Posts tagged Friends of the Edgewater Library
Redeeming Justice: An Inside Look at Wrongful Conviction

Redeeming Justice by Jarrett Adams is the unforgettable account of Adams' harrowing journey through a legal system biased against him and the inspiring full-circle redemption he ultimately found for himself and others wrongfully convicted.

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Murder In A Small Town

The vision of small-town America has been popular in fiction from Sherwood Anderson to Sinclair Lewis. Listen to authors Allen Eskens and Michael Prelee as they discuss the pleasures and perils of small-town crime novels.

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Seeking Sanctuary | A Conversation About the Resilience of Women

In our September 30, 2021 program we meet three authors writing about “Seeking Sanctuary,” which showcases the resilience of women in a variety of circumstances, and how each book’s heroine and characters find the security of sanctuary in their own way.

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Out of the Darkness

Historically, open discussions of mental illness have been difficult, often taboo. Brave and honest storytelling attempts to break those barriers so that we might learn how lives are affected by diseases of the mind.

In our program, “Out of the Darkness: Stories About Mental Illness in Families,” two authors shed light on mental illness in families through their writings – one in fiction, one through memoir.

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The Watergate Girl Goes to the Library!

View author of The Watergate Girl, Jill-Wine Banks in conversation with Nina Barrett, author of The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes. You can be a fly on the wall listening to these two authors discuss books, writing, politics, history, their love of libraries, and more to celebrate National Library Week.

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Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe

Even though co-author, Cyndee Schaffer always knew her mother served during World War II, it was still a little hard to believe. “She was always a very quiet person,” says Schaffer, “and that she found the courage to join the military just amazed me.”

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The Fight, Might and Right to Vote: Then and Now

If you didn’t get a chance to attend this virtual event. Here’s your chance to see it or see it again. This three-part evening begins with a historical portrayal by Her Story Theater of Illinois suffragettes, Grace Wilbur Trout, Ida B. Wells, and Catherine McCullough, who fought for the vote and ratification of the 19th Amendment in Illinois.

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Hydroponics 101 | Dr. Shelley Mitchell

Want to grow a small garden in your kitchen? Dr. Shelley Mitchell of Oklahoma State University walks you through the basics of how to set up a hydroponics garden using materials you may already have at home.

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