online events

Name: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier
Start: 2024-12-10T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-10T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Online

January 2024
January 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

Speculating About Our AI Future with Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, and Martha Wells

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. This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries […]
February 2024
February 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

A Conversation with Jerry Craft: From Mama’s Boyz to New Kid and Beyond

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! Jerry Craft (https://jerrycraft.com) is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels […]
February 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

Romance & Regency with Bridgerton’s Julia Quinn

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 […]
March 2024
March 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

Ruth E. Carter: Interweaving Tradition and Imagination Through Costume Design

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. Ruth E. Carter […]
May 2024
May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

The Many Lives of Kal Penn

Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and the Christmas comedy The Santa Clauses for Disney+. His first book You Can’t Be […]
June 2024
June 4, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (Rescheduled)

NOTE: This event has been rescheduled from April 3 to June 4. We apologize for any inconvenience. Join 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. Her […]
October 2024
October 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

Being Imperfect with Erika Sánchez

Online IL, United States

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. Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book […]
October 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT

Raise Your Voice with Jason Reynolds (Youth Program)

Online IL, United States

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 […]
December 2024
December 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Online IL, United States

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 […]