Centralia Regional Library District
Transforming Lives Every Day
Tag along for a special conversation with Geoffrey Baer, beloved Chicago historian, storyteller, and host of numerous PBS programs exploring the architecture, history, and hidden stories of the city and […]
Engage in an important and thoughtful conversation with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, acclaimed author, educator, poet, and cultural organizer whose work explores race, education, identity, and community. Through writing that […]
Comedy has the power to challenge, connect, and bring people together, and few voices do that as effortlessly as Sasheer Zamata. Known for her four seasons on Saturday Night Live, […]
David Grann is an author and journalist whose bestselling titles include The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession (2009), Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders […]
Megha Majumdar’s most recent novel, A Guardian and a Thief (2025), considers the near-future implications of climate change in her home city of Kolkata, India. The bestselling novel is an […]
Join us for a special conversation with Ocean Vuong, award-winning poet, novelist, professor, and one of today’s most influential literary voices. Best known for his bestselling novel On Earth We’re […]
The legendary Angela Davis joins Illinois Libraries Present to discuss her extensive contributions to social justice movements worldwide as an activist, author, philosopher, and educator. Davis’ influence has expanded and […]
