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Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Virtual Visit

2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat The Urbana Free Library - Online

Saturday, May 03
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat Hear award-winning children's author and illustrator Dan Santat talk about his work and creating books for children. The Urbana Free Library - Online

Hear award-winning children's author and illustrator Dan Santat talk about his work and creating books for children.

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 the Golden Kite Award for Middle-Grade Fiction in 2024.

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).

AGE GROUP: | Families | Elementary Students |

EVENT TYPE: | Children |

TAGS: | Author |

The Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
Mon, Mar 31 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Apr 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Apr 04 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 05 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Thu, Apr 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Thu, Apr 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, Apr 04, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Sat, Apr 05, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,Library Gallery

Sun, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, Apr 07, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 07, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, Apr 08, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 08, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Tue, Apr 08, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Orchard Downs Preschool

Wed, Apr 09, 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Apr 09, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Urbana Middle School

Thu, Apr 10, 8:30am - 9:30am
Leal Elementary School

Thu, Apr 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Fri, Apr 11, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Library

Sat, Apr 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Sat, Apr 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Apr 13, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,Library Gallery

Sun, Apr 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 14, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 14, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library

Mon, Apr 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, Apr 15, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Early Learning Center

Tue, Apr 15, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 15, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Apr 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 16, 9:00am - 10:00am
Thomas Paine Elementary School

Wed, Apr 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 16, 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Apr 16, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Apr 20, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Mon, Apr 21, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 21, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, Apr 22, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 23, 9:30am - 10:30am
Campus Cooperative Preschool

Wed, Apr 23, 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Apr 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
The Well Experience

Sat, Apr 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Apr 27, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,Library Gallery

Sun, Apr 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 28, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 28, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Mon, Apr 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 30, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cooperative Nursery School

Wed, Apr 30, 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Thu, May 01, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Thu, May 01, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Orchard Downs

Thu, May 01, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, May 02, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 03, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Cherry Alley

Sat, May 03, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area,Megan's Reading Room

Sat, May 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online