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Virtual Author Visit: Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham

2023-02-11 15:00:00 2023-02-11 16:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Author Visit: Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium, Zoom

Saturday, February 11
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-11 15:00:00 2023-02-11 16:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual Author Visit: Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham Meet writer, Shannon Hale, and illustrator, LeUyen Pham! Choose one of two viewing options, come to the in-person watch party at the Library or register to join us virtually from home. Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium, Zoom

Urbana Free Library

The Lewis Auditorium, Zoom

Meet writer, Shannon Hale, and illustrator, LeUyen Pham! Choose one of two viewing options, come to the in-person watch party at the Library or register to join us virtually from home.

Love the graphic novel series Real Friends? Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham will talk about their popular graphic novel series, answer your questions, and share an engaging activity!

Choose which way you want to enjoy this program:

  • Join us at the Library for a in-person watch party with activities.
  • Join us at your home on Zoom through the registration link.

About the Presenters

Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over forty children's and young adult books, including graphic novel memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, and multiple award winning graphic novels, The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy. She also writes books for adults, such as Austenland. She co-writes books with her husband Dean Hale, like the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and best-selling illustrated chapter book series The Princess in Black. She lives with her husband, Dean, and their four children near Salt Lake City, Utah.

LeUyen Pham (pronounced Lay-Win) is the award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator of more than one hundred books for children including the Princess in Black series, Alvin Ho series, and many others. LeUyen is also both the author and illustrator of several books: Big Sister Little Sister, There’s No Such Thing as Little, A Piece of Cake, All the Things I Love About You, The Bear Who Wasn’t There, and Outside, Inside. She is also the co-creator, along with Shannon Hale, of the groundbreaking bestselling graphic memoirs  Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever. LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alex (who is also an artist), and their two sons.

This program is presented in partnership with Aurora Public Library.

AGE GROUP: | Middle School Students | Families | Elementary Students |

EVENT TYPE: | Children |

TAGS: | authors@UFL |

Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
Mon, Mar 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 31 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 01 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Apr 02 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

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

Upcoming events

Sat, Apr 01, All day
Urbana Free Library

Sat, Apr 01, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Mon, Apr 03, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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

Tue, Apr 04, All day
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Apr 04, 9:00am - 10:30am
King Elementary

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
King Elementary

Tue, Apr 04, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Apr 05, 9:30am - 10:30am
King Elementary

Wed, Apr 05, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
King Elementary

Wed, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library

Thu, Apr 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Sat, Apr 08, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Apr 09, All day
Urbana Free Library

Mon, Apr 10, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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

Tue, Apr 11, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Apr 11, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Apr 12, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, Apr 14, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Library

Sat, Apr 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 15, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Apr 16, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Apr 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Sun, Apr 16, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 17, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

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

Tue, Apr 18, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 18, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Study Room 1

Wed, Apr 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Canceled
Thu, Apr 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Urbana Free Library

Thu, Apr 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meadowbrook Park

Sat, Apr 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 22, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, Apr 23, All day
Urbana Free Library

Sun, Apr 23, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room,Busey Mills Reading Room

Mon, Apr 24, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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

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

Tue, Apr 25, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, Apr 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Thu, Apr 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 29, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium,Zoom

Sat, Apr 29, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

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

Mon, May 01, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium