The Evanston Public Library (both the Main Library and Robert Crown Branch) will be closed this Thursday, April 25, for a Staff Development Day.
October 11, 2012
In a separate ceremony, the National Book Foundation (National Book Awards) will honor young authors who have earned recognition for their writing. This meeting will take place in Brooklyn Nov. 12, two days prior to when the main awards are given out. The 2012 honorees are Jennifer duBois (A Partial History of Lost Causes), Stuart Nadler (The Book of Life), Haley Tanner (Vaclav &Lena), Justin Torres (We the Animals), and Claire Vaye Watkins (Battleborn).
Shira S.
December 18, 2011
Young National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will be making a stop in Chicago between Feb. 29 and Mar. 3, 2012. Her book on the days leading up to Katrina garnered much attention, standing out against many better known and established authors. Salvage the Bones is her second novel.
Shira S.
