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​​​Read-alongs, rhymes, and songs designed to build reading readiness.Fun for the whole family. ​​​

Discuss classic and contemporary science fiction.

September: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

October: The Martian by Andy Weir

November: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Danielle Christopherson, MSW, an Executive Functioning Interventionist/ School Social Worker will present to parents/guardians of teens to present the importance of teens utilizing strategies to improve their executive functioning skills and ways the adult caregivers in their lives can support them in developing these while gaining more independence during their child’s teen years.

From the Presenter:

Supporting Your Teen’s School Success with Executive Functioning (EF) Strategies.This parent workshop will be facilitated by Danielle Christopherson, a High School Executive Functioning Interventionist, who also has has her own coaching business- EnlightenEF Coaching and Consulting (See website for more information about Danielle & her services~https://enlightencoaching.my.canva.site/). This presentation willfocus on how parents, caretakers, and/or educators can support the development of EF skills in teens through a variety of strategies. She will share background knowledge on the different Executive Functions areas (planning, time management, organization, goal setting, impulse control, emotional regulation, self-monitoring, communication skills, and more), share how struggles with EF can impact teens, and provide tools & takeaways for the adult attendees that will assist them in supporting their teen with developing their EF skills to increase their school success, responsibility, and independence in order to help them successfully manage the demands of high school and prepare them for life beyond high school.

​​​Read-alongs, rhymes, and songs designed to build reading readiness.Fun for the whole family. ​​​

Stephen Graham Jones joins us to talk scary stories, horror and more with librarian Becky Spratford. Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and Don’t Fear the Reaper, and a prolific author of more than 25 books spanning genres. He has been an NEA fellowship recipient and been recipient of several awards including: the Ray Bradbury Award from the Los Angeles Times, the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Jesse Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, and the Alex Award from American Library Association. He is the Ivena Baldwin Professor of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Illinois librarian and Readers’ Advisor Becky Spratford will join Stephen in conversation. She trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library and runs the critically acclaimed blog RA for All. A devout horror fan, she writes a horror review column for Library Journal, is the author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, and is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association.

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

Read aloud to a four-legged friend! Discover the joy of reading while developing literacy skills and confidence in a judge free zone. Register for a 15-minute reading session with a therapy dog. Bring your own books or use the library collection.Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.

Read aloud to a four-legged friend! Discover the joy of reading while developing literacy skills and confidence in a judge free zone. Register for a 15-minute reading session with a therapy dog. Bring your own books or use the library collection.Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.