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From 2003 – 2021, Steve Dolinsky was the Food Reporter at ABC 7, Chicago’s #1 news station, where he produced and reported two original reports each week, under the moniker "The Hu...

Michelle Buteau is a comedian and actress, known for her roles in Always Be My Maybe, The First Wives Club, Someone Great, Russian Doll, and Tales of the City. She is also the host...

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James McBride is the author of The New York Times bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, The Good Lord Bird, winner of the National Book Award, The Color of W...

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Amy Tan, born in 1952 to Chinese immigrant parents, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned a B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics, working as a specialist for children with disa...

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What's it like to be an aerospace engineer? Find out from Coralie Adam on Zoom!Coralie Adam leads the multi-mission Optical Navigation team at KinetX Aerospace, the first privately...

It's National Social Work Month! Join the Social Services team to celebrate World Social Work Day (March 18) and learn more about what our social workers do here at the library.

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Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator who uses her platforms, TikTok @alexisnikole and Instagram @blackforager to celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plai...

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Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimagi...

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Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Desmond’s research focuse...

Join the Social Services team in the lobby as we talk about mental health, self-care and get resources to support yourself or others with your mental health journey.