We are a community connection to reading, life-long learning, and personal enrichment for a changing and diverse population.
We are a community connection to reading, life-long learning, and personal enrichment for a changing and diverse population.
Join us for a conversation with Caitlin Doughty, mortician, bestselling author, and advocate for death acceptance. Hailed by The New York Times as "a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld,” she’ll discuss reform of Western funeral industry practices and much more with Mark Bazer (The Interview Show).
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 another milestone as her 2021 film CODA swept every category it was nominated in at the 2022 Academy Awards. The event will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 14 at 7 p.m.
Warren County Public Library is joining libraries across the state of Illinois to host Michelle Zauner, Korean-American musician and author, as she discusses her beloved memoir "Crying in H Mart." The event will be held virtually on Thursday. June 30 at 7 p.m.
