And The Winner Is...

The American Library Association's 

Youth Media Awards

2025

Registe

The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Register here. 

Join us for an evening with #1 New York Times bestseller author Raina Telgemeier!

Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. Raina’s accolades include six Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best-of and Notables lists. A critically acclaimed comics artist, Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco, then moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. Now, Raina lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), 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. 

Coming September 14, 2024

Prequel to the bestselling series Dragons In A Bag!

Before Ma became the most powerful witch in Brooklyn…before Ma met a boy named Jaxon who helped her deliver three baby dragons to the realm of magic…long before Ma ended the war and vanquished the Scourge by choosing exile…she was just a curious, determined girl living on the South Side of Chicago. Lavinia Robinson, or “Vinny” as she’s called by her best friend L. Roy Jenkins, is always ready for adventure—even if it means breaking the rules. So when a faraway voice dares her to open a rainbow-edged door in the sky, Vinny doesn’t hesitate and discovers a world filled with dragons and other amazing creatures! But when her own world threatens to burn during the Red Summer of 1919, can Vinny summon enough magic to save the ones she loves? 

Told in alternating viewpoints—Ma as a centenarian and a nine-year-old novice witch—The Oracle's Door reveals the parallels in Vinny’s and Jaxon’s lives while introducing young readers to tumultuous early twentieth-century Chicago. enthrall young readers.

Coming September 17, 2024

La novela de Torrey Maldonado es un gancho al lector, que no podrá separarse de estas páginas hasta conocer la decisión del protagonista.

¿TREV USARÁ SUS MANOS PARA CREAR… O PARA DESTRUIR?

Trev está estresado. Su padrastro abusivo ha anunciado su regreso después de amenazar a su madre y hermanas. Así que el muchacho decide tomar el asunto en sus propias manos y aprender boxeo. Haría cualquier cosa por proteger a su familia, hasta lanzar un par de puñetazos. Pero no todo el mundo está de acuerdo con su plan, porque Trev es, además de un buen chico, un talentoso artista. Las mismas manos con las que aprende a boxear, podrían servirle para construir un mejor futuro. ¿Cómo decidirá usarlas?

Author Brian Selznick

Skokie Public Library

Monday, May 1, 2023

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Petty Auditorium

Join library patrons at Skokie Public Library for an exciting evening with renowned author and award-winning illustrator Brian Selznick as he discusses his latest book, Big Tree. This illustrated book follows two sycamore seeds that must use their wits and imagination to navigate a dangerous world filled with dinosaurs, meteors, and volcanoes. 

Ahead of this event, families can enjoy a screening of the award-winning Hugo, a film inspired by Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

On May 3, adults can explore the world of some other really big trees by exploring the Olympic Peninsula's temperate rainforest. 

About HANDS

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuring out how to best use his hands—to build or to knock down.

Trev would do anything to protect his mom and sisters, especially from his stepdad. But his stepdad’s return stresses Trev—because when he left, he threatened Trev’s mom. Rather than live scared, Trev takes matters into his own hands, literally. He starts learning to box to handle his stepdad. But everyone isn’t a fan of his plan, because Trev’s a talented artist, and his hands could actually help him build a better future. And they’re letting him know. But their advice for some distant future feels useless in his reality right now. Ultimately, Trev knows his future is in his hands, and his hands are his own, and he has to choose how to use them.