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Being Imperfect with Erika Sanchez

Illinois Libraries Present

2024-10-09 19:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Chicago Being Imperfect with Erika Sanchez Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Online via Zoom -

Wednesday, October 09
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-09 19:00:00 2024-10-09 20:00:00 America/Chicago Being Imperfect with Erika Sanchez Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Online via Zoom -

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.

She will be joined in conversation by Cynthia Pelayo.

Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award finalist, and Tomás Rivera Award winner. Recognized by Time as one of the best YA novels of all time, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter has also been adapted for the stage at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and is being made into a film directed by America Ferrera.

Sánchez’ critically acclaimed memoir-in-essays, Crying in the Bathroom, won the Chicago Review of Books Nonfiction award. Sánchez was a Fulbright Scholar, a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent fellow from the Poetry Foundation, a Princeton Arts Fellow, a recipient of the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation, and a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. She lives in Chicago with her family.

Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award-winning and International Latino Book Award-winning author and poet. Pelayo writes fairy tales that blend genres and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and violence. She is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, and The Shoemaker’s Magician.

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

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St. Charles Public Library

Phone: 630-584-0076 x1
Fax: 630-584-9262

Hours

St. Charles Public Library
scpld.org

MON-THU 9 A.M.-9 P.M.
FRI 9 A.M.-8 P.M.
SAT 9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SUN 12 P.M.-5 P.M.
 

Tuesday, 6, May 2025 7:05AM

Address
One South 6th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
Tel: 630-584-0076 x1

About the branch

The award-winning St. Charles Public Library District is located in the scenic Fox River Valley, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library serves a district population of 55,092 residents and has a staff of 101. The St. Charles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.

Upcoming Events

Tue, May 06, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.

Tue, May 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Carnegie Community Room
The 1992 film A League of Their Own introduced modern America to the women of the greatest generation, who played professional baseball to keep up morale on the American home front during WW2.

Tue, May 06, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Create a drawing without ever lifting your pencil off the paper! Learn about unbroken line drawings, and practice some of your own.

Tue, May 06, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Take a study break and join us!

Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Wed, May 07, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Huntley Community Room
Designed specifically for older adults to promote safe driving behaviors, increase awareness of driving risks, and provide strategies to prevent injuries and maintain lifelong mobility.

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.

Wed, May 07, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Carnegie Community Room
Come play and sing along with us! Bring your own ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor)

Wed, May 07, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Drop by the library and build with LEGO. Each Wednesday we will have a different LEGO challenge you can try, or build whatever you want!

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Join us for a monthly film on the big screen! This month's film is Love Me Tonight (1932).

Thu, May 08, 10:00am - 11:30am
Computer Lab,STC Creative
Create a woven piece of art to decorate your home.
This event is full

Thu, May 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Thu, May 08, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Join us for a Mac Barnett Book Bash! We will read and talk about some of his best books while we have a snack, do puzzles, make a craft, and leave with some great book recommendations.

Thu, May 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Huntley Community Room
Remember your favorite golden book?
This event is full

Fri, May 09, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Challenge yourself to master new building techniques and test your skills in domino toppling!

Sat, May 10, 9:15am - 12:15pm
Huntley Community Room
The St. Charles Writers Group is a workshop for novice or experienced writers that meets twice a month.

Sat, May 10, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Youth Services
Bigfoot, Mothman, and Nessie, oh my! Join us for this special cryptid-themed scavenger hunt! Scavenger hunt sheets will be available at the youth desk.

Sun, May 11, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Youth Services
Bigfoot, Mothman, and Nessie, oh my! Join us for this special cryptid-themed scavenger hunt! Scavenger hunt sheets will be available at the youth desk.

Sun, May 11, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Computer Lab,STC Creative
Roll our precut Leatherette roses and make a keychain to take home.

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Mon, May 12, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Next in our We Love…Series are Cardinals! There’s more to these bright red backyard birds than just being the Illinois state bird. Come learn, explore, and research these crested creatures with us.

Mon, May 12, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Study Room 5
Meet with a workNet Batavia Career Coach for a one-to-one review of your resume.
This event is full

Mon, May 12, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Study Room 5
Meet with a workNet Batavia Career Coach for a one-to-one review of your resume.
This event is full

Mon, May 12, 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Study Room 5
Meet with a workNet Batavia Career Coach for a one-to-one review of your resume.

Mon, May 12, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Tue, May 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
Computer Lab
Learn the basics of word processing.

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
Carnegie Community Room
The Library offers two book discussion sessions on the second Tuesday of each month: Mornings at 10:00 a.m. and Evenings at 7:00 p.m.

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.
This event is full

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Tue, May 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Medicare is complicated! Learn about Parts A and B, Supplement Plans, Part D, Advantage Plans, when (and how) to enroll.

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore. Register

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Carnegie Community Room
Starting with a fascinating historical perspective on what the experience was like for our immigrant ancestors, learn the types of immigration or emigration records kept and where to find them.

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bisbee Conference Room
The Library offers two book discussion sessions on the second Tuesday of each month: Mornings at 10:00 a.m. and Evenings at 7:00 p.m.

Wed, May 14, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children are invited to hear stories at the Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.

Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.

Wed, May 14, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Carnegie Community Room
Come play and sing along with us! Bring your own ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor)

Wed, May 14, 1:17pm - 3:00pm
The Loft
Craft, game, or hang in The Loft after an Early Release Wednesday.

Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Drop by the library and build with LEGO. Each Wednesday we will have a different LEGO challenge you can try, or build whatever you want!

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
More fun with books!

Wed, May 14, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Library Board Meeting

Thu, May 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Thu, May 15, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Computer Lab
Do you need a few quiet hours to work on your family tree? Are you looking for help breaking down a brick wall?

Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Study Room 5
A club for adults to read and discuss popular YA titles.

Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bisbee Conference Room
Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. May's topic is "India: Between China, the West, and the Global South."

Fri, May 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
Computer Lab,STC Creative
Roll our precut Leatherette roses and make a keychain to take home.

Fri, May 16, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room,Youth Services
Let's Glow- It's Prom! Join us for dancing and activities on this special evening. Fancy attire welcome.

Sun, May 18, 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Join us for some open ended play for children under aged five. Little ones will explore activities while grown ups get ideas for simple screen free fun!

Sun, May 18, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Computer Lab
Learn the basics of word processing.

Mon, May 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.

Mon, May 19, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Computer Lab
Do you need a few quiet hours to work on your family tree? Are you looking for help breaking down a brick wall?

Mon, May 19, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Tue, May 20, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 

Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.
This event is full

Tue, May 20, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Using the crayon transfer technique, reveal colorful designs on paper. Learn how to create crayon transfer drawings and take beautiful artwork home!

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.