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An Evening with James McBride

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Illinois Libraries Present James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and is considered an A...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Author
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Slowing Down with Amy Tan

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

National Humanities Medal winner and bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan joins us to share on her body of work and reflect on the wonder of slowing down and savoring t...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

National Humanities Medal winner and bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan joins us to share on her body of work and reflect on the wonder of slowing down and savoring the quiet moments.

Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Science & Nature
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetariu...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Science & Nature
Event Details:

Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum.

Experience 9to5: The Story of a Movement at Home!

03/21/2025 @ 2:00pm to 03/23/2025 @ 11:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History, Film & TV
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started wi...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: History, Film & TV
Event Details:

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s.

The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Food & Cooking
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

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 hid...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Event Details:

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.

Easter Holiday

All Day
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus

Library closed all day for Easter.

Closing
Branches:
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus
Description:

Library closed all day for Easter.

Bats Around the World

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room at Montgomery Campus
Program Type:
Animal
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

This program will feature a Power Point lecture and includes live Egyptian Fruit Bats and African Straw-Colored Fruit Bats that are featured at every bat show! The audiences will g...

Required
Library Branch: Montgomery Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Animal
Required
Event Details:

This program will feature a Power Point lecture and includes live Egyptian Fruit Bats and African Straw-Colored Fruit Bats that are featured at every bat show! The audiences will get the opportunity to see these amazing creatures up close.