Saying Yes to Your Story with Author Kwame Alexander

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Eisenhower Public Library District
Second Floor Meeting Room A/B

Event Details

Join us for an evening of inspiration and conversation with best-selling and award-winning children’s and young adult author and poet, Kwame Alexander. Kwame will share ways to say yes to your story as he shares his own publishing journey. As a creator of more than 36 books, Kwame will energize our community to harness the power of words and storytelling for change!

Please register below to watch the event in-person on our big screen.

If you'd prefer to join in from home, register to receive a Zoom link at bit.ly/ILP_KwameAlexander.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of Swing, Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James Patterson, Rebound, and The Door of No Return. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded. He is the writer and executive producer of The Crossover show on Disney+.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, 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. 


Event Type(s): Virtual Event, Lecture, Anniversary
Age Group(s): Adults
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(708) 867-2299

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