Centralia Regional Library District
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Join the Centralia Regional Library District's Book Club for adults! For this meeting, we are reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. If you are interested in joining us by becoming a Book Club member, please fill out our member form, especially if you would like for us to place a hold on the book for […]
Join Illinois Libraries Present for a nostalgic and intimate hour-long conversation with Emmy-nominated actor Steve Burns, best known as ‘Steve’ from the beloved Nickelodeon show Blue’s Clues. Beyond the iconic blue paw print and memorable striped green shirt, Burns has built a unique career in entertainment, encompassing acting, directing, music, and, new this fall, a […]
Join the Centralia Regional Library District's Book Club for adults! For this meeting, we are reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. If you are interested in joining us by becoming a Book Club member, please fill out our member form, especially if you would like for us to place a hold on the book […]
Prepare for a magical evening as Illinois Libraries Present welcomes actress Marissa Bode. Bode made her feature film debut as Nessarose in Academy Award-winning blockbuster, Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu. Join us to explore Bode’s early inspirations and performances, leading up to her portrayal of Nessarose in Wicked. As the highly anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good […]
Join the Centralia Regional Library District's Book Club for adults! For this meeting, we are reading The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If you are interested in joining us by becoming a Book Club member, please fill out our member form, especially if you would like for us to place a hold on the […]
Join award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt for an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration. As the Culinary Director for Serious Eats, Kenji is known and loved for his thoroughly-tested and explained recipes and food features. His James Beard Award-winning cookbook, The Food Lab, […]
Join the Centralia Regional Library District's Book Club for adults! For this meeting, we are having a year-end party with goodies and refreshments, along with an open discussion about any book you'd like to bring to talk about! A lucky winner for a year-end prize bag will be chosen from the members who have attended […]
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live. Jonathan Eig is the bestselling author of six books, including his most recent, Pulitzer Prize-winning King: A Life. Vividly written and exhaustively researched, it is the first major biography in decades of […]
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live. Witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L. Stine defined horror for a generation of young readers. The generation that grew up with the Goosebumps franchise may be grown, but Stine keeps […]
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live. Industrious, irreverent, humble–though he may deny the accusation–Percival Everett, like his fiction, defies categorization. His most recent novel, James, earned both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award, and […]
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live. Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work. Henríquez’s newest book, The Great Divide, is a moving exploration of the people who lived, loved, and labored […]
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live. NOTE 2: This event was rescheduled to Wednesday, May 20, from its original date of Tuesday, May 19. R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. […]
