Previous Events
Illinois Libraries Present (ILP) has had many amazing presenters! Here's a look at the talent who have been part of ILP so far...
Season 3 | Sep 2023 - June 2024
The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin
Tue, June 4, 2024
The Many Lives of Kal Penn Quinn
Tue, May 7, 2024
Ruth E. Carter: Interweaving Tradition & Imagination Through Costume Design
Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Romance and Regency with Bridgerton's Julia Quinn
Wed, Feb 20, 2023
Jerry Craft: From Mama’s Boyz to New Kid and Beyond (Youth Prog.)
Tue, Feb 6, 2024
Speculating about Our AI Future Panel
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Experience The Nutcracker at Home
Dec 16 & Dec 17, 2023
Surviving the Holidays with Lori Gottlieb
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
A Taste of Love with Maya-Camille Broussard
Wed, Nov 8, 2023
Food Family & Folktales with
Grace Lin (Youth Prog.)
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
Chills & Thrills with Stephen Graham Jones
Wed, Oct 4, 2023
The Power of Story with Colson Whitehead
Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Season 2 | Sep 2022 - June 2023
Braiding Sweetgrass: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward
Tue, Jun 6, 2023
On Being Fabulous with Jonathan Van Ness & Kristi Yamaguchi
Wed, May 17, 2023
Drawing Comics with Jarrett J. Krosoczka
(Youth Prog.)
Sat, May 6, 2023
Will Shortz: Secrets of a Puzzle Master
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
Danny Trejo Talks Tacos, Hollywood, & Redemption
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
The Weird & Wonderful World with Mary Roach
with Annalee Newitz
Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Kwame Alexander: Saying Yes to Your Story
Wed, Feb 8, 2023
A Conversation with Ross Gay
with Dan "Sully" Sullivan
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
A Conversation with Shauna Sever
with Louisa Chu
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
A Conversation with Caitlin Doughty
with Mark Bazer
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing and Beyond
Wed, Sep 17, 2022
Pilot Season Events | Jan - Jun 2022
An Evening with Michelle Zauner
with Jessica Hopper
Thu, June 30, 2022
An Evening with Chef Kwame Onwuachi
with Erick Williams
Wed, June 22, 2022
Jessamine Chan & Emily Maloney
Wed, May 25, 2022
Nick Offerman
& Jeff Tweedy
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
An Evening with
Jenny Lawson
with R. Eric Thomas
Wed, Mar 30, 2022
An Evening with Jasmine Guillory
with Morgan Rogers
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
with Gus Moreno
Wed, Jan 26, 2022