Community Calendar Events

Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His latest works include the best-selling graphic novels, The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything.

Santat won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book in 2015, the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2023 and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction in 2024.

This event will be recorded, though the recording will only be available to Zoom registrants. Registrants will be able to access the recording for 60 days after receiving the link in their email.

See all ILP events and register at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/ILP

Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Desmond’s research focuses on poverty in the United States, city life, housing insecurity, public policy, racial inequality, and ethnography.

Desmond is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and was listed in 2016 among the Politico 50, as one of “fifty people across the country who are most influencing the national political debate.”

This event will be recorded, though the recording will only be available to Zoom registrants. Registrants will be able to access the recording for 3 days after receiving the link in their email.

See all ILP events and register at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/ILP

WSIU, the Carbondale Public Library, and ITVS invite you to a free film screening, dinner, and community conversation on a PBS Independent Lens film. Join us 5-7pm on third Tuesdays, January-May 2025 at the Carbondale Public Library. Film titles and descriptions available at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/indielens

A free dinner will be available for the first 35 attendees shortly before the film starts. After the screening, join us for a discussion on the film and how it relates to our Carbondale community.

Questions? Contact the Lizbrarian: ehartman@carbondalelibrary.org

ABOUT INDIE LENS: Presented by WSIU and Carbondale Public Library, Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS’s Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws residents, leaders, and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics and social issues, to family and community relationships. Make friends, share stories, and join the conversation. These film screenings are free and open to the public. Contact WSIU at (618) 453-4344.
INDEPENDENT LENS is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Acton Family Giving, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.