Special Events

OVERDRIVE - BIG LIBRARY READ

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal

Big Library Read (BLR), facilitated by OverDrive, is a reading program through your library that connects readers around the world with the same ebook at the same time without any wait lists or holds.

ILLINOIS READS

Reading is a gift that provides endless enjoyment and sets young readers on the path to lifelong learning. In an effort to highlight the importance of reading at all ages and to support Illinois authors, the Illinois Secretary of State's office has once again joined with the Illinois Reading Council for the annual “Illinois Reads” initiative.

Evening with Playwright DAVID HENRY HWANG

Quad Cities Visiting Artist Series

This Chinese American playwright, described by the New York Times as "a true original" and by Time Magazine as "the first important dramatist of American public life since Arthur Miller," is best known as the author of M. Butterfly. That enduring 1988 work, which won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, John Gassner Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award, was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. According to Opera News, Hwang is America’s most produced living opera librettist. 

February 12, 2020
Augustana College, Rock Island
Reception, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. with Lecture beginning at 7:30 p.m. Followed by a book signing.

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THE POWER of WORDS featuring MICHELE NORRIS

A WVIK Intelligent Conversation

WVIK is known for sharing intelligent conversations and this annual event is designed to bring that public radio experience to life. This year's keynote address is from Michele Norris, Peabody Award-winning journalist,  former host of All Things Considered, founder of The Race Card Project and Executive Director of The Bridge, the Aspen Institute’s new program on race, identity, connectivity and inclusion. 

March 26, 2020
RiverCenter, Davenport
Conversation begins at 6:00 PM 

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