netflix. Her newest novel\, Queen Charlotte\, is co-written with television pioneer Shonda Rhimes. It’s a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte and King George III’s great love story and how it sparked a societal shift. \nJulia Quinn will be joined in conversation with Sarah MacLean\, bestselling historical romance author\, romance columnist for The New York Times and The Washington Post\, and co-host of the weekly romance novel podcast Fated Mates. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.\nIf you cannot make it to the live event\, go ahead and register. A recording of the event will be sent to you. ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-julia-quinn/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240120T233328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185606Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Jerry Craft:  From Mama’s Boyz to New Kid and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Learn about life\, art\, and telling your story with bestselling author\, illustrator and syndicated cartoonist\, Jerry Craft. Join us for a conversation about his works and journey to success\, including a drawing demo that will be fun for the whole family! \nJerry Craft (https://jerrycraft.com) is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid\, and its companion book\, Class Act. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal (2020)\, The Coretta Scott King Author Award (2020)\, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019). In his latest book\, School Trip\, Jerry hopes to share his love of travel in order to inspire kids and their families to see the world and embrace new cultures. Craft is also the creator of Mama’s Boyz\, an award-winning comic strip which won the African American Literary Award five times. He is a co-founder of the Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. \nCraft will be joined in conversation by Ronell Whitaker\, a founding member of the Lit-X Teacher Cohort. Whitaker is the English Curriculum Director for Community High School District 218 in Oak Lawn\, Illinois. He has over 15 years of education experience and is a champion for comics in the classroom. He has presented across the country at conferences and conventions on the virtues of comics in the classroom. Whitaker also sits on the Board of Directors for Reading With Pictures. He believes in comics\, and he likes to think that comics believe in him. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.\nIf you cannot make it to the live event\, go ahead and register. A recording of the event will be sent to you. ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-jerry-craft/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T143001
CREATED:20240109T223702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T185458Z
UID:5867-1704999600-1705003200@www.centralialibrary.org
SUMMARY:Speculating About Our AI Future with Cory Doctorow\, Ken Liu\, and Martha Wells
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion featuring three best selling science fiction writers\, Cory Doctorow\, Ken Liu\, and Martha Wells. They will discuss the promise\, perils\, and possible impacts that AI will have on our future\, as well as AI in contemporary and future science fiction writing. \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nIf you cannot make it to the live event\, go ahead and register. A recording of the event will be sent to you for a limited time. ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com \nRegister with the Zoom link below.
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2024-doctorow-liu-wells/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:author talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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