Events
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Author Anne Libera will discuss her recently published book, Funnier: A Practical Theory of Comedy, taking audience members through her roadmap for understanding and creating comedy.
Anne Libera is an Associate…
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When a Black child is beaten into a coma by a group of white teens, newspaper headlines quickly focus on reconciliation and forgiveness. You Didn’t See Nothin is a limited-series podcast following host Yohance Lacour as he revisits the…
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In conjunction with the exhibit "Pulitzer On the Road" CPL presents Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León who will give a presentation "Can You Imagine?" about her extensive work in the field of music.Cuban-born American composer, conductor…
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Illinois Wesleyan University professor Chris Sweet will lead a talk on the role of the bicycle in Illinois history based on his new book: A History of Bicycling in Illinois: 160 Years of Booms and Busts (University of Illinois Press).
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Before becoming an oral historian himself, Mark Larson had the unique experience of being interviewed twice by Studs Terkel, once for Race (under the pseudonym Peter Soderstrom) and later for Hope Dies Last. Larson also…
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Join other readers at a CPL location to watch the keynote season finale event together! Enjoy refreshments, a raffle for prizes and celebrate a season of reading! This season event livestream features Samantha Harvey, author of…
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When Chicago burned down in 1871, it was rebuilt as a city of brick, mostly using bricks made from the clay right underneath the young city's feet. But as much as we may think of a brick as a simple rectangle that holds our buildings up,…
