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  • 9to5: The Story of a Movement

    Online IL, United States

    Watch the award winning documentary from the comfort of your home! The documentary highlights the creation of the 9to5 movement, established to fight for workplace equity and against wage discrepancy and was the basis for the feature film, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. In the early 1970s, secretaries in […]

  • The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

    Online IL, United States

    Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page blackforager, to celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plain sight. She peels back historical layers on African American and Indigenous food traditions that have traditionally been repressed and empowers those living in food deserts with […]

  • Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

    Online IL, United States

    Join bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator, author Minh Lê. Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people! Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are […]

  • Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

    Online IL, United States

    Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore. Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, Desmond was named one of […]

  • Finding the Clues: Then and Now with Steve Burns

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Beyond the Screen: A “Wicked” Conversation with Marissa Bode

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Kenji López-Alt: A Journey Through Food and Science

    Online IL, United States

    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, […]

  • Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Beyond the Page with Percival Everett

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

    Online IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

    Online IL, United States

    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. […]