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  • Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L. Ewing

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Funny on Purpose with Sasheer Zamata

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    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, […]

  • Global Voices, Personal Stories: Megha Majumdar

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • The Shape of a Story: Ocean Vuong

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • On Resistance and Responsibility with Angela Davis

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    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 […]