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Illinois Libraries Present

An Evening with James McBride

2025-02-04 19:00:00 2025-02-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago Illinois Libraries Present Join us for a special event with award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter, James McBride. (Online) Fremont Public Library -

Tuesday, February 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-04 19:00:00 2025-02-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago Illinois Libraries Present Join us for a special event with award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter, James McBride. (Online) Fremont Public Library -

Join us for a special event with award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter, James McBride. (Online)

James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and his novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction. His 2023 novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2023. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. 

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.

To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Registered Program |

TAGS: | Illinois Libraries Present | Author |

Fremont Public Library

Phone: 847-566-8702
Fax: 847-566-0204

Hours
Mon, Feb 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Mon, Feb 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Feb 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Feb 05 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Feb 06 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Feb 07 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 09 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Address
1170 N. Midlothian Road
Mundelein, Illinois 60060
Tel: 847-566-8702
Fax: 847-566-0204

About the branch

The Fremont Public Library District encompasses parts of Mundelein, Grayslake, Hawthorn Woods, Libertyville, Round Lake, Round Lake Park, and Wauconda. To find out if you live in our district, please call 847-566-8702. We honor library cards from any other public library in Illinois as well as a few from southern Wisconsin. The library is located in Mundelein, half a mile north of Rte.176 on Midlothian Road.

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