Event List

James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and his novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the Nati...

This performance from Kelly Campos entwines music and story from the African American culture. Folk tale, jazz melodies, and true-life experience all coexist in this performance th...

Explore the lives of the Lincoln family members following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln with Valerie Gugala. Learn how Mary Lincoln and her surviving children, Rob...

Local attorney Mike Maslanka instructs about how to get started with estate planning.

Celebrate the 80th birthday of Bob Marley, a famous Jamaican musician and a man with deep religious convictions who rose from poverty to become a global musical and cultural icon. ...

Amy Tan is the daughter of immigrant parents from China, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club, which was adapted into a 1993 film, ...

Tracy Curtis of the Crisis Center of South Suburbia presents an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence. This presentation covers how Illinois defines domestic violence, form...

Get ready for this year’s Oscar awards with library staff as we watch movie trailers and discuss the nominees. You’ll also be able to pick up your ballot for our annual Oscar conte...