*This event has been cancelled due to a family health emergency. It will be rescheduled and we will post the new date when this information is available. Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn...
Get ready to diffuse that autumnal vibe throughout your kitchen and fuel your fall spirit with Pumpkin Butter Roll Cookies and Pumpkin Pasta. Cook along with Chef Kristyn Slick in your own kitchen. This event will be hosted on Zoom....
In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. The youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, Matlin’s acting career recently achieved...
Michelle Zauner, the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast fame, discusses her music career and her bestselling book Crying in H Mart. Her memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity was a New...
Top Chef contestant and award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. His cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi will share stories behind his family’s...
Join Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for a discussion about the systems of power that impact our lives, our families, and our finances, through the lens of their acclaimed books, The School for Good Mothers and Cost of Living. This event is made...
Join us for actor/humorist/woodworker Nick Offerman in conversation with musician/hiking buddy Jeff Tweedy. Best known for his breakout role as Ron Swanson in the hit TV series Parks and Recreation, actor and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman, originally...
Learn how to identify criteria and sever weather and how to report it to the National Weather Service. Become a trained spotter in your neighborhood and help make a difference and possibly save lives by providing valuable observations. Contact the...
Join us for an evening with the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning humorist Jenny Lawson as she discusses her most recent memoir, Broken (in the best possible way), and her brilliantly funny body of work. This event...
Learn tips and tricks to eating healthy in 2022 whether you are cooking for 1 or 2 or an entire family! Taught by Registered Dietitian, Kelly Devine Rickert. This program will occur live via the Zoom application. To register and...
The bestselling and award-winning author of Mexican Gothic discusses her newest book, Velvet Was the Night, and her genre-defying mashups of cultural noir and Lovecraftian horror. Velvet Was the Night is one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books...
2022 will be the year that your new year resolutions make it past January 31st! Achieve 2022 walks you through envisioning your goals and what you want for your future self. We'll then take your vision and break that vision...
