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A Deep Dive in Character Development

with Global Sensation Liane Moriarty

2024-09-21 18:00:00 2024-09-21 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Deep Dive in Character Development #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of <i>Big Little Lies</i>, <i>The Husband’s Secret</i>, and <i>Apples Never Fall</i>. Please register. Virtual -

Saturday, September 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-21 18:00:00 2024-09-21 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Deep Dive in Character Development #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of <i>Big Little Lies</i>, <i>The Husband’s Secret</i>, and <i>Apples Never Fall</i>. Please register. Virtual -

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Big Little Lies, The Husband’s Secret, and Apples Never Fall. Please register.

If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny? Join us as we chat with mega-bestselling author Liane Moriarty about her newest novel Here One Moment. Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world.

In Here One Moment, aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.

How do they know this? There were ostensibly more interesting people on the flight but none would become as famous as “The Death Lady.” Not a single passenger or crew member will later recall noticing her board the plane. She wasn’t exceptionally old or young, rude or polite. She wasn’t drunk or nervous or pregnant. Her appearance and demeanor were unremarkable. But what she did on that flight was truly remarkable.

A few months later, one passenger dies exactly as she predicted. Then two more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.

A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery, Moriarty asks profound questions in her newest I-can’t-wait-to-find-out-what-happens novel. Be sure to register now!


About the Author: Liane Moriarty is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Truly Madly GuiltyBig Little LiesThe Husband’s SecretThe Hypnotist’s Love StoryWhat Alice ForgotApples Never Fall, and Here One Moment. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children.

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Live Virtual Author Talks - This new series through Library Speakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the program when they register. Please see https://libraryc.org/gailborden to register and also view recorded videos of past speakers.

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EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Adult Programs |

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South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Shales Children's Activity Room
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Rakow Branch - Rakow - Shales Living Room
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Fri, Jan 09, 10:00am - 10:45am
Main Library - Story Room
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Fri, Jan 09, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Main Library - Studio 270
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Sat, Jan 10, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Grove Room
Practice or improve your conversation skills with other French speakers. This discussion group will be in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere facilitated by Sue Aissaoui, who is a native speaker.

Sat, Jan 10, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Computer Training Room
Learn how to splice clips together, adjust audio, add images and more using DaVinci Resolve. This free, industry standard program has everything you need to put together videos for all your socials!
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Sat, Jan 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
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Sat, Jan 10, 1:00pm - 1:15pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Computer Training Room
Estas clases son para principiantes, para aprender destrezas básicas. No hay costo ni hay que tener tarjeta de la biblioteca. The registrations will open 15 days before the class date.

Sat, Jan 10, 1:15pm - 1:30pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 1:30pm - 1:45pm
Rakow Branch
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 1:45pm - 2:00pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 2:00pm - 2:15pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 2:15pm - 2:30pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 2:30pm - 2:45pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.

Sat, Jan 10, 2:45pm - 3:00pm
Rakow Branch - Rakow - Children's Area
Practice your reading skills by cuddling up with a good book and reading aloud to a fully trained and certified therapy dog. Registration required. For grades K through 8.
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