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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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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/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Illinois Libraries Present":MAILTO:illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com
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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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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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