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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, Apr 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 27 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

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

Upcoming events

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, 9:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

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 - 4:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Cherry Alley

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

Sun, May 04, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, May 04, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, May 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, May 05, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Cancelled
Mon, May 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Tue, May 06, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School

Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 07, 9:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Prairie Winds of Urbana - Dining Room

Wed, May 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Thomas Paine Elementary

Thu, May 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sola Gratia Farm

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Leal Elementary

Mon, May 12, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, May 13, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Leal Elementary

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, May 14, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 17, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana's Market at the Square

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Cancelled
Sun, May 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Sun, May 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, May 20, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, May 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
St. Matthews Church

Sat, May 24, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana Farmer's Market

Sat, May 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium