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ILP- Navigate Your Stars: Jesmyn Ward

In Conversation with Tracie D. Hall

2023-06-06 19:00:00 2023-06-06 20:00:00 America/Chicago ILP- Navigate Your Stars: Jesmyn Ward Zoom -

Tuesday, June 06
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-06 19:00:00 2023-06-06 20:00:00 America/Chicago ILP- Navigate Your Stars: Jesmyn Ward This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. Zoom -

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events.

Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Jesmyn will discuss her life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and loss. Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of American Library Association, will join her in conversation. Jesmyn Ward is the critically acclaimed author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including bestselling Sing, Unburied, Sing, Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. Her many honors include the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and a Strauss Living Award. In 2017, she became the first woman and first person of color to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. The standout writer of her generation, Ward’s stories are largely set on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, where she grew up and still lives. A professor of creative writing at Tulane University, Ward’s latest book, Navigate Your Stars, is an adaptation of her 2018 commencement address at Tulane that championed the value of hard work.

Tracie D. Hall is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts. She is the first African American woman to lead the American Library Association, where she's served as Executive Director since 2020, and fights for social justice, access to information, and universal broadband.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program/Class | Adult Program/Class |

TAGS: | Virtual Program | Virtual Author | ILP |

Warren-Newport Public Library

askus@wnpl.info
Phone: 847-244-5150

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 10:30AM to 5:00PM
(Delayed Opening)
Sun, Oct 01 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Founded in 1973, the award-winning Warren-Newport Public Library serves a population of approximately 60,000 within a 55-square mile area. The library offers books, movies, and music in the collections and engaging programs for all ages. WNPL also provides many educational and entertaining online resources, including ebooks, eaudiobooks, streaming media and research databases.

Upcoming events

Mon, Sep 25, All day

Canceled
Mon, Sep 25, All day

Mon, Sep 25, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Mon, Sep 25, 9:30am - 11:30am
Lobby

Mon, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room

Mon, Sep 25, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Mon, Sep 25, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Clevertouch,The Flex

Mon, Sep 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Canceled
Tue, Sep 26, All day

Tue, Sep 26, 9:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, Sep 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Sep 27, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, Sep 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Cart / Adult (10),The Flex

Wed, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Wed, Sep 27, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Point Monitor

Wed, Sep 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Flex,Clevertouch

Wed, Sep 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Flex

Thu, Sep 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Thu, Sep 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, Sep 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Point Maker Space

Thu, Sep 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
The Flex
This event is full

Thu, Sep 28, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Storytime Room

Thu, Sep 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Mon, Oct 02, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Mon, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 02, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Tue, Oct 03, 9:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Tue, Oct 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A/B

Tue, Oct 03, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Board Room

Wed, Oct 04, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Wed, Oct 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 04, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Flex,Clevertouch

Wed, Oct 04, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B

Thu, Oct 05, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Thu, Oct 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
This event is full

Thu, Oct 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Point Maker Space

Thu, Oct 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Cart / Adult (10),The Flex

Thu, Oct 05, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Storytime Room

Fri, Oct 06, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Sat, Oct 07, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room A/B,Board Room,Clevertouch,Lobby,Point Maker Space,Quiet Reading Room,Storytime Room,The Flex,Vault Maker Space

Mon, Oct 09, All day

Mon, Oct 09, 9:30am - 11:30am
Lobby

Mon, Oct 09, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Mon, Oct 09, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Clevertouch,The Flex

Tue, Oct 10, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Flex,Clevertouch

Wed, Oct 11, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Point Monitor

Wed, Oct 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Flex,Clevertouch

Wed, Oct 11, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Point Maker Space

Wed, Oct 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A/B
This event is full

Thu, Oct 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Flex

Thu, Oct 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Point Maker Space

Thu, Oct 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Offsite

Fri, Oct 13, All day
Point Maker Space

Fri, Oct 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Friday, September 29 2023 at 9:00am

Fri, Oct 13, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Sat, Oct 14, All day
Point Maker Space

Sat, Oct 14, 10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime Room

Mon, Oct 16, All day

Mon, Oct 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Monday, October 2 2023 at 9:00am

Mon, Oct 16, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
The Flex
Registration opens Monday, October 2 2023 at 9:00am

Mon, Oct 16, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Mon, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

Tue, Oct 17, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Point Maker Space

Tue, Oct 17, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B

Tue, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Board Room

Wed, Oct 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Cart / Adult (10),The Flex

Wed, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

Wed, Oct 18, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Flex
This event is full

Thu, Oct 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Oct 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Point Maker Space
Registration opens Thursday, October 5 2023 at 9:00am

Thu, Oct 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Fri, Oct 20, 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Sat, Oct 21, 9:30am - 11:30am
Lobby

Sat, Oct 21, 10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Saturday, October 7 2023 at 9:00am

Sat, Oct 21, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, Oct 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Mon, Oct 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Monday, October 9 2023 at 9:00am

Mon, Oct 23, 9:30am - 11:30am
Lobby

Mon, Oct 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Monday, October 9 2023 at 9:00am

Mon, Oct 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vault Maker Space

Mon, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Clevertouch,The Flex

Mon, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Monday, September 25 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Oct 24, 9:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Monday, October 9 2023 at 9:00am

Tue, Oct 24, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A/B,Computer Cart / Adult (10)

Wed, Oct 25, 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Monday, October 9 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Oct 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Storytime Room
Registration opens Monday, October 9 2023 at 9:00am

Wed, Oct 25, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Point Monitor