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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 | Adult Program/Class |

TAGS: | Virtual Program | Virtual Author | ILP |

Warren-Newport Public Library

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

Hours
Mon, May 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, May 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 09 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 11 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

Fri, May 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A/B
This event is full

Mon, May 12, All day
The Workshop

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby

Mon, May 12, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Clevertouch,The Point

Mon, May 12, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Storytime Room

Tue, May 13, All day

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
The Workshop

Tue, May 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Vault

Tue, May 13, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Workshop

Tue, May 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
The Flex

Tue, May 13, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Point

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 14, 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Flex

Thu, May 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room 6

Thu, May 15, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Point

Thu, May 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Vault

Thu, May 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Flex
This event is full

Fri, May 16, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
The Flex
This event is full

Mon, May 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A

Mon, May 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Point

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room

Cancelled
Tue, May 20, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, May 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Tue, May 20, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Board Room

Wed, May 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lobby

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Flex

Wed, May 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Point

Rescheduled
Wed, May 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
New date Wednesday, May 28, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Wed, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Flex

Cancelled
Thu, May 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, May 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Thu, May 22, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
The Flex

Thu, May 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A

Fri, May 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, May 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A/B
Registration opens Saturday, May 10 2025 at 11:00am

Tue, May 27, 10:00am - 10:45am
The Workshop

Tue, May 27, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
The Flex

Tue, May 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Vault

Tue, May 27, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Point

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Flex
Registration opens Wednesday, May 14 2025 at 2:00pm

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Wednesday, May 14 2025 at 4:00pm

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
The Workshop

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Study Room 3

Wed, May 28, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Clevertouch,The Flex

Rescheduled
Wed, May 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New date Wednesday, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Thu, May 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Vault

Thu, May 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Flex
Registration opens Thursday, May 15 2025 at 6:00pm

Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Saturday, May 17 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Jun 02, All day

Mon, Jun 02, All day
The Workshop

Mon, Jun 02, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Monday, May 19 2025 at 5:30pm

Mon, Jun 02, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
The Flex
Registration opens Monday, May 19 2025 at 6:30pm

Tue, Jun 03, 10:00am - 11:30am
Clevertouch,The Flex
Registration opens Tuesday, May 20 2025 at 10:00am

Tue, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Lobby

Tue, Jun 03, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Tuesday, May 20 2025 at 5:30pm

Tue, Jun 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room B
Registration opens Tuesday, May 20 2025 at 6:00pm

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

Wed, Jun 04, 10:00am - 11:30am
Clevertouch,The Flex
Registration opens Tuesday, May 20 2025 at 10:00am

Wed, Jun 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

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

Thu, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room 6

Thu, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Vault

Fri, Jun 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A
Registration opens Friday, May 23 2025 at 10:30am

Sat, Jun 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Vault
Registration opens Saturday, May 24 2025 at 11:00am

Sat, Jun 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A/B

Sat, Jun 07, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Clevertouch,The Flex

Sat, Jun 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Vault
Registration opens Saturday, May 24 2025 at 2:00pm